Continuation urged for Oklahoma Commerce and Industry
A three member state senate committee led by Sen. Fred R Harris of Lawton recommended continuing the department of commerce and industry. The panel urged separate agency status, tighter oversight by the economic development commission, and more emphasis on market and industrial research. It also proposed forming a regional Heart of America development group with five neighboring states.
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Fred R. Haris
Lawton
Department of Commerce and Industry
Max Genet
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Obama Co
James Harrud
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Diarres
Dewey Bartlett
Tulsa
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Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Arkansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Harris
Industry
John Brice
Reapportionment Senate Vote Totals by County List
The article lists counties and their paired combinations to receive one senator each. It then shows a roll call on the resolution with names of senators voting for and against, plus those not voting.
Hiker Provides Odd Advice After 65 Mile Trek
Jack Daugherty 20 and a companion completed a 65 mile hike in 22 hours. He offered unusual guidance for prospective hikers recommending joining an automobile club and riding.
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Butler
UPN
Jack Daugherty
Five Russians Sentenced to Death for Fraud
Five Leningrad factory managers and salesmen were sentenced to death for embezzling surplus goods profits. Their plants exceeded quotas by 1 to 20 percent in fountain pens buttons razors and rulers and they reported full quota then sold surplus and shared proceeds with confederates.
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Moscow
Leningrad
Soviet Russia
Senate OKs 5 Million Supplemental for Common Schools
The Oklahoma Senate approved a $5 million supplemental appropriation for common schools in a 38 to 0 vote. The measure, already passed by the House, goes to Governor Henry Beilman for signature.
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Oklahoma City
Senate
House
Henry Beilman
Names Added To Traffic Toll In 1963 Oklahoma Fatalities
United Press International reports two more deaths raise Oklahoma's 1963 traffic toll to 86. Victims include Ralph D. Graves UM Rt 2 and Robert Ethridge 32 of Eufaula and Mrs. Bora Higgenbottom 70 of Aline. Graves died when his car hit a bridge on Interstate 35 near Perrs after likely falling asleep. Ethridge was struck while walking south of Eufaula on U.S. 69. driver Doris Weightman 49 of Overland Kan. claimed she did not see him due to glare.
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Graves
Interstate 35
Perrs
Highway Patrol
Ethridge
U.S. 69
Eufieula
Doris Weightman
Verland
Kan
Hichway
Ethride
Litauia
Bum Leaves Over $93,000 Behind in Shack
Norwich Connecticut police found William Gill, a 76 year old Polish immigrant, dead from a heart attack in a two room shack near a city dump. Rummaging through the home, officers recovered $111 in cash and bunkbooks listing $95,608. Two nieces survive, one noting he saved every cent since emigrating 55 years ago.
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Norwich
Conn
William Gill
Gill
Acquisition OK'd in Mackle Bros. deal by C.K.P. Developments
Shareholders of C.K.P. Developments Inc approved acquiring Mackle Bros. Inc a Florida home builder for 250000 shares of C.K.P. stock. The three Mackle brothers joined the C.K.P. board and Frank E Mackle Jr was elected president.
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Miami
Tupi
C.K.P. Developments, Inc
Mackle Bros., Inc
Florida
C.K.P
Mackle Brothers
Frank E. Mackle Jr
Opry Singer Ira Louvin Shot by Wife in Nashville
Ira Louvin a Grand Ole Opry star was shot six times and seriously wounded by his wife Faye Louvin. Police quoted her as saying she would shoot him again if he did not die. Louvin Brothers hit duo with hits like The Family Who Prays and Cash on the Barrel Head.
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Grand Ole Opry
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Faye
Leon Sater
Lorene Phillips
Henagar
Ala
Isault
Louvins
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Kathy
Louvin Brothers
Swedish Gunners Tested Cold War Canon Temperatures
In Stockholm Sweden a seven million strong population shivers as soldiers test automatic cannons in Swedish Lapland. The gunners require temperatures below 22 degrees to proceed though the cold is milder than typical. A herd of reindeer crossed the range during the test.
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Sweden
Arctic
Swedish
Lapland
Illness and Injury Absences Peak in February
New York reports February sees the most workers off sick or hurt, per the Institute of Life Insurance. The average employee loses about 5 days yearly due to illness or injury.
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New York
UPI
The
Institute of Life Insurance
ODRINEN Weight Loss Claim Advertisement
An advertisement touts ODRINEN tiny tablets with a 7 day fat loss promise and money back guarantee. It claims appetite suppression without exercise or laxatives, and notes a $3.00 price with full refund if not satisfied.
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Odrinen
Machines urged to sell stamps at post offices
A citizens advisory group recommends replacing sales-window clerks with vending machines while ensuring full-time career employees are not displaced. The board backs training for staff who will operate the new equipment and endorses the Post Office Department’s mechanization plan.
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Post Office Department
Edward Day
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