Absenteeism Rises At Cambridge Negro Schools Amid Snow
In Cambridge Maryland during a snowstorm 981 of 2450 students or 40 percent were absent at four county Negro schools amid a boycott for integration. Police arrested two photographers for entering school zones as martial law remains in Cambridge.
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Cambridge
Duichester County
John T. Comer
Mace’s Lane High School
St. Clair
Hurlock
Vienna
Gloria Richardson
Mild Readings Continue Across Oklahoma Weather Outlook
Fair skies and mild temperatures prevailed in southwest Oklahoma as the U S Weather Bureau warned of increasing cloudiness tonight and Wednesday. Temperatures should stay mild with highs near 62 today and 66 on Wednesday, while lows dip to 36 tonight. Cooler air moved into northeast Oklahoma as a Pacific cold front approaches from the west with no precipitation expected. Guymon reports four inches of snow from last week and overnight lows ranged from 29 at McAlester to 34 at Ardmore.
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Oklahoma
U. S. Weather Bureau
Guymon
McAlester
Ard
Council Scouts Aid In Citizenship Day Session
Boy Scouts from seven local posts and troops attended a City Council meeting as part of Citizenship Day. The agenda included the Lawton Metropolitan Area Transportation Study prospectus and a general fund budget of 180800. The council approved planning cooperation, grant allocations, and several zoning and traffic changes.
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Lawton Metropolitan Area
Wayne Gilley
R. M. Dodson
James Goreham Jr
Bell
Nicky Sample
Gary Belie
Lincoln
James Pepper
Randy Wieden
Steve Barnes
Elm
Bob Morgan
N. 36Th
Mark Mallory
N. 35Th Place
Bill Morris
Euclid
Carl Cummins
Lester
Fort Sill
Planning Commission
State Highway Department
Lawton
Dodson
Ranch Oak
Plainview
Ninth
Atlanta
Spectors
State Health Bet
44Th
Gore
Water Committee
Lions Club
Coun S
Gale A. Sadler
Ha Cty Athevent Daw Service Board
Estabe
Hope Fading For 85 Lost On Destroyer
Australia loss deepens as the destroyer Voyager, 3,500 tons, is cut in two by the 19,000 ton carrier Melbourne during night maneuvers off Jervis Bay. 324 aboard Voyager. 239 survivors. Captain Duncan Stevens feared dead. Melbourne unharmed and aiding rescue efforts.
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Sydney
UPS
Australia
Voyager
Melbourne
Navy
Alexander J. Forbes
Pacific
Duncan Stevens
Jervis Bay
Forbes
Jervis Bay Naval College
Two More Enter County Contest For District No 3 Post
Seven candidates filed on the first day for the District No 3 county commissioner special primary. Democrats Billy R Hewes and Morris Pierson join two days, with others including James A Black Eugene Hill Paul Janow and E B Wallis. The five day filing period ends Friday at 5 pm. A special general election follows on April 7.
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District No. 3
Billy R. Hewes
Star Rt. Lawton
Morris Pierson
James A. Black
Cache Road
Eugene Hill
S. Ith
Paul Janow
Cache
E. B. Wallis
Ottis FE. Zumwalt
Western Commissioner
James M
Grenade Blast Hits U S Captain’s Saigon Home
A grenade exploded in the yard of a U S Air Force captain in Saigon blowing down the fence and shattering windows. No injuries were reported. U S sources say the attack is part of a Communist guerrilla campaign against Americans in Saigon. The device appeared to be thrown from the roadway and bounced back before detonation. The captain’s identity was not released.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
Soviet defector Nossenko linked to top secret data
U S officials say Yuri Nossenko, a Soviet KGB officer and Geneva disarmament delegate, possesses critical information on Russian nuclear weapons production and defense plans. His defection was planned long ago as he sought asylum in the United States after disappearing from a Geneva hotel on Feb 4.
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Geneva
UPS
Yuri Nossenko
Nossenko
Nossen
United States
Russia
Moscow
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
State Department
KGB
All Purpose
Athena missile test ends with off course landings in Colorado
Rocket tests near Green River Utah end in non-scheduled landings in southwestern Colorado. No injuries or property damage reported. Air Force pauses program to fix bugs and aims for March blastoff with 76 remaining firings planned.
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Greenriver
Utah
Air Force
New Mexico
White Sands
Durango
Moab
Colo
Sullivan Plans Race For House
Sullivan 33 of Santa Fe seeks one of four Comanche county House seats in the May 5 Democratic primary. An assistant county attorney for two years, he is a Seminole County native and OU law graduate who practiced law in Tulsa with Thomas D. Frazier before moving to Lawton with his wife and two children.
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Pat Sullivan
Santa Fe
Comanche County
Sullivan
Seminole County
University of Oklahoma Law School
Lawton
Tulsa
Thomas D. Frazier
Tracy
Michael
Bellmon Seeks Spot on GOP Delegation
Oklahoma Governor Henry Bellmon announced his plan to seek one of Oklahoma's delegation seats to the Republican National Convention. He weighed district vs at large bids and discussed district meeting sites Enid Okmulgee Texoma Lodge Shawnee Oklahoma City Watonga. He also named A B Gilliland to replace William Harvey Cobb on the Motor Vehicle Commission and said the late state senator S S McColgin’s successor not chosen.
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Oklahoma City
UPI
Henry Bellmon
Oklahoma
Bellmon
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Kansas
John Anderson
Bellman
Enid
Okmulgee
Texoma Lodge
Shawnee, Sith
Watonga
U. S. Senate
Bud Wilkinson
State Motor Vehicle Commission
A. B. Gilliland
Perry
William Harvey Cobb
Ponca City
Gilliland
Cobb
Vote On Lawton School Bond Issue Under Way
Voters in the Lawton school district decide on a two million dollar bond program to fund new wings for Eisenhower Junior-Senior High and additions to multiple elementary schools. The plan includes portable classrooms and possible renovations, with bonds split over two tax years and government aid potentially added.
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Lawton
Eisenhower
Westside
Sullivan Village
Dunbar
Douglass
Will Rogers
Cleveland
Central Junior High
John Shoemaker
Shoemaker
Board of Education
Millions of Men Warned Over Silent Heart Disease
Two heart specialists state that several million American men carry coronary artery disease without symptoms. They urge men over 35 to get annual checkups including X rays and stress electrocardiograms, noting resting ECGs can miss disease and that early detection prompts lifestyle changes to reduce heart attack risk.
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Alton Blakeslef
New York
Arthur Master
New York City
Arthur Geller
Englewood
N.J
New York State Medical Society
Master
First Lady Lyndon B. Johnson Recovers From Illness
Mrs Lyndon B Johnson shows slight improvement after a 24 hour virus attack She is expected to attend a White House diplomatic reception tonight Her press secretary Elizabeth Carpenter said she will rest the day Heads of missions and their spouses were invited to the event
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Washington (Ap
Lyndon B. Johnson
White House
Elizabeth Carpenter
Washington Diplomatic Corps
Dallas Leaders Say Ruby Trial Likely Unfair Here
In Dallas, two civic leaders testified that Jack Ruby would have a hard time getting a fair trial for the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald. Marcus and Fowler argued that local jurors might be biased, influencing deliberations and the trial’s venue decision.
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Dallas
Ruby
Jack Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Stanley Marcus
Nieman-Marcus
Melvin
Elli
Clayton Fowler
Dallas County Criminal Bar Association
Oswald
Kennedy
J.D. Tippit
Fowler
Marcus
Belli
Bloom Advertising Agency
Dist
Joe B. Brown
Joe Tonnhill
Brown
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