Fort Sill Boost Drive Raises 66 Thousand Dollar Gift
Fort Sill presented the Lawton Fort Sill United Fund with 66 253.11 in checks boosting the 1963 64 campaign total to 204 053 or about 7 600 over the 196 400 goal. Maj Gen L S Griffing praised post and civilian personnel for the drive and noted a tentative post pledge of 58 600 was exceeded.
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Fort Sill
Lawton-Fort Sill
Lawton
Freeman
United Fund
Col
Alfred Farrell
Sill
Bill Johnson
Guerrillas Seize Two Viet Hamlets In 19 Hour Battle
About 1,000 Communist guerrillas attacked and seized two hamlets 50 miles northwest of Saigon near the Cambodian border. Government troops suffered 114 killed and at least 32 wounded. Communist casualties were heavy, with estimates up to 100 dead. The attackers also seized 60 weapons and a radio. The fighting coincided with Nguyen Khanh's political shakeup weakening army leadership.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
UPS
Nguyen Khanh
Khanh
Duong van Minh
Ngo Dinh Diem
Johnson courts options after Cuban crisis briefing
President Johnson met with top military and diplomatic advisers for nearly two hours on the Cuban crisis and planned a 4:30 p.m. session. Officials signaled possible actions, with White House secretary Pierre Salinger saying the meeting examined the facts as the government holds them.
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Washington
Johnson
Pierre Salinger
White House
United States
Salinger
Guantanamo U.S. Naval
Beckwith Trial Ends With Deadlocked Jury
In Jackson Mississippi Byron De La Beckwith the segregationist on trial for the murder of Medgar Evers a mistrial was declared after the all white jury failed to reach a verdict following about 12 hours of deliberation. The case highlighted racial tensions in Mississippi and a retrial date was not set.
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Jackson, Miss
Byron de la Beckwith
Circuit Court
Leon Hendrick
Beckwith
Greenwood
Miss
Medgar Evers
Evers
National Association For the Sy of Colored People
Henrick
William Waller
Mississippi
Hinds County
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Post's Future Boss To Visit Fort Sill For Orientation
Gen Harry H Critz named to command Fort Sill arrives for a one day orientation tour Tuesday. He will be briefed by retiring Maj Gen Griffing and visit Artillery and Missile School departments including Target Acquisition and Guided Missile. The afternoon includes a farewell look at Fort Sill agencies before departing Wednesday morning.
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Harry H. Critz
Fort Sill
Artillery and Missile Center
Critz
L.S. Griffing
Griffing
Tion
Artillery and Missile School
Cruz
101St Airborne Division
Fort Campbell
Combat Deveents Command
Artillery Board
Crutz
Post Field
Court Asked To Reverse Reapportionment Decision
Oklahoma City attorney Norman Reynolds asks the U S Supreme Court to reverse a stay on a federal reapportionment decree and halt the legislative filing period until review. He seeks a ruling to preserve federal and state constitutional rights, suggesting alternative paths including returning to the three judge federal court.
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Oklahoma City
U. S. Supreme Court
Norman Reynolds
High Court
Supreme Court
Reynolds
Election Board
Turks Ambush Greek Cypriots Spur New Clash
In Cyprus a second day of heavy fighting erupts as Turkish Cypriots ambush Greek Cypriots near Bellapais while repairing a water pump. Government says firing stopped with no deaths. at least 31 killed in the broader Ayios Sozomenos area amid the renewed violence since the December cease fire.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
UPI
Bellapais
Kyrenia
Ayios Sozomenos
Sun Helps Melt Snow Across Panhandle Roads
Bright sun and a warming trend are expected in southwest Oklahoma with temperatures rising above 40 by Saturday. Last night fell to 23, while Thursday’s high reached 44 as Panhandle roads reopen. U.S. 64 270, U.S. 66 remain restricted or closed in segments. About 100 highway workers have cleared drifts since Monday.
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U.S
Guantanamo
Capitol
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Johnson
United States
Caribbean
Mansfield
Senate
Thomas H. Kuchel
California
Dean Rusk
Robert S. McNamara
Cuba
Florida
New York
Guantanamo Naval Base
Havana
Poe
Col
Oklahoma
U. S. Weather Bureau
Lawton
Panhandle
U.S. 64
Forgan
Turpin
Beaver County
Highway Department
U.S. 66
Shamrock
Amarillo
Tex
U. S
Albuquerque
N.M
Decision Keeps Most Of City In Hot Race
Chief Justice W H Blackbird of the State Supreme Court issued an order allowing much of Lawton to be included in county commissioner District No 3 for an upcoming special election to fill a vacancy. The ruling upheld a redistricting suit aiming for three population equal districts in Comanche county. The writ of mandamus remains in effect, directing the board to divide the county within 15 days.
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W. H. Blackbird
State Supreme Court
Lawton
Board of County Commissioners
Comanche County
Justice Blackbird
Board of Commissioners
Arthur J. Marmaduke
Duncan
Supreme Court
Marmaduke
Marina Oswald says husband became abnormal after leaving Russia
Marina Oswald told reporters her husband Lee Harvey Oswald grew abnormal after returning from Russia in 1962 and practiced shooting before the Kennedy assassination. She suggested she knew little about his motives and aims, and said she hopes to become a citizen and educate her children.
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Marina
Oswald
Russia
Sterling F. Green
Washington
Marina Oswald
Kennedy
Lee Harvey Oswald
Edwin A. Walker
Dallas
Walker
Texas
John Connally
Connally
Presidential Investigating Commission
Earl Warren
John M. Thorne
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Post Drive
Edwin Walker
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Council of Democratic Neighborhood Clubs
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Ferris and
Gore Blvd
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