Beck Refuses Subpoena, Plans to Testify on Racketeering
Washington DC investigators pressed to subpoena Teamsters Union President Dave Beck to turn over personal financial records amid racketeering probes. Beck arrived in Seattle and said he would cooperate, while senators draft the subpoena as Portland officials face lie detector tests over bribe allegations. The inquiry also probes ties between labor leaders and crime, with hearings resuming soon in Oregon and New York cases under review.
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Washington
ve—Senate
Dave Beck
Figres
Portland
Ore
Beck
Sen. McClellan
D-Arks
Robert F. Kennedy
Terry D. Schrunk
Secret Service
Schwunk
Multnomah County
Clyde Crosby
Teamsters Union Hess
Oregon
William M. Langley
Kennedy
New York
Teamsters Union
Quakes Rock Aleutian Isles Amid Pacific Tide
Two strong earthquakes struck near the Aleutian Islands with aftershocks noted by Caltech and Fordham seismographs. The Saturday quake sparked a destructive Pacific tidal wave affecting Hawaii and California, with two deaths linked to the event and Kauai declared a disaster area. Damage ran into hundreds of thousands of dollars, and waves reached coastal Japan’s Hokkaido.
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United Press
Aleutian Islands
Pacific
Fordham University
New York City
Joseph Lynch
Hawaii
Japan
California
Pasadena
Calif
California Institute of Technology
Aleutian
Charles Richter
Caltech
Richter
Father Lynch
Samuel Wilder
Kauai Island
Hawaiian Islands
Hokkaido
South Sumatra Joins Rebellion
Jakarta reports South Sumatra joined a spreading rebellion against the central government as rebel groups seized power in central Sumatra and northern areas. Rebels promise allegiance to Sukarno but demand an end to Premier Ali Sastroanudjojo's government amid regional unrest across Borneo and East Indonesia.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
South
Sumatra
Sukarno
Ali Sastroanudjojo
Borneo
Chimp Betsy Creates Market For Abstract Art
Betsy the chimp at Baltimore Zoo sold her first public canvases with prices up to 50 dollars. Zoo director Arthur Watson notes strong inquiries and calls as Betsy, painting with hands tongue and elbows, produced 17 saleable works since 1953 with one day yielding 10 pieces in an hour. The zoo plans to use funds to “buy Betsy a husband.”
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Baltimore
Betsy
Zoo
Arthur Watson
Watson
Drowning at Lake Lawtonka Involves Fort Silk Sergeant
A 32 year old Fort Silk sergeant from A Battery 159th FA Rocket Battalion drowned when his small boat capsized about 200 yards from shore at Lake Lawtonka Sunday during a training attempt. Two men aboard attempted to assist but could not reach him before he submerged.
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Silk
Lake Lawtonka
Efort
Sir
Norman
Peterson
159Th FA Rocket Battalion
Sinre
Homer L
Stub) Farris
Glen Hamilton
Bob Phares
Farris
Hamilton
Phares
Sherman House to be dedicated as historic landmark
Dedication ceremonies for Sherman House, quarters of the Fort Sill commanding general, set for 11 am Saturday on the post. Gov. Raymond Gary will speak after brief meetings, with Maj. Gen. Williams delivering the dedicatory address. Maj. Gen. de Sharo will introduce Gary, joined by Elmer Fraker and Frank Snead. A luncheon follows at noon at the Glider’s club, then tours of the quadrangle and museum facilities.
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Sherman House
Fort Sill
Raymond Gary
Ret) Williams
Key
Oklahoma City
43Rd Division
Thomas E. de Sharo
U. S. Artillery and Guided Missile Center
Gary
Elmer Fraker
The
Oklahoma Historical Society
Frank Snead
Comanche County
Postal Receipts Show Small Gain at Lawton Port Office
Postal receipts for the Lawton port during the four week period ended Friday totaled 34402.37 dollars, up 388.43 from the same period last year. Stamp sales led with 22965.49 dollars, followed by meter settings 9373.27, bulk mailing 1235.05, second class postage 417.60, printed envelopes 256.80, box rent 38.56, and miscellaneous items 310.60.
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Lawton
Murray Gilbert
Jet Airliner Sets Record at Baltimore Airport
America's first jet airliner, the Boeing 707, landed at Friendship International Airport in Baltimore at 1 57 p m est after a Seattle departure, completing a cross continental test flight in under four hours. Tex Johnston, veteran Boeing test pilot, piloted the 707 for a press flight with about 20 company employees aboard.
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Baltimore
America
Seattle
Friendship International
Tex Johnston
Two Cityans Buy Green Chevrolet Co. in Lawton
Cecil Green of Green Chevrolet Co. announces sale of the 29 East location to Dean Phillips and his son in law Clarence L Aubrey both of Lawton. Phillips becomes Manager with Aubrey as active partner. firm to be Phillips Aubrey Chevrolet. No sale price released. Green to retire after 31 years with Chevrolet Co. plans to stay in Lawton.
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Cecil Green
Green Chevrolet Co
Dean Phillips
Clarence L. Aubrey
Lawton
Green
Chevrolet Co
Phillips
Aubrey
Phillips-Aubrey Chevrolet
Green Hirst
Chevrolet Company
Wewoka
Chevrolet
Bread Price Fixers Fined By US Judge
A federal district judge in Tulsa fined Oklahoma’s four major bakeries and a regional manager $25,500 total after they pleaded no contest to conspiring to fix bread prices. General Baking Co and Continental Baking Co each got $10,000, Mead’s Bakery $2,500, Colonial Baking Co $2,500, Reynolds $500. The four firms allegedly controlled 75 percent of bread sales across Oklahoma, northern Texas, southwestern Missouri, and southern Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Oklahoma
U.S
Royce Savage
General Baking Co
Oklahoma City
Continental Baking Co
Mead’s Bakery, Inc
Colonial Baking Co
Jesse F. Reynolds
General
William Stuckey
Ias
Anti-Trust Division
Justice Department
Continental
Mead’s
Colonial
Stuckey
Reynolds
Texas
Missouri
Kansas
C. B. Cochran
Charges Follow Marlow Slaying at Marlow Tavern
Stephens County Attorney Clinton Dennis filed a murder charge against 65 year old W R Crewson operator of a Marlow tavern for the fatal shooting of Luke Jones Jr 38 part owner of a Marlow mattress firm and wounding Melvin Dawson 34 of Marlow in a Saturday night tavern incident Undersheriff Walter Welch said Jones died from a .25 caliber bullet entering the chest and traveling to the shoulder Dawson was shot in the neck and head with three bullets fired total
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Dawson
Victim Of Cancer Feels He Is Lucky
Dr. Philip F Fortin, a general practitioner in New Bedford, reveals a inoperable liver cancer diagnosis. He says he feels luckier than accident or stroke victims, using time to reflect and offer encouragement to others facing illness. He has spent 24 of his 10 years in practice.
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New Bedford
Mass
Philip F. Fortin
Itellmy
Dr. Fortin
Lake Lawtonia Rises Three Inches After Rain
Lawtonia increased three inches today after heavy downpours in the watershed area. Creeks feeding the reservoir were running well, with Jimmy and Medicine creeks boosted by rainfall. Statewide, showers were brief, with Pauls Valley and several towns reporting light totals while warnings issued for severe weather and dust.
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Lawtonia
Leroy Higdon
Jimmy
Medicine
Lawton
Wayne Rowe
Lucius Long
Meers
Oklahoma
Pauls Valley
Ann- Bariee
Bartlesville
Ponca City
Tulsa
Ardmore
Weather Bureau
Walters
Wewoka
Stigler
Arkansas
Swim Champ Dies Hunting Slain New York Tourists
Acapulco Mexican Olympic swimmer Apolonio Castillo died while frogmen hunted for the bodies of attorney Joseph Michel and Edith Hallock, both killed and dumped into the harbor after a $80,000 jewelry robbery. Co-conspirators Luis Fenton and Daniel Rios admitted bludgeoning the victims with a baseball bat.
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Acapulco
Mexico
Apolonio Castillo
Acapulco Harbor
New York
Castillo
Joseph Michel
Edith Hallock
Luis Fenton
Daniel Rios
Michel
Fenton
Rios
Murden
City files suit in sewer dispute against 14 property owners
The City of Lawton with Sherman Machine and Iron Works filed a District Court suit Saturday to quiet claims and bar challenges by 14 property owners in Sewer District No. 8 over alleged irregularities, excess assessments, and inclusion of trunk line costs in a district costing 68,702.02 dollars. District Judge Luther Eubanks is asked to require appearance and bar objections. Named defendants include Sarah Robertson, C. R. Williams, James Willie Rogers, Lamar Veran Cook, Dan E. Andrews, Ruth Andrews, Roy D. Phelps, Donnie Flood, William A. Champion, Claude Bassell, Roe Garten, Morris S. Trope, Will T. Bishop, Hermand Thornton, and William F. Lewis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Lawton
City
Sherman Machine and Iron Works
Southside
Mens
Luther Eubanks
Eubanks
Sarah Robertson
C. R. Williams
James Willie Rogers
Lamar Veran Cook
Dan E. Andrews
Ruth Andrews
Roy D. Phelps
Donnie Flood
William A. Champion
Claude Bassell
Roe Garten
Morris S. Trope
Will T. Bishop
Hermand Thornton
William F. Lewis
Misguided Missile Found Over New Mexico
A 39 foot Air Force missile ran out of fuel after veering toward Colorado and Utah on Feb 21. It landed in north central New Mexico about 200 miles from the launch site and was found by prospectors 35 miles northeast of Laguna, west of Albuquerque. Three safety controls failed. two to return to base and one to crash if needed. The warhead was missing and it was the first US missile of its kind to be lost in the country.
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Alamogordo
N. M
Air Force
White Sands Ground
Colorado
Utah
New Mexico
Laguna
Albuquerque
Holloman Air Development Center
United States
Florida
South America
Egypt to assume Gaza Strip administration amid crisis
Egypt announced it would take over Gaza administration appointing a military governor to take immediate control. UN forces had governed Gaza since Israel’s withdrawal, while Arab riotings and protests against Egyptian rule rose. Israel demanded UN action and warned of new clashes as the World Court and Gulf routes remained unsettled.
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FRESS
Egypt
Gaza Strip
Cairo
Goa
Strip
U. N
U.N
Dag
Caria
Hassan Salif
Gaza
Hammr
Skjold
United Nations
U. N. General Assembly
Israel
Walter Eytan
Foreign Ministry
UNEF
Eytan
Mediterranean
World Court
Gulf of Aqaba
Suez Canal
Copter Crashes at Fort Sill During Training Mission
Two service members escaped injury after an H-13 light reconnaissance helicopter crashed at 10:50 a.m. Sunday on the east range at Fort Sill. The accident during a routine transit training is under investigation by a special board. The helicopter belonged to the 45th Transportation battalion. no injuries were reported.
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Accoard
Fort Sill
Public Information Office
AAUTC
CWO
Rodney W. Peabody
Ath Transportation Battalion
Raymond C. Clayton
2+ Transportation battalion
45Th Transportation Battalion
Gambler’s Robbers Grab $300,000 Villa Connected to Ex Saigon Boss
Two masked men raided the suburban villa of ex Saigon gambling boss Le Van Vien. They ransacked the home while his family was bound and confined in the bathroom. The loot included cash and jewels valued at about 300,000. Vien was not at home.
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Paris
le van Vien
Viet Nam
Wee
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