Clay Retires Talk Looms After Liston Fight
Cassius Clay, now heavyweight champion, quieted by retirement talk and a "trick" he says blinded him in the fifth round of the Liston bout. He, and trainer Angelo Dundee, dispute details of the alleged liniment or grease and the incident in the corner during the late rounds.
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Will Grimsley
Associated Press
Miami Beach
Cassius Clay
Sonny Liston
Clay
Liston
Angelo Dundee
Dundee
Muhammad Ali Retires Hint Shocks Press Conference
Cassius Clay aka Muhammad Ali surprises reporters at Convention Hall by signaling retirement after a potential $10 million bout. He states he fights for a living, plans to stop when money is earned, and asserts he is through talking as reporters press for clarity.
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Clay
Johnson To Sign Senate Approved Tax Cut Bill Today
The Senate passed the tax cut bill 74 to 19 and sent it to President Johnson who will sign at 6 30 p m EST and address the nation at 6 45 p m The measure lowers individual tax rates by about 19 percent for 80 million taxpayers and cuts corporate liabilities by about 9 percent The plan includes tax relief effective March 4 with varying impacts across income brackets and extensive credits and depreciation rules from 1962
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Senate
Johnson
White House
Abc-Tv
House
Treasury
John F. Kennedy
Congress
Kennedy
Defiant Girl Friday Denies Wrongdoing in Senate Hearing
Nancy Carole Tyler, secretary to Bobby Baker, refused to answer questions from Senate investigators invoking the 5th Amendment. She accused the Rules Committee of invading privacy and asked the public to keep an open mind. Baker also declined to testify about personal enrichment, facing possible contempt of Congress. The committee adjourned to 10 a.m. Thursday with additional witnesses expected.
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Nancy Carole Tyler
Bobby Baker
Senate
Tennessee
Senate Rules Committee
Miss Tyler
Baker
Congress
Capitol
B. Everett Jordan
D-N.c
Edward Bennett Williams
Myron G. Ehrlich
District of Columbia
San Francisco
Jake Ehrlich
Baker's Law
Snyder Hijack Slaying Leaves Lounge Owner Dead in Lawton Hospital
In Snyder a tavern owner Kay Snyden died after being shot four times during a Tuesday holdup. Two suspects James DeWayne Hampton 26 and Clarence Doyle Taylor 28 of Oklahoma City were arrested after a high speed chase aided by Fort Cobb and Anadarko authorities. A pellet gun was found in the suspects’ car as witnesses identified the car and suspects. Autopsy in Lawton reported multiple abdominal wounds. Hampton and Taylor face murder charges prepared by Kiowa County.
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Clarence Doyle Taylor
Oklahoma City
Kiowa
Paul Braun
Hobart
Messick
Fort Cobb
Forrest Hall
Anadarko City
Anadarko
Army To Get New Vertical Takeoff Jet
An experimental two man aircraft that lifts off like a helicopter and flies jet speeds will be delivered to the Army for testing at Edwards Air Force Base. Ryan Aeronautical said the aircraft can reach speeds to 600 miles per hour and has a range over 1000 nautical miles with wing mounted fans powered by jet exhaust for vertical lift and hover.
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AN Diego, Calif
Army
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Ryan Aeronautical Company
RYAN
Five More Democrats Enter May 5 Primary Races
Five Democrats filed for the May 5 county primary. Warren H. Crane and John P. Fullerton seek judge posts, Harry Ratliff runs for sheriff, while William Ebisch and W. P. Guess enter District No. 3 commissioner race. Both Ebisch and Guess also pursue a special District No. 3 election on March 3.
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Sheriff's Office
Warren H. Crane
Mission
Court of Special Sessions
John P. Fullerton
Nob Hill Drive
Harry Ratliff
N. 48Th
William Robert Ebisch
Atom
W. P. Guess
Cache
Cold Front Drops Oklahoma Temperatures Through Thursday
A cold front hit Lawton Tuesday lowering temps to 42 today with a 25 degree low. Thursday will warm to about 50 after a chilly night near 19. statewide highs range 37 to 47 with lows 18 to 26 as a Texas New Mexico low shifts into Oklahoma bringing possible light snow flurries in the Panhandle.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
Weather Bureau
Panhandle
State Board Filings Pass The 200 Mark
Oklahoma filings reach 202 with 39 Republicans and five women seeking office at midweek. Notables include Gladys Rogers Warren entering Senate Oklahoma County Dist. 17 and Mabelle Kennedy filing from Pawhuska for Osage Pawnee Noble districts.
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Oklahoma
Gladys Rogers Warren
State Senate
Oklahoma County Dist
Democrats Election Board
U. S
Page Belcher
Enid
Belcher
Doug Martin
Sand Springs
Warren
Mabelle Kennedy
Pawhuska
Senate
Osage
Pawnee
Noble
Kennedy
Grace Hudlin
Democratic Party
Johnston Murray
Board of Regents
Oklahoma College For Women
State Election Board
U.S. Congress
D. Sand Springs
Oklahoma House
Haskell-Latimer
Ernest V. Harrison
D. Yanush
Garvin
W. W. Burnett
D. Wynnewood
J. C. Ray
Midwest City
Tulsa
E. Moon
F. Calvin Swindell
Bryan—Choctaw
J. H. Belvin
Durant
Beef Up Seen For Viet Nam Offensive
Admiral Harry D. Felt says new operations in South Viet Nam will shift to greater government initiative as U S forces prepare a beefed up offensive. Felt returned to Honolulu after tours in the Far East and stresses stronger action against the Communists.
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Honolulu
U.S
Pacific
Far East
Harry D. Felt
Far Eastern
South Viet Nam
Felt
Ruby Jury Now Half Completed
Dallas AP reports the sixth juror in Jack Ruby's murder trial is R. J. Flechtner a 29 year old married paper salesman and father of two. He passed both sides' voir dire in 29 minutes and said he watched a Oswald shooting rerun but gave no firm opinions on Ruby’s motive.
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Jack Ruby
R.J. Flechtner
Lee Harvey Oswald
Flechtner
Ruby
Oswald
Melvin M. Belfi
Luther E. Dickerson
Douglas J. Lowell
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