Marines Run 50 Mile Hike Tests Fitness of 34 Marines
Lt. Marty Shimek led 34 Marines under Brig Gen Tompkins in a damp 50 mile hike near Washington D C. Shimek finished 12.1 miles in 1 45 with a blister but strong pace. Gen Tompkins and Maj George Fox supervised with Maj Gen Wieseman watching. The event drew two wives and one child among spectators as President Kennedy’s era fitness comparisons sparked extensive coverage.
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East Reseune
Marty Shimek
R. McC. Tompkins
Shimek
Hazen, Ark
State University
Gen. Tompkins
George Fox
Frederick L. Wieseman
2Nd Marine Division
Tompkins
Carma Hume
David Hume
London
Ohio
David Scott Hume
Jane Williams
Ben Williams
Oklahoma City
Oklo
David
Hume
Robert F. Kennedy
David M. Shoup
Teddy Roosevelt
Shoup
Kennedy
Marine Corps
R. Mc Tompkins
Theodore Roosevelt
Senate probes shift after Genet questioning in Edmondson era
Oklahoma City AP The Senate Investigating Committee moved to other areas of the Edmondson administration after three hours with Max Genet Jr. Oklahoma County Attorney James H. Harrod said he will file criminal charges next week against Genet, former director of the Department of Commerce and Industry. Genet admitted poor handling of funds but denied personal use and praised the department's work. Committee chair Ray Fine said they are through with the department and will probe other agencies including the Insurance Fund and area redevelopment, with former fund head J Leland Gourley welcoming scrutiny to inform the public of accomplishments.
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Oklahoma City
Senate
J. Howard Edmondson
Max Genet Jr
Oklahoma County
Atty
James H. Harrod
Genet
Department of Commerce and Industry
Ray Fine
Gore
Soviets Open Talks With Blockbuster Test Ban Proposal
In Geneva the 17 nation disarmament conference resumed as Kennedy urged a safeguarded test ban. Kuznetsov offered a plan to bar foreign bases for nuclear forces and allow two to three inspections a year, while Western negotiators pressed for eight to ten inspections and seven to ten black boxes. Godber tied concessions to Soviet safeguards and on site inspections.
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Geneva
Kennedy
Soviet Union
Vasily V. Kuznetsov
United States
Kuznetsov
U.S
William C. Foster
Foster
Britain
Joseph Godber
Godber
NBC Program Triggers Moscow Closure Of NBC Bureau
Moscow orders NBC to close its Moscow bureau over a program about Premier Khrushchev. Tass accuses NBC of anti-Soviet broadcasts meant to stir hostility in the U S. Correspondent Russell Jones is expelled while Frank Bourgholtzer may return to wind up duties.
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Moscow
National Broadcasting Co
Khrush
Foreign Ministry
NBC
Russell Jones
Leonid Zamoyatin
Jones
Mr. Khrushchev
Tass
U.S
Soviet Union
Frank Bourgholtzer
Bourgholitzer
Spain
New York
William McAndrew
NBC News
Bourgholtzer
Zamyatin
U.S. Broadcasting Company
United States
Columbia Broadcasting System
CBS
Stalin
Khrushchev
City OKs Contracts For Tires Gasoline And Hydrants
City officials awarded tires to Goodyear Service Stores and gasoline to Saveway Oil Co. with low bids reflected in the contracts. Darling Valve and Pump Co. won 15 fire hydrants for 1 940 dollars. Health department bids for insecticides and chemicals were approved.
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City Oks
Goodyear Service Stores
Saveway Oil Co
Darling Valve . and Pump Co
Dutch to Form Volunteer Peace Corps Style Corps
The Netherlands will establish a volunteer corps modeled after the Peace Corps. Foreign Minister Joseph Luns announced at a news conference that the initial group of 50 volunteers will be sent to Africa.
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the Hague
America
Peace Corps
Joseph Luns
Africa
Dad Kills 5 Kids, Himself in Tennessee Plant Tragedy
In Kingsport Tennessee police report D C Pierson a 34 year old guard at the Eastman plant killed his five children aged 2 to 13 and then shot himself. Pierson was on vacation after starting a week off last Sunday and his wife was reportedly out of state. Supervisors called him a good worker with no prior signs of disturbance.
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Kingsport. Tenn
Upt
Tennessee Eastman
D. C. Pierson
Pierson
Alamo Brings Marines and Helicopters to Aid Mindanao Flood Victims
The U S landing ship Alamo arrived at Mindanao delivering six Marine Corps helicopters to assist flood victims and support relief operations.
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Manila
U.S
Mindanao
Marine Corps
County Slayer Due Parole Hearing
AGENE Yates a 48 year old former Lawton plumber serving two prison terms for murder and manslaughter will be considered for parole at the February 25 26 meeting of the state pardon and parole board at McAlester. The docket includes 10 cases with other inmates facing sentences from 2 years to life for crimes in Oklahoma counties.
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Agene Yates
Lawton
State Pardon and Parole Board
McAlester
Yates
Cache
Hugh Pebeahsy
Pebeahsy
Margaret Pebeahsy
Pardon and Parole Board
Richard G. Davis
Oklahoma County
Charles R. Hayes
Lincoln County
Robert Hurt
Jim Inge
Coal County
Virginia McKee
Tulsa County
Charles K. Roe
Creek County
James V. Vassar
Louise Young
Howard R. Simpson
Warren Says Law Must Guide Space Age Discoveries
Chief Justice Earl Warren told a Georgia Tech crowd that science outpaces law and must be guided by constitutional principles. He warned a lawless world risks destruction, praising the U.S. Constitution as timeless while noting tight security as he visited Atlanta amid protest signs.
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Atlanta
UPN
Earl Warren
Lincoln
Georgia Tech
Warren
Supreme Court
Ivan Allen Jr
Key Program Of Governor Is Due Today
Oklahoma City report says House Speaker McCart predicts passage of the free textbook appropriation bill as Gov. Bellman plans four reform bills. McCart cites $4 per child as a likely figure. some favor $3, others $4. Bellman opposes free textbooks, proposing a welfare commission and tax changes. The general revenue estimate rose to $251 million, with debates over funding and long term implications.
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Oklahoma
J. D. McCart
House
Henry Bellman
MecCarty
Bellman
McCarty
State Equalization Board
House Appropriations Committee
Bill Shipley
Weather Turnaround in Southwest Oklahoma Warms Up
The U S Weather Bureau reports temperatures rising from near freezing after a cold spell. Highs today reach near 38 with 44 expected by Wednesday and lows around the mid twenties, but another Canadian air surge could bring cold weather by Wednesday night and into the weekend.
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Oklahoma
U. S. Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
McAlester
Altus
Guymon
Miami man dies from injuries after two car crash
Ervin L. Odle, 68, of Miami, died Monday from injuries from Sunday’s two car collision near Commerce. His death raised the 1963 state traffic toll to 70, compared with 79 the previous year.
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Associated Press
Ervin L. Odle
Miami
Commerce
Generals Enroll in Refresher Course at Artillery School
A class of 55 student officers including five brigadier generals began a refresher course at the Artillery and Missile School today. Lt. Col. Stuart F. Brady welcomed them at the post. Generals Harold R. Bauer Charles L. Davis Howard S. McGee Raymond E. Mason Jr. and Max H. Stecht are in the class. The one week instruction targets division artillery group commanders and selected staff officers.
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Artillery and Missile School
Stuart F. Brady
Harold R. Bauer
Charles L. Davis
Howard S. McGee
Raymond E. Mason Jr
Max H. Stecht
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Art Edson
Max Genet
Soviets
Chev
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Lawton View Addition
Department of Wildlife Conservation
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Lake Lawtonka
Lake Ellsworth
Fish and Game Committee
Ralph's Resort
Chandler Creek
Jerry Brandon
Cache Road
Gale Sadler
Police and Traffic Committee
Dad
Horseshoe Falls
Niagara River
Thomas Stim
Amherst
Georgia
R. E. Little
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