British Artillery Swap Begins As Round Bow Kicks Off
Britain 79th Kirkee Commando Battery arrives at Fort Sill for Exercise Round Bow while Battery A, 2nd Howitzer Battalion deploys to Britain for six weeks. The dual exchange aims to test US British artillery cooperation and air deployment capabilities using shared 105mm equipment.
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Britain
79Th Kirkee Commando
Fort Sill
Royal Artillery
29Th Commando Regiment
Plymouth
England
Air Carlier
Royal Air Force Base
Lynsham
Wilts
Eugene Voelkel
Charles R. Leach
George W. Watkins
Edmund
Ted) Tysting
Dowling
Hendon
London
Leach
Sheppard
McNair Hall
Lyneham Raf Station
Larkhill
School of Artillery
Woolworth
29Th Commando
Party Girl Names Actor Doug Fairbanks As Lover
In a London morals trial, Mandy, 18, testifies she had intercourse with Douglas Fairbanks Jr. while also sleeping with Peter Rae. She mentions Viscount Astor as another alleged lover and notes Fairbanks’ London interests and connections. The case centers on Dr. Stephen Ward and alleged immoral earnings from prostitutes.
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Doug Fairbanks
London
Marilyn Rice-Davies
Stephen Ward
Jas Fairbanks Jr
Bluefield
Queen Elizabeth
Duke of Edinburgh
Fairbanks
Philip English
Peter
Peter) Rae
House of Commons
Dr. Ward
Old Bailey Court
Ward
Lord Astor
Cliveden
Mandy
Astor
Christine
Mervyn Griffith-Jones
Peter Rachman
Douglas Fairbanks
Christine Keeler
John Profumo
Harold Macmillan
Old Bailey
GOP Renews Rights Fuss at Governors Conference
Republican governors vow to press the civil rights issue as the annual conference begins despite a 33 to 16 rules change vote that junked the resolutions committee. Gov. Nelson Rockefeller leads efforts to push for a civil rights declaration, blaming President Kennedy for the shelving.
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Miami Beach
UPI
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Kennedy
Resolutions Committee
William A. Egan
Alaska
Albert D. Rosellini
Washington
Rockefeller
Historic Moscow Meeting Sets Partial Ban On Tests
Washington AP reports railroads back Kennedy plan to avert a nationwide strike. The 20 member ARD board unanimously supported the President's message and bill as Congress weighs an emergency plan giving ICC power to delay work-rule cuts. lawmakers cautious, unions undecided. talks expected to speed action with hearings to begin this afternoon.
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The
Association of American Railroads
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Capitol
Kennedy
White House
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
House
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Senate
Senate Commerce Committee
John D. Pastore
D-R.i
Severe Heatwave Grips Southwest Oklahoma
Hot conditions persist with Lawton area forecast for 104 today and 105 by Wednesday. Statewide highs range 99 to 107 as forecasters warn of continued heat through Wednesday with winds up to 25 mph. Locations like Stillwater 105, Tulsa 104, Fort Sill 103 and Oklahoma City 102 report extreme temperatures.
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Oklahoma
U. S. Weather Bureau
Lawton
Guymon
Altus
MacAlester
Stillwater
Tulsa
Gage
Fort Sill
Oklahoma City
Ponca City
Ardmore
Clinton-Sherman Air Force Base
Cambridge Negroes pledge to halt protests agreement reached
Negro leaders in Cambridge Maryland agreed with city officials and Attorney General Kennedy to end demonstrations. The plan includes desegregation of first four grades by September, a low rent public housing project, hiring of Negro workers, and opposition to a referendum on desegregation of public facilities. In New York police arrested 73 demonstrators at two construction sites as hearings on discrimination began.
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Cambridge
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Washington
New York
Downstate Medical Center
Brooklyn
Rochdale
Citypao
City adopts pay hikes and annexes Brookland in Lawton
City council approves a salary increase ordinance with planned wage ranges and reviews specific salaries before publication. It annexes the Brookland addition west of 57th and south of Cache Road, expanding to 67th with about 510 lots and a large park area. Residents seek a combined water and sewer district funded by property owners. A new street improvement district covers numerous city blocks including segments on 20th 18th 15th and Baldwin streets with several road portions listed.
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Brookland Addition
Lawton
57Th
Cache Road
Taft
Lincoln
Williams
Hoover
Rogers Lane
Smith
Ozman
Baldwin
Fort Sill Blvd
Kingsbury
Taylor
Sheridan Road
Buddhist Nun Pledges To Burn Self For Equality
Dieu Hue a 67 year old Vietnamese Buddhist nun and mother of ambassador Buu Hoi vowed to kill herself to urge religious equality and social justice. Police and veterans opposed her act as demonstrators tried to storm Xa Loi pagoda and the Buddhist association sought to halt the plan.
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Roy Bisoyan Aigon
Viet Nam
Africa
Xa Loi Pagoda
Buddhist Association
Dieu Hue
Clash Over Sinai: Israeli and UAR Air Battle Reported
Israeli and United Arab Republic fighters clashed above the Sinai Desert with one Israeli plane shot down. Four Israeli aircraft reportedly violated Egyptian airspace as Nasser reviewed a revolution anniversary parade. UAR jets claimed to shoot down an Israeli MIG. Both sides reported their aircraft returned to base unharmed.
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Cairo
UPI
United Arab Republic
U.A.A
Sinai Desert
Sinai
U.A.R
Israel
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Jersualem
U.A.R. Migit
Nirvana
Jerusalem
Nasser unveils two stage rocket and naval progress
Cairo reports President Nasser displaying a two stage rocket claimed to exceed 360 miles in range. Also announced sea trials for an Egyptian submarine begin within 15 days as part of a military parade marking an anniversary. The display includes Zafir Kaher Vanguard and SA2 rockets plus MIG21 aircraft and Al Kahira trainers.
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Cairo
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Farouk
United Arab Republic
Envoys Near Pact On East West Nuclear Test Ban
United States and Soviet Union along with Britain sealed the basis for an East West nuclear test ban covering space air and underwater domains. Harris Harriman Hailsham and Gromyko led endgame talks aimed at broader thaw and possible observers exchange to reduce surprise attacks.
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Moscow
UPI
United States
Russia
Britain
China
W. Averell Harriman
Lord Hailsham
Andrei Gromyko
Harriman
Hailsham
Kennedy
Nikita Khrushchev
Gromyko
Khrushchev
Berlin
East Germany
West Germany
Swag
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Driver Wounded After Shouting in Tulsa
William C. Long of Tulsa shouted at a double parked car and was shot in the cheek. A second driver returned fire, wounding Long as he drove to a service station. A suspect car was found wrecked hours later but the assailant was not located.
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Tulsa (Ap
William C. Long
Tulsa
Long
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