Senate Probers to Discuss Cuban Military Buildup
Washington UPI reports the Senate preparedness subcommittee opened sessions to plan its Cuba inquiry. Chairman John C. Stennis said a roundtable would map Russia’s strength on the island and assess implications for US counterforces.
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Kenneth B. Keating
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Carl ° T. Curtis
R-Neb
Cheddi Jagan
British Guiana
Curtis
Dean Rusk
U.S
Ralph Harvey
R-Ind
Bay of Pigs
Harvey
Defense Department
Cuban
Arkansas River bridges to go if plan okayed
The Arkansas Basin Development Association reports about thirty bridges spanning the Arkansas River from Muskogee to Fort Smith must be replaced to allow barge traffic. Verger Hicks says 592 feet clearance is needed. currently 20 highway and 10 railroad bridges fail. Fourteen low bridges are in Arkansas and the rest between Fort Smith and the Verdigris-Arkansas River fork near Muskogee.
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Arkansas River
Oklahoma
Muskogee
Fort Smith
Ark
Arkansas Basin Development Association
Verser Hicks
Arkansas
Verdigis
Muskotee
Two Sergeant Missile Units Switch Training Grounds
Fort Sill batteries from the Army's first Sergeant missile battalion traded training grounds this week. Battery B departed to White Sands Missile Range for continued testing, while Battery A returns to Fort Sill after three successful firings. Battery A will train a German Sergeant battalion at White Sands later this month.
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Joel F. Thomason
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U. S. Army Artillery Board
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EF. V. Creel
Fort. Sill
Robert H. Safford
1St Field Artillery Missile Brigade
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Senate votes over filibuster rule blocking debate
Oklahoma Senator Mike Monroney and J Howard Edmondson joined the majority as the Senate tabled a bid to end debate by majority vote. The chamber advanced the anti filibuster rule proposals with a 33 to 42 vote.
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Oklahoma
Mike Monroney
J. Howard Edmondson
Senate
Octopuses Traded For Two Sharklings
In Vancouver the going rate is four octopuses for two nursing sharklings. Assistant Curator Don Wilkie wrestled the four into submission to move them to New York City for the trade. Details on the sharks' reception were not provided.
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Vancouver Aquarium
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New York City
Oklahoma City Hearing Set on Right to Work Petition
State Supreme Court referee Marian Opala schedules a Feb 18 hearing on the sufficiency of the right to work initiative petition. The petition was initially upheld by former Secretary of State Bill Christian, but labor attorneys challenge the ruling.
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Oklahoma City
Mowway Marker Ceremony Planned at Fort Sill
The unveiling of the Mowway House marker at Fort Sill Firing Point 137 is set for March 9. Descendants local dignitaries and military personnel will attend along with the public for an Artillery Firepower Demonstration by the Artillery and Missile School. Mowway, a Comanche war chief turned peacemaker, lived in a house built for him in 1876 and died in 1891 at age 84. he is buried on Arbuckle Hill.
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Oklahoma Territory
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Inspector appeals firing in Oklahoma state agencies
Dew ey A. Johnson of Claremore appeals his dismissal as an Agriculture Department inspector. Also hearing Feb 15 will be a trooper Paul Scott. Feb 14 hearings include Edson Bower of Oklahoma City, indicted for embezzlement, and George McGraw of Norman, dismissed as a geologist.
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Dewey A. Johnson
Claremore
State Agriculture Department
State Personnel Board
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Paul Scott
Edson Bower
Tulsa
George McGraw
Norman
School Land Department
160 Mile Kansas Turnpike Sought
State senate bill proposes a new toll road from Kansas City to Will Rogers Turnpike in northeastern Oklahoma about 160 miles long. Senator Ted Saar Jr. says construction could cost around 75 million dollars and would run near the Kansas Missouri line to reduce accidents on current U S 69.
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Kansas State Senate
Kansas City
Will Rogers Turnpike
Oklahoma
Ted Saar Jr
Kansas-Missouri
Saar
Martin murder hearing postponed in Enid slaying
Lester Martin's preliminary hearing on a murder charge in the January 16 slaying of Enid tavern owner Austin Beck was postponed from Thursday to next Wednesday.
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Lester Martin
Enid
Austin Beckwith
Antique Airplane Fails Wind Test on 900 Mile Flight
Frederick based pilot Encil Kleer, rebuilding a 1930 biplane from junk, spent a night in Frederick after strong headwinds forced a halt on his 900 mile flight from Claremore to Tucson. He plans to reach Tucson for an antique airplane owners meeting despite limited gear and no parachute radio or heater.
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