Cuba Cuts Off Water to U S Base Over Fishermen
Cuba has cut the fresh water supply to Guantanamo Bay in a protest to seek release of 36 Cuban fishermen held in Key West. The fishermen faced state charges after being seized with four boats for fishing without a license in Florida waters.
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Cuba
U.S
Key West, Fla
UPI
U.S. Naval Base
Guantanamo Bay
Key West
Florida
Washington
Guantanamo Naval Base
State Department
Monroe County
Castro
Mallory Dock
Coast Guard
Pipe Fad For Gals Growing In Lawton
The pipe fad among women spreads from cities to Lawton as women cite cancer links to cigarettes and try pipes. Mrs. Audine Hennessee notes taste and change while many remain partly cigarette smokers. clerks anticipate jeweled pipes to boost sales.
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Lawton
Audine Lerned
Envoy Warns of Marines Amid Cyprus Flashpoint
U S Ambassador Wilkins threatened to call out the Marines to protect Americans as Greek and Turkish Cypriots fought near Paphos. Three Turkish Cypriots were reported killed in a five hour clash that drew British troops into the area southeast of Nicosia. A revised plan for an international peace force involving U S troops was reportedly sent to Archbishop Makarios for approval.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
UPD
U.S
Fraser Wilkins
Ancient Paphos
Athienou
Mediterranean
Makarios
Washington
Notasulga Mayors Defiance Tied To Federal Order
Notasulga Mayor James Rea faced a federal injunction hearing after turning away six Negro students from Notasulga High School citing a fire safety ordinance. Army units at Ft. Benning were alerted for possible movement into east Alabama as public schools reopened under court orders amid desegregation tensions.
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Tuskegee
Ala
Notasulga
James Rea
Notasulga High
Associated Press
Ft. Benning
Alabama
Rea
U.S
Frank M. Johnson Jr
Tom Hall
Montgomery
2Nd Infantry Division
11Th Air Assault Group
East Alabama
Columbus
Lith
Army
Johnson
Shorter
Justice Department
Opelika
Washington
Shorter High
US. Dist
Tuskegee High
Shorter Hiva
Snub by Board Leaves Hunt Out of Stationery
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Joe B. Hunt, a Democrat, fumed as two Republican members of the State Insurance Board left his name off the board's stationery. Hunt complained to Gov. Henry Bellman, alleging an attempt to erase his status as president of the board and seeking the governor's assistance. The letter heads now bear only Nelson H. Newman Jr., board chair, and Joe Carey, member.
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Oklahoma City
Joe B. Hunt
State Insurance Board
Hunt
Henry Bellman
Bellman
Nelson H. Newman Jr
Joe Carey
Mem
Gusty Winds End Rainy stretch in Southwest Oklahoma
A colder, windy spell followed three days of rain across the area as Lawton and surrounding counties recorded up to 3.88 inches in eight days. Lake levels roseSeveral inches at Lawton lakes while temperatures stayed below normal with highs around 45 and lows near 27. Snow drifts persist in the Panhandle with Boise City and Guymon reporting 12 to 16 inches and seven foot drifts. travel remains limited and buses operate in Guymon as Panhandle schools reopen or stay closed.
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Oklahoma
Lawton
Weather Bureau
Gerald Little
Lake Ellsworth
Lake Lawtonka
Panhandle
Boise City
Guymon
Southern Round of Steamroller Battles Fails to Alter Civil Rights Bill
Washington AP A coalition of Republicans and Democrats approved the key public accommodations section of the civil rights bill by a narrow vote 153 to 68 after defeating an amendment by Rep. Meader. Southern opponents shouted in frustration as House leaders blocked further amendments. Tension flared as Rep. Patten and Rep. Andrews argued over issues including relocation costs for moving Negroes, with Andrews urging support for an amendment and Patten replying he would.
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Washington
House
Senate
George Meader
R-Mich
Paul C. Jones
D-Mo
Edward J. Patten
D-N.j
George Andrews
D-Ala
Patten
Andrews
New Jersey
Masked Men Rob Bank At Red Oak Of 17236 Dollars
Three men wearing plastic masks and armed with shotguns robbed the Bank of Red Oak in Oklahoma, taking 17236 dollars from the vault and cash drawer while forcing cashier Oliver Brewer to unlock the safe. The bandits fled in a car later abandoned east of town, with FBI agents en route. Brewer, with 37 years at the bank, was unharmed and credited with quick vault access. Roadblocks and a two state alert were issued.
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Red Oak
Okla
Bank of
O. Collins
Oklahoma
Latimer County
U.S. 270
Joe Testa
McAlester
Eastern Oklahoma A&m College
Wilburton
Oliver Brewer
Brewer
FBI
Oklahoma City
Federal
Stair Mountains
Ouachita National Forest
Supreme Court stays Oklahoma reapportionment ruling
Associate Justice Byron W. White postponed enforcement of the federal court ordered reapportionment of the Oklahoma legislature. The stay extends to the July 17, 1963 order of the three judge federal court in Oklahoma City while three appeals await action at the Supreme Court. If arguments are heard, a final judgment likely won’t come until next fall.
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Washington
U. S. Supreme Court
Byron W. White
Oklahoma
High Court
Oklahoma City
Supreme Court
Soviets say Elektron satellites send valuable data
Tass reports on Wednesday night that the twin Soviet Sputniks Elektron 1 and Elektron 2 are transmitting valuable scientific information back to Earth, according to Soviet scientists.
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Moscow
Earth
Tass
Two Die In Head-On Oklahoma Crash Night of Tragedy
Four people died and a fifth may have died of a heart attack after traffic crashes in Oklahoma Wednesday. Victims include Walter C. Atkins of Marlow and Jeff Samuel Scott of Duncan, among others. toll for 1964 rises to 74.
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Oklahoma
Highway Patrol
Walter C. Atkins
Marlow
Jeff Samuel Scott
Duncan
Della Sherman Wilson
Sapulpa
John S. Samples
Lawton
Atkins
Scott
U.S. 81
Duncan Hospital
Minnie S. Robinson
Indian School Eyed for Grade Cutbacks at Fort Sill
Fort Sill Indian School may drop seventh grade next year and possibly eighth grade later, while total enrollment could stay at or rise above 288. Superintendent Talmage Heard cited small seventh grade and potential eighth grade deficits, high school capacity limits, and BIA policy to keep young children near home as factors.
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Fort Sill
Oklahoma
Heard
Bureau of Indian Affairs
City Urged To Seek Out Water Rights For Area Sources
City of Lawton urged to file water rights on all potential sources. Water committee recommends immediate rights on Deep Red Run creek in Cotton county with 96 000 acre feet yearly yield. No. 2 priority East Cache and West Cache creeks. study Rainy Mountain Saddle Mountain and Sugar creek drainage later.
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Chamber of Commerce Water Committee
Lawton
Board of Directors
Forest Nelson
Oklahoma Water Resources Board
Red Run
Cotton County
Cache Creek
Rainy Mountain
Saddle Mountain
Sugar Creek
Pose
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