Turks Report Street Fights In Damascus
Pro Nasser officers seized power in Syria as Damascus street battles erupted and rebels broadcast unity and socialism. The U S embassy reported all Americans safe while Turkey said Syrian Premier Khaled Avem sought refuge in the Damascus embassy. Rebels controlled Damascus and Aleppo radios and warned against foreign intervention as curfews and communications blackouts complicated the coup.
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Webb McKinley
Beirut
Lebanon
Syria
Ankara
Damascus
Cairo
U.A.R
U.S
Baghdad Radio
Iraq
Khaled Fk
Avem
Nasser
United Arab Republic
Israel
Jordan
Jeruslem
Abdel Karim Zahraddim
Abdel Karim
Baghdad
Aleppo
Damascus Radio
National Council of the Revolutionary Command
Homs
Katana
Abdullah Jabrini
Mayor Wagner Resolves 91 Day New York Newspaper Strike
New York publishers and the striking International Typographical Union agreed to terms proposed by Mayor Robert F. Wagner to end the 91 day disruption. The settlement, awaiting ratification by union members, also addresses stereotype and mailers strikes, with publication not expected to resume before mid next week at the earliest. In Cleveland, a 14 week clash between printers and the Cleveland Press and Plain Dealer continues, with money as the main sticking point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPS
Robert F. Wagner
International Typographical Union
Stereotype and
Mailers
Cleveland
Cleveland Press and Plain Dealer
Rain and settlement talks mix in Oklahoma and New York
Forecast shows rain across southeastern Oklahoma and cooler weekend temperatures with highs near 60 while Lawton sees partly cloudy skies. In New York, a two year union contract trade with wage gains and a 35 hour week, plus automation, ends strikes as ITU talks continue.
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Oklahoma
U. S. Weather Bureau
Lawton
New York
Reapportioning Forces Score Opening Victory In U.S. Court
Oklahoma City three judges reject delay and order immediate testimony on constitutionality of two legislative reapportionment bills. Judge Murrah scheduled proceedings at 1 30 p m with Nesbitt asserting bills comply with Oklahoma Constitution. federal questions remain.
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Oklahoma City
UPI
Alfred P. Murrah
Senate
Murrah
U. S. Supreme Court
Nesbitt
Charles Nesbitt
House
Oklahoma
Norman Reynolds
U.S. Dist
Ross Rizley
Fred Daugherty
House of Representatives
Tulsa
Sid White
Bellmon Defends School Program in Oklahoma
Gov. Henry Bellmon defended his education program at a meeting in Tahlequah, saying it aims to raise starting teacher salaries and improve quality in public schools and colleges. He cited a letter to OFA President Gilbert Robinson outlining the administration’s stance and noted the plan departs from past policies and will need broad support to pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tahlequah
UPS
Henry Bellmon
Oklahoma
OFA
Gilbert Robinson
Rusk cites partial Cuba troop withdrawal by ships
Secretary of State Dean Rusk said some Russian troops have left Cuba by ship and more Soviet vessels head for the island. He would not assess whether Moscow meets its promise to move several thousand by next Friday. Rusk warned of risks in a nuclear test ban amid regional upheavals and said the US would stay alert to threats to Saudi Arabia and Jordan.
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Washington
UPI
Dean Rusk
Cuba
Rusk
Kremlin
United States
Saudi Arabia
Jordan
Iraq
Yemen
Syria
Vocational Training Urged For Students
Oklahoma educators gathered in Lawton for the Southwest District OEA convention where Ewing Gafford of Mid-Continent Life Insurance urged a vocational track in public education. He said many graduates lack college readiness and called for stronger academic foundations to pursue higher education. The meeting, with over 2,000 teachers, featured speeches by local officials and student performances, and concluded with officer elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gemn
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Education Association
Ewing Gafford
Mid-Continent Life Insurance Co. Education and Training
Lawton High School
Wayne Gilley
Lawton
John Shoemaker
District Ofa
Baylor drama professor resigns over play policy clash
Paul Baker a Baylor University drama professor and 12 staff members resign amid a feud over the university policy banning vulgar or blasphemous language in plays. President Abner V. McCall canceled the Long Day’s Journey Into Night run after numerous complaints. Baker will pursue other opportunities.
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Waco. Tex
UPI
Paul Baker
Baptists
Baylor University Today
Baylor
Abner V. McCall
Baker
Eugene O'Neill
McCall
Baylor Board of Trustees
Teachers Oppose Bellmon Plan on School Aid
A Southwest district OEA survey at a local public school meeting shows most teachers oppose Gov. Bellmon’s plan to charge federal aid to state aid. Quotes from Jack Sanders and Fannie Treadwell call the proposal harmful and unfair to Snyder and Clinton districts facing large losses under Public Law 874.
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Henry Bellmon
OEA
Oklahoma
Sanders
Random House Publishing Co
Fannie Treadwell
Snyder
DEA
U. S
Miss Treadwell
Fort Sill
Altus Air Force Base
Don Owen
Clinton
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Commodore Hotel
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Wagner
Weather Bureau
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Guymon
Hobart
ITU
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Oklahoma Education Associa
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Turkey
Cyprus
Egypt
Saud
Arabia
Tiran
Miles
the Morning Press
Bellmon
Bellman
Eastern Oklahoma
Northeastern State College
By Bill Crawford
Marion Due
Earl Harron
Altus
Mary Sue Silk
State Oea
Richard Neptune
Lawton Education Association
Central
Eisenhower
Douglass and Tomlinson
Ken Hatch
David McClung
Gafford
Jan Jacobs
Bill Crawford
Jack Sanders
Vinson Schools
Harmon County
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