Lost Lake drained by vandals in Wichita Mountains Refuge
Vandals removed a lock and chain opened a 12 inch valve and drained Lost Lake a 10 surface acre former water body in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. Water levels dropped dramatically leaving fish in puddles with hope to drain upper lakes to save them.
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Lost Lake
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Refuge
Julian Howard
French Lake
FBI
Howard
O'Reilly Sandoz
Medicine Park State
Fish and Wildlife Service
Wichita Wildlife Refuge
Lawton
Old Creek
Britain allows $11.2 million Cuba bus sale despite U S criticism
London reports that the Board of Trade will permit Leyland Motors to ship 400 buses and 1.1 million dollars of spare parts to Cuba under a five year credit plan. The firm expects orders for 1,050 more buses as Cuba rebuilds its crippled public transport system.
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London
Cuba
Board of Trade
Britain
U.S. Commerce Department
U.S
Leyland Motors Ltd
Leyland
Donald Stokes
United States
Counies
Comanche County Commissioner James M. Ash Dies
James M. Ash of District 3, Comanche County, died shortly after noon at St. Anthony's hospital in Oklahoma City after undergoing surgery last Friday. He was completing his third term as commissioner.
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James M. Ash. Cache
Comanche County
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Oklahoma City
Cameron Evacuated After Bomb Threat at Cameron College
An anonymous caller warned of a bomb at Cameron College prompting evacuation of classrooms and dorms within minutes. Police, fire units, and staff searched Administration and other areas but found no device. classes resumed by afternoon.
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Cameron College
Cameron
Cleo Stout
Lawton
Harris Hancock
Cleo Elkins
Elkins
Sondra Chatfield
Winter Returns With Cold Front Across Oklahoma
A cold front brings a drop in temperatures across Oklahoma with highs forecast in the 42 to 54 range and overnight lows near 23 to 25. Snow flurries and scattered showers are expected statewide as the system moves east, with a five day outlook noting below normal temperatures and light precipitation in western and eastern parts.
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Oklahoma
Weather Bureau
Ardmore
Guymon
McAlester
Widow of Oswald Accepts JFK Killing Facts
Mrs. Oswald has accepted as fact that her husband killed President Kennedy and will not sue Dallas or other government bodies. James H. Martin says she has received over 28 000 in contributions and remains protected by the Secret Service while free to come and go. He notes her husband’s mood changes after returning from Russia.
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Dallas
Lee Harvey Oswald
John F. Kennedy
James H. Martin
Jack Ruby
Oswald
Kennedy
Secret Service
Marina
Martin
Mrs. Oswald
United States
Russia
Gemini test vehicle to launch in Galveston Bay
Houston AP reports astronauts and engineers will take a Gemini test vehicle into Galveston Bay next month or early March to test its equipment and operations.
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Houston
Galveston Bay
Johnson Pledges 1965 Cuts to Curb Arms Race
President Johnson unveils a 97.9 billion dollar fiscal 1965 budget, a 500 million cut from current levels, forecasting a 4.9 billion deficit. He urges Russia to cut enriched uranium output by 25 percent and shut four titanium facilities as part of a broader arms control push. The State of the Union, 2852 words, was televised nationwide.
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Merriman Smith
UPI
White House
Washington
Johnson Today
Johnson
Congress
Russia
Kennedy
Johnson urges bold reform in first state of the union
President Johnson calls for an unconditional war on poverty and a sweeping domestic agenda. He targets an $11 billion tax cut, civil rights legislation, and expanded health and housing programs, while outlining a 97.9 billion fiscal 1965 budget and new foreign and disarmament proposals.
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Johnson
Congress
White House
House
Capitol
Congressional
John F. Kennedy
United States
Major Crimes Up 12 Percent Here
Lawton saw a 12.1 percent rise in major offenses in 1963, marking the fourth straight year of increases. Police Chief Pete M. Fuller reported 2,512 major crimes investigated, up from 2,239 in 1962, with more than a quarter cleared by arrest.
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Lawton
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Pete M. Fuller
FBI
Police Department
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