Geronimos Son Robert Geronimo Tours Fort Sill
The 74 year old Mescalero Apache Robert Geronimo, son of Geronimo, visited Lawton Oklahoma to lease 160 acres near Duncan and tour Fort Sill. He and historians discussed the Trail of Tears and the Apache struggle, while detailing his family history and birth date of August 2 1889.
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Robert Geronimo
Mescalero
N.M
Amarillo
Jack Hill
Geronimo
Fort Sill Museum
Robert
Apache Cemetery
Duncan
Bill Dixon
Lawton
Mescalero Apache Reservation
Fort Sill
Morris Swett
Museum of the
Thredda
Fort Pickens
Theredda
Fort Marion
Fla
Ziyeh
Lenna
Redistricting hearing set by District Judge Marmaduke
District Judge Arthur Marmaduke will hold a hearing at 2 p.m. Monday in District Court on a motion for a new trial in the blooded redistricting dispute. Lawton commissioner Robert Ebisch and County Attorney Chester Silvers confirmed the hearing for a mandamus action filed by Owen Ard against the Board of County Commissioners seeking county redistricting in line with state statutes. At stake is whether the district map approved the day before trial stands or is voided by the mandamus ruling. The moved case signals plans to appeal to the state Supreme Court if denied a new trial.
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Arthur J. Marmaduke
Robert Ebisch
Lawton
Chester D. Silvers
Githen K. Rhoads
Arthur Cavanagh
Board of County Commissioners
State Supreme Court
Marmaduke
Black seeks Western District No 3 commission seat
James A. Black of 3146 Cache Road announced his bid for the Democratic nomination to fill the Western District No 3 commissioner vacancy created by James Ash’s death. He joins Benny Wallis Joe Cox Paul Janow and Robert Zumwalt as Democrats aiming for the seat amid district boundary changes and a pending primary date.
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James Ash
Lawton
James A. Black
Cache Road
County Excise Board
Black
Western District
E. B
Benny) Wallis
Cache
Joe S. Cox
Paul Janow
Robert
U.S. Helicopter Losses Rise in Mekong Campaign
In Saigon the U.S. Seventh Fleet flagship Providence arrived on a goodwill visit as Communist forces fought Vietcong and Vietnamese troops near the Mekong Delta. A helicopter crash off the mouth of the Mekong left two Americans and a Vietnamese observer missing and presumed dead, raising U.S. combat fatalities to 101. A UH-53 helicopter was previously destroyed near Kien Hoa Province, with four American crewmen and a Vietnamese observer reported. The Providence cruised up the Saigon River with missiles and Marines aboard, while B26s and an observer plane provided air cover.
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Mekong
U.S
Providence
South China Sea
United States
Viet Nam
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lawton Young Man Award Nominee Named
Lawton Jaycees banquet honors Jim Warkentin as the 1960 Lawton Young Man Distinguished Service Award winner chosen from five nominees. Former Governor George Nigh spoke, praising community service and noting the nomination itself signifies group trust.
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Jim Warkentin
Linton Jaycee
T.bd
Nicklas
Tecal Atte Yey
Lawtinian
Oklahoma
George Nigh
Southwestern Stationery and Bank Supply
Lawton
Lawton Jaycee
Lawtonian
Peter King
Security Bank and Trust Co
C. M
Nigh
Cross Jarred As Bud Quits Athletic Post
OU board chairman Glenn Northcutt and OU president George L. Cross expressed surprise at Bud Wilkinson's resignation as athletic director. They said no known political pressure existed and noted uncertainty about how the move affects the search for a new football coach. Governor Bellman praised Wilkinson and lamented circumstances beyond his control.
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Associated Press
University of Oklahoma Board of Regents
Bud Wilkinson
Glenn Northcutt
Willis
George L. Cross
Wilkinson
Bellman
Henry Bellman
U. S. Senate
Oklahoma
Northcourt
Senate
Board of Regents
Raymond Gary
U. S
J. Howard Edmondson
Gary
Edmondson
Cross
Regent
Pove
Meat In Throat Chokes City Tot
Three year old Lawton girl Sherma Rene Stewart died after a piece of meat lodged in her throat while eating a wiener at home. Fire rescue transported her to a doctor’s office where she was pronounced dead at 6 30 p m. Survivors include three sisters Felica Lorain Lorita Shewell and Doretta Latricia. Father is stationed in Germany. Jefferson Funeral home to announce services.
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Lawton
Sherma Rene Stewart
Sp5
Walter Stewart
Bell
J. B. Smith
Vern Livengood
Felica Loraine
Lorita Shewell
Doretta Latricia
Germany
Jefferson Funeral Home
Panamanians urge U S to yield canal control
A Panamanian business committee urged the United States to yield on the Panama Canal Zone and prepare for eventual withdrawal. They backed President Chiari and said Panama will take full control, sending a delegation to Washington to urge the American public to understand the facts.
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Panama City
UPI
United States
Washington
Panama
U. S
Fabrega
Com
Cooler readings after spring warmth hit 75 Saturday
A Pacific cold front will move across Oklahoma bringing a cooler day with a high near 67 today after an overnight low near 34. Tonight's low could dip to 28 as the front spreads east overnight into Sunday.
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Oklahoma
Government proposes strict cigarette ad labeling rules
The FTC proposed new rules to warn buyers about health hazards of smoking. Pack warnings would read caution cigarette smoking is a health hazard and cite the surgeon general's advisory. Ads would carry a shorter caution stating cigarette smoking is dangerous to health and may cause death.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Public Health Service
Surgeon General's Advisory Committee On
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