Teller Urges Senate Reject Test Ban Pact
Dr. Edward Teller warned that ratifying the limited nuclear test ban treaty would hinder defense insight and could threaten U.S. safety. He testified that the pact is not a step toward peace but toward potential war, arguing it would block knowledge vital for missile defense. He contrasted Soviet advances with U.S. needs and urged senators to reject ratification.
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Washington
Edward Teller
Soviet Union
United States
Teller
University of California
U.S
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Armed Services and Atomic Energy Committees
Thomas S. Power
Strategic Air Command
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Armed Services Committee
LeMay Hastings
Curtis E. LeMay
Air Force
Foreign Relations Committee
Telier
China
Russia
Robert S. McNamara
Treaty No Excuse For Defense Cuts
Deputy Defense Secretary Roswell Gilpatric told the Senate Appropriations Committee the nuclear test ban treaty is only a small first step and does not justify easing U S defense. He urged restoring $437 million cut by the House and warned that failure to restore funds could jeopardize the required defense program, amid calls tied to the larger $47.1 billion defense bill for the coming year.
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Defense
Robert S. McNamara
House
Riot squads formed from patrol veterans in Oklahoma
About 50 veteran Highway Patrol troopers have been specially trained and equipped to form the hard core of a riot control force. The troopers, divided into squads of about a dozen, are stationed across the state and on call around the clock to quell outbreaks such as racial riots.
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Oklahoma City
Associated Press
Cai
Highway Patrol
Raines
Seee
Page & Col
Jury awards Wally Butts 3 million libel judgment
A federal court jury awarded Wally Butts 3 060 000 in his libel suit against the Saturday Evening Post over a March 23 story alleging involvement in a football game fix. The verdict followed about eight hours of deliberations in Atlanta.
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Atlanta
Wally Butts
Saturday Evening Post
The
Post
Frank Graham Jr
City considers vast Trust Meads Bakery plant plan and paving district
Lawton officials proposed a new paving district for the east west central business district from Fourth to 11th with a widened 72 foot street surface. Five businessmen will serve as trustees of a proposed Lawton Industrial Development Authority to acquire and develop industrial tracts. The plan includes a $153?460.49 cost estimate by Hendrick and Hendrick for reinforced cement concrete paving. The trust would have the city as sole beneficiary.
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Lawton
Central Business District
Hendrick and Hendrick
Arthur Manning
City Lakes
Randall Hill
Manning
Fish and Game Department
Southern Builders
Ranch Oaks
Western Hills Addition
Lawton Metropolitan Area
Chamber of Commerce Industrial Committee
Lawton Industrial Development Authority Trust
Allen Bilbrey
O. B. Lord
Jim Warkentin
Jack Webb
Floyd Zook
Mead's Bakery Plans Major Lawton Expansion With Bonds
Mead's Bakery announces an expansion in Lawton creating a $520000 annual payroll and 45 new jobs. An $800000 self liquidating industrial bond issue would fund a new East Gate plant as part of a state approved urban development program.
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Mead’s
Lawton
Alan Shackelford
John A. Bingham
Wichita Falls
Tex
Mead’s Foods Inc
C. R. Ellsworth
Chamber of Commerce
Mead
East Gate
South Lawton
Fred R. Harris
Industrial Committee
Bingham
Early Water Bond Vote Recommended To Council
A special Citizens committee report urged an early election on a bond issue to finance major expansion of waterworks facilities. It calls for capacity for at least ten years, planning for 20 to 30 years ahead, and acquiring water rights. meters were left to the council. The report was referred to the council’s water committee for immediate study.
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Oklahoma
Chamber of Commerce Water Committee
Pershing missile tests at White Sands mark warmup for launches
At Fort Bliss Texas the first White Sands Pershing firing of the 34 foot surface to surface missile tested a south north trajectory with a 100 mile easterly flight and a northern impact. The Army aims to gather impact data and missile performance while simulating tactical conditions. Battery A 2nd Missile Battalion 44th Artillery Fort Sill Oklahoma led the test which precedes future launches from Fort Bliss Blandin Utah and Fort Wingate New Mexico later this year.
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Sill
Chevyl Ann Semrad
Fort Sills
Brunet
Oklahoma
Atlantic City
Dana C. Elligen
US. Army Training Center
Field Artillery
Cheryl Ann
Lawton
Fort Sill
Hite Sands Missile Range
N. Pa
White Sands
Ft. Bliss
Tex
Walters named to succeed Kefauver in Tennessee Senate
Governor Frank Clement named Herbert Walters a 71 year old East Tennessee contractor and Democratic National Committeeman to fill the late Estes Kefauver’s Senate seat. Walters will serve until the Nov 3 1964 election to complete the two year term and may not run. He endorsed the nuclear test ban treaty and tax cuts while avoiding civil rights questions. Walters is viewed as more conservative than Kefauver.
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Nashville
Tenn
Frank Clement
Herbert Walters
East Tennessee
Estes Kefauver
Walters
Kefauver
Clement
Palmer wins to reach World Series of Golf lineup
Arnold Palmer beat Jacky Cupit and Phil Rodgers by five and seven strokes respectively to qualify for the $75,000 World Series on Sept 7-8. Palmer shot a 69, with a front nine 34, and pulled away after Rodgers and Cupit faltered, joining Julius Boros Jack Nicklaus and Bob Charles in the field.
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Akron
Ohio
Arnold Palmer
Jacky Cupit
Phil Rodgers
Palmer
Rodgers
Cupit
Julius Boros
Jack Nicklaus
Bob Charles
Capita
Monroney clarifies Wichita refuge plan as recreational area
Sen. Mike Monroney clarifies he is exploring designating the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge as a national recreational area to secure funds for sanitary facilities picnic sites and roads. He notes no specific legislation has been filed and seeks expert advice to preserve the refuge’s wild life haven purpose while possibly expanding facilities.
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Mike Monroney
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Oklahoma
Senate
Interior Committee
Kansas
Wichita Mountains
Interior Department
Sen. Monroney
Oklahoma State Wildlife and Conservation Commission
National Wildlife Federation
National Park
Budget Bureau
Wichita
Congress
Sen
Allan Bible
Armed Bandits Net $1 In OC Robbery
Gunmen held a woman and her three grandchildren for five hours in The Village Oklahoma City then escaped with only one dollar. The Keele couple returned home and tossed receipts totaling about $2,000 into a closet, avoiding loss.
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Richard Keele
Keele
Truckers Village
Galveston
Tex
Record Warmth Ahead of Approaching Cool Front
A warm trend continues in Lawton and southwest Oklahoma with highs near 92 degrees and dense morning fog reducing visibility in several cities including Oklahoma City Enid Tulsa Hobart and McAlester. Forecasters warn a cold front will reach the western state Wednesday afternoon likely triggering thunderstorms as temperatures drop overnight lows range from 55 to 68 across the region.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Enid
Tulsa
Hobart
McAlester
Ardmore
Ponca City
Gage
Admore
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University of Georgia
L Highway Patrol
Robert Lester
Robert Raines
Meads Bakery
Ray Attreberrys
Third Street
Lawton Community Theater
Mth and Bell
Public Property Committee
McMahon Auditorium
Bile Crawford
Law- See Council
Pershing
Bliss
Tennessee
White Sulphur Springs
W.va
Bulletin
National Recreation
Area
Mike
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