Rescued Cameron Boy Clings To Elk Mountain Narrow Ledge
Cameron Boy a 19 year old Cameron college student was rescued after nine hours on a sheer Elk Mountain ledge in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. Four fellow students assisted refuge staff in the all night operation ending with the climber brought down at 4 12 am and back to Lawton by 5 am.
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Cameron College
Elk Mountain
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Tad Logan
Ray F. Logan
Fort Belvoir
Cameron
Logan
Refuge
Julian Howard
Neal Shelton
Temple
Reece Kahle
Phil Sampson
Chickasha
Quincey Cremer
Elgin
Shelton
Sampson
Howard
Jackson
Drummond
Parker
Sullivan
Fort Sill
Lawton
Kennedy Seeks Civil Rights Laws to End Voting Rights Barriers
President Kennedy urged Congress to pass four key measures to protect Negro voters including expedited handling of voting suits, ballot access during litigation, equal literacy standards, and a literacy presumption for sixth grade graduates. He also sought federal aid to desegregate schools and extended powers for the Civil Rights Commission.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
U.S. Civil Rights Commission
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Soviet Troop Pullout From Cuba Seen Limited
The United States reports a Soviet ship carrying troops has left Cuba amid a promise to pull several thousand out by March 15. Four ships are en route, potentially carrying eight to nine thousand soldiers, with officials noting Moscow’s broader intent remains to reduce but not end the Soviet presence in Cuba.
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Washington
Cuba
Anatoly Dobrynin
Dean Rusk
Central Intelligence Agency
John A. McCone
Moscow
United States
Rusk
Legislature Stepping Toward Adjournment In Oklahoma
The Oklahoma Legislature moves toward early adjournment as Senate and House plan action on key bills. Senate President Roy Beecher urges prompt committee work to avoid a logjam before May. A reapportionment bill is set for the other chamber next Tuesday, and a driver education bill passes the House and goes to the Senate.
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Harry Culver
Oklahoma City
LLP
Senate
Roy Beecher
House
Henry Bellman
Beecher
Senate Safety Committee
Robert R. Lester
Norman
Public Safety
Front Brings Rain To Lawton Sector
A Canadian cold front moved into southwest Oklahoma lowering temperatures from Wednesday. Light rain began about 10 a.m. with forecast for cloudy skies and colder temperatures and occasional light rain or snow. Snow moved into nearby areas with light snow in several counties and temperatures dipping to 30 tonight.
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Oklahoma
Lawton
Oklahoma City
State Highway Department
Kingfisher County
Garfield
Noble
Logan
Weather Bureau
Kay County
Sewer Line Project Under Way in Elmer Thomas Park
OAKERS this week began a 22-foot deep cut in Elmer Thomas Park east end to install a 15-inch sewer line as part of a 131563 dollar sanitary sewer project. The work will connect to existing lines serving Army Reserve and National Guard facilities and other city sections. 30 days to completion barring bad weather.
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Larrys Grey
Ray Atteberry
Oakers
Elmer Thomas Park
Bob Derington
Sheridan Construction Co
Gore
Council Heights
East
Lawton
Derington
Wyatt B. Hendrick
Army Reserve
National Guard
WicMahon
Museum of the
Edmondson to Speak in Lawton Fort Sill Visit Planned
Former Oklahoma governor J Howard Edmondson will visit Lawton and Fort Sill March 22 for his first trip since succeeding late Sen Robert Kerr. He will headline a joint dinner of the Southwest Oklahoma AUSA and Lawton Chamber of Commerce at Fort Sill Officers Club with 800 residents expected. He arrives at Post Field greeted by an honor guard and will tour Artillery and Missile Center activities.
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J. Howard Edmondson
Lawton
Fort Sill
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Southwest Oklahoma
The
Association of the U.S. Army
Lawton Chamber of Commerce
Fourth Candidate Seeks Chief's Job
Traffic Captain Frank Murphy announced his candidacy for police chief in the March 19 Democratic city primary. He is the fourth candidate for the two year term while Chief Pete Fuller seeks re election after 20 years on the force. Other candidates include Newt C. Adair and Charles High as the race narrows to mayor police chief and other city offices.
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Frank Murphy
Murphy
Pete Fuller
Newt C. Adair
Charles High
Alderman Benjamin Lewis Shot Dead in Chicago Office
Chicago Alderman Benjamin F. Lewis 53 a key West Side Democrat was found dead in his City Hall office with hands cuffed and a bullet wound in the back two days after a wide reelection win. Police fear a political execution amid historic ward battles and a Daley-era machine.
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Chicago
UPN
Benjamin F. Lewis
Lewis
West Side 24Th Ward
West Side
Ganster al Capone
WPA
State Sales Tax Gains Reported for December in Lawton and Comanche Co
The Oklahoma Tax Commission reports January collections for December business show Lawton up 4 percent to 151 413.63 and Comanche County up 4.44 percent to 157 313.32. Statewide sales tax totals rose 6.15 percent to 5 829 240.58, with Ardmore moving into the top 10 cities and gains noted in Cotton Grady Harmon Jefferson Atoka, while several counties like Greer Tillman Stephens Jackson Kiowa and Caddo posted losses.
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Lawton
Comanche County
Oklahoma Tax Commission
Ardmore
Duncan
Carter County
Oklahoma
Comanche
Cotton
Grady
Harmon
Jefferson
Greer
Tillman
Stephens
Jackson
Kiowa
Caddo
Atoka County
Kingfisher County
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Refuge Mountain
Treasure Lake
Charlie Darling
Ron Sullivan
D. W. Jackson
Edwin Drummond
Elmer Parker
Cremer
Sunset Camp
Ted Logan
Times
Baltika
New York Times
Asst
Robert Manning
Wayn Park
Sen
Howard Edmondson
Sen. Edmondson
City
Fort Sill Officers Club
Bill F. Bent
Richard J. Daley
Jeff C. Alford
Democratic
TOF
Okla
Tulsa
Layton Enid
Muskogee Bartlesville
Ponca City
Shawnee
Anadarke
Walters Chickasha
Altus
Waurika
Hobart
Marion
Frederick
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