Pentagon Finds Ways to Save Billions Without Cutting Combat Power
Defense chief Robert McNamara outlines cuts and efficiency gains in procurement and inventory. He notes canceling $700 million in planned purchases, $1.2 billion in excess inventories in fiscal 1963, and a central clearing house to finish stock reviews by year end.
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Kennedy
McNamara
Pentagon
Congress
Department
Battle Creek
Mich
United States
Oklahoma City Schools Ordered to Integrate Staff and Transfers
Judge Bohanon ruled Capital Schools unconstitutional and void. He ordered no transfers based on race except for scholastic reasons and required full records of transfers showing race and reason. A comprehensive integration plan for students and staff must be filed within 90 days, with the court monitoring compliance.
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Oklahoma City
Bohanon
Hospital Births and Discharges Noted in Local News
Births include a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Penick at 11:49 a.m. and several other births. admissions list patients from Anadarko to Dallas with multiple medical and surgical entries. Dismissals cite numerous individuals and families, with a July 10 birth noted for Jay D. Assiter and others.
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Robert Penick
Star Rt
Jay D. Assiter
Cache Rd
John Campos
Kingsbury
Edward Nolte
Atlanta
Stanley Williams
Geronimo
John E. Elkins
William Horton
Hollis
R. E. Tallent
James Hubert
Altus
Ralph McPherson
Rhonda Carroll
Months
James Carroll
Chattanooga
Alfred Trent
Elgin
Lewis W. Purcell
Grandfield
Ernie Coffman
Apache
Roth D. Anderson
Walters
Jack Skinner
Shannon George Conway
S. 16Th
George A. Gray Jr
Dallas
Tex
Wayne Hagle
Oak
A. Ross Hanks
Baldwin
Clarence E. Williams
Fort Sill Officers To Show Film For Sheridan Kiwanis Club
Lt. Ronald H. Kaiser and M Sgt. Louis J. Wingate of the U. S. Army Artillery Center Information Office will present at the Sheridan Kiwanis Club dinner in the Holiday Inn on Tuesday July 16. They will show and discuss the Big Picture film Road to the Wall detailing the spread of communism from Russia through Berlin and Cuba.
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Ronald H. Kaiser
Louis J. Wingate
U. S. Army Artillery and Missile Center Information Office
Sheridan Kiwanis Club
Holiday Inn
St. Petersburg
Russia
Lenin and Trotsky
Berlin
Cuba
Massads Plan West Coast Trip With Juárez Bull Fight
Mr and Mrs Richard Massad and daughter Dixie depart from 2114 Columbia for the West Coast and Las Vegas They will stop in Juarez Mexico en route to attend a bull fight and enjoy a family trip
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Richard Massad
Dixie
Columbia
West Coast
Las Vegas
New
Juarez
Mexico
Oklahoma Rain Drenches State After Hot Dry Spell
A front-triggered storm dumped heavy rains across Oklahoma, with a farm east of Lawton receiving three inches in 20 minutes. No injuries reported as widespread rains followed weeks of 90s heat and water shortages. Temperatures are expected to rebound near 100 later, with scattered thunderstorms across western and central regions.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
Weather Bureau
Missouri
Arkansas
Altus
Ponca City
Guymon
Ft. Sill
Enid
Wetumka
Okemah
Antlers
Hugo
Chandler
Bristow
Prague
Hammon
Cordell
Bixby
Coalgate
Valliant
Carnegie
Chickasha
Clinton
el Reno
Leedey
Lindsay
Marlow
Norman
Purcell
Tecumseh
Watonga
Ferrry Ciudad Asuncion Sinks After Fire Killing 18
The Ciudad Asuncion ferry caught fire and sank in the River Plate Estuary with more than 400 aboard. At least 18 dead as rescue ships saved nearly 400. 420 to 460 people were aboard. Dense fog hindered efforts. the all‑deck 3500 gross ton motor vessel was en route Montevideo to Buenos Aires.
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Buenos Aires
UPI
Ciudad Asuncion
River Plate
Rio Santiago
Murature
Parana
Paraguay
Montevideo
Uruguay
Nowata Council Upholds Segregation of Cemetery
The Nowata City Council voted unanimously to keep separate white and Negro cemeteries, opposing Lt. Col George M. Hubbard's complaint over burial space for his father in Memorial Cemetery. The Justice Department is reviewing the denial, while Lincoln Cemetery remains the Negro burial ground.
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Nowata
Otis Munson
Justice Department
Washington
George M. Hubbard
Memorial
Hubbard
Atty
Robert Kennedy
Munson
Council
Lincoln
Col. Hubbard
Memorial Cemetery
George W. Hubbard
Colonel Benford Promoted to Colonel at Fort Sill
Col. James A. Benford was promoted to full colonel during brief morning ceremonies at Fort Sill. He serves as executive officer of the 34th Artillery Brigade and deputy commander for summer camp. Col. E G Hahney pinned the silver eagles as Eloise Benford watched from on post residence 416 S Chickasha.
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34Th Artillery Brigade
James A. Benford
Fort Sill
Benford
E. G. Hahney
Other Merchandise Sale Shuts Down State Liquor Store
Oklahoma City AP reports a Holdenville liquor store faced 10 day suspensions for selling non alcoholic merchandise including doilies and decorated coat hangers. State Liquor Director Roy Parham announced the suspensions of dealer George Don Crabill and employee Emma Josephine Kyle for selling goods from a retail package store.
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Oklahoma City
Holdenville
Roy Parham
George Don Crabill
Emma Josephine Kyle
Bowles Talks With Sukarno During Jakarta Visit
Chester Bowles new U S ambassador to India arrived in Jakarta en route to his post and planned five day talks with Indonesian President Sukarno and cabinet ministers.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Chester Bowles
U.S
India
Bowles
Sukarno
Police Court Fines And Bond Forfeitures In Municipal Case List
Municipal Judge J Merle Oaks processed numerous cases. Defendants faced charges from soliciting sales without a permit to reckless driving and drunken driving with fines and bond forfeitures, plus several water waste and traffic violations.
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J. Merle Oaks
Charles A. Overstreet
Oklahoma City
Robert Lee McFarland
Laird
Robert W. Barker
Mack Carter
Washington
Norman W. Harrison
Millard E. Rogers
Lawton
James Darrell Smith
Norman
Bobbie Joe Williams
Andrews
Army Pershing battalion holds first retreat parade
The Army's 4th Missile Battalion 41st Artillery held its first formal retreat parade. Official organization ceremonies are planned at Lucas Field on July 20 with Lt. Col. S. N. Fitzpatrick Jr. as reviewing officer and Col. William A. Becker of the 9th Field Artillery Missile Group in attendance.
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4Th Missile Battalion
41St Artillery
Lucas Field
S. N. Fitzpatrick, Jr
William A. Becker
9Th Field Artillery Missile Group
Kennedy Seeks Binding Arbitration In Rail Dispute
President Kennedy presents a plan for legislative recommendations to resolve a rail labor dispute. George Meany and Joseph Black join George Harri son and Stuart Saunders in the leadership group, with a bisected path to Congress and a potential Supreme Court arbitration. unions push back on mandatory arbitration while Congress weighs precedent and timing.
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George Meany
George M. Harrison
The
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Joseph Black
Inland Steel
Stuart Saunders
Pennsylvania Railroad
Congress
Kennedy
Supreme Court
Arthur J. Goldberg
White House
Union and Management
Davidson Club To View Film On Pershing Missile System
The Davidson Kiwanis Club hosts a dinner meeting with Capt. Robert M. Hardy Jr. and Sgt. Maj. Walter C. Hulsey presenting a program on the Pershing missile. A film titled Pershing at Fort Sill will be shown, highlighting the 2nd Missile Battalion 44th Artillery formed at Fort Sill last October under Lt. Col. Patrick W. Powers.
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44Th Artillery
Davidson Kiwanis Club
Robert M. Hardy Jr
Walter C. Hulsey
Fort Sill
Mth
Army
Patrick W. Powers
Funeral Rites Set for Irene Porter in Lawton
Funeral services for Irene C Porter daughter of Sp4 and Mrs Jimmie D Porter will be held at 10 am Friday at Jeffer son Funeral home chapel. She died Sunday at Fort Sill hospital after a short illness. Burial in Post cemetery. Born June 14 1962 in Lawton she lived at Fort Hood and is survived by her parents a brother Harold and grandparents Mrs Louise Porter Baltimore Md and Mrs Maggie Murray Lawton.
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Irene C. Porter
Sp4
Jimmie D. Porter
Jefferson Funeral Home Chapel
Fort Sill Hospital
Preston A. Buters
Church of God and Christ
Post Cemetery
Lawton
Porter
Fort Hood
Harold D
Louise Porter
Baltimore
Maggie Murray
First
Services for 10 Month Old Geraldine Douglas
Geraldine Douglas died in a Hobart hospital after a brief illness. Funeral services were scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Crews Funeral Home chapel in Apache with Rev. Russell Murrell officiating. Burial followed in Fairview Cemetery. Born September 9, 1962, she is survived by her mother Beulah Douglas of Hobart, father Robert Douglas of Oklahoma City, two brothers, three sisters, maternal grandparents O. A. and Mrs. Cagle of Apache, and paternal grandparents Homer and Mrs. Douglas of Oklahoma City.
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Geraldine Douglas
Hobart
Crews Funeral
Apache
Russell Murrell
First Baptist Church
Fairview Cemetery
Beulah Douglas
Robert Douglas
Oklahoma City
School music teachers to be hired from strong applicant pool
The superintendent noted that no vacancies exist in English, business, social studies and elementary teaching. A group of fine applicants is under consideration for music positions, with selections from a sizable slate of applications to fill potential vacancies.
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Mentary
Watermelon Festival Slated At Trade Mart Parking Area
Cecil Baker Kiwanis president announced a two day Watermelon Festival at the Trade Mart parking area this Friday and Saturday from 6 to 9 30 p m. Tickets 50 cents for all you can eat with proceeds going to the Kiwanis underprivileged children's fund. Tickets available from club members or at the festival.
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Trade Mart
Sheridan Kiwanis Club
Cecil Baker
Baker
Kiwanis
Pennsylvanias Gov Pollack credited with In God We Trust motto
Gov James Pollack of Pennsylvania who served from 1855 to 1858 is credited as the father of the In God We Trust motto appearing on United States coins.
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Gov
James Pollack
Pennsylvania
God We Trust
United States
Storm Winds Totals Damage Across Jefferson County
Rain and strong winds damaged trees and buildings slowing power and telephone service for hours. The Jefferson county fair building suffered the worst with metal roof sections torn up. Comanche reported light rain with no wind while Apache logged 52 inches of rain.
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Comanche
Joe Kinney
Waurika
Walters
Apache
M. G. Kizer
Oklahoma Tax Collections Rise for Year but June Drops
Oklahoma tax collections for the fiscal year ending June 30 totaled 309.16 million, up about 14 million from last year. June receipts fell 1.6 million due to a 1 million decline in income and withholding taxes.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Tax Commission
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Johnny George
Sycamore
Medical
Hugh Watts
Spr
Henry Smith
John Nelson
Arlington Dr
A. B. Hambrick
N. Tith
Edna Lee Murray
McKinley
Tor N. Walker
Tommy Scott
Frankie Markle
Julie E. Smith
Robert Smith
N. Lord
Gerilyn Goodier
Nob Hill
Frederick L. Watt
Rodney Whitehead
Jackie Whitehead
E. C. Pybas
Santa Fe
Claude Peden
Sterling
Alma Virgil Morris
Headrick
Betty Jane Jones
Taft
Ollie S. Hill
N. 40Th
Letiana Day
Bernida Day
S. 15Th
Lillian Carter
S. 6Th
Willie Adams
Cal
Dewey Wilson
Cleophas Williams
S. 12Th
Carrol Smith
Clyde Ledford
Indiahoma
Harold E. Hurst
Thomas Copeland
Sith
Sam T. Braly
Fletcher
Bill Barnett
Monroe
Reginald Austin
S. 21St
PHS
Edward Anderson
St. Louis
Essie Tee
Anadarko
Steven Paul Sunday
Thomas Sunday
Ira Horse
Mt. View
William Taptto
Dearborn
Hilda Tee
City Kiwanis Club
Burns
Sidney's Dairy Creams
Tnd
Bell
Nowata Council
Sill
Col. Benford
Eloise
Marvinal G. Spinks
Richard Paul Molden
Summit
Oy Parking
Charlies Edward Brister
Rubin Zapatat
James L. Pickerill
55Th
Robert D. Ireland
Euclid
R. J. Hernandez
Lindy
Ronald D. Brooks
Gore
Leonard Watts Jr
Don D. Smith
Smith
Ene A Renshaw
Fort Sill Bee
John Burk Morton
Norman McNeely
Gary L. Bailey
Freddie Lee
Davidson Club
Sale's
Ioney
Cache Road
Frank Sneed
Detai
Ivuk
America
Woolworths
Woolworth’s
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