Regent Road Board swap turned down by Beilmon
Oklahoma Gov. Beilmon rejected trading an OU Board of Regents seat to win Senate confirmation for six highway commissioners. Sen. Tipps press for Ardmore oilman Quinton Little to fill the post Little held until 1999, while Edmondson appointees stay on. OU has not beaten Texas since 1957.
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Oklahoma City
UPI
Henry Beilmon
University of Oklahoma Board of Regents
Senate
Highway Commission
Bellmon
Highway Board
Ardmore
Tom Tipps
Senate Roads and Highways Committee
Bellman
Quinton Little
Texas
Tipps
Howard Edmondson
Martin Garber
Enid
Virgil Jumper
Idabel
Raymond Gary
Little
Edmondson
Gary
Bellmon Seeks Senate Backup for Welfare Plan
Oklahoma Governor Bellmon presses for senate support after house rejection of a $3 monthly welfare raise for the aged blind and disabled. Senate leader Roy Beecher doubts passage and Bellmon urges more study of his alternate $2 per January increase plan.
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Oklahoma City
UPI
Henry Bellmon
House
Senate
Roy Beecher
Kingfisher
Bellmon
J.D. McCarty
McCarty
Bellman
Beecher
German Unit Fires Two Sergeant Missiles at White Sands
West German Artillerie Battalion 150 trained at Fort Sill staged two tactical firings of the Sergeant solid-fuel missile Tuesday at White Sands. Maj. Gen. Hellmuth Maeder praised the battalion as NATO awaits deployment. The unit, led by Maj. Albrecht Kuehne, became the first U S ally to fire the Sergeant since its operational debut last August.
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West
Peete
Hellmuth Maeder
NATO
Artillerie Battalion 150
Albrecht Kuehne
U. S
L. S. Griffing
Sill
Robert H. Safford
1St Missile Brigade
White Sands
Heinrich Techter
Joachim Kaschner
U. S. Army Artillery and Missile School
Fort Sill
3Rd Missile Battalion
38Th Artillery
Usaams
Guided Missile Department
Soviets Ignore Test Ban Offer at Geneva Talks
At the 17 nation disarmament conference in Geneva the United States suggested fewer than eight on site inspections per year if a totally foolproof inspection system could be guaranteed. Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Kuznetsov dismissed the proposal and steered discussion toward an East West nonaggression pact.
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Geneva
United States
Soviet Union
U.S
William C. Foster
Vasily V. Kuznetsov
Foster
Britain
Cold wave to plunge Oklahoma after 60s spell
Polar front pushes south into Oklahoma bringing sharply lower temperatures. Forecasters expect teens in the north to near 38 in the south with 20s in Lawton and highs not much above 36 in the southwest on Thursday. Overnight lows range from 26 at McAlester to 36 at Clinton Sherman.
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Oklahoma
U. S
McAlester
Clinton- Sherman Air Force Base
Oklahoma City
Fort Sill
Lawton George Washington Birthday Sale Draws Shoppers
Shoppers from southwest Oklahoma are expected to throng Lawton for the second annual George Washington Birthday Sale. The Cham ber of Commerce retail committee sponsors the city-wide event with stores open until 9 p.m. Merchants stock unusual bargains in shopping centers and downtown. Eight students will pose as George Washington at highway entrances and hand out fake $2 bills to promote the sale. Bill Johnson, retail committee chairman, says stores have planned ahead and stocked special merchandise.
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Oklahoma
Lawton
Chamber of Commerce Retail Commit
Tee
George Washington
Bill Johnson
Four Seek City Post Ward 2 Expansion in March Race
Four candidates announce for Ward 2 city council seat to replace Elmer Bauman. Bill Ritzweiler and Percy Givens join Lester McKenzie and Jerry Brandon, with incumbents in other wards未 facing opposition. Street commissioner Earl Christmas faces two challengers. clerk Patterson and police chief race start, mayor and treasurer unopposed for now.
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Elmer Bauman
William A
Bill) Ritzweiler
Atlanta
Percy Givens
Lester McKenzie
Andrews
Jerry M. Brandon
Laird
Bauman
E. C. Parks
Henry Howell
Blunt Zorger
Earl Christmas
Clarence P. (Blackie) Buzbee
Hugh Brigham
R. M. Dodson
Claude W.booner Patterson
Justice of Peace
Pete Fuller
Newt C. Adair
Wayne Gilley
Nettie Pippin
Critics back full Soviet pullout from Cuba
Leading Democrats and several Republicans urged President Kennedy to press for the removal of all 17 000 Soviet troops from Cuba not just part of them. They cited Khrushchev’s message and noted estimates of troops to depart by March 15 while warning that any plan should ensure complete evacuation and continued pressure.
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Washington
Cuba
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Congress
Jorge D. Aiken
R-Vt
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Leverett Saltonstall
Rmass
GOP
Armed Services Group
John Stennis
D-Miss
Senate
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Democratic
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Aiken
White House
Debris May Offer Clue In Missing Sulphur Queen
A life jacket marked Sulphur Queen and debris were found 14 miles southeast of Key West in the Atlantic. The Navy destroyer USS Peterson and a Coast Guard vessel rush to the area as search efforts begin for survivors from the missing 523 foot tanker Sulphur Queen carrying 15 000 tons of molten sulphur.
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Miami
Fla
Atlantic Ocean
Key West
Coast Guard
Peterson
Beaumont
Tex
Norfolk
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic
Time Is Fast Running Out on Oklahoma Reapportionment Plan
The Senate considers a plan increasing the Oklahoma Senate from 44 to 47 seats based on permanent population with districts realigned. Senator Roy Beecher.sets optimism for passage with federal court deadline looming, while changes pit several Western-Oklahoma districts and alter terms for 22 incumbents. House actions include eliminating earmarked tax proceeds, adjusting liquor prices, funding a dental school, and a request to reconsider Central Airlines service removal.
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Senate
Oklahoma County
Tulsa County
Roy Beecher
Kingfisher
Boecher
Beecher
Federal Court
Walt Allen
Chickasha
House of Representatives
Dewey Bartlett
Tulsa
Bryce Baggett
Oklahoma City
Public Welfare Department
Baggett
General Revenue Fund
Harold Morgan
Vinita
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Board of Regents For
University of Oklahoma Medical Center
Civil Aeronautics Board
Central Airlines
Ardmore
Ada
Betancourt Says Venezuela Stable Against Red Subversion
President Betancourt declared Venezuela stable despite Communist subversion directed from Havana and Moscow. He cited acts like hijacking and art theft as propaganda but asserted no popular support for terrorism and pledged support from the armed forces. He noted improved stability since 1958 and met with President Kennedy at the White House.
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Washington
Romulo Betancourt
Venezuela
Havana
Moscow
Peking
National Press Club
Caracas
Freigner Anzoategui
Betancourt
United States
Fidel Castro
Kennedy
White House
Finance Talk Set On Lodges
Gov. Bellmon announced plans to meet federal officials in Washington next week to discuss financing for the Eufaula state lodges. He will bring lawmakers and state boards, while a Tuesday meeting with the Area Redevelopment Authority is being arranged. The trip aims to secure 400000 to 500000 dollars and a new lodge lease plan with $1 annual payments and net lodge revenues to repay a federal loan.
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Oklahoma City
Henry Bellmon
Washington
Bellmon
Legislature
Oklahoma Lake Redevelopment Authority
The
Planning and Resources Board
Area Weather Forecast Fair and Warm Today
Forecast calls for fair and warm conditions with strong winds and partly cloudy skies. Tonight will turn colder with a low around 20, then a colder day tomorrow with a high near 36 and cooler on Tuesday with a high around 61. Continuous cloudiness and chilly nights persist.
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Edmondson Highway Commission
Soviets
Tommy Hamm
Larry Hedges
Lawton High School
City Post
John A. McCone
Central Intelligence Agency
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Phillida Stone
Reynolds Stone
Miss Stones
Brittania
Associated Press
Allen
Sen
Basil Wilson
Mangum
Arthur McComas
Elk City
S. S. McColgin
Reydon
Ed Berrong
Weatherford
Wilson
Ryan Kerr
Altus
Beckham
Harmon
Greer
Jackson
Tillman
Kiowa
Washita
Custer, Dewey and Zeger Mills
Woods, Ellis and Woodward
Area Redevelopment Authority
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