Four States Win High Test Marks On Their Schools
The NEA ranks California Illinois New Jersey and Washington among the top quarter of states in public school fitness based on 1962 63 data. New Jersey tops in all four categories while Wisconsin leads in high school graduation retention.
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Washington
UPIT
California
Illinois
New Jersey
National Education Association
NEA
Hingis
Wisconsin
Georgia
New York State
Mississippi
Oregon
South Carolina
South Dakota
Alabama
Utah
Kentucky
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Dogs Doomed To Die Under Woman's Will
Two Irish setters, Brickland and Sunny Birth, were ordered to be euthanized by the will of Pittsburgh’s Miss Ida M Capers who died Jan. 26. Executor Fred C. Houston Jr. and a Humane Society attorney could not find a legal way to save them. Kennel owner Thomas Miller, caring for the dogs since Capers fell ill, hopes to rescue them but faces a humane death per the will.
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Pittsburgh
Thomas Miller
Pittsburgh, Pa
Ida M. Capers
Fred C. Houston Jr
Capers
Brickland
Miller
Houston
Humane Society
Miss Capers
Funeral Rites for Thomas Green Slaughter at St Elmo Baptist
Thomas Green Slaughter age 70 of 1331 Monroe died Tuesday. Funeral service at 2 p m Friday at St Elmo Baptist Church with Rev W H Haynes officiating. Masonic rites by Rising Star lodge 48. Burial at 11 a m Saturday Langston under Jefferson Funeral home direction.
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Thomas Green Slaughter
Monroe
St. Elmo Baptist Church
W. H. Haynes
New Hope
Rising Star Lodge 48
Langston
Jefferson Funeral Home
Actress Settles Stripper's Suit with Beverly Hills
Los Angeles AP reports actress France Nuyen settled a $100000 damage suit filed by Beverly Hills stripper Beverly Jean Powers. The amount was not disclosed. Powers says she was injured when the car she rode in collided with Nuyen's vehicle on March 10, 1961.
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Los Angeles
France Nuyen
Beverly Hills
Miss Hills
Beverly Jean Powers
Lester Approved For Safety Post
Oklahoma senate public safety committee unanimously approved Robert R. Lester of Norman as the new commissioner of public safety. Lester, 52, a former Norman police chief and longtime highway patrol veteran, thanked the committee and said he aims to serve the state with his best efforts. He succeeds Ray Page, named warden of McAlester prison.
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Oklahoma City
UPI
Senate Public Safety Committee
Robert R. Lester
Norman
Public Safety
Senate
Lester
Cheyenne
Roger Mills County
Enid
Claremore
Ray Page
McAlester Prison
Feed converts to turkey at four to one ratio
The article notes a current feed to meat conversion of four pounds of feed producing one pound of turkey, a drop from a previous six to one ratio. It highlights improved efficiency in turkey production over recent years.
Navy Denies Reports On Sub Penetration
The U S Navy rejected a London Daily Mail claim that the British submarine Orpheus slipped through U S defenses near New London Connecticut after warning. Atlantic Fleet said the Orpheus was in exercises with U S forces January 23 to February 12 and its position was known throughout the transit. The well done message was a compliment, not confirmation of a breach.
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Norfolk
UPS
U. S. Navy
London Daily Mail
New London
U. S
Navy
Scotland
United States
Atlantic Fleet Headquarters
Orpheus
Ribicoff Urges Bells Ring On Independence Day
Senator Abraham Ribicoff proposed a bill urging Americans to ring bells on July 4 to recall that the Liberty Bell was founded 187 years ago in Philadelphia.
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Washington
UPT
Abraham A. Ribicoff
D-Conn
Philadelphia
Blue and Gold Banquet Honors Bryan Cub Scouts
About 133 Cub Scouts and parents gathered at Taft school's Blue and Gold banquet in Bryan. Pack 7, with PTA sponsorship, opened with a flag ceremony and presented awards to many dens and scouts including bobcat to silver arrow pins, den leader pins, and a new den mother confirming dedication to advancement.
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Cub Scout Pack 7
Bryan
Taft School
Parent-Teachers Association
Bill Bridges
Louise Peterson
den. J
Walter Oswalt
Luther Eubanks
Hunting Horse
Bill Mayes
Mayes
Wallace Ferguson
Advancement Committee
Wade Reichert
Charlie King Jr
James Young
Harold Dean
Dennis Hasting
Wayne Pamplin
Mike Smith
Rick Alberta
Bobby Jordan
Black Beaver Council
Larry Schnieder
Robert Hawkins
Ronald Sheldon
Steve Carlton
Joseph Deloach
Mark Fink
Mike Fink
Harvey Roof
Walter Peterson
Thomas Comyack
Donny Hunt
Stephen Joslyn
Jerry Wise
Randall Bridges
Cecil Howard
Johnny King
Brent Clark
Terry Carpenter
Mike McClallick
Juan Hernandez
Ronnie Williams
Randy Akers
Randy Ferguson
Danny Crowder
Mike Tate
Larry Rominger
Richard Cash
Ricky Robinson
Denner
Mike Green
Eddie Howard
Charles King
Den 3
Den
Jack Thornton
Den 2
Herbert McClallick
Den 5
Youth Leader Award Slated by Lawton Optimists
The Breakfast Optimist club of Lawton seeks nominations for the 1962 Youth Leader Award to honor the person contributing most to youth activities. Nominations run to March 15 with the award announced March 22.
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Breakfast Optimist Club
Lawton
M. J. Randall
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Camp Fire Girls
Randall
Bobby L. McNeil
N. Sist. Lawton
Skating Party Planned by Centenary Methodist Youth
The Metho dist Youth Fellowship at Centenary Methodist Church schedules a skating party at Eagle Park on Friday night. The group departs from the chapel at 7 p.m. after skating, they return to Kathy Martin’s home at 1625 N 25th for refreshments and recreation.
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College and Career Methodist Youth Fellowship
Centenary Methodist Church
Eagle Park
Little Chapel
Kathy Martin
N. 25Th
Kennedy sets new civil rights push while Cuba crisis roils Capitol
President Kennedy sends a special message to Congress on civil rights seeking legislation as Democrats and Republicans spar on Capitol Hill. Internationally, rifts widen as the US and Britain weigh Geneva talks on a nuclear test ban amid Soviet China tensions. Charles Sweeney dies at 81 in Salt Lake City. a wealthy soldier of fortune who served in seven wars under five flags is noted. The fashion scene tips to knee exposure in New York previews by AP writer Jean Sprain Wilson.
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Kennedy
Congress
Capitol Hill
Cuba
Moscow
Peking
Soviet Union
China
William L. Ryan
Khrushchev
Geneva
Charles Sweeney
Salt Lake City
Millionaire
Jean Sprain Wilson
New York
Lawton Coin Club Gathers For Monthly Meeting Tonight
Lawton coin club meets at 7 30 p m in the Artillery room of Hotel Lawioman with president Jack Slaybaugh presiding. Dr Leslie T Hamm reports on new constitution and by laws followed by a three lot coin auction. A 1963 proof set will be awarded as door prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton Coin Club
Lawioman
Jack Slaybaugh
Leslie T. Hamm
Himalayan Border Fighting Involves Global Population
The fighting in the remote borderlands of the high Himalayas directly involved 40 percent of the world population. One in four people live in Communist China and one in seven reside in India.
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High Himalayas
Communist
China
India
Meat Judging School Slated
A meat identification and judging school will be held at the county fairgrounds Friday led by Marlin Keathley of Lawton Meat Supply. Top four county winners from 15 southwest district counties will attend, aiming to prepare girls for the state contest on March 12 in Oklahoma City. The top county team will qualify for the national contest in October in Kansas City, Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlin Keathley
Lawton Meat Supply
Clara Kelley
Oklahoma City
Kansas City
Pep Club to Attend Diocesan Finals in Oklahoma City
Members of St Marys high school pep squad will travel to Oklahoma City for the Diocesan basketball finals. They will face St Michael s of Henryetta at 7 30 p m in Mt St Marys gym. Sponsors Sister Charles Ann and Sister M Rosella join 10 mothers.
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St. Mary's High School
Oklahoma City
St. Michael's of
Henryetta
Mt. St. Mary’s Gymnasium
Charles Ann
M. Rosella
Thespian Society
Mabelle Conger
Central High School
St. Mary's
Connie Newman
Bonnie Angus
Karen George
Barbara Valliant
Jeanie Fisher
Robert Shalvey
Francis Irving
Frank Lawrence
Robert Hernandez
Police Court Docket for Municipal Judge Oaks
Today's police court session lists defendants and dispositions. Notable cases include Charl ie Hutchins fined for leaving the scene, Charles Johnson forfeiting bonds for open bottle and speeding, and multiple fines for public drunkenness, vagrancy, and disturbances.
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J. Merle Oaks
Charlie Hutchins
Charles R. Johnson
Wichita Falls
Tex
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Oklehome
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Tom Leonhardt
Davey Lee Brown
Paris
Carl L. Blackburn
Wanda Shell
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Sir Roosevelt Weakley
E. Gore
Allen’s Home Lumber Co
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Bfgoodrich
F Gooden
B.E Goodrich
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Copeland Thorne Conoco
Joe
Broadway
Walters
Bill Trotter
Texaco
D” Ave
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Snyder
Okla
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Lith and
D Avenue
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Conoco
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Llth & Lee
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