Governor rails at power grab on Tulsa Elections Board
Oklahoma Governor Henry Bellman calls changes to the Tulsa County Election Board a brazen power grab and orders a full investigation. The move followed two new Democratic appointees joining the Tulsa board, triggering resignations and disputes with state election officials. Bellman vows to protect ballot sanctity and investigate potential law violations.
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Oklahoma City
Henry Bellman
State Election Board
Tulsa County Election Board
Tulsa Board
Tulsa
Walter Hall
State Board
Oklahoma
Tulsa County
Bellman
Haskell Pugh
Anadarko
Frank Reneau
Mather Fakes
Howard R. Mefford
Thomas D. Frasier
Democratic
Mefford
Ellis Wiet
Frasier
Bill Nash
Waldor Jones
Hall
Nash
Pugh
Eakes
Local Election Totals by Precincts in Cache Area
The report lists vote distribution across Cache and surrounding rural precincts. Black led in most Lawton wards and rural blocks, Ebisch won several precincts, Hill rallied in Ward V, with detailed splits across Ward I II III and rural districts including Indiahoma Quanah and Lake areas. Pierson, Hewes, McMaster and Mangan factions also show regional leads.
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Black
Ebisch
Hill
Pet
Janow
Cache
Devo
Lake No. 2
Lawrence
Painter
Quanah
Pierson
Indiahoma
Hewes
Lake No. 1
McMaster
Mangan
Cairo to Resume Ties With Arabia
Cairo and Riyadh announce immediate restoration of diplomatic relations following three days of talks aimed at settling the Yemen revolution dispute. The move ends a 1962 severance tied to the overthrow of the Yemeni monarchy.
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Cairo
United Arab Republic
Saudi Arabia
Yemen
Riyadh
Students to Get Holiday Friday
City students will have Friday off as teachers attend a Southwest District OFA meeting in Weatherford. Lawton public schools and Cameron College will dismiss for the day, while Catholic schools follow the regular schedule.
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OFA
Weatherford
Lawton Public Schools
Cameron College
Angela Cuellar Celebrates 100th Birthday
Angela Cuellar marked her 100th birthday with several gifts from family who praise her as a longtime good wife mother grandmother and great grandmother.
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Madrid
UPI
Angela Cuellar
Cuellar
St Marys Seniors Stage Our Hearts Were Young And Gay
The St Marys senior class varsity presented Our Hearts Were Young and Gay a light farce from the 1920s. Nancy Francoeur and Pat McBride led a strong cast as two eager college girls on their first voyage abroad with a tight three act plot and a simple stage set. The production under Mrs Renee Maxwell impressed despite limited facilities in the school gym.
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Jean Kerr
Cornelia Otis Skinner
Emily Kimbrough
St. Mary’s High School
Miss Kerr
Mary
New York
St. Mary's
Renee Maxwell
Paris
Mary Alman
St. Mary’s
Pat
Bill Crawford
Tornadoes Hit Senath and Beech Creek With Damages Reported
A Oklahoma Missouri Arkansass tornadoes damaged Senath Missouri and Beech Creek Arkansas. Beech Creek killed one and injured seven. In Senath a tornado damaged an American Legion building and a light plane while cutting access on Highway 25. Telephones were cut and lines torn as the funnel moved from west to east around 8 a.m. Two hundred yards of line were ripped as it touched down. Debris blocked routes and rural properties suffered additional damage. A prior Beech Creek tornado reported earlier in the day left casualties.
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Senath
Arkansas
Missouri Bootheel
American Legion
Bootheel Flying Service
Kennett
Lenath
Dunklin County
Kenneth
Beech Creek
Nazarene Church Secretary T. Ludwig Dies at 60
Dr. T Ludwig general secretary of the Church of the Nazarene since 1944 died at a Kansas City hospital after a 16 day stay. He fell ill during a February trip to Portland Oregon the cause listed as a uremic disorder. He served as president of Bethany Nazarene College in Bethany Oklahoma and led Bresee College in Hutchinson Kansas from 1927 to 1935. He taught science at Northwest Nazarene College in Nampa Idaho for one year.
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T. Ludwig
Church of the Nazarene
Ludwig
Portland
Ore
Bethany Nazarene College
Bethany
Okla
Bresee College
Hutchinson
Kan
Northwest Nazarene College
Nampa
Idaho
U S Rejects Fidel Castro Water Offer at Guantanamo
Fidel Castro proposed restoring water to the U S naval base at Guantanamo but Washington officials rejected the offer. Pierre Salinger said the base would be made self sufficient.
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Fidel Castro
U.S. Naval Base
Guantanamo
Washington
State Department
Capital
Pierre Salinger
White House
Glass Menagerie to Close Tonight at Aggie Auditorium
Cameron College Players end a two day run of The Glass Menagerie in Aggie auditorium with curtain at 8 15 p m. Cast includes Peg Shafer of Wichita Kansas Mercer Harris Jr of Atlanta Lana Sue Reichle and Don Reichle of Lawton. Tickets available at box office before curtain.
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Aggie Auditorium
Tennessee Williams
Peg Shafer
Wichita
Kan
Mercer Harris Jr
Atlanta, Ga
Lana Sue
Don Reichle
Lawton
Crippled Food Stamp Bill OK'd
The House Agriculture Committee approved an expanded food stamp bill 18 to 16 despite an amendment requiring states to cover 50 percent of costs. Sponsor Rep. Sullivan warned the measure would be unworkable if kept, signaling a floor battle to remove the Quie amendment when the bill reaches the House.
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Washington
Johnson
House Agriculture Committee
Albert H. Quie
R-Minn
Leonor Sullivan
D-Mo
Sullivan
Kennedy Half Dollars To Arrive March 24 Nationwide
The Treasury announced that new Kennedy half dollars bearing John F. Kennedy’s likeness will be distributed through the commercial banking system on March 24. Banks in larger cities will receive them that day, with some smaller-town banks to follow a day or two later.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Treasury
Pauls Valley Man Dies In Accident
The Pauls Valley man Bill Williams, 46, died Tuesday when his car lost control and crashed near Sulphur on Oklahoma 7. The death raised Oklahoma 1964 traffic toll to 132, up from 112 the previous year.
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Pauls Valley
Bill Wiliams
Pauls Val
Ley Williams
Oklahoma
Tax Petitions Foeed by Oklahoma Governor
Oklahoma Governor Henry Bellmon rejected a plan to circulate a petition to raise the state gasoline tax. Highway Director Frank Lyons proposed a one cent per gallon hike to fund roads, while Highway Commission chair Martin Garber endorsed a public vote. Bellmon argued economic growth would increase highway funds by 1965, warning that tax increases can hinder growth and revenue.
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Oklahoma City
Henry Bellmon
Bellmon
Frank Lyons
Highway Commission
Martin Garber
Enid
Bellman
Johnsons private helicopter forced to land near Bracey
One of President Johnsons private helicopters developed engine trouble and forced to land in a field near Bracey Virginia on Friday. The craft returned to Fort Belvoir after a replacement engine arrived Saturday morning. No officials were aboard besides the crew.
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Richmond, Va
Johnson
South Hill
Richmond News-Leader
White House
Lewis R. Boswell
Bracey
Richmond
Secret All jet unveiled to few Congress members
President Johnson announced a new 2 000 mile per hour jet, developed with CIA funds, and tested as a long range interceptor. Only a handful of House and Senate members and a select Armed Services Committee staff were informed about the secret project.
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Washington
Congress
Central Intelligence Agency
Defense Department
CIA
House
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Johnson
Armed Services Committee
Hunger strike by Italian villagers over promised road access
Sixty three residents of Casino and Villa in Modena begin a hunger strike citing years of promises for a road to a highway two miles away. Only two infants fed while elderly villagers and families rely on a steep footpath to Lama Mocogno.
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Modena
Italy
Casino
Villa
Apennine
Lama Macogno
Specialist Dies in Moscow at 87
MOSCOW AP Prof. Nikolaievich Petrov senior cancer research specialist of the Soviet Union died in Leningrad at age 87. He led major breakthroughs in cancer studies and medical genetics. He served in Leningrad and was a faculty member at a leading institute.
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Moscow
Nikolaievich Petrov
Soviet Union
Leningrad
Liberal government unveils 7.6 billion dollar 1964-65 budget
Ottawa AP reports Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson's Liberal government announced a spending package of nearly 7.6 billion dollars for the 1964-65 fiscal year, a 6.6 percent rise from the current year.
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Ottawa
Lester B. Pearson
Liberal
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