Missing Model Keeler Hid From Press In Madrid
London model Christine Keeler spent a night at a Madrid police station to escape reporters after vanishing from an apartment owned by British journalist. She later appeared on a balcony as reporters crowded the scene. Edgecombe, the man involved in a related London trial, was convicted of firing bullets at her door and sentenced to seven years.
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Madrid
UPI
London
Britain
Madri
Christine Keeler
Miss Keeler
John Profumo
House of Commons
Dick Zeidman
England
Retiro
Zeidman
Profumo
Keeler
John Edgecombe
Old Bailey
Edgecombe
Yukon sighting pursues missing plane with two aboard
Canadian pilot reports sighting a downed Howard single engine aircraft on a 4000 foot Yukon slope about 73 miles southeast of Watson Lake. The missing机 plane carried pilot Ralph Flores of San Bruno California and passenger Helen Klabean of Brooklyn New York on a Whitehorse to Fort St John nine hundred mile flight. Flores' wife learns of possible rescue and the wreckage shows NS8856 markings.
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Watson Lake
Yukon Territory
Yukon
Chuck Hamilton
B.c.yukon
Calif
Helen Klabean
Brooklyn
N.Y
Whitehorse
Fort St. John
B.C
Howard
Hamilton
Flores
San Bruno
Canadian Air Force
Burglars Target Church and Local Sites in Area Theft
Suspects linked to a church burglary admitted stealing a silver service and table linens plus various car and construction items. Officials said copper forms and construction clamps worth hundreds were removed and sold for scrap, with related highway and local thefts under investigation.
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Thixton
McClung
Lawton
Fletcher
Oil Strike Found Near Ashkelon May Boost Israel
A Lapidot spokesman says the Israeli prospecting firm struck oil near Ashkelon on the Mediterranean coast about 30 miles south of Tel Aviv, near an area already exploited. The find could move Israel toward petroleum self sufficiency.
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Tel Aviv
Lapidot
Israel
Ashkelon
Mediterranean
Subscription Rates for Lawton Area Carriers and Mail
The Morning Press and Constitution rates show per month prices for carrier service in Lawton area with Morning Press Sunday at 1 55, Constitution Sunday 1 55 and combined 2 60. Mail subscriptions list Comanche Cotton Kiowa and other counties with varying quarterly and monthly totals, with additional cents per copy for partial-year or single issue orders and a 2 percent state sales tax.
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Lawton
Constitution
Constitution Press
Comanche
Cotten
Titman
Kiowa
Caddo
Grady
Stephens
Jefferson
Jackson
Press & Sunday
Const Press & Sun
Oklahoma
P.O
Const
Press & Sun
Const. Press & Sun
Sunday
Officers Probe Rash Of Thefts Reported Across City
Area officers today investigated a weekend theft spree including two cars two Ford models a 1962 blue Ford hardtop from Cox Used Car lot and a 1957 Ford owned by Carroll D Quick stolen Sunday near Grandfield Several house car and shop burglaries were reported with cash jewelry tools and personal items taken from multiple addresses and businesses including a Gulf Service station butter theft and a broken plate glass window at Tokyo Lounge.
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Ford
Florida
Cox Used Car Lot
Carroll D. Quick
Garfield
Grandfield
Walter Paive
Columbia
Phillip Lewis Lepage
Lee's Summit
Wesley C. Holley
N. 32Nd
Homer Specht
Homer
George Olan Mayes
Mary R. Smith
McKinley
Ted Steincamp
N. 30Th
Lonnie E. Cox
Oklahoma City
Jim Gaskins
Euclid
James Fite
Oak
Mae Winters
Tokyo Lounge
Gulf Service Station
Ella Mae Green
Honor Society Installation Set at Lawton High
Annual installation of Lawton high school National Honor Society offices and induction ceremonies will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the school auditorium. Top teacher and sophomore awards and the top chapter member will be named. Opening remarks by Bob Roundtree with a vocal solo by Erica Bjugstad. Officers presiding include Beverly Cregg president Rita Wheatly vice president Betsy Marvel secretary Pat Pollock treasurer and Miss Bernice Smith sponsor.
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Lawton High School
National Honor Society
Bob Roundtree
Erica Bjugstad
Marilyn Smith
Beverly Cregg
Rita Wheatly
Betsy Marvel
Pat Pollock
Miss Bernice Smith
Pig Posse Recovers 32000 Pounds of Indiana Pork
DEEP GAP North Carolina A pig posse moved out to recover 32000 pounds of loose Indiana pork on the hoof in the western mountains. Among 132 pigs freed when a tractor trailer overturned the posse said pigs scatter and unlikely to cluster like other livestock. The pigs roam near the Blue Ridge Parkway with locals expecting to eat well for weeks.
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Deep Gap
N. C
Indiana
North Carolina
Blue Ridge Park Way
FBI Nabs Top 10 Bank Robber Rush in Florida Honeymoon Bust
Jerry Clarence Rush, once among the FBI’s ten most wanted, was arrested in Bay Harbor Island Florida with two guns and five fifty in cash. He and two accomplices allegedly robbed the Can v ery branch bank of Perth Amboy New Jersey of 102 176 on November 16 1962 and his wife Catherine Doulin was detained in New York. Rush had fled Maryland where he served a long sentence for assault with intent to murder.
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Washington
UPI
FBI Today
Jerry Clarence Rush
Rush
FBI
Bay Harbor Island
Fla
Catherine Doulin
New York
George Hackett
J. Edgar Hoover
Canvery
Perth Amboy
N. J
Nevada
Mamaroneck
Baltimore
Maryland
Commissioners Power and Budget Control in Comanche County
The article outlines county commissioners powers over property, finances, and road funding. It notes authority to sell and acquire land, audit officers, and manage bridges and highways. It details the general fund budget, excise board role, millage limits, and specific tax funds allocated for road use. It cites Comanche County spending of $577,596.27 and breakdowns by gasoline, fuel, and vehicle taxes, plus distribution formulas and population impact.
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County Excise Board
District Judge
State Tax Commission
Excise Board
General Fund
Comanche County
State Highway Department
Tax Commission
Oklahoma Governor weighs veto on two courts and meat packing bill
Bellmon has not decided whether to sign or veto legislation to continue Oklahoma and Kay County Superior Courts amid questions of cost and legality. He will meet with Kay County officials and Ponca City lawmakers before deciding on both the court continuation and a meat packing bill limiting city authority over slaughterhouses.
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Bellmon
Oklahoma
Kay County
Bellman
State Supreme Court
Ponca City
Roy Grantham
Youth Center Plans Open Forums to Revive Activities
The Lawton Youth Center launches a two stage forum to gather junior and senior high students ideas on better serving youth activities. Junior high meet at 4 pm and high school at 7 pm to continue the discussion with coordinator Mrs Loyd Eichholz. The center already hosts Civil Air Patrol Girl Scouts and private parties and serves as a venue for local school teams.
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Loyd Eichholz
Lawton Recreation
Civil Air Patrol
Ejichholz
Campho-Phenique Instant Pain Relief Remains Featured
Campbell Pharmacy promotes CampHO-PHENIQUE as a stainless liquid antiseptic for cuts scratches and minor burns. It claims instant pain relief prevents infection and speeds healing while noting gentleness on children and urging households to keep a bottle ready.
Funeral Rites Held For Charlie Jepsen In Sterling
Funeral services for Charlie Chris Jepsen 70 Sterling will be at 2 30 p m Tuesday at Sterling First Methodist Church The Rev T E Ward will officiate assisted by Charlie Beck Burial will be in Sterling Cemetery under direction of Dalton Funeral Home of Fletcher Jepsen born April 16 1892 Schaller Iowa moved to Sterling 1905 married Mae Carter December 14 1916 He was a retired farmer and a Sterling church member Survivors include wife a daughter Mildred Bowles two sons Delmar and Darwin six grandchildren and three great grandchildren plus siblings and a brother all named in the notice.
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Sterling
Charlie Chris Jepsen
Sterling First Methodist Church
Lawton
T. E. Ward
Charlie Beck
Fletcher Church of Christ
Sterling Cemetery
Dalton Funeral Home
Fletcher
Mr. Jepsen
Schaller
Iowa
Mae Carter
Sterling Methodist Church
Mildred Bowles
Delmar
N. 30Th
Darwin
N. 15Th
Obituary for John F. Thomas Sr. Pioneer Lawtonian
Services for John F. Thomas Sr. 91, pioneer Lawtonian, were at 10:30 a.m. today at Lawton Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Argus Hamilton of Centenary Methodist Church officiated, with burial in Highland Cemetery. Bearers were Lawton Burton, John W. Tyree, Arthur Cavanagh, Lester Paden, Bob Landers, and David Aubrey.
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John F. Thomas Sr
Four Die in Oklahoma Auto Crashes Sunday
Four persons died in Oklahoma traffic accidents Sunday raising the 1963 toll to 146, with 141 a year ago. Victims were Paul Edward Phelps 35 of Fox Rita Stagg 24 Tulsa Gussie Wisley 52 Tulsa Robert A Alburty 17 Bartlesville.
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United Press International
Oklahoma
Paul Edward Phelps
Fox
Rita Stagg
Tulsa
Gussie Wisley
Robert A. Alburty
Bartlesville
Phelps
Healdton
L. C. W. Smart
Smart
Lee Austin Edwards
George Clinton Biggers Sr. Dies at 70 in Orlando
George Clinton Biggers Sr., 70, former president and general manager of Atlanta Newspapers, Inc., died of cancer today in an Orlando hospital.
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Orlando, Fla
George Clinton Biggers Sr
Atlanta Newspapers, Inc
Orlando
Drill Team Sets Practice Tuesday in Lawton
Lawton chapter No. 44 of the York Rite Bodies will meet at 7 30 p m Tuesday in the Masonic Temple at 4132 S Fourth Avenue A E Gross high priest said. After business, Knights Templar drill team will practice for state competition April 21 23 in Oklahoma City. All area members invited.
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Lawton
Masonic Temple
A. E. Gross
Knights Templar
Oklahoma City
Glandular Inflammation Advised For Men Over 40
A promotional notice from the Excelsior Medical Clinic claims glandular inflammation causes many male health issues and promises non surgical treatments. It cites treatment of men from 1,000 communities in Excelsior Springs and offers a free book with no obligation.
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Excelsior Springs
Excelsior Medical Clinic
Winners Named In Stamp Show At USC YMCA Building
The Oklahoma Philatelic Society stamp show at the USC YMCA building awarded grand prize of 20 dollars to F. E. Bernhardt of Lawton Fort Sill. Tony Warner of Lawton won best topical. Multiple awards went to residents of Lawton, Norman, Oklahoma City, Duncan, Margate City, and Fort Sill with winners in junior and novice divisions.
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Oklahoma Philatelic Society
Usc-Ymca
F. E. Bernhardt
Lawton-Fort Sill
J. H. Crosby
Lawton
Earl Enos Duncan
Specialized
F. E Bernhardt
M. J. Carpenter
Albert Schwartz II
Margate City
N. J
British Commonwealth
U. S
Ramsey
Oklahoma City
South and
Central America
Fort Sill
Dean Trotter
Morris Roth
Science Shrinks Piles Without Surgery
A new healing substance named Bio-Dyne, sold as Preparation H, reportedly shrinks hemorrhoids, relieves itching, and eases pain without surgery. Case after case shows shrinkage and statements that piles have ceased to be a problem, available as suppository or ointment.
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New York, N. Y
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