Taunts fly as Oklahoma probe on Gourley proceeds
J Lang Gourley opposition blocks appearance before the state Senate Investigating Committee. The panel orders a start on a state Personnel Board icon and vows to reopen the lodge probe this afternoon. Gourley declines invitation, saying he is no longer in politics and acted in good faith.
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Homa City
J. Lang Gourley
State Senate
Gourley
State Personnel Board
State Lodge
J. Howard Edmondson
Ray Fine
Basil Wilson
Mangum
Fine
Supreme Court
Hawk
Oklahoma City
Burglars Take 25000 In Sherry's House Of Fashion Heist
Police report a Thursday night break in at Sherry's House of Fashion 1605 Gore where about 200 clothing items valued between 20000 and 25000 were stolen. Detectives note professionals used a window entry and removed price tags before fleeing with dresses coats suits and jewelry. Lucille's store also suffered a loss earlier in December, while Lu cille's case remains unsolved.
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Sherry
H. B. Collins
Lawton
Lucille’s
Lucille
Cleo Stout
Dr. Collins
Mirsa
Gino Paoli
Amalfi
Italy
Stott Phote
Rain-Short Oklahoma Stockmen Face Fast Herd Selloff
Southwest Oklahoma farmers and stockmen warn of real trouble without rain. Ponds drying, wells running dry, cattle values slump as drought bites. Government pond construction aid seen as possible relief amid sparse 1963 rainfall.
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Oklahoma
Floyd Hawk
Agricultural Stabilization and Prange
Anne Service
Hawk
Fraud Counts Hit Ad Firm On Diet Pills
New York a Manhattan advertising agency Eastor Hilton Chesley Clifford and Atherton was indicted on 58 counts for fraud in a $16 million diet pill campaign. Promoters allegedly falsified medical test records to tout Regimen tablets as weight loss aids. Other defendants include Drug Research Corp and New Drug Institute.
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New York
Manhattan
Eastor, Hilton, Chesley, Clifford and Atherton, Inc
U.S
Martin R. Palmer
Madison Avenue
Drug Research Corp
John Andreadis
Saul Miklean
New Drug Institute
Arthur D. Herrick
Servicemen Won't Face Smoking Ban
Washington reports top doctors from the Army and Air Force oppose a smoking ban for 2.7 million personnel. They propose education on smoking harms and an end to promotional schemes including cigarette gifts to military hospitals. Officials say no decisions were made yet and a common policy is expected, pending formal announcement.
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Washington
Army
Air Force
Associated Press
Shirley C. Fisk
Defense Department
Public Health Service
Fisk
Geneva
UPI
Soviet Union
West
United States
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Tsarapkin
MLF
West Germany
Kenneth Kaunda Becomes First Prime Minister of Northern Rhodesia
Kenneth Kaunda aged 39, a former schoolteacher, has been named the first prime minister of copper-rich Northern Rhodesia, in a major political milestone as the territory moves toward independence.
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Lusaka
Northern Rhodesia
Kenneth Kaunda
Northern
Rhoesia
Exodus To Pinch Panama Pockets
Panamanian observers say the mass departure of hundreds of U S. travelers and officials will hurt the economy of Panama City. The U S. Air Force has flown over 1 200 relatives of canal area servicemen home and diplomats face reassignment as ties to Panama tighten amid anti American violence. Canal Zone trade has fallen as hotels cut hours and purchases from Panama drop to a fraction of normal.
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Panama City
UPI
Panama
U.S. Air Force
Canal Zone
United States
U.S
Assistant Army Chief To Get 17 Gun Salute
Willis M. Hawkins, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Research and Development, will receive a 17 gun salute on arrival at Fort Sill. He will tour the Artillery and Missile School and the Guided Missile Department after an 8:30 am honors ceremony and briefings with Maj. Gen. L. S. Griffing and center staff.
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Willis M. Hawkins
Army For Research and Development
Post Headquarters
Fort Sill
Hawkins
L. S. Griffing
McNair Hall
Snow Hall
Army
Sukarno Rejects Kennedy Peace Push Over Malaysia
In Bangkok Sukarno vows continued hostilities against Malaysia a few hours after Atty. Gen. Kennedy led a three-nation peace effort. Indonesia Malaysia and the Philippines agreed to a cease-fire monitoring by Thailand and planned a foreign ministers conference in February. Kennedy heads to London as talks continue.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Sukarno
Indonesia
Malaysia
Robert F. Kennedy
Borneo
Philippines
Kennedy
Jakarta
U.S
Southeast Asia
London
Tunku Abdul Rahman
Diosdado Macapagal
Subandrio
Sabah
Sarawak
Britain
North
Philippine
British North Borneo
Macapagal
Rahman
S Ted
Probers Cite 2.1 Million Baker Profit
Senate investigators said Bobby Baker claimed 2.1 million dollars in earnings from outside dealings during nine years as Senate secretary. A GAO witness noted inconsistencies, lowering his net worth to about 1.79 million when liabilities are counted.
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Washington
UPI
Robert G
Bobby) Baker
Senate
Fraternity Savings and Loan Association of Baltimore
Oo B. Johnson
Senate Rules Committee
Baker
Lorin H. Drennan
General Accounting Office
GAO
Drennan
South Carolina
Kerr
Kerr-McGee Oil Company
Robert S. Kerr
D-Okla
Serv-U Vending Machine Co
Pove
Theme set for famous Easter Sunrise Service
The 39th Wichita Mountains Easter pageant at Holy City has the theme Mine Eyes Have Seen The Glory. Lt. Col. (Ret.) Jack Rhodes says the sunrise service on March 29 features 54 scenes including the Sermon on the Mount and the Resurrection.
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Wichita Mountains
Jack Rhodes
Holy City
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Rhodes
Jesus
Lazarus
Christ
Peter
Judas
Jethro
Moses
Caesar Augustus
Asians Resign Jobs In Kenya
About 1,400 Asians leave Kenya for Bombay after resigning from government posts. They say salaries and privileges were threatened by Africanization and boarded the Indian ship Islami at Mombasa on Wednesday night.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Bombay
India
Warm spell ends as cold front moves in
Lawton and southwest Oklahoma face a mid winter heat wave ending tomorrow as a weak cold front arrives. Highs reach about 72 today after 77 on Wednesday, with a 57 forecast for Friday and overnight lows near 37. Visibilities drop in Ardmore Tulsa and McAlester due to fog.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
Weather Bureau
Ardmore
Tulsa
McAlester
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