Socialite Miss Cooke To Wed Himalayan Crown Prince
New York socialite Hope Cooke flies to Sikkim for wedding to Crown Prince Palden Thondup Namgyal next Wednesday. An airline official notes she brings an immense wardrobe with rock chairs and records, while aunt Mrs Selden Chapin defends the size as fitting a future crown princess. The ceremony will follow ancient Buddhist rites in Gangtok.
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York
UPI
New York
Hope Cooke
Sikkim
Miss Cooke
Selden Chapin
Warmer Air Moves Into Southwest Oklahoma
A moderate warming trend moved into southwest Oklahoma with clearing skies and rising temperatures expected through Friday. Lawton should reach about 60 this afternoon before a low near 40 tonight, with Friday high around 66.
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Oklahoma
U. S. Weather Bureau
Lawton
Oklahoma City
Ponca City
Ardmore
Plans Afoot To Move Capitol
UPI reports Senator Walt Allen of Chickasha urged the Oklahoma Senate to publish a journal editorial proposing moving the state capitol from Oklahoma City to a rural county. He warned if current conditions persist for two more years the issue could become serious.
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Oklahoma City
UPI
Walt Allen
Chickasha
Senate
Allen
Capitol
State
Guthrie
Legislature Ends Productive Week in Oklahoma
The Oklahoma House moved to send the $5 welfare raise bill to conference as part of the budget package. Lawmakers closed their 10th week, passing minor appropriations to clear the way for possible early adjournment. The Senate met briefly and Democratic members held a secret caucus chaired by Sen. Fred Harris.
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Oklahoma City
UPI
House
Senate
Fred Harris
Lawton
Lyndon Johnson
Jury Awards 26550 in Pike Easement Case Near Lawton
A district court jury awarded rancher J F Barrell 26550 for 15.67 acres and severance damages in a condemnation suit by the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority. The land lies east of U S 277 near the Southwestern Turnpike start, with appraisal for 8800 set last year by a three member panel.
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Comanche County
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority
J. F. Barrell
U. S. 277
Lawton
Southwestern Turnpike
Walter M
1300 Singers Compete At Cameron Music Festival
More than 1300 singers from dozens of southwest Oklahoma schools gathered at Cameron college for the annual interschool district music festival. About 700 band students will perform Friday as glee clubs soloists and ensembles vie for superior ratings to reach the state festival at the University of Oklahoma. Judges include officials from University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Midwestern, and more. results to be announced today.
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Southwest Oklahoma
Cameron College
University of Oklahoma
Gene Brooks
Cameron Music Department
William Boland
Midwestern University
Ralph Lewis
Oklahoma College For Women
David Scott
Elizabeth Parham
Robert Hale
L. N. Perkins
Oklahoma State University
Tom Shaw
Wichita Falls
Tex
Clair McGavern
Oklahoma Baptist University
Lawton High
Eisenhower
Clinton Man Dies In One-Car Crash Near El Reno
Clinton resident Don B. Latimer aged 35 died in a one car crash on U. S. 6 near El Reno. Latimer lost control of his vehicle and struck a bridge abutment as Oklahoma's 1963 traffic toll reached 130, up from 121 last year.
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United Press International
Clinton
Oklahoma
Don B. Latimer
Latimer
U.S. 6
el Reno
Sheffield files for Ward 5 school board seat
Lawton board of education president Lawrence Sheffield filed Wednesday to seek re election to Ward 5 on the school board. Clerk Justin Kuntz said filing closes at 5 p.m. Saturday and the March 26 election will use polling sites at Tomlinson, Central and Eisenhower campuses. The board may appoint a successor to the late F B Barnes at the next meeting, else an election must be held within 70 days.
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Lawton Board of Education
Justin Kuntz
Kuntz
Tomlinson and
Central
Eisenhower
F. B
Fuzz) Barnes
Area Weather Forecast Turns Warmer Through Friday
Forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies and rising temperatures through Friday. Daytime highs reach 60 today with a 40 degree low. tomorrow 66. Wednesday 45 with a night low around 32. 11 a.m. reading at 43.
First Sergeant Takes Own Life at Fort Sill
A Fort Sill First Sergeant Yore E Ward 51 was found in his home hallway and died after a morning 8:40 a.m. transfer to hospital. In a separate incident Alvin Ray Dempsey 19 of 804 Summit was shot in a vacant house and is hospitalized with chest and abdomen wounds. Investigators say both cases involve self inflicted or personal safety related injuries.
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Fort Sillman
Lawton
Yore E. Ward
38Th Place
5Th Mst. Bn
Memorial Hospital
Don Cunningham
Carl Lindgren
Dempsey
Bandits Rob Konawa Bank Of $10,000: One Suspect Arrested
Two armed men robbed the Oklahoma State Bank of Konawa of about $10,000. One suspect was arrested near Ada, Tex. vehicle and $1,800 found on him. Roadblocks set as bank president described threats to blow up the town. Damron and staff forced to face a wall during the robbery.
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Konawa, Okla
UPN
Oklahoma State Bank of
Konawa
Ada
Okla
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Charles Brennan
Irving
Tex
Highway Patrol
O. T. Damron
Damion
Kona Wa
McClain County
Asher
Lexington
Oklo
Texas
Red River
Damron
G. D. Brewer
Lawmakers Hear Praise As Eastern State Boss Resigns
Sen Louis Ritzhaupt of Guthrie commends Dr Wayne A Boyd resigning May 1 as Eastern State Hospital superintendent in Vinita. Ritzhaupt says department heads should heed representatives and his panel will probe University Hospital operations. Boyd’s resignation follows a Senate inquiry amid pressure politics. Dr Carl W Bowie faces suspension amid intoxication charge.
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Oklahoma City
UPI
Louis Ritzhaupt
Guthrie
Wayne A. Boyd
Eastern State Hospital
Vinita
Boyd
Harold Morgan
Bartlesville
Ritzhaupt
Senate Public Health Committee
University Hospital
University of Oklahoma Regents
Joe Tyler
Tulsa
Mental Health Board
Oklahoma
Senate
Carl W. Bowie
Bowie
Tyler
McNamara Faces Intensifying Congress Dispute Over Defense
Washington reports a deepening clash between Defense Secretary Robert McNamara and Congress over defense spending and the multibillion dollar TFX fighter contract. McNamara fights claims of overreach while critics say intelligence and budget matters are in doubt as investigation headlines loom.
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API
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McNamara
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Ford) Motor Company
U.S
Senate
TFX
General Dynamics Corp
Boeing Co
Pentagon
House
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Leslie C. Arends
Linois
Arends
See McNamara
Pace
Col
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