Congress May Trim Foreign Aid By About One Billion
Congress appears likely to reduce Kennedy's foreign aid request by around 1 billion dollars after a presidential committee urged tighter controls. Kennedy asked for 4.9 billion for the next year, but may send a message this week to cut at least 200 million from the aid total.
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Congress
Jack Bell
Washington
Capitol Hill
Kennedy
Lucius Clay
Clay Committee
William T. Dentzler
Silver Service Stolen From Church Recovered For $20
Sheriff McClung announced recovery of more than $1,000 in silver stolen from St Andrew's Episcopal church. A Fletcher man bought most pieces for $20. four Lawton and Fletcher suspects face burglary charges. Sixteen larceny cases linked to the arrests, with more related to a cafe burglary in Fletcher. Also included is national foreign aid debate with the Clay committee report criticizing program size.
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Forest D. McClung
Fletcher
McClung
Lawton
A&b
Joe Baggett
Don Baggett
Herbert Tuck
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
S. Mih
Tex Thixton
Thixton
Cityans Back Save Our Sundays Drive
About 1 000 supporters of a Sunday closing law are expected at a House hearing on the measure. Delegations from Oklahoma City Tulsa and Lawton will attend along with Oklahoma Seventh Day Adventists objectors. The hearing is set for 10 a.m. as the bill heads to the House floor with Speaker J D McCarty predicting a tough fight.
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Oklahoma City
House
Save Our Sundays
Tulsa
Lawton
G. Reid Cox
Oklahoma
Broad powers of county commissioners extend beyond roads
Oklahoma statutes grant the 77 county boards wide authority beyond road work. Commissioners may act as oil and real estate regulators, fire department operators, and parking lot supervisors, with powers in planning zoning hospital control and sewer districts. The series opens with general broad powers and financial oversight under Title 19.
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Board of County Commissioners
Oklahoma
Constitution Press
Governor Backs Up Action In Rejecting Parole List
Governor Bellmon defended the Pardon and Parole Board after 13 of 21 clemency recommendations were rejected. He said he will review board actions with Pardon Director Bynum and not be a rubber stamp, and invited board members to discuss policy.
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Oklahoma City
Henry Bellman
Pardon and Parole Board
Charles Chesnut
Chesnut
Miami
Bellman
Pardon and Parole
W. J. Bynum
Bynum
State Reformatory
Granite
Dale Cook
Cook
Washington
Boehm West
Bellmon
West
Bellmen
Lee Bellmon
Baby Born 13 Weeks Early Goes Home After Recovery
Three month old David Blankenship, born Dec 30 1962 at 27 weeks gestation and weighing 1 lb 13 oz, was discharged from Southwestern hospital at 11 am. Doctors credited isolette care and round the clock nursing for saving his life. He gained 3 lb 13 oz during three months of care and will return for routine checks.
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David Blankenship
Southwestern Hospital
J. D. Blankenship
David
David Kyle Blankenship
Williams
Mrs. Bean
Mild Front Clears Oklahoma Moisture Skies Improve
A Pacific cool front and thunderstorm line moved east clearing moisture from Oklahoma this morning. Temperatures drop from Sunday highs of 85 to 77 this afternoon and to near 55 tonight, with a west to east range of 44 to 61 overnight. follow-up five day outlook calls for 3 to 7 degrees above normal with little rain.
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Oklahoma
Turner Falls
Tishomingo
Gage
McAlester
Guymon
Tulsa
Ardmore
Supreme Court overturns NAACP leader Gibson contempt conviction
The Supreme Court voided Theodore R. Gibson’s six month jail term and $1200 fine for refusing to produce a Miami NAACP membership list for a Florida Legislature hearing. Justice Goldberg wrote the 5 to 4 ruling with a dissent by Justice Harlan joined by two others.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Theodore R. Gibson
Miami, Fla
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Gibson
Florida
Goldberg
High Court
Harlan
Stewart
Clark
White
Retirement Bill Moves In Oklahoma Legislature
Oklahoma lawmakers open the 12th week of the 29th session pursuing a state employee retirement act. House Speaker McCarty and Sen. Ham push action this week with a budget aim of a 500000 dollar annual retirement fund. They also push appropriation bills toward a joint conference committee and consider a court reapportionment guidelines resolution.
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Oklahoma City
UPS
Oklahoma
House
J. D. McCarty
Senate
House Rules Committee
Glen Ham
Pauls Valley
McCarty
Ham
Lawton School District Sets Tuesday Vote on 5-Mill Levy
Voters in the Lawton district go to the polls Tuesday to decide a five mill building levy. Polls open 7 a.m. at Tomlinson Central and Eisenhower campuses and close 7 p.m. All registered voters may participate. The levy aims to address overcrowding with needed additions. Election officials will pick up materials from the county election board. Lawrence Sheffield, board president, is unopposed.
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Lawton
Tomlinson and
Central Junior High
Eisenhower Junior Senior
John Shoemaker
Lawton Public Schools
Justin Kuntz
J. N. Logan
County Election Board
Lawrence Sheffield
Eisenhower son resigns from Army to join publishing firm
Lt. Col. John S. Eisenhower, son of former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, has submitted a resignation from the Army and will work for a New York publishing firm. He served in World War II and Korea, joined the White House staff in 1958, and had been on indefinite leave without pay. He plans to attend Army War College, but his departure ends Army ties before 20 years of service. The move was announced in the Gettysburg Times.
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Gettysburg
John S. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army
New York
U.S. Military Academy
Europe
Korea
White House
Eisenhower
Army War College
Carlisle
Gettysburg Times
OU Grid Star To Head Physical Fitness Drive
Prentice Gautt former Oklahoma fullback named Henry Bellman representative to the President's Physical Fitness Council. Gautt first Negro varsity Sooner, 1960 graduate, played for Cleveland Browns and St. Louis Cardinals. He pledges to boost fitness for children and adults and will attend a Washington meeting April 24.
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Mxklahoma City
Prentice Gautt
University of Oklahoma
Henry Bellman
Gautt
Bud Wilkinson
Sooners
Cleveland Browns
St. Louis Cardinals
Bellmont
Cal Fitness
Washington
Wilkinson
Networks to broadcast Paris relay via satellite
Three U.S. networks ABC NBC and CBS will telecast from Paris through Relay 1 satellite. The programs will be taped and shown during the networks 11 p.m. EST newscasts.
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New York
U.S
ABC
NBC
CBS
Paris
Space Traveler
New York Striking Photoengravers End Walkout Vote
Printers vote to accept contract terms 2562 to 1763 halting a 108 day newspaper blackout. Mailers approve by 466 to 2546 as Mayor Wagner calls for new talks at 10 am EST and a stalemate ends only when photoengravers sign a contract.
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New York
UPI
Madison Square Garden
Walter N. Thayer
Publishers Association of
New York City
Robert F. Wagner
Wagner
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