Bellmon Seeks Better Highways Without Tax Increase
Oklahoma Governor Henry Bellmon says he is reviewing the state tax structure as he drafts the 1965 legislative program. Indications point to boosting the highway program without a general tax hike, possibly by earmarking more of the highway users tax for road improvements. Bellmon has pledged no tax increase during his term while highway director Frank Lyons promotes a one-cent gas tax.
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Gaylord Shaw
Oklahoma City
Henry Bellmon
Oklahoma
Bellmon
Frank Lyons
Lyons
Highway Department
General Revenue Fund
Lawyers Question Death Penalty For Killing a Communist
Dallas UPI report on Jack Ruby trial juror questions as defense probes the death penalty for shooting a Communist. Oswald’s allegiance cited. panelists dismissed for opinions. Juror selection continues amid appeals to Texas Supreme Court and witness subpoenas.
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Dallas
UPI
Jack Ruby
Joe H. Tonnhill
C. B. Perkins
Perkins
Elizabeth James
Texas Supreme Court
Tonnhill
Lawrence O. Greer
Ruby
Bill Decker
Jimmie Braswell
Braswell
Oswald
Irving Lee
Red Forces Seize Key Laotian Mountain Site
Pro communist forces captured Mt Phou Khe near Plaine des Jarres after Pathet Lao and North Vietnamese troops forced two right wing battalions to abandon the 7,073 foot peak on Wednesday, according to a military spokesman.
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Vientiane
Laos
Phou Khe
Plaine Des Jarres
Bounthieng
Texas Firm Low Bidder On City Airport Tower
An Arlington contractor submitted the apparent low bid of 252 552 for a Lawton Municipal Airport control tower. Bids opened at Fort Worth followed alteration of plans with ten other bidders including two Lawton firms.
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Texas
Arlington
Tex
Lawton
Charles H. Berry
Nixon death plot evidence denied by Oswald associate
James Martin, longtime business agent for Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald, denied having evidence that Lee Harvey Oswald planned to shoot Richard Nixon. He told reporters he remains Mrs. Oswald’s agent as he testified before the Kennedy assassination inquiry.
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Washington
James Martin
Lee Harvey Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Oswald
Richard M. Nixon
Dallas
Tex
Texas
Martin
Presidential Commission
Kennedy
Houston Post
Nixon
Earl Warren
Ios
Chi
Panhandle Snow Sweeps Oklahoma Warm Trend Seen
Panhandle towns faced heavy snow and winds up to 40 mph with slick roads as temperatures rise across Oklahoma. Forecasters expected highs from 43 to 55 degrees through Friday while other regions saw clearer skies and warmer readings.
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Outhwest
Oklahoma
U. S. Weather Bureau
Lawton
Oklahoma Panhandle
Highway Patrol
Weather Bureau
Plane Crashes in Japan Killing 19 on Fuji Airlines Convair
A Fuji Airlines Convair crashed while landing at Oita Airport in southern Japan. 19 people were killed and 22 hospitalized as the twin-engine plane broke apart and burned after braking failed. The craft carried 36 passengers and five crew. all foreigners were reported absent.
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Tokyo
Oita
Japan
Fuji Airlines
Kyushu
Kagoshima
Missile Freeze Talks Stir Moscow Over Arms Race
Washington reports a sharp rise in U S missile power prompts Moscow to study a Johnson proposal for a rocket production freeze. William Foster urged a halt to fissile material production as Semyon Tsarapkin left the door open for more talks at the 17 nation disarmament conference.
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Geneva
UPI
Moscow
Johnson
Soviet Union
William C. Foster
Foster
United States Missile Arsenal
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
Tsarapkin
Central
Europe
America
NATO
Washington
Edmondson Files for Senate Run Amid Campaign Pledges
Sen. Howard Edmondson filed to return to his U S Senate seat, delivering papers with his wife Jeannette and a $100 fee. He pledged a vigorous campaign and clear issue stance, recalling his gubernatorial record while promising direct discussion of the agenda. Opponents include Willard Owens Raymond Gary and Fred Harris for Democrats, and Tom Harris Forest Beall Bud Wilkinson among Republicans.
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Harry Culver
Oklahoma City
UPI
Howard Edmondson
Senate
Edmondson
State Election Board
Jeannette
Washington
Jimmy
Election
U. S. Senate
Robert S. Kerr
Willard Owens
Raymond Gary
Fred R. Harris
Tom Harris
Forest Beall
Bud Wilkinson
Baker Interests Probed In Quiz
Senate investigators expanded their inquiry into Bobby Baker amid hearings to include vending machine operations and Caribbean gambling concessions. Edward Torres and John Gates testified as Baker’s financial ties and possible gambling interests come under scrutiny, while Baker and his secretary Nancy Carole Tyler invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to answer.
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Washington
Senate
Bobby Baker
Caribbean
Senate Rules Committee
Edward Torres
Fremont
Las Vegas
Nev
John Gates
Pan American Airways
Intercontinental Hotels
Torres
Serv-A Corp
Baker
Gates
Intercontinental
Nancy Carole Tyler
Tennessee
India Health Officials Visit Lawton for Facility Tour
Seven doctors from India arrive in Lawton for a one day tour of city health facilities. They will visit the City-County Health Center, McMahon- Tomlinson Nursing Center, Memorial Hospital, Southwestern Hospital and the U S Public Health Service Indian Hospital. The visit is funded by the Ford Foundation and includes lunch at the nursing center. The delegation, led by Col D Bhatia and Dr Gopalaraj Chetty, aims to study educational and training programs and Oklahoma’s health achievements.
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Edmondson
Oklahoma
John Jarman
Oklahoma City
Barry Albert
Jarman
Homer Cowan
Moore
Sid White
State
Senate
White
India
Lawton
Charles Green
Green
Ford Foundation
McMahon-Tomlinson Nursing Center
Memorial Hospital
Southwestern Hospital
U. S. Public Health Service Indian Hospital
Nursing
Kirk Moseley
Roy Norton
North Carolina
Col
D Bhatia
Punjab
Gopalaraj Chetty
Mysore
B. R. Gupta
West Bengal
Kumari Marikar
Madras
T. B. Patel
Plot Aimed at Assassination of South Viet Nam Leader
Saigon reports Maj. Gen. Nguyen Khanh faced an assassination plot backed by French officials as he escaped a mine blast near Saigon. US advisers described enemy gains, while Vietnam requests extradition of Ngo Dinh Nhu's widow, a move likely to be ignored amid strained Franco Saigon ties.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Nguyen Khanh
Mekong River
Khanh
Charles de Gaulle
Southeast Asia
South Viet Nam
France
Ngo Dinh Nhu
Ngo Dinh Diem
Nhu
Philippine panel seeks halt to U.S. recruitment pact
A House committee in Manila moved to file a resolution urging cancellation of a treaty that allows 8 000 Filipino workers to be hired for U S military bases in the Pacific. Hearings probe alleged discrimination and exploitation by U S armed forces and private employers.
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Manila
House of Representatives
United States
U.S
Pacific
Fight Fizzles Near Border
A large military operation near the Cambodian frontier fizzled after heavy contact with Viet Cong forces. Saigon reports three guerrillas killed and two captured about 120 miles west of Saigon. One government soldier died and two were wounded as Vietnamese battalions moved into the area before the Viet Cong slipped away.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Surprise Party for Mrs Kennedy Touches President and Guests
President Johnson and more than a dozen high ranking officials surprised Mrs John F Kennedy at her Georgetown home. He presented four presidential signing pens for her Caroline and John Jr and the Kennedy Memorial Library along with a gold coffee service. The party marked her housewarming and Johnson's first formal call after signing the 11.5 billion tax cut bill. Caroline and John Jr attended after a daytime ride.
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Helen Thomas Ashington
UPI
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Georgetown
Ing
Mrs. Kennedy
White House
U. S
Caroline
John Jr
Kennedy
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