Redstone Missile to Star in Cooper Day Display
Fort Sill troops will erect a 69 foot Redstone missile in Shawnee for Gordon Cooper Day. Lt. Gerald Wenon de leads a nine member team from the U.S. Army Artillery and Missile School as Maj. Cooper reviews the parade. The display honors Cooper and his Mercury Faith 7 flight completing 22 global circuits.
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Fort Sill
Gordon Cooper
Shawnee
Alan Stepard
Virgil Grissom
Maj. Cooper
Cooper
America
Air Force
Globe
Gerald C. Wenonde
Guided Missile Department
U. S. Army Artillery and Missile School
Oklahoma School Census Shows 10,282 Rise in Pupils
Oklahoma's 5 to 18 age group grew to 555,281, with 42 counties gaining 13,204 and 35 counties losing 2,932. Oklahoma County led gains at 3,874 to 109,538, Tulsa up 2,856 to 87,255, while Jackson County posted the largest loss, down 377 to 7,233.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
UPI
Oklahom
State Department of Education
Oklahoma County
Tulsa
Cleveland County
Comanche
Jackson County
Adair
Atoka
Beaver
Beckham
Blaine
Bryan
Caddo
Carter
Cleveland
Craig
Delaware
Dewey
Ellis
Garfield
Garvin
Grant
Greer
Harmon
Harper
Haskell
Hughes
Love
Major
Marshall
Mayes
McClain
McCurtain
MclIntosh
Murray
Muskogee
Noble
Nowata
Okfuskee
Oklahoma
Okmulgee
Osage
Ottawa
Pawnee
Payne
Pittsburg
Pontotoc
Pushmataha
Roger Mills
Rogers
Seminole
Sequoyah
Stephens
Texas
Tillman
Wagoner
Washington
Washita
Woods
Woodward
City Council approves street work and public projects
The council accepted appraisals for a street improvement plan costing 129 557 78 and set protest hearings. They authorized two rooms for the Urban Renewal Authority in the new city hall, approved a Lake Ellsworth pumphouse project final claim, and backed a fireworks program and hydrant study while approving a marker for Mattie Beal's home.
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Second
Riley Pair
Roy Stephens
C.D.G. Gelvin
38Th
Cache Road
Gore
Hendrick
Lake Ellsworth
A&a Construction Co
Muskogee
Urban Renewal Authority
New City Hall
Elmer Thomas Park
Sixth
Water Committee
Runyon Hillside
The
Great Plains Historical Association
Mattie Beal
Lawton
Robbery suspect arrested after chase to Lawton View
Police pursued a robber to the canal area north of Lee and arrested a 33 year old Negro suspect at a Lawton View address at about 2 45 a.m. Patrolman Johnnie Rhodes aided detectives in the arrest after the crime was reported.
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Canal
Lee
Johnnie Rhodes
Lawton View
Propeller Accident Injures Chattanooga Man At Airport
A Chattanooga man named Jimmy Ray Davis, 22, was hospitalized with deep head lacerations after walking into a moving airplane propeller at the Chattanooga airport. Davis, a passenger in a J3 Cub piloted by Edward D. Blanck, was treated after emergency surgery at Tillman County Memorial Hospital in Frederick. The plane had landed five miles south of Chattanooga and the incident occurred about 8 10 p.m. Monday.
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Chattanooga
Jimmy Ray Davis
Tillman County Memorial Hospital
Frederick
John McBride
Highway Patrol
Davis
Edward D. Blanck
Bethany
Three Trusties Recaptured Near Eufaula After Escape
Three trusties who fled from an Oklahoma penitentiary work gang were recaptured late Monday near Eufaula. The escapees were Jack Arthur Crawford, 33, Sand Springs. Alejandro Lopez, 28, Altus. and James Jackson, 33, Bonham, Texas.
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McAlester
Oklahoma
Eufaula
Jack Arthur Crawford
Sand Springs
Alejandro Lopez
Altus
James Jackson
Bonham
Tex
Deputy 4th Army Chief Visits Post at Fort Sill ROTC Camp
Maj. Gen. Ralph R. Mace deputy commanding general Fourth U.S. Army arrived at Fort Sill with Col. F.E. Bauer to observe the ROTC summer camp. He met Center commander Maj. Gen. L. S. Griffing and planned to view cadet training including physical conditioning mess hall operations bayonet drill field firing and map reading.
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Fourth
U. S. Army
Fort Sill
Ralph R. Mace
FE. R. Bauer
Fourth U. S. Army
Mace
L. S. Griffing
Papal Coronation Set Outdoors in St Peter's Square
Vatican officials announced an outdoor car ceremony for Pope Paul in St. Peter's Square on June 30 about 6 p.m. Tens of thousands expected. Delegations from many countries attend, including a U.S. group led by Chief Justice Earl Warren and a Brazilian mission possibly led by President Joao Goulart. A 4,000-strong iron miners group from Bovegno will also attend.
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Paul
Vatican
St. Peter’s Square
U.S
Earl Warren
Joao Goulart
Bovegno
Italy
Pope Paul
Giovanni Battista Montini
Milan
Tractor Mishap Kills Area Man Near Chickasha
A tractor overturn in a pasture ravine southwest of Chickasha fatally injures 66 year old Conner H. Smith of Rush Springs. He dies two hours later in a Chickasha hospital from a fractured skull crushed chest and multiple fractures. Police identified the victim as Conner H. Smith. Two winch trucks aided in freeing him.
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Farwell Commmunity
Chickasha
Rush Springs
Cecil Sisk
The
Highway Patrol
Conner H. Smith
Sisk
Auditorium appoints four to fill board vacancies
The four new auditorium board members replace expired terms of Allen Bilbrey and Hardy Suggs. Mrs Lee Woods had resigned previously. The mayor will announce the first meeting soon after recommendations from the Chamber of Commerce committee led by McMahon and a council committee including Jerry Brandon as chairman Henry Howell and Gale Sadler. City attorney Manville Redman advised.
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Allen Bilbrey
Hardy Suggs
Lee Woods
Gilley
Board of Governors
Chamber of Commerce
McMahon Auditorium
Chamber
Jerry Brandon
Henry
Funeral Rites Held for Martin Edward Overtstreet
Funeral services were conducted at Becker Memorial chapel for Martin Edward Overstreet 17 of Lawton who died following a car accident near Lawton. Rev. Richard Smith officiated with burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Bearers included Jerry Pelley Phillip Taylor Bill Odom Jerry Patrick Gene Patterson and Larry Davis.
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Martin Edward Overstreet
Lawton
S. 23Rd
San Diego Naval Base
Becker Memorial Chapel
U. S. Army Hospital
Richard Smith
Sunset Baptist Mission
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Jerry Pelley
Phillip Taylor
Bill Odom
Jerry Patrick
Gene Patterson
Larry Davis
Services for Pvt Roosevelt Holtz Jr. Held in Chicago
Pvt. Roosevelt Holtz Jr. 24 a Fort Sill soldier died after being shot by a military policeman during a disturbance. He was dead on arrival at the army hospital at 4 25 a m Saturday. Military escort is Sgt Earl F E Kinsey Ritter Dalton Funeral home handled local arrangements.
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Pvt
Roosevelt Holtz Jr
Fort Sill
U. S. Army Hospital
Chicago
Ill
Holtz
Earl FE. Kinsey
Ritter - Dalton Funeral Home
Death of William D Russell at Fort Sill
William D Russell five year old son of Sgt Douglas F Russell and Mrs Russell of 5324 Honeycutt Fort Sill died in Fort Sill hospital after an extended illness. Services and burial will be in Vinita. Sgt Russell member of Headquarters USATC Field Artillery Fort Sill. Ritter Dalton Funeral home handled local arrangements.
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William D. Russell
Douglas F. Russell
Honeycutt
Fort Sill
Vinita
Sgt. Russell
Usatc Field Artillery
Ritter-Dalton Funeral Home
U.S. Airmen Named in Keeler Inquiry Revealed
Defense officials confirmed initial reports that U.S. airmen were involved with Miss Keeler. British papers named Charles Lee Wright of Mountai and George Hopkins of Bellaire as questioned, with Pentagon listing Sgt. Charlie Lee Wright of Mount Vernon Ohio and T S Sgt. George Hopkins of Bellaire Ohio in 3rd Air Force service at South Ruislip.
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Sylvester
Defense Department
U.S
Miss Keeler
Department
U.S. Personne
Charles Lee Wright
Mountai
George Hopkins
Bellaire
Kennedy presses united Europe in Bonn addresses
President Kennedy urged a strong united Europe in an Atlantic partnership with the United States. He defended NATO and proposed a multi nation naval force with nuclear missiles, while calling for tariff cuts and shared defense costs among allies. He urged cohesion despite De Gaulle's calls for French nuclear independence.
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Asia
Africa
Americas
Europe
United States
Kennedy
de Gaulle
America
Atlantic
France
NATO
West
Bonn
U.S
Konrad Adenauer
Federal Republic
West Germany
Adenauer
Urban Renewal Grant Aids Wilburton Oklahoma
The Urban Renewal Administration approved a $7,444 federal grant to the Oklahoma Department of Commerce and Industry to support Wilburton’s urban renewal program in Oklahoma.
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Washington
UPI
Urban Renewal Administration
Oklahoma Department of Commerce and Industry
Wilburton, Okla
Democrats Hint At Host City Bids For 1964 Convention
The piece reports on Democratic bid competition among Atlantic City Chicago and Miami for the 1964 convention. Chicago offers cash plus theater access but faces timing issues at McCormack Place. Atlantic City and Miami Beach present larger bids while concerns about Cuban exiles and security surface. President Kennedy reportedly weighs in. The GOP plans to hold its convention on the West Coast in San Francisco opening July 13, 1964.
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Miami
Florida
Atlantic City
Chicago
Jack Riley
Richard J. Daley
Riley
Daley
McCormack Place
John M. Bailey
International Amphitheatre
Kennedy
Miami-Miami Beach
Harry S Truman
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Grant Approved for Oklahoma Game and Fish Lake Burtschi Work
The Area Redevelopment Administration approves a $5225 grant to the Oklahoma Game and Fish Commission. Rep. Victor Wicker says funds will clear 60 acres of timber near Lake Burtschi and build 10 acres of duck marshes in Grady County.
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Washington
UPI
Area Redevelopment Administration
Oklahoma Game and Fish Commission
Victor Wickersham
D-Okla
Lake
Burtschi
Grady County
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Roy Kinley Jr
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Clarence Dickerson
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Roosevelt
Robert S. James
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Continental Oil Company
Martin Overstreet
R. Holtz Jr
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Self
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Atlanta
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