Students Vie In Cameron District Contests Across Schools
A brigade of junior and senior high students from 27 southwest Oklahoma schools gathered at Cameron college for the annual district music contests with about 3800 young musicians in vocal and instrumental events. Awards await top ratings advancing to state contests at OU and OSU, while 1000 additional students attend the campus for the district science fair.
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Southwest
Oklahoma
Cameron College
Gene Brooks
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma State University
Lawton High
Eisenhower
St. Mary's
Tom
Linson
Central Junior High
Douglass High
Cement
Grandfield
Chattanooga
Marlow
Elgin
Comanche
Minco
Fletcher
Tipton
Frederick
Rush Springs
Waurika
Cache
Temple
Duncan
Mangum
Altus
Bill Boland
Midwestern University
Edward Baird
North Texas State University
Virginia Anderson
OCW
Neil Darnell
Wichita Falls
Tex
Wilda Griffing
Clair McGovern
OBU
Jackson
Stephens
Cotton
Jefferson
Tillman
Rate Cut Promised for City Electric Users
Staff Writer Lawton Oklahoma electric users face a forthcoming rate reduction within two months, as Public Service Co. plans to file with the state Corporation Commission. The move follows a federal tax cut and would likely affect residential, industrial, and commercial customers. The commission's approval timeline is unclear, though reductions are typically approved faster than increases. The utility serves about 265,000 customers with its Tulsa main office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Southwest Oklahoma
Floyd Zook
Area Public Service Co
S. Fifth
State Corporation Commission
Zook
D. J. Teupker
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Public Service Co
Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co
Public Service Co. of
Colorado
Five Senate Candidates Meet in Enid Forum
Five U S Senate hopefuls gathered for a spring campaign event in Enid with incumbent Democrat J Howard Edmondson absent to vote in Washington. Democrats Raymond Gary and Fred Harris and Republicans Forest Beall Bud Wilkinson and Tom Harris spoke to a crowd of hundreds on national and international issues. Beall pressed for government as referee, citing beef imports, as a Sasakwa forum was announced for Friday.
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ENID
Oklahoma
U.S. Senate
J. Howard Edmondson
Enid Chamber of Commerce
Edmondson
Washington
Raymond Gary
Fred Harris
Forest Beall
Bud Wilkinson
Tom Harris
Board Rejects Boys Club Drive in Lawton
Lawton-Fort Sill Boys Club request to raise 12747 dollars to operate for a year was denied by the Lawton Appeals and Review Board. Board chair T. D. Nicklas said a United Fund organization can run a boys club within Boys Club of America rules.
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Lawton Appeals and Review Board
Lawton-Fort Sill
Reorganization Planned for Fort Sill Major Commands
Fort Sill announces a major command reorganization effective Wednesday. The 1st Missile Brigade and 34th Artillery Brigade will be folded into the new First Field Artillery Brigade, except FAMTC. Missile training shifts to USA TC-FA, with Col. Becker heading the new brigade and Col. Hughes as deputy.
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1St Missile Brigade
34Th Artillery Brigade
U. S. Army Field Artillery Brigade
Field Artillery and Missile Training Command
FAMTC
U. S. Army Training Center, Field Artillery
Usatc-Fa
Zation
Griffing
First Field Artilery Brigade
W. A. Becker
First Field Artillery Brigade
William M. Hughes
4Th Missile Group
Becker
34Th Brigade
Fort Sill
U. S. Army
Johnson seeks $3.4 billion foreign aid package
President Johnson asks Congress for 3.4 billion in foreign aid to build a world safe from fear and Communist aims. He pledges no waste and seeks permanent arms aid authority as Capitol Hill signals political pushback and hearings to follow after Easter recess.
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Johnson
Washington
Congress
U.S
Capitol Hill
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Otto E. Passman
D-La
House Appropriations
House Committee
Ruby fires head attorney after Oswald slaying verdict
In Dallas the convicted slayer Jack Ruby dismissed head lawyer Melvin Belli amid Belli's sharp criticism of Dallas. Ruby said he tried to disengage Belli since January 22 and the lawyer opposed the move. Other defense lawyers Tonnhill and Burleson remained on the case as letters notifying discharge were sent.
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Dallas
Jack Ruby
Melvin Belli
Belli
Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Kennedy
Eva Grant
Dallas Morning News
Bellis San Francisco Law Office
Beili
Peili
Joe Tonnhill
Jasper
Tex
Phil Burleson
Light Beam Satellite Fails To Be Orbited
CAPE KENNEDY UPD The United States lost an Explorer satellite about an hour after launch to examine the ionosphere and test a new laser based tracking system. A Delta rocket lifted at 6 14 a m EST and tracking stations lost contact with the booster and satellite twenty minutes later.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
UPD
United States
Explorer
U. S
Wallops Island
Clearing Skies Forecast For Lawton Area
The Lawton region was expected to see clearing skies after slow rains left little moisture. Forecasters predicted clouds and scattered thunderstorms this afternoon with a high near 60 as spring begins, while overnight lows hovered around 37 and readings varied across the state.
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Lawton
U. S. Weather Bureau
Kingston
Grady
Altus
Shawnee
Army Confirms Pershing Deployment From Fort Sill
The Defense Department confirms a Pershing missile unit from Fort Sill will deploy to Europe next month, with 4th Battalion 41st Artillery to be first in Germany. Lt. Col. S. N. Fitzpatrick leads the unit as German and U.S. troops train at Fort Sill and White Sands.
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Department of Defense
Europe
Washington, D.C
7Th Army
Fort Sill
41St Artillery
Germany
S. N. Fitzpatrick
Auburn
Ala
Fort Wingate
N.M
White Sands Missile Range
Man
U S and Soviet Propose Stepwise Destruction of Bombers
At the 17 nation disarmament conference the United States urged both sides to destroy 480 strategic bombers over two years, targeting 20 planes a month. Adrian S Fisher said the plan includes mothball reserves and requires strict verification by the other side, contrasting earlier calls for full demolition.
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Geneva
United States
Soviet Union
U.S
Adrian S Fisher
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
Fisher
Soviet
Firing Battery Returns To Fort Sill After White Sands Test
Battery B of the Third Missile Battalion 38th Artillery returned to Fort Sill by convoy Tuesday after firing a Sergeant missile at White Sands Missile Range. General Alfred Zerbel and Maj. Gen. John Haynes witnessed the firing. Battery B is commanded by Lt. David Mikkelson. Battery A demonstrated rapid loading without firing.
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38Th Artillery
Fort Sill
White Sands Missile Range
N. W
Alfred Zerbel
John Haynes
David Mikkelson
Texas storms lash southeast with winds and tornadoes
Damaging 75 mph winds toppled trailers in a Neder land trailer court injuring at least 13 people, three seriously. A tornado near Houston unroofed garages, damaged properties and trapped workers, while power outages and falling trees affected Beaumont and nearby towns.
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Dallas
Nederland
Texas
Beaumont
Houston
Henry Simmons
H. B. Graves
Brookshire Village
Alvin
Tex
Cordell
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Eisenhower High School
Cameron
Stett
Mike Thompson
Mike Corley
Roy Sapp
George Sellers
Virgil Gatther
Corporation Commission
M. Ethertese
Sill
A S. Griffing
Pope
Constitution
Abusive
American Bar Association
Bellis
Mexico City
Victor Velasquez
San Francisco
Army
Pershing
Phil Ford
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