Larter Memorial Gun Dedicated At Fort Sill Center
Fort Sill hosted the dedication of the Col. Larter Memorial Gun Display at the Artillery and Missile Center Museum honoring Col. Harry C. Larter Jr. The ceremony drew about 100 guests including Larter family members and military leaders led by Maj. Gen. L. S. Griffing. The gun will stand in the Civil War section on a red dais.
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Paul McClung
Col. Larter
Fort Sill
Artillery and Missile Center
Col
Harry C. Larter Jr
Larter
Hamilton Hall
L. S. Griffing
Leonard Carmichael
Smithsonian Institution
United States
Griffing
San Antonio
Tex
James W. Totten
Artillery Museum
Napoleon
City Primary Election Set For Tuesday
Lawton residents prepare for Tuesday's city primary featuring three wards. Voters will choose two council members from Ward 2 and Ward 3, with Ward 5 parties nominating in a three way Democratic contest. Polls open 7 AM to 7 PM. several key offices are not on the ballot in this off cycle.
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Lawton
Voetts
J. N. Durham
Theesports
Gale
Sadler
Kinyon
Lester McKenzie
Andrews
D. W. Ferguson
Lincoln
T. R. Stephens
Ertle W. Kirkpatrick
Perry Weger
Jefferson
Sylvester Witherspoon
Garfield
W. R. Morris
Gladys Watson
Eugene L. Bowman
Arlington
Plane Drops Cargo Into City Street to Aid Idle Youths
A 2000 pound practice car fell from an Army plane into a northeast city street during training. No injuries occurred and minor damage to a rose bush and a Mimosa tree was reported near 208 Northwood. The incident prompted military scrutiny and a later federal push by President Johnson for a five point program to combat poverty including a Job Corps aimed at 100 camps nationwide.
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Northwood
James J. Tirrell
Tirrell
Post Field
Rogers Lane
Sneed Acres
Washington
UPI
Johnson
Congress
Federal
Office of Economic Opportunity
Peace Corps
Sargent Shriver
CCC
New Deal
Volunteers For America
Capitol Hill
America
Three Die In Lawton Area Traffic Accidents
Lawton area crashes over the weekend claim three local lives and three more statewide as Oklahoma’s traffic toll rises to 161. Victims include 16 year old Trent Sheffield of 206 Park, along with Danny Wade Leroy 19 of Fort Sill, Linda Lou Whitehead 19 of Walters, Ada Windsor 76 of Oklahoma City, Albert Ray Griffith 69 of Oklahoma City, and Earl Henry Sanders Jr. 43 of Clinton Sherman AFB.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
Lawton Area
Board of Education
Trent Sheffield
Park
Pic
Danny Wade Leroy
Fort Sill
Linda Lou Whitehead
Walters
Ameda Christmas Windsor
Oklahoma City
Albert Ray Griffith
Earl Henry Sanders Jr
Clinton-Sherman Afb
Johnson Says U S and Panama Still At Odds
President Johnson said there has been no genuine meeting of the minds with Panama on solving the Canal Zone dispute. He reaffirmed the U S will not commit to revising the 1903 treaty until diplomatic relations resume or a fair, satisfactory adjustment is agreed upon. The Panamanian note claimed an agreement via the OAS.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Panama
Robert Chiari
U.S
Alliance For Progress
OAS
United States
Canal Zone
Latins Get Aid Pledge
President Johnson pledged the full power of the United States to aid any American country facing threats from outside forces. He spoke during his first full address on inter-American affairs and the Alliance for Progress, echoing similar Kennedy era commitments without introducing new terms.
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Washington
Johnson
United States
Alliance For Progress
John F. Kennedy
Balmy reading ends as Oklahoma weather cools this week
Oklahoma traders forecast a weather pattern shift with Canadian and Pacific cold air colliding over the state. Temperatures drop from a 70 degree today to near 55 tomorrow and down to 32 overnight with light rain possible. Winds 20 to 30 mph and scattered clouds accompany the cold front moving in from the Northwest.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
Altus
Twin Baby Dies In Crib At Home
A two month old twin boy died of apparent suffocation in his crib early Sunday. Joseph Halley, son of Kevin and Mrs Halley of 5802 Kinyon, was found face down by his mother at 5 30 a m and pronounced dead at 6 05 a m at the U S Army hospital. Husband and ambulance attendants attempted revival during transport from the home. The twins were born January 3.
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Don Wilson
Joseph Halley
Kevin Halley
Kinyon
U.S. Army Hospital
Haney
John Redding
Jim Garrison
Fort Sill Hospital
Six Americans Die In Viet Nam Action
Communist guerrillas shot down two U S Army aircraft over the weekend killing six Americans and one Vietnamese. The toll brings U S deaths in action since 1961 to 110 and total deaths to 199. Capt. Thomas J. Bergin Ist Lt Richard E Jaeck 1st Lt Roger E Gauvin Spec Carleton W Upton Pfc Frank J Holguin 1st Lt Kenneth A Shannon named. The president vowed continued support as 15 000 advisers plus air and ground units sustained the fight.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
API
U.S
Johnson
Washington
Camau Peninsula
Thomas J. Bergin
Schenectady
N.Y
Richard E. Jaeck
Milwaukee
Wis
Roger E Gauvin
Caribou
Maine
Spec
Carleton W. Upton
Auburn Calif
Frank J. Holguin
Los Angeles
Kenneth A. Shannon
Lynchburg, Va
Spain Grants Long Prison Terms in Barcelona Robbery Murder
A Spanish civil court sentenced four Americans, a Spanish woman, and a British girl to long terms for the robbery murder of a Barcelona furniture dealer. The sentences range from 6 to 30 years with amnesty potential. The case stemmed from the Nov. 17, 1962 killing of Francisco Robirosa.
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Barcelona
Spain
James Bell Wagner
Union Beach
N. J
Maria del Pilar Velasco
John Joseph Hand
Southfield
Mich
James Stephen Johnston
Bluejacket
Okla
Nancy Karen Hand
Detroit
Joan Douglas Bryder
Wagner Jan
Hand
Johnston
Wagner
U. S. Army Signal Corps
Germany
Maria del Pilar Alfaro
Robirosa
Pena de Muerte
Sentencing Delayed For Tulsa Cattle Theft Suspect Brinlee
UPI reports sentencing for Rex Brinlee Jr. postponed to Wednesday after a district court jury convicted him of cattle theft near Adair. A separate charge of knowingly receiving stolen property also moved to the same date. Brinlee, a Tulsa businessman, testified he knew nothing about cattle found on his ranch.
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PRYOR
UPI
Rex Brinlee Jr
Tulsa
Brinlee
Adair
Paris renames river road Avenue du President Kennedy
In Paris a tree lined stretch along the Seine formerly Quai de Passy was named Avenue du President Kennedy. Mrs Rose Kennedy joined about 300 people as Mayor Jean Auburtin unveiled the sign in cold weather.
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Paris
UPI
River Seine
Quai de
Passy
Kennedy
United States
Rose Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Jean Auburtin
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