Bellmon Drops Plan For Lawton School Aid Cuts
Lawton school officials praise Gov Bellmon for dropping proposed cuts totaling 748157 to district funding under House Bill 714. Assistant superintendents Hugh Bish and John Elkins and board member Sam Joyner welcomed the development as a major boost while superintendent Shoemaker was unavailable.
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John Elkins
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Rusk Defends Test Ban Treaty Risks Before Senate
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the United States is warranted in taking risks with its nuclear test ban proposals. He argued the risks are smaller than those of a world without restraints on weapon development.
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Rusk Flags Risks in Soviet Nuclear Test Ban Efforts
In a congressional testimony Dean Rusk warned that U S proposals must ensure robust verification to deter violations and cover potential undetected breaches. He doubted an early agreement and noted Russians appeared to seek a treaty but not seriously negotiate. Rusk outlined three test ban criteria: verification, limited undetected violations, and US military preparedness.
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Kennedy Plans to curb unemployment with long term steps
President Kennedy told Congress immediate steps to stimulate the economy must be paired with long range measures to fight unemployment. He cited tax proposals and retraining needs as essential, noting unemployment since 1957 has grown slowly while waste of capacity costs billions annually. Labor Secretary Wirtz echoed the call for momentum and targeted manpower solutions.
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Tension Eases After McCarty Opposition Frays
Oklahoma Gov. Bellmon abandoned his plan to make federal impact funds chargeable against state school aid and to shift local tax chargeability. House Speaker J. D. McCarty said the move reduces tensions and seeks harmony for an early adjournment.
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Bidault Held in Bavaria as Asylum Plea Is Rejected
Bonn refused to grant political asylum to Georges Bidault, leader of anti Gaulle forces, citing Bavarian authority. Bidault, detained in Steinebach, faces possible deportation while authorities weigh options including an undesirable alien designation or extradition to a neutral country.
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Would-Be Assassin Executed By French
Paris AP reports Lt. Col. Jean Marie Bastien-Thiry was executed by firing squad for the August ambush attempt on President Charles de Gaulle. Official sources say de Gaulle granted clemency to two other condemned plotters, Lt. Alain Debougrenet de la Tocnaye and Jacques Prevost, with likely commutations to life imprisonment.
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Russia accuses Lt Col Langelle of spying for U S embassy
Izvestia details a Soviet charge that a Russian army lieutenant colonel spied for a U S embassy attache and fed secrets to him. Langelle, expelled in 1959, allegedly coordinated with a Soviet officer known as Max, while his wife Miriam aided the espionage. Bastien-Thiry confessed to masterminding the De Gaulle assassination attempt and was executed.
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Fifty Seniors Begin Junior Miss Derby Pageant Parade
Rehearsals start in Mobile Alabama for 50 high school seniors aiming to be Junior Miss America. The participants will perform in a parade tonight that officially opens the pageant.
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Ala
19 Koreans Held In Plot
South Korea detained 19 people including four former North Korean army officers on charges of plotting to eliminate Gen Park Chung Hee and seize power in a coup. Retired Maj. Gen. Kim Jae Choon, head of the junta's secret police, announced the arrests. two more were implicated but not yet arrested.
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UPI
Park Chung Hee
Kim Jae Choon
Mar
Clear Skies Return After Rainy Weekend in Southwest Oklahoma
Southwest Oklahoma cleaned up after weekend rains that soaked soil with .68 inch. Lawton recorded .18 inch Friday night and .50 Sunday. Forecasters expect fair skies, warmer temps, and highs near 72 by Tuesday with a low around 42 tonight. March rainfall neared .90 inch, with Idabel and Hanna reporting the heaviest totals. No tornadoes were reported despite below normal five day temps.
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Japan makes first repayment of postwar aid
Tokyo reports a first repayment of aid to the United States totaling $21,959,125. Under a 15 year plan Japan will repay a total of $490 million for World War II assistance.
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