Hopefuls Launch Campaign in County
Ray Atteberry reports in Lawton a dozen candidates filed for county offices on May 5 primary ballots. District No 2 sees six contenders for county commissioner and two for sheriff, with 1910 boundaries marking Lawton’s split across districts. A special District No 3 primary on March 3 nominates candidates for the late James Ash’s unexpired term.
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Ray Atteberry
Neg Sper
Ena
Earl L. Simmons
Forest D. McClung
Andrews
McClung
J. N. Durham
Lawton
Fort Sill Blvd
James M. Ash
Hugh Brigham
Paul Janow
Cache
Morris Pierson
Eugene B. Hill
S.tith
Billy R. Hewes
Star Rt. Lawton
County Men Seek House Senate Jobs
Comanche county candidates filed for two State Senate seats and three of four State Representative posts for the 1964 legislative contests. On opening day, Bayard Auchincloss led Republicans in Chickasha while others filed for offices in Lawton Duncan Elk City and nearby counties.
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Senate
Comanche County
State Election Board
Oklahoma City
Jim Taliaferro
Hulen
Lawton
Walter Hutchins
Taliaferro
D. D. Raibourn
Pat Sullivan
Chickasha
Bayard Auchincloss
Candidates Stampede Into Oklahoma Filing Gates
Oklahoma City AP reports a crowded start to the political filing period as Bud Wilkinson joined the U.S. Senate race. By mid-morning about 57 candidates sought legislative seats, with totals passing 70 before noon and over 500 expected before Friday’s 5 p.m. deadline. Incumbents filed early and contest lines formed for state Senate and congressional seats across Oklahoma.
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Bayard Auchincloss
Oklahoma City
Auchincloss
State Election Board
Congress
Victor Wickersham
Chickasha
Oklahoma
Bud Wilkinson
University of Oklahoma
U.S. Senate
Wilkinson
Politica
Epamel
Carl Albert
House
Tom Steed
Shawnee
U.S
Bayard Audh- See
Albania Seizes Five Soviet Buildings in Tirana
The Soviet Union reports Albania seized the main Soviet Embassy and four other buildings in Tirana. Izvestia calls the act a provocation and demands immediate return, noting caretaker presence and a breakdown in Moscow and Tirana relations.
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Albania
Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
Tirana
Russia
Izvestia
China
Peking
Indian Kashmir Patrol Ambush Leaves 23 Missing
Twenty three Indian policemen are missing after an ambush in Kashmir near Keran. Pakistan troops allegedly crossed the cease fire line and fired on the patrol while others fired from the opposite bank. A government spokesman linked the incident to broader tensions amid Chou En Lai's visit to Pakistan and a joint communique pledging China’s support.
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New Delhi
India
Pakistan
Kashmir
Indian Defense Ministry
U.N
Keran
Srinagar
Nehru
Congress Party
Chou En-lai
Chou
Mohammed Ayub Khan
China
Ayub
Punjab
Rawalpindi
Peking
Boy 9 Missing In Arizona Snowstorm
More than 200 searchers combed snow covered mountains south of Prescott for 9 year old Dennis Hargus of Mesa who wandered from a YMCA camp Sunday. Deputies noted tracks found in the snow were erased by a rapid thaw.
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Prescott, Ariz
Prescott
Yavapai County
Dennis Hargus
Mesa
Ariz
First human limb transplant performed in Ecuador
In Guayaquil a 28 year old Ecuadorian sailor received a right hand and forearm from a recently deceased donor. Boston doctors Dr. Roberto Gilbert and colleagues conducted the operation with help from two surgeons from Peter Bent Brigham Hospital. They termed it the first recorded homograft of a human limb and noted the patient was recovering.
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Boston
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
Guyaquil
Ecuador
Roberto Gilbert
Clinica Guyaquil
Richard W. Wilson
Robert M. Goldwyn
Gilbert
Boston Hospital
Wilson
Goldwyn
Nine Feared Dead In Illinois Hotel Fire
A fire at the old Alamo Hotel in downtown Kankakee Illinois left from two to nine persons missing and feared dead. Firefighters police and the coroner's office searched the smoldering wreckage using construction equipment. Six people were hospitalized and one 69 year old man remained in treatment. A waitress Mrs Bernice Toulouse was credited with saving many lives by discovering the blaze and alerting residents.
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Kankakeef
Ill
UPI
Alamo
Kankakee
John Marquart
St. Mary’s Hospital
John S. White
Bernice Toulouse
Toulouse
County to Try Accused Child Slayer Under Military Jurisdiction
Fort Sill officer 2nd Lt. Gerald Nelson Cameron, 24, faces murder charges in the fatal stabbing of James Anthony Gibbs, 4, son of Lt. and Mrs. James Gibbs. The county attorney said he would seek to place the case under military jurisdiction with Fort Sill authorities.
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Chester D. Silvers
Fort Sill
Silvers
Police Department
Gerald Nelson Cameron
Cameron
James Anthony Gibbs
James M. Gibbs
Taft
Gibbs
Bonnie
Lt. Gibbs
Cameron College
Pershing Missile Firing at Fort Wingate Tests Cold Weather Striking
Fort Wingate New Mexico troops of Fort Sill's 1st Missile Battalion fired the Pershing missile amid sub zero conditions. The 35 foot weapon launched at 8 57 a m and hit its White Sands target about six minutes later after a 27 minute safety pause. Battery D marked the graduation shot.
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Phil Ford
Fort Wingate
N.M
Fort Sill
White Sands
Here
Gram
Ponderosa Pines
Cibola National Forest
Pershing
John J. Pershing
Army
Llst
11Th Cavalry Regiment
Mother Of Six Picked As 3rd Juror For Ruby
A Dallas juror pool selection picks Mildred McCollum, a mother of six, as the third juror in Jack Ruby’s murder trial. The defense seeks Supreme Court action to disqualify jurors who watched the Oswald shooting on television. McCollum testified she watched the telecast, joining two others already questioned.
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Dallas
UPI
Jack Ruby
Mildred McCollum
Texas Supreme Court
Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
McCollum
Melvin Belli
Sun Court
Joe B. Brown
Prino
Fort Wingate Captain Keeps Pershing Prep Moving
Captain Joseph H. Bill Jr. commands the Fort Sill unit aiding the 1st Missile Battalion 81st Artillery as four Pershing missiles are launched from Fort Wingate toward White Sands Missile Range. His team ensures troops have water laundry fuel and essential gear while coordinating safety and firing area briefings.
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Fort Wingate
N. M
Fort Sill
Joseph H. Bill Jr
New Mexico
White Sands Missile Range
81St
Bill
Charles ‘Domasinsky
Richard Smith
Jon Hays
Page
Buddhist Priest Burned Severely on Mission Lawn
A 78 year old Buddhist priest Rev Kakuo Okimura is in critical condition with burns covering over 40 percent of his body. He was found on Koboji Shingo Mission Sun ny lawn after being burned six hours earlier, police said no further details available.
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Honolulu
Koboji Shingo Mission
Kakuo Okimura
Lyons Seeks One Cent Gas Tax Hike For Roads
Highway Director Frank Lyons urged a one cent increase in the state gasoline tax to fund road improvements. He proposed diverting the highway user tax from the general revenue fund to earmark for roads, estimating about 10 million dollars more yearly. He warned current funds are insufficient to meet needed upgrades.
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Oklahoma City
Frank Lyons
Bellmon
Henry Bellmon
Lyons
General Revenue Fund
General Revenue
Warming Trend Moves In Today
A slight warming trend begins in Lawton and southwest today with cooler temps and possible light rain by Tuesday. The weather bureau links the warmth to two Sunday fronts, with two more fronts due by Tuesday noon. Highs near 55 this afternoon and 50s tonight. Tuesday cloudy and cooler with rain chances.
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Lawton
Weather Bureau
Oklahoma
Cnline
Oklaok
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