Fort Sill to Mark Academy Birthday With Events
Fort Sill will host marching and entertainment workshops and a Founders Day dinner as graduates from the U S Military Academy and area service academies gather. Col. Farrington announced the events including a 2 hour TV showmobile workshop and plans for attendance March 16.
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Fort Sill
Military Academy
2Nd U. S. Army
U. S. Military Academy
Edmond H. Farrington
Communications and Electronics Department
Naval
Air Force
Coast Guard
Sill Officers Club
Frank A. Mullens
West Point
Nuclear Weapons Employment Division
Tactics and Combines Arms Department
U. S. Army Artillery and Missile School
National Service Joint Crusade
Phillip H. Riedel Jr
Col. Riedel
FSJC
Artillery and Missile Center
Prospective Jurors Weigh Capital Punishment in Ruby Case
Jurors in Dallas debated scruples against execution as defense and prosecution clashed over venue for Jack Ruby trial near the Kennedy assassination site. Judge Brown pressed for night sessions to speed voir dire while observers noted proximity to the Texas School Book Depository. Ruby faces murder with malice charges in Oswald's killer case.
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Dallas
Maude Ford
Margie N. Ackles
Boyd
Ruby
Brown
President Kennedy
Joe H. Tonnhill
Jack Ruby
Kennedy
Dallas County Criminal Courts and Jail
Texas School Book Depository
Criminal District Court No. 3
Belli
Lee Harvey Oswald
Funeral Rites Set for Dr E B Dunlap
Funeral services for Dr E B Dunlap 82 of 1605 N 32nd who died Tuesday in Atlanta Ga will be held at 10 30 a m Saturday at Centenary Methodist Church with Rev Argus Hamilton officiating burial will be in Highland Cemetery under Lawton Funeral Home direction Memorials may be given to the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation or Centenary Methodist Church Memorial Fund Friends may call at Lawton Funeral Home until 9 a m Saturday
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E. B. Dunlap
N. 32Nd
Lawton
Atlanta
Centenary Methodist Church
Argus Hamilton
Highland Cemetery
Lawton Funeral Home
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Centenary Methodist Church Memorial Fund
Weather Impact Across Oklahoma Texas Panhandle
Lows tonight range from 22 in the northwest to 32 in the southeast with highs Friday in the 40s. Overnight lows varied from 21 at McAlester to 34 at Altus and Tinker AFB. Wednesday highs hit 52 at Altus Hobart and Ardmore, with Lawton at 51 and 34 overnight. New Mexico highways U S 66 Tucumcari Santa Rita U S 87 Clayton Raton and NM 104 Tucumcari Las Vegas closed at noon due to heavy snow. six inches fell and roads were hazardous.
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Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
McAlester
Altus
Tinker Air Force Bases
Tinker
Hobart
Ardmore
Lawton
Highway Patrol
New Mexico
Tucumcari
Santa Rita
Clayton
Raton
U.S. Denies Airlift Story to Ethiopia
Cairo based informant reports three U S transports flew arms and ammunition from West Germany to Ethiopia after urgent request from Emperor Haile Selassie government. The United States publicly denied the emergency airlift amid ongoing border clashes with Somalia.
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Cairo
United States
Ethiopia
Somalia
U.S
West Germany
Haile Selassie
Pike Contract To Be Discussed
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority met to discuss a right-of-way acquisition contract for the eastern toll road. Atty. Gen. Nesbitt said he could save the state 100000 if his office handled the legal work, but Gov. Bell and some authority members favored hiring other attorneys. The panel addressed routine items while reporters waited for the debate.
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Oklahoma City
UPI
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority
Charles Nesbitt
Henryetta
McAlester
Henry Bellman
Skunk Catching Is His Hobby in Duncan
Lloyd Bailey, a worker at Duncan's city water filter plant, acts as the town's unofficial skunk catcher. He traps skunks in oversized rabbit traps and releases them at the city dump, where a sheet metal barricade keeps him safe. He has trapped about 25 skunks along with three opossums and other small animals.
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Duncan
Okla
UPI
Lloyd Bailey
Oklahoma
Bailey
Fourth Civilian Killed By Sentry
The U S Army reported a fourth South Korean civilian killed this month by an American sentry in Seoul. Three other South Koreans were wounded in alleged attempts to burglarize U S military camps.
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Seoul
Korea
U.S. Army
U.S
Harris Program Planned At Tulsa
A hootenanny and a speech by Democratic Senate candidate Fred Harris were scheduled at the University of Tulsa campus. The folk singing and political meeting was set for the student activities building.
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Tulsa
UPI
Senate
Fred Harris
University of Tulsa
Bodies Recovered After Saigon air strike crash
Vietnamese armored units fought ground fire to recover the bodies of Captain Bernard F. Lukasik 29 and his Vietnamese copilot after their single engine fighter bomber was hit during a strafing run 90 miles southwest of Saigon. Lukasik’s wife and three sons live at Hurlburt Field Florida. His father lives in Dickson City Pennsylvania.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S. Air Force
Hurlburt Field
Fla
Bernard F. Lukasik
Joseph W. Lukasik
Dickson City
Bud Wilkinson Seeks Senate Nomination After Poll Support
Tulsa UPI report says Bud Wilkinson the former Oklahoma football coach and now Republican candidate for the U S Senate appears likely to win based on a public opinion poll. He spoke to reporters at the Tulsa Press Club dinner saying federal policy could affect his family’s future opportunities.
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Tulsa
UPI
Bud Wilkinson
U. S
Senate
Wilkinson
Tulsa Press Club
Oklahoma
Pat
Jay
Oxford Students Duel With Swords Over Girl
Two Oxford University students dueled with sabres over a girl on Wednesday. Rory Donellan slashed Adam Poynton on the arm before the bout ended in about ten minutes. Both were confined to college quarters as officials weigh possible action. Miss Evelyn Mottson said she was embarrassed by the affair.
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Oxford
England
Oxford University
Rory Donellan
Adam Poynton
Cherwell
Poynton
Evelyn Mottson
Saddle Club Winners Named At Lawton Play Day
Saddle clubs from Anadarko Apache and Cache attended a Lawton Saddle Club play day Sunday at the grounds on Sixth. Angie Bizzell and Jim Farley won all round high point honors. Peewee, junior, and senior divisions listed top finishers including Mike Bizzell La Wayne Schrader Peaches Weaver and Gary Dees.
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Anadarko
Apache
Cache
Lawton
Angie Bizzell
Bill Bizzell
Rt. 2
Jim Farley
Phil Farley
Mike Bizzell
4 H Workshop Slated Feb 29
The Comanche county 4H council will hold a junior leadership workshop at 9 30 a m on Saturday Feb 29 with a clothing workshop to follow at 10 30 a m. At 1 p m the recreation and citizenship committee will meet led by council president Kathy Dossey of Flower Mound.
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Comanche County
Opal Walker
Kathy Dossey
Flower Mound
Sheriff McClung Seeks Re election in Comanche County
Comanche County sheriff For est McClung announced he will run again. Filing for county offices opens 8 a m Monday and closes 5 p m Friday next week at 1705 Andrews. McClung seeks another term in the upcoming county election.
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Comanche County
Forest McClung
Andrews
Army Disputes Waste Charges Over Missile
The General Accounting Office charged the Army wasted 300 million dollars on a missile that failed to perform. The GAO noted unresolved accuracy and maintenance issues and warned repeated production despite warnings that the weapon was unsuitable for field use.
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Washington
Army
General Accounting Office
White House
Pentagon
GAO
Congress
Secretary of the Army
Franklin Realty Buys Tulsa Petroleum Club Building
The Franklin Realty Co. of Philadelphia purchases the 16 story Petroleum Club building in Tulsa from sellers Ainslee Perrault William H. Morris Alfred R. Tandy Jack W. Kelley and Thomas F. Marshall. The completed structure features 16 floors and three levels of underground parking.
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Tulsa
Franklin Realty Co
Philadelphia
Petroleum Club
Ainslee Perrault
William H. Morris
Alfred R. Tandy
Jack W. Kelley
Thomas F. Marshall
Formosan Envoy Leaves France Amid Diplomatic Shifts
Nationalist China's last charge d affaires to France boarded an airliner for Formosa as France and Communist China had established recognition earlier and relations with Nationalist China were broken on February 10.
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France
Paris
China
Formosa
Rattlesnake Hunt Planned in Waurika Events Weekend
The Waurika Junior Chamber of Commerce announces its third annual rattlesnake hunt April 18 19 with a queen contest on Friday and an awards banquet on Sunday. Prizes total 200 dollars and 17 trophies for various snake categories. Bob Jenni the professional handler will assist with demonstrations and lectures. The queen contest begins 7 30 p m April 17 at Central Grade School auditorium for single women aged 16 to 21.
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Waurika Junior Chamber of Commerce
James Griffin
Jaycee
Griffin
Bob Jenni
Central Grade School
Gibson
Jefferson County
Little Rattler
P. O. Box
Waurika
Advertising misfires and clear messages from OK Transportation Co
A humorous tale about confusing shampoo labels contrasts with a straightforward pitch for the Oklahoma Transportation Company. It stresses no wild claims, only plain facts about reliable service for getting anywhere and shipping packages.
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Oklahoma Transportation Company
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Thomas
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Turnpike
Post
Oklahoma Restaurant Association
Brigade Chapel
Crane Rd
Murray J. Berger
Department of the Army
Sill
Department of Army
U. S. Army
Fort Benning
James Wortham
38Th Artillery
Gerald F. Robinson
13Th Artillery
Col
Wortham
U. S. Army Artillery Board
E. V. Creel
Col. Robinson
Edwin Bathorne
Fort Sill Pershing
Jim LeVesque
Bell Helicopter Corp
Fort Worth
Tex
Walt Mankowski
Lycoming
Ave Avco
Stratford, Conn
41St Artillery
81St Artillery
Raymond Benson
Maris Wingate
Battery A
3Rd
U. S. Army Training Center
Field Artillery
Wingate
3Rd Battalion
Fourth Army Training Aids
Benson
Ion
Tse-Hsing Niu
Hui Liu
Republic of China
Yousef Farag Shakir
Libya
Russell Crouch
Army Education Center
Craig Rd
Crouch
Fourth Army
Maria Bonoan
Fourth Army Incentive Awards Review Committee
Harris
M. & D. Finance CO
E Avenue
Allen
Lbr. Co
E Street
McClung
Clark & Clark Securities, Inc
Penn Square Mutual
Heol
Pangcuanally
Lanntd
Lacy
Crook Television Service
Farmers Union
Eldon B. Cooper Agent Pioneer Realty Co
Sheridan Road
Kelvinator
Begoodrich
B.F. Goodrich Lith & “D' Ave
Dial EL
Lith & Ferris
The
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