Fort Sill to test VOLAR volunteer Army plan
Fort Sill launches a year long VOLAR test at McNair Hall with Lt Col Robert T Hayden as project officer. The program aims to cut draft reliance to zero by 1973 and to boost professionalism, recruit better soldiers, and improve post facilities with a $5 million budget.
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Sill
Army
Fort Sill
Volar
McNair Hall
Robert T. Hayden
MVA
Department of the Army
Hayden
Ft. Carson
Ft. Benning
Ft. Ord
Col. Hayden
Field Artillery Training Center
Cosmonauts Die After Soyuz 11 Landing
The three cosmonauts Dobrovolsky Volkov and Patsayev perished after a Soyuz 11 descent ending with a smooth landing. Recovery teams found them in their seats with no signs of life. Investigators pursue the cause of death as the mission record closes.
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Tion
Earth
Cosmonauts
Dobrovolsky, Volkov and
Patsayev
Camp Faulkner Explosion Kills Three Americans
A truckload of explosives and ammunition blew up while being unloaded at Camp Faulkner near Da Nang, killing three U.S. servicemen and wounding eight, with eight buildings damaged or destroyed. The cause was not yet known.
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U.S
Camp Faulkner
da Nang
Demilitarized Zone
Merger Shifts 4th Army to 5th Army Role in Texas
After 39 years of service the 4th Army is deactivated and merged into the 5th Army at a Texas ceremony. Officials cite consolidated functions and savings in management overhead. The division had long trained and equipped many units and provided staffs for other field armies.
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5Th Army
Naples Foggia
Anzio
Rome- Arno
Po Valley
4Th Army
Texas
Turkey Bible Aims High Prices to Curb Illicit Trade
A report notes the Turkish Bible market setting premium prices to deter black market distribution. Officials seek to channel legitimate buyers through official sources and controlled sales channels.
Lawton Officials Plan Desegregation Talks With HEW
Lawton Public Schools will meet with Dr. John A. Bell of the U.S. Office of Education in Dallas to discuss desegregation plans and legal interpretations of Swann. The board also awarded a $146,443 contract to B. W. Melton for fourteen portable classrooms with a July HEW deadline.
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Lawton
John A. Bell
U.S. Office of Education
Dallas
Tex
Bell
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
HEW
Washington, D.C
Lawton School Board
Hugh Bish
John Elkins
T. D. Nicklas
John Stokes
Supreme Court
Swann
B. W. Melton
Antitrust Pleas and Civil Suit Tied to Major Gasoline Case
Defendants entered no contest pleas to an antitrust indictment and the related civil suit was filed simultaneously. Fines totaling 550000 were imposed on the companies. In 1960 the firms sold over 3.6 billion gallons of gasoline in Pennsylvania New Jersey and Delaware with a retail value surpassing 720 million.
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Nies
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Record 4 Million Tourists Visited Kentucky Last Year
A record four million visitors toured Kentucky during the previous year, reflecting strong travel activity across the state and contributing to tourism revenue. Local tourism officials highlighted growth in attractions, events, and regional hospitality demand.
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Kentucky
Funeral Rites for Betha Belts 6 and Lester Cooper
Funeral services for Betha Stephanie Belts six of Fort Sill are pending at Miller Mortuary. She died Tuesday. survivors include parents a sister and brother and both sets of grandparents. Lester H. Cooper eighty of Route 1 Faxon died Tuesday night after a brief illness. his funeral will be Friday at 2:30 p.m. at Dalton Ritter with Rev. Guy Swanson officiating and burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens. He was born August 16 1890 in Belleville Kan came to Faxon in 1909 was a farmer stockman and Baptist member. survivors include wife two daughters a son a brother and a sister.
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Betha Stephanie Belts
Set
Willie Belts
Fort Sill
Miller Mortuary
Latanya
Keith
Paul Crape
Milwaukee
Wis
Willie B. Betts
Wisner
Dalton-Ritter
Lester H. Cooper
Faxon
Guy Swanson
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Belleville
Kan
Cooper
Agnes Wood
Lawton
The
Baptist Church
Draft status and local boards halt induction nationwide
A Florida selective service directive pauses all induction actions while the national system notes the draft is effectively stopped as quotas through June are filled. The Pentagon projects a 16 000 man July August callup, potentially delayed if Congress acts. Mrs Bess Palmer of Roaring Springs Texas is listed with family details.
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Colorado
Selective Service
Florida
Pentagon
Congress
Fire alarms answered by Lawton Fire Department
At 9:58 p.m. Tuesday crews responded to a wash down gas at a car accident at U S 277 and Rogers Lane. At 11:45 p.m. Tuesday they responded to 3814 Cherry Street where a resuscitation was attempted.
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The
Lawton Fire Department
U.S
Rogers Lane
Cherry
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Lester Cooper
Opal Schroeder
Iva Lee Livingston
Vern
Bess Palmer
Roaring Springs, Tex
Constitution & Press Circulation
Southwest
Lawton Evening Constitution
Morning Press
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