American Families Struggle To Fit Into Britain Social Life
London report on American families adjusting to British life amid cultural frictions. Over 40,000 military men with 12,000 wives and children face housing, heating, and cost challenges while striving to bridge social gaps through dances, clubs, and friendly gestures. Some adapt well. others find Britain aloof and costly, sparking mutual misunderstandings and etiquette tensions.
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Britain
Don Whitehead
London
England
Erin
Mosericans
Decorated At Sill For Korean Service Ceremony
Five Fort Sill officers and seven enlisted men received decorations for Korean service from Brig. Gen. James F. Brittingham this week at Fort Sill. Awards included Bronze Star Medals, Oak Leaf Clusters, and Commendation Ribbons for personnel across the 36th and 53rd Field Artillery Battalions and related units. Purple Heart awarded to Lt. John W. Watson Jr. Captains Wilder and Neal led and commanded the ceremony honor guard respectively.
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Fort Sill
James F. Brittingham
Artillery Center
522Nd Infantry Battalion
U. S. Army
Cpl
Frezell E. Johnson
537Th Field Artillery Battalion
John T. Hoyne
36Th Field Artillery Battalion
James M. Lowerre
Theodore W. Griesinger Jr
6O Field Artillery Group
John W. Watson Jr
187Th Field Artillery
Harold W. Wilder
522Nd Infantry
Harold Neal
522Nd
17Th Field
Attila
Trial Opens For Four Puerto Rican Fanatics
Four Puerto Ricans go on trial in Washington for the 1963 House shooting with Lolita Lebron leading the group. Each faces multiple counts of assault with intent to kill and with a dangerous weapon. Bonds set at 100,000 dollars. max 75 years. Jury selection may take hours as defense and prosecution field their teams. The defendants say they acted to defend their country. among the wounded, Rep. Alvin Bentley remained near death after a shattered liver.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Lolita Lebron
F. Joseph Donahue
District of Columbia Board of Commissioners
Myron G. Ehrlich
Abe Goldstein
Ben Paul Noble
U.S
Judges to be taken out of politics in Oklahoma City proposal
The Tulsa Chamber of Commerce urged a constitutional amendment to remove judges from political activity and campaigns. The plan mirrors Missouri practice with governor appointments from commissions lists and six year terms for supreme court justices, four for district judges, two for county judges, and terms end upon rejection or non‑reselection. The chamber asked the legislature to put the measure before voters.
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Oklahoma City
Tulsa Chamber of Commerce
Oka
Legislative Council
Missouri
Cas Gore
Ye Courtes
Tulsa
Air Raid Siren At Tulsa School Sounds All Day
Residents near Mark Twain school endured a 45 minute air raid siren that refused to stop during a Wednesday test. A frightened child hid under a blanket and a nearby woman, who had watched an atomic explosion on TV, said she was terrified by the screech.
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Tulsa
Mark Twain
Michigan Sets Aside Fund For Gypsy Moth Attack
Michigan set aside 150000 dollars for an all-out assault on gypsy moths. The state department of agriculture will begin aerial DDT spraying over 104960 acres of urban and farm land in central Michigan. The pest, new to the area two weeks ago, threatens trees and shrubs and had not been reported west of Pennsylvania before.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
State Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania
Judge Rules Couple Too Poor To Split
Judge Ash craft tells Robert Moore and his wife they are too poor for divorce. The couple, que stioned by Superior Const Jules Anne bakioalt, agree to reconcile and leave the court hand in hand.
Air Force Pilot Missing In Texas
A Civil Air Patrol search was launched in Texas for a missing Air Force pilot. The effort focused near Lubbock as responders sought any sign of the missing flyer.
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Air Force
Texas
Lubbock
The
Civil Air Patrol
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