Enrollment for 1963 64 term proceeds across Lawton area
Enrollment surged at Lawton high and Douglass as 643 seniors registered and juniors at LHS Eisenhower and Douglass slated for Tuesday. Sophomores enroll Thursday, with 8 11 45 a m hours. School buses to start Sept 3. Cameron college teachers prep for Sept 9 opening. most Comanche county schools starting today.
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Lawton High
Douglass
LHS
Eisenhower
Gene Hancock
John Sadberry
Central
Tomlinson
Cameron College
Comanche County
Fort Sill
Water use in Lawton Fort Sill stays near normal despite 108 high
City officials note Saturday’s record high temperature did not drive water use as expected. Lawton and Fort Sill recorded total consumption of 22,566,000 gallons amid summer temperatures, with plant officials saying retirement was only slightly above average for the season.
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Lawton
Ad Fort Sill
Israeli Premier vows to defend self on Syrians border
In Jerusalem Prime Minister Levi Eshkol told Parliament that peace with Syria is not imminent and Israel will act to defend itself. He briefly noted the recent sharp escalation along the Israeli Jordanian border and in the divided city, stressing readiness to respond.
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Jerusalem
Levishkol
Israel
Ops
Mystery Blast Kills Man From Stolen Dynamite In Butte
In Butte Montana an explosion of stolen dynamite killed a man whose identity remained unknown. Sheriff Bill Dalling reported no full details due to confusion and official silence amid extensive damage in the area.
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Butte, Mont
Butte Area
Bill Dalling
LaVelle
Ken Cunningham
Whelan Clashes With Big City Press Over Grand Jury
Canadian County Attorney John Whelan told 12 prospective grand jurors a metropolitan newspaper reporter tried to line up a county official against him. Atty Gen Charles Nesbitt may excuse up to four panel members as Dist. Judge William L. Fogg presides. Deputies near the blast scene report no serious injuries and indicate several figures killed or missing amid a dynamite theft case tied to LaVelle Powder Co.
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EL Reno
Canadian County
John Whelan
Dist
William L. Fogg
Charles Nesbitt
Whelan
Grand Jury
John
William P. LaVelle Jr
LaVelle Powder Co
LaVelle
Thomas
Father Of Famous Jeep Dies At 79
Karl K. Probst, 79, credited as the father of the World War II Jeep, died at his Dayton home after an apparent sleeping pill overdose. He had been ill for weeks and recently finished an improved Jeep seat before death. Probst, born in West Virginia, lived in Columbus and Detroit, with stints in Toledo and Lansing, and remained active in autos, working on a two cycle engine.
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Dayton, Ohio
UPI
Karl K. Probst
Probst
West Columbia
W. Va
Columbus
Toledo
Lansing
Detroit
Miner Found Dead After Yukon Rock Fall
Workmen excavating rock 900 feet underground in Whitehorse Yukon Territory recovered the body of a miner trapped in a rock fall on Saturday.
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Whitehorse
Yukon Territory
House Panel Approves Rail Settlement Bill Averts Strike
The House Commerce Committee swiftly approved a bill to avert a nationwide rail strike, establishing a seven member arbitration board to settle key issues over firemen jobs and train crew makeup. The Senate counterpart also moves ahead while railroads notify changes and layoff plans if a strike occurs.
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Washington
UPS
House Commerce Committee
Congress
Senate Commerce Committee
Senate
House
Oren Harris
D-Ark
Santa Fe
Baltimore and Ohio
Ilinois Central
Burlington
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio
Illinois Central
Boy Burns Yule Toys In Northwest Lawton Fire
Santa Claus gifts worth nearly 100 dollars for a three year old boy were destroyed by a fire set by the child while playing with matches. Fire Marshal Wiley Cox said the southeast bedroom of the Henry Rouse home at 2127 Ozman suffered damage to a wall window and closet door as the box of new toys burned.
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Santa Claus
Lawton
Wiley Cox
Henry Rouse
Ozman
Rouse
Stephen
Cox
13 Day Stay Under Earth Ends Tonight
In Hazleton Pennsylvania rescue teams reach the two thirds mark as drill bits break through the concrete plug of the escape hole for Henry Throne and David Fellin. The two trapped miners 58 and 23 years old remain in good spirits and optimistic about surfacing in a steel capsule once the chamber is enlarged. Louis Bova 42 is still unaccounted for.
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Hazleton
Henry Throne
David Fellin
Fellin
Gordon Smith
Tere
Throne
Louis Bova
Hank
Bee
Page & Col
Woman loses arm in area auto mishap near Manitou
Traffic crashes Sunday in Tillman and Custer counties left seven injured. Irene O. Stowell, 48, of Manitou, had her right arm severed at the elbow in a SH 183 collision about 3:40 p.m. with Patrick J. Stowell as passenger. Joseph E. Toma, 6 Snyder, received minor injuries. Stowell hospitalized at Frederick. Four Fort Sill men injured in a head on crash on U S 277 near Flynn. Stephen Williams charged with reckless driving.
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Lawton
Za Tilkman
The
Highway Patrol
SH 183
Manitou
Tillman County
Irene O. Stowell
Frederick
Fort Sill
U.S. 277
Flynn
Clarence W. Douglas
Stephen R. Williams
Rt. 1
Cyril
Williams
Patrol
Douglas
Fort Sill Hospital
U.S. Denies Threat to Cut Viet Nam Aid Amid Buddhist Crackdown
Washington says Voice of America was in error about aid cuts to South Viet Nam. Separate statement clears Vietnamese army leadership of raids on pagodas, saying police and special forces carried out attacks. Meantime, curfew shortened and martial law powers allow troops to fire on demonstrators after protests leave hundreds jailed.
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Washington
UPI
State Department
Voice of America
Asia
South Viet Nam
Department
United States
U. S
Diem
Viet Nam
Ton That Dinh
Saigon
Korean Prisoner's Wife Tries Not To Think
Suzanne Voltz, wife of Capt. Carleton Voltz held by North Korean forces for 101 days, describes living in anxiety and nightmares. She recalls their wedding, son Carleton Jr., and Crystal Lake days, while monitoring Panmunjom truce talks and hoping for contact from the U.N. delegation.
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Mrs. Voltz
Voltz
Crystal Lake
Ripon College
Wisconsin
Carleton Jr
Ft. Knox
Five Days Of Hot Weather On Tap
Weathermen forecast five more days of above normal temperatures with today’s high at 108. Still, only afternoon and evening thundershowers are expected through Tuesday. Highs will average 2-4 degrees above normal, from 87 in the northwest to 93 in the south. Sunday’s high reached 108 at McAlester and 88 at Guymon. Lawton Fort Sill logged a 70 degree low.
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Guymon
McAlester
Crime Increase Tallied In Capital
FBI report shows Oklahoma City crime up in six categories for the first half of 1963 from the prior year, with rises in rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary and auto theft, while murder and larceny over $0 fell. Tulsa saw increases in aggravated assault, larceny over $50 and auto theft.
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Washington
UPI
Oklahoma City
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Tulsa
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Sraeli Premier Yarns
Big City Press
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Nesbitt
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Seriusly
Jeep
House Group
Bil
House Rules Committee
Pennsylvania Railroad
Yule Toys
Davey
U.S
Rence
Ala
Korea
Joint Military Armistice Commission
Panmunjom
United Nations
Chang Chung-hwan
North Korea
George H. Cloud
U.N
Voltz and Stutts
Rea
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