Four County Teen-Agers Die In Train-Car Crash
A Frisco train car crash near Elgin killed four Comanche county teenagers and left a fifth death on Saturday, raising Oklahoma’s weekend toll to five and the 1964 total to 97. Victims included Robert Huitt 17 and Willie Lee Jay Jr 17 of Sterling Myrita Schroeder 16 and Marie Nance 16 of Elgin. An adult, Roy Kent Johnson 52 of Enid, and others died in separate weekend wrecks.
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Elgin
Comanche County
Oklahoma
Sterling
Fort Sillman
Lawra
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Robert Huitt
Willie Lee Jay Jr
Sterling Myrita Schroeder
Marie Nance
William Gerald Hill Jr
Fort Sill
Johnny Cotton
Roy Kent Johnson
Enid
James G. Runyon
Elmore City
Louise Johnson
Oklahoma City
Jay
Scott
Huitt
Miss Nance
Miss Schroeder
W. M. Weber
Suspect Held In Viet Nam Bomb Slaying
South Viet Nam police held a wounded rickshaw driver as a prime suspect in a bombing at a Saigon cinema that killed three Americans and injured 51 others. A military policeman and a Marine captain were among those killed during the attack on The List of Adrian Messenger. Police said witnesses saw at least two terrorists, and the U.S. ordered tightened security for American personnel in Saigon.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Ricksha
U.S
Ricksha Boy
Pedeling Eee
Adrian Messenger
Army
William Koch
David G. Nes
Nguyen Khanh
Four Teens Killed in Sterling Freight Collision
A fatal freight train collision near Sterling killed four teenagers from the area. Sonny Jay, Myrita Schroeder, Marie Nance, and another youth died after their 1960 Chevrolet was struck on the tracks. Parents sobbed as deputies and responders mourned the tragedy, with community leaders saying the town is stunned and grieving.
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Willie Jay
Sterling
Frisco
Sonny
Jay
Rites Set for Four Victims in Auto Train Tragedy
Funeral services are announced for four Comanche county youths killed in a Sunday automobile-train collision. Dalton Funeral Home of Fletcher handles arrangements. Rites for Willie Lee Jay and Myrita Sue Schroeder are set for 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Sterling Assembly of God and First Baptist Elgin, respectively. Katherine Marie Nance’s service is 2:30 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Elgin, and William Robert Huitt’s is 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Sterling. Burial follows for Jay in Sterling Cemetery. Further details appear on Page 3.
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Comanche County
Dalton Funeral Home
Fletcher
Willie Lee Jay
Sterling Assembly of God Church
Myrita Sue Schroeder
First Baptist Church of Elgin
Katherine Marie Nance
First Baptist Church of
Elgin
William Robert Huitt
Sterling
Bob Heddleston
Kathryn Burnett
Wanda
Ruth Ann
Barbara
Kenneth
Joe Zeee
Alpice
My Wetumka
Adrian Smith
Distress Call Triggers Wide Search in Oklahoma Farmlands
Rescue teams probed a mystery distress call heard on an amateur radio alleging people over a cliff near Fort Gibson Lake. A car wedged between trees in the Chouteau area was found to belong to fishermen, while FAA and state patrol units assisted the large search effort that ended without locating any missing persons.
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Wagoner
Chouteau
Fort Gibson Lake
Wagoner County Civil Defense
Charles Ralls
Federal Communications Commission
Ralls
Civil Defense
John Osmond
Tulsa
Judge Rejects Ruby Motion For Directed Verdict Of Acquittal
Dallas trial of Oswald killer opens with defense motion for acquittal based on a January neurological exam. Judge Joe B Brown overruled, saying the issue is for the jury. Ruby, 52, appeared pale as 900 juror candidates were called.
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Ruby
Dallas
Oswald
Jack Ruby
Joe B. Brown
Melvin Belli
Joe Tonahill
James Bowie
Brown
Texas
Belli
Million Dollar Rubens Stolen From Brussels Museum
A Rubens painting titled The Negro's Head, valued at about $1 million, was stolen from the Brussels Museum of Ancient Art. Thieves entered via a glass roof from scaffolding on adjacent houses, lowered a 20 foot rope ladder, and fled the same way. Conservator P. H. Roberts-Jones noted the work is not salable and questioned the motives of the thieves.
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Brussels
Belgium
Brussels Museum of
McNamara and LeMay Clash Over Missile Reliability
Congressional testimony shows Secretary McNamara and General LeMay gave differing reliability figures for missiles. Goldwater questioned missile reliability amid push for more bomber funding. House panel transcripts may be censored. the bill seeks 16.9 billion for procurement and R and D with a committee split on missile certainty.
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Washington
Congress
Robert S. McNamara
Air Force Chiefs of Staff
Curtis LeMay
Capitol Hill
House Armed Services Committee
McNamara
LeMay
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Goldwater
Air Force Reserve
House Committee
Department of Defense
Samuel S. Stratton
D-N.y
House
Births Outpace Deaths in Lawton 1963 Population Rise
Local registrar Mollie Randolph reports Lawton recorded 4 258 births and 633 deaths in 1963 raising population. January births numbered 320 with 61 deaths. Among births, 170 were girls and 150 boys.
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Lawton
Mollie Randolph
Triplets Reach Milestone at Perry Memorial Hospital
Gor don Clark family welcomes triplet boys born at 7:00, 7:20, and 7:51 a m at Perry Memorial Hospital. First weighed 5 lb 3 oz, second 4 lb 12 oz, third 5 lb 9 oz. Doctor Charles Martin notes good condition. he has delivered about 800 babies and calls triplets rare.
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PERRY
UPI
Gordon Clark
Perry Memorial Hospital
Charles Martin
Martin
Clarks
Oklahoma Tire and Supply Co
Clark
Area Weather Forecast Cloudy and Windy Turn Warmer
Cloudy and windy conditions across the area with a modest warmup this afternoon. Tonight remains partly cloudy and cooler, with a high today near 34 and a low around 35. Tomorrow’s high about 48 and Sunday’s high around 51, with a low last night of 31 and 11 am reading at 39.
Comanche County OKs 9502 State Right-of-Way Claim
Commissioners approve a 9502 payment to the State Highway Department for right of way on the US 277 four lane paving project north of Medicine Creek. The debt settlement clears the way for early county highway work and prevents delays to SH 7 related projects.
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Comanche County
State Highway Department
R. F
Ike) Myers
Robert Ebisch
U.S
Medicine Creek
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Paul Scott
Lawton Highway Patrol
Elgin and
Viet Nam
Marine Corps
Pat Pointer
Pointer
Eddie Huitt
S. H. B. Dalton
Dalton
Fiy
Wes Barrow
Glenn Duncan
Barrow
Myrita
Myrita Schroeder
Marie
Willie Lee
Public Corvine
Lee Harvey Oswald
Kennedy
Tonahill
Peter Paul Rubens
Roberts - Jones
McNamara, LeMay
Myers
Jim Ash
Western District
Ebisch
Jim Taliaferro
Walt Hutchins
Ned Shepler
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority
Taliaferro
Chamber of Commerce Roads and Highways Committee
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