Russia Snubs US Fliers Demand For Their Release
Berlin UPI report says the Soviet Union ignored a U.S. warning to return three captive airmen and refused to allow an American doctor to treat one in Magdeburg. Lt. Harold W. Welch suffered a broken leg and arm, with other crew members captured after an RB66 shot down near East Germany.
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Berlin
UPI
Soviet Union
U. S
U.S
Harold W. Welch
Detroit
Mich
Welch
David I. Holland
Holland, Minn
Melvin J. Kessler
Philadelphia
East Germany
United States
U.S. Air Force
John A. Hennessen Jr
Freeport N.Y
Magdeburg
Air Force
West Berlin
Million Dollar Pershing Missile Component Damaged in Wreck
A Fort Sill truck hauling a Pershing missile programmer test station was wrecked on a narrow Cordell bridge when a civilian car approached. The station, mounted on a tracked vehicle, was ripped open by an overhead beam. No injuries occurred and bridge damage was minor. Estimated costs range up to $1 million with official assessments pending.
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Fort Sill
Cordell
Army
List Artillery
Clinton Sherman Air Force Base
Pfc
Dennis Shevrovich
Shevrovich
Pope
Lewis Berry
New Mexico
Redstone
McNamara backs war on poverty amid poverty program support
Defense Secretary McNamara endorsed the Johnson administration's 962 million poverty program before a House subcommittee. He proposed using unused military bases for job training and housing for a 100000 youth corps, noting many potential servicemen fail due to poverty and educational gaps. Oklahoma cigarette sales rebound from slump with tax revenues rising, while tobacco demand shows mixed recovery across products.
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Washington
UPS
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Johnson
Armed Services
McNamara
House
Anthony J. Celebrezze
Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Peace Corps
Federal
Sargent Shriver
Shriver
Tobacco Governors Oppose Federal Warning Labels Plan
Governors of Kentucky Virginia North Carolina oppose FTC plan to require health warnings on cigarettes and ads. They argue it polices an entire industry and may mislead about risks while urging caution and more cancer research funding. The report also notes Pershing missile deployments and Fort Sill units in Europe.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Alton Lennon
D-N.c
Edward T. Breathitt
Kentucky
United Press International
Sill
7Th Army
Pentagon
Europe
Fort Sill
Department of the Army
44Th Artilley
41St Artilley
S. N. Fitzpatrick
81St Artillery
W. R. Harris
Teri Sanford
North Carolina
Sanford
Breathitt
Harrison
FTC
Voters choose three city council seats in three ward primary
Incumbents faced mixed results in the three ward primary. Gale A. Sadler won Ward 2 by 99 votes, Perry Weger secured the Ward 5 nomination by 33 votes, and T. R. Stephens was defeated in Ward 3 by Ertle W. Kirkpatrick. Official totals showed 3,087 votes cast.
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Eeven
Gale A. Sadler
Lester McKenzie
D. W. Ferguson
Perry Weger
W. R
Bob) Morris
Sylvester Witherspoon
T. R. Stephens
Ertle W. Kirkpatrick
Kirkpatrick
County Election Board
Constitution Press
McKenzie
Cache Road
Fort Sill Blvd
38Th
Sadler
Light Rain Forecast With Cloudiness Across Oklahoma
A brief morning shower in Lawton dropped about .06 inch as a weather front moves through. The forecast calls for more showers in Lawton and southwest Oklahoma this afternoon, with highs near 75 and cooler readings later. The five day outlook anticipates near normal Western Oklahoma temperatures and 3 to 7 degrees above normal in the east, with east rainfall between .10 and .25 inch.
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Lawton
Weather Bureau
Oklahoma
Panhandle
State board to discuss bumper sticker policy
Oklahoma City The state personnel board will discuss bumper stickers and its definition of political activity at its monthly meeting Friday Director Wallace Keating said the attorney general has said it is not a law violation per se to place a bumper sticker on a car but has not said it was all right to put one on He noted a merit system employee whose hand was called for having a sticker on his car might claim someone else put it on and hopes a clear rule is issued.
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Oklahoma City
UPS
State Personnel Board
Wallace Keating
Keating
Griffing Day Luncheon Reservations Open at Chamber
Reservations for Gen. L. S. Griffing Day luncheon at the Hotel Lawtonian close at 12 noon Thursday. George Stein, military affairs committee chairman, announced. Luncheon tickets may be obtained by calling the Chamber of Commerce office EL5-3541. The retiring Fort Sill commandant will be honored. event is open to the public.
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Gen. L. S. Griffing
Lawtonian
George Stein
Military Affairs Committee
Ted Ay
Chamber of Commerce Office
Fort Sill
Chamber
Nehru Warns India May Cross Kashmir Ceasefire Line
Prime Minister Nehru told Parliament India could cross the Kashmir cease-fire line if needed to defend territory from Pakistan. He stressed India would not attack Pakistan occupied areas unless crossing becomes necessary in defense. The remark follows recent skirmishes and raids across the line.
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New Delhi
India
Nehru
Kashmir
Pakistan
Party Boys Entangled in Viet Nam Mobilization Plan
Premier Nguyen Khanh announced a total mobilization to fight communism, calling for Saigon's leisure class to join the war and citing higher army morale since his Jan. 30 coup. The move unsettles wealthy draft dodgers in Saigon amid expected national orders.
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Viet Nam
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Khanh
Khanh
Lawton Municipal Airport To Get Pei Designed Control Tower
Chas W. Berry General Contractors of Arlington, Texas won a $252,552 bid to build the Lawton Municipal Airport air traffic control tower. Construction starts about April 1 with full operation targeted for January 1, 1965. The tower, a Pei design, will be manned by 10 controllers and one electronics technician, and is one of the first in the Southwest under a three year FAA program.
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Fort Worth
Lawton Municipal Airport
Chas W. Berry
General Contractors Inc
Arlington
Tex
Archie W. League
FAA
Southwest
Lawton Tower
Lawton Control
Pei
Kennedy backs broad federal aid for college students
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy endorses a wide program of federal aid aimed at helping students pursue a college education. The statement signals support from a leading Democratic figure for expanded financial assistance to higher education.
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Washington
UPI
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
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Washington, D. C
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Virginia
Thomas Marriott
Utah
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