Voters Start Registration in Lawton District No 3
Lawton district three and 12 rural precincts open voter registrations in 52 precincts. County election secretary Mrs. J. N. Durham says books close Friday for these areas and cannot reopen for 51 days. Saturday deadline to ensure eligibility for district three races and local elections next month.
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Lawton
J. N. Durham
Durham
City Council
School Board
Fort Sill Blvd
Ferris and
Gore
Dallas City Council Bids On Brookland Water Sewer Job
City council opened seven bids for Brookland addition water and sewer extensions the first district using new combined utility legislation. Project Construction Co. of Oklahoma City submitted 165205.82 total bid, with 74560.50 sewer and 72944.70 water, plus 14750.52 engineering and 2950.10 legal costs. Other bids ranged from 173k to 185k, with consulting engineers estimating 197340.37. Mayor Gilley will have bids checked and referred to the water committee for next week.
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Cry
Brookland Addition
Oklahoma City
Project Construction Co
Hendrick and
Hendrick
Wayne Gilley
Water Committee
R. M. Dodson
B&g Construction Co
Burkburnett
Tex
Frank White Construction Co
Lawton
Meyers Construction Co
Woodward Construction Co
Purcell
All State Construction and Development Co
Tulsa
Banta Construction Co. Inc
Enid
City Park Board
Council Park Committee
Pecan Grove School
Fred Bentley
Mr. Bentley
Park Board
Bentley
Gilley
Price Park Committee
Country Club West Addition
Army bolsters guard for U S dependents in Saigon
In Saigon, American military police fortified schools and installations as part of a joint effort with Vietnamese authorities to shield U S personnel and families amid a terror campaign. The Joint Security Council met to discuss safety, with about 2,500 American civilians living in the city and roughly 10,000 Americans total including servicemen.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S. Army
U.S
Joint Security Council
Sato van
Ngo Dinh Diem
United States
U. S
Nguyen Khanh
David G. Nes
Khanh
Fireman Sues for 209937 After 1962 City Crash
Albert McKenzie a Lawton fireman seriously injured in the December 19 1962 crash at S Second and Lee Boulevard filed a 20993798 damage suit against Mel Cox Transport Co in District Court. He was a passenger when a fire truck collided with a transport truck driven by Glendon W McGuire killing firefighter Jimmy Cook. McKenzie suffered multiple injuries and is now part time at the department. Grace Cook widow received 27504.55 in a related suit from the same accident.
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Albert McKenzie
Lawton
Mel Cox Transport Co
W. F. Parrish Jr
McKenzie
S. Second and
Lee Blvd
Monroe
Glendon W. McGuire
McGuire
Melvin Cox
Jimmy Cook
Roosevelt
Fire Department
Wiley Cox
Grace E. Cook
Central Lawton Development Group Formed In Lawton
Approximately 16 property owners and tenants in downtown Lawton formed the Central Lawton Development Corporation to improve the central business district. Initial pledges of 500 each funded the group, which will seek more members and plan a formal program after incorporation and permanent officers are elected. Temporary officers are Exall English president Bill Johnson vice president and Kermit Denham secretary treasurer.
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Lawton
Central Lawton Development Corporation
Hotel
Lawtonian
Exall English
Bill Johnson
Kermit Denham
Johnson Proclaimed Committed to Civil Rights Bill
President Johnson is described as committed to the House passed civil rights bill with no wheels and no deals. Senate leaders Humphrey and Mansfield foresee months of debate, with Dirksen likely helpful and strategy focused on avoiding a round the clock session until cloture.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Senate
Hubert H. Humphrey
House
Humphrey
Everett M. Dirksen
White House
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
State Sectors Badly Drawn, Bellmon Says
Gov. Henry Bellmon declared Oklahoma’s congressional districts are badly gerry mandered. He noted some districts have twice the population of others and avoided promising action. A federal suit seeks district realignment. House Speaker J. D. McCarty urged immediate legislative redistricting in light of the Supreme Court ruling.
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Oklahoma City
Henry Bellmon
Oklahoma
Bellmon
Bellman
House
J. D. McCarthy
Supreme Court
McCarty
GOP
Compromise Near on Historic U.S. Tax Cut
House and Senate negotiators near agreement on a record tax cut bill. Rep Wilbur Mills leads a conference aimed at finalizing an 11.2 to 11.8 billion package with consumer focused provisions. First paycheck impact in about three weeks. measures retroactive to January 1.
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Washington
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
House
Ways & Means Committee
John F. Kennedy
Liquor Board Job Is Filled
Gov. Henry Bellmon gained control of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board and filled the vacancy from Sidney Upsher with M. G. McCool of Oklahoma City. McCool is the third Bellmon appointee to the five member board, with terms through June. Bellmon expects no immediate changes and urged good performance, while naming Dr. Albert Glass to a three year term on a southern report and training board.
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Oklahoma City
Henry Bellmon
State
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Bellmon
M. G. McCool
Sidney Upsher
McCool
Bellman
Albert Glass
Reds Reject Arms Offer at Geneva Conference
The Soviet Union rejected Western phased gradual disarmament as unrealistic at the 17 nation conference in Geneva. Soviet delegate Semyon H. Tsarapkin accused Western powers of lack of enthusiasm and said there was little hope for East West compromise or progress.
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Geneva
Soviet Union
Semyon Kh. Tsarapkin
Fair Skies Expected Across Oklahoma Through Wednesday
Southwest Oklahoma enjoys sunny skies with highs in the 40s to mid 50s and a forecast of warmer air this afternoon. A cold front may lower temperatures midweek while eastern Oklahoma sees morning fog and light rain gradually clearing. Overnight lows vary from 28 to 58 across the state.
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Oklahoma
Lawton
Weather Bureau
Gage
McAlester
Highly
Fort Sill
Tuba
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