Police Probe of Southside Robbery Near Service Station
Local officers investigate a "robbery by telephone" at a south Lawton service station after a 3:00 a.m. call guided attendant Archie Wood to place money in a sack and retreat to a back room. Other reports include assaults, thefts, and vagrant Vandalism across Lawton as authorities document multiple incidents. Governor Bellmon plans to name a new Sixth District highway commissioner and outlines legislative agenda at Duncan and Davis while touring state facilities.
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Southside
Archie Wood
Monroe
Lith
Garfield
Wood
Sso
Hobart Kelly
Ernestine Stout
Lawton
Lucille Meiger
R. G. Johnson
Oklahoma City
Betterton
C. Gene Bradshaw
Fort Sill
Bradshaw
Willis Cantrell
Elm
John Keller
S. Third
B. J. McGee
McGee
Veteran's Hospital
Bellmon
Eugene Copenhaver
6Th District
Capitol
Duncan
Bellman
Scouts Kick Off National Scout Week in Lawton Rally
About 700 members of Hunting Horse district Boy Scouts and leaders attended a rally at Tomlinson Junior High to launch National Scout Week February 7 to 13. Judge Luther Eubanks presided and Russell Holloway delivered the keynote address to a standing ovation. The week includes a Scout-O-Rama March 16 at the county fairgrounds, a downtown window display contest, and a Citizenship and Career Day on February 12.
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Tomlinson Junior High
Luther Eubanks
Russell Holloway
Oklahoma City
Holloway
William E. Rawlinson Jr
Lawton
Hospital Board Considers Extra Fire Plugs
Memorial hospital Board of Control discusses acquiring extra fire plugs for the hospital and McMahon Nursing Home at its regular meeting. Clarence Soper invites city and county representatives to share costs while fire chief Harris Hancock plans to attend. An inspection of progress on the nursing home will be held.
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Clarence Soper
Memorial Hospital Board of Controls
McMahon Nursing Home
Soper
Wayne Gilley
FE. C. Parks
Robert Ebisch
R. F. Myers
James Ash
Harris Hancock
Bellmon to Speak at Lincoln Day Luncheon in Oklahoma
Gov Bellmon will address the Lincoln Day luncheon at Holiday Inn in Oklahoma City at 12 30 pm before leaving for Altus. The Tonkawa native won the governorship in a upset over W P Bill Atkinson ending a two year campaign. Bellmon, born Sept 3 1921, served 40 months in the Marines with landings at Saipan Tinian Iwo Jima earning the Legion of Merit and the Silver Star.
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Bellmon
Holiday Inn
Cache Road
Altus
W. P. Bill Atkinson
Tonkawa
Oklahoma State University
Oklahoma A&m
Marshall Islands
Saipan
Tinian
Iwo Jima
Court orders on Meredith enrollment at Ole Miss
The appeals court scrutinizes Barnett and Johnson for blocking James Meredith's admission to the University of Mississippi. It orders state officials to show why they should not be held in criminal contempt for disobeying federal court orders. The case awaits resolution as penalties for civil contempt were issued but not specified as purged.
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Barnett
Johnson
James H. Meredith
University of Mississippi
Appeals Court
Meredith
Justice Department
Kennedy Defends Policy as Goldwater Warns on Cuba Threats
President asserts careful balance between defense and offense amid debate over missiles. Goldwater argues Communist activity in Latin America risks revolution with Cuban training and war materials. Kennedy urges restraint and demands hard intelligence before major moves. McClellan and Jackson weigh on-site inspection and steps to remove Soviet troops from Cuba.
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Latin America
Cuba
Kennedy
Congress
Keating
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Henry M. _ Jackson
Iraqi Leader Kassem Faces Strife as Rebels Chase Unity
Rebels in Iraq claim action against imperialism in the name of Arab brotherhood and form a National Revolutionary Command. Kassem’s regime suffers internal strife from student strikes and Kurdish uprisings while oil fields risk disruption to Western-backed exports.
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Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
Kassem
Iraq
Arab Brotherhood
Faisal li
Abdullah
Nuri Said
National Council of the Revolutionary Command
M Y' Sem
Mgoq
United States
Kuwait
Arab League
Mortgage Official Speaks To Lawton Real Estate Board
Dale Chegwin executive with Mortgage Co. Oklahoma City spoke at a Lawton luncheon on foreclosures. He cited Lawton's rising foreclosure rate over two years and noted the company's 20 years of servicing in the area with only three foreclosures, two occurring last year. John Hogan served as program chairman.
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Dale Chegwin
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Mortgage Co
Lawton Real Estate Board
Lawton
Chegwin
John Hogan
Chattanooga Cub Scouts Organize First Pack in 1963
Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce applies for a Cub Scout Pack charter in Hunting Horse district. Jack L. Sasser announces a goal of 10 new units by year end, increasing district total to 7b. Delbert Durham as institutional representative. Beauford Reed chair. Max Smith as cub master. James Carroll assistant cub master. den mothers Mildred Woods Alice Goeringer Frances Carroll. Charter members listed. first pack meeting set for February 19 with Blue and Gold theme.
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Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce
Hunting Horse
Jack L. Sasser
Delbert Durham
Beauford Reed
Jimmie L. Williams
Jim Woods
Max Smith
James Carroll
Kennedy proclaims National Poison Prevention Week
President Kennedy declares March 17 through 23 as National Poison Prevention Week seizing a federal effort to raise awareness and prevent poisoning in households and communities nationwide.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
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Lorance M. White, MD
Lawton Clinic
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Burton, Jones and Sasser
D Avenue
Okla
Ted Warkentin
Comanche County
Oklahoma
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Eisenhower School
Lawton Burton
Ted R. Warkentin
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Donald Bain
Gordon Brenner
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Stephen Carroll
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C Avenue
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H & R Block
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Westport II
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Shower of Stars
Balalus
Aeroy
Goodyear
Goodzyear Service Store
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