Battle over Sales Tax exemption stirs Oklahoma politics
In Oklahoma City on June 8, the dispute over a state sales tax exemption bill heats up as Ora J. Fox plans a referendum petition to drive a statewide vote. The Oklahoma Farm Bureau accuses Fox of misinformation to boost pension fund donations, while Gov. Gary and the bureau defend the measure claiming it aids pensioners and farming operations. The issue centers on exempting seed and farm machinery and could shift about 1 million dollars to welfare funds.
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State Tax Commission
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Farm Bureau
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New Foreign Aid Reductions Seen in Senate Debate
Washington reports fresh cuts likely to be pressed on the administration 3 percent aid package as Senate debate looms. Senator Morse D Ore plans a minority report and amendments to curb long range military and economic loan programs. Senate leader Mansfield Mont says further floor cuts possible but will not sponsor them himself.
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UPI
Eisenhower
Senate
Wayne L. Morse
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Mearse
Mike Mansfield Mont
Cadet Orientation Week Opens at Silf Base for Oklahoma Group
The Oklahoma cadets from the United States Military Academy arrived Monday at Silf Base for a four day orientation. They join tours of Port Sul and Redstone Missile facility with a training schedule to Fort Biz Tex and meetings with local dignitaries.
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Miller
Oklahoma City
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Cherry
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Military Academy
Fort Sill
David Williams
Tropical disturbance hits Florida coast with moderate winds
UPI reports the season's first tropical disturbance reached the Florida mainland near St Marks with winds up to 30 mph. Forecaster Gilbert Clark warns it may weaken but could gain strength again over Florida and into the open Atlantic. Tornadoes spanned northeast Florida as roofs were ripped from sheds at Jacksonville Naval Air Station and damage spread across Drayton Island and Palatka.
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Ville
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Drayton Island
St. Johns River
Palatka
Gainesville
Soldier Slayings Threat Leads to Death Sentence Action
Sgt. Paul Alexander Barrios 28 of Jacksonville admitted threatening to kill his lieutenant and sergeant after errors in a training program. He used a rifle to kill two men, Jerry Aubert Humphrey and Ralph Henry Stilsey, and was held for general courts martial. he refused food and reading in his cell.
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Barrier
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Gia
Jerry Aubert Humphrey
Aubin
Nel
Ralph Henry Stilsey
Flatrock
Mich
Rowdies Must Be Challenged at Camp Boulder Night
An editorial condemns disturbances by youths at Camp Boulder in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge on May 29. It calls for a thorough investigation to identify guilty parties, balance accountability with fairness, and notes wider concerns about youth behavior and contributing factors like freedom with cars, money, and labor laws.
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Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Girard Issue Headed to White House Talks
An international uproar over the pending trial of American GI William S. Girard in Japan moves toward White House action. A town delegation will meet Edward A. McCabe to press for reversing Japan's court case. State and Defense Departments provided records as a Tokyo hearing looms.
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White House
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White Mouse
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Girard
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Edward A. McCabe
Eisenhower
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Democrats Press Counter Charges In Bid To Defend Unity
The Democrats counterattacked against President Eisenhower's claims of GOP corruption and loose spending. Former President Truman urged party loyalty and warned Eisenhower to focus on his own party. Truman predicted a Republican defeat in 196 to reset national policy toward tightened budgets.
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Juan
Eisenhower
Truman
Yack
New York
Senhower
Censorship Board Weighs Pornographic Magazines In Oklahoma
Oklahoma officials debate if salacious magazines sold on Lawton newsstands are art or trash as Gov. Gary signs a bill creating a censorship board. The three member panel will decide what constitutes obscene reading amid strong market for titles like Confidential and Nugget.
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Raymond Gary
Gary
Oklahoma Literature Commission
Buck Cook
Woman’s Home Companion
Colliers
American
Prosecution Decision Due on Monday in Raid Case
Lawton youths likely to face local authorities and state courts for a May 29 raid on Camp Boulder at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. U S Attorney Paul Cress said federal case unlikely and local jurisdiction preferred. final decision on jurisdiction expected Monday after talks with County Attorney Warren Crane.
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Lawton
Camp Boulder
Paul Cress
U.S
Western District of Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Justice Department
Cress
Warren Crane
U.S. Attorney’s
Department of Interior
Julian Howard
Lee Raid
Solon Proposes TV Radio Swaps
New York June 8 Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B Johnson proposed weekly televised and radio exchanges between the United States and Soviet Russia. He urged open discussion on urgent problems and disarmament with equal access for both sides to explain their cases.
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