Area Man Participates in Polar Siege Alaska Exercise
S-Sgt. Ernest Porter Jr. of Fort Wainwright Alaska took part in Exercise Polar Siege the largest drill to date in Alaska. The 12 day operation involved over 10,000 U.S. and Canadian personnel and tested the Army’s new infantry brigade reorganized last year. Porter serves as section chief with Battery C 15th Artillery 2d Battalion. He joined the Army in December 1945 and his wife Gladys lives in Lawton.
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Ernest Porter Jr
Gladys
Lawton
Alaska
U.S
Army
Porter
15Th Artillery
Fort Wainwright
Snobs Lead New London Pop Act With 17th Century Flair
A new British vocal group named the Snobs debuts with guitarist instruments on stage dressed in 17th century outfits and powdered wigs. They are accompanied by a onstage butler who supplies snuff Napoleon brandy and guitars.
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London
UPI
Britain
Napoleon Brandy
Notice to Contractors for City of Lawton Sewer and Water Line
The City of Lawton Oklahoma invites sealed bids for a combined sanitary sewer and water distribution system to serve Brockland South and adjacent blocks. Bids are due February 18, 1964 at 9:00 A.M. and must include a 5 percent certified check. Bonds required include a 100 percent performance bond and a 10 percent maintenance bond. Plans and specs available at the City Clerk's office.
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Lowton
Oklahoma
Lawton
Iclusive
Brocks
Comanche County
Brockland South
Lewton
Brockland
Brookl
Cache Road
Glendale Street
South Addition
District Court of
Oklohoma
Lowton Ruory
Sonic boom tests face lawsuit in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City's sonic boom tests draw 655 calls in the first week eight daily booms. Plumber Woodrow Bussey sues FAA administrator Najeeb Halaby seeking to halt the tests claiming hearing damage to his 5 year old daughter Julie. FAA says this is first suit of its kind on a pre announced schedule. Tests run six months with booms at set times as F104 jets fly the path.
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Oklahoma City
Federal Aviation Agency
Woodrow W. Bussey
Bussey
FFA
Najeeb Halaby
Julie
U. S. Atty. B
Andrew Potter
Air Force
FAA
OAS Investigators Visit Rioting Sites in Panama
A five nation task force from the Organization of American States tours Panama City to inspect riots that left four Americans and 21 Panamanians dead. The inquiry weighs Panama’s claim that U S defense of the Canal Zone was aggression while reviewing film from a local TV station and scenes of violence in the zone. The group met with Panama Foreign Minister Galileo Solis and former U S official Edwin Martin as part of the probe.
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Panama City
UPI
U. S
Organization of American States
Panama
U.S
Canal Zone
Galileo Solis
Edwin Martin
Udall to Speak at Bartlesville fundraiser
Interior Secretary Stewart Udall will address a Democratic dinner at 7 p m on February 24 in Bartlesville. He is expected to visit the Bureau of Mines and local oil facilities with Oklahoma congressional members and Interior Department officials.
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Bartlesville
UPI
Stewart Udall
Bill Heskett
Udall
Bureau of Mines and Oil Company
Heskett
Oklahoma
Interior Department
Stand Silently Watching the World Go By
A reflective line notes resignation as events unfold beyond control. The speaker emphasizes passivity and an expectation that life will continue without intervention or voice.
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Renee
FREE
Allen
Lbt. Co
Garber’s Valentine
Sears
Whitewalls
Sears Companion
Sears Automotive Center
Chevrolet
Plymouth
Dodge
Ford
Allstate
Allstate Fiber
Garber’s
Jewelers
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