Tanker Splits In Two Near Virginia Coast Again
The oil tanker San Jacinto broke in two about 40 miles east of Chincoteague after an explosion at midnight. 37 crew rode the stern section awaiting tugboats. one crewman died likely of a heart attack. Coast Guard and rescue pilots guided ships as the stern and bow drifted a mile apart.
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Norfolk, Va
UPS
Seaboard
San Jacinto
Portland
Houston
Tex
Chincoteague
Harold J. Titus
Floira
N.Y
Titus
Coast Guard
Fort Mercer
Cape Cod
U.S
Pendleton
Trinidad Corp. of
New York
Wilmington
Del
Pegasus
Paulsboro
N.J
Philadelphia
Portsmouth
Cmdr
Earl Baker
Elizabeth City
N.C
Virginia
Baker
Post Tests Laser Light at Fort Sill
Laser range finder XM-23 undergoes service tests by U S Army Artillery Board. Lt Thomas Welch says tests will last weeks. The device lets artillery place first round on target by simply sighting and reading distance. XM-23 is under 3 feet tall, 26 inches long and weighs 30 pounds with power supply.
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Fort Sill
U. S. Army Artillery Board
Thomas Welch
Welch
Coed Dies Nine Days After Kidney Transplant
Jac quelyn Taylor a 20 year old college student who received a kidney transplant from her mother nine days earlier died Wednesday at County General Hospital in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Jacquelyn Taylor
County General Hospital
Trophy unveiled as Gr if fing trophy honors Sill missile unit
Colors of the 1st Missile Brigade were retired at Fort Sill as the Maj. Gen. Lewis S. Griffing trophy was dedicated in a ceremony. Gen. Griffing, Fort Sill commander, trooped the line while a lead 45 pound model of a missile was presented for annual award to Fort Sill’s outstanding missile unit. The event marked Fort Sill reorganization by weapons.
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William A. Becker
1St Missile Brigade
U.S. Army Field Artillery Brigade
Lewis S. Griffing
Fort Sill
Gen. Griffing
Griffing
Becker
Lawton
Sill
Pershing
Honest John
Senate Ends Deadlock Votes To Take Up Civil Rights Bill
The Senate 67 to 17 formally moves the civil rights bill to consideration and faces a Morse motion to refer it to the Judiciary Committee for 10 days of study. Southern senators aim to block, while Dirksen airs revisions and Morse urges hearings to support cloture against a Dixie filibuster.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Wayne Morse
Dore
Judiciary Committee
Morse
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Dirksen
Dixie
Mild Weather Predicted For 39th Wichita Mountains Easter Pageant
Weather officials forecast mild weekend conditions for the 39th annual Wichita Mountains Easter Sunrise Service with readings in the 60s and 70s Saturday and 40s to 50s Saturday night and Sunday morning. Winds start 18 to 25 mph Saturday afternoon then ease. Col. (Ret.) Jack Rhodes praised reports and confirmed the event remains on schedule for 30,000 to 40,000 attendees. The pageant begins at 1 a.m. with the first of 55 scenes at 2 a.m., culminating at sunrise with the Resurrection.
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Eather
Wichita Mountains
Erly
Jack Rhodes
Jesus Christ
Lawton
Col. Rhodes
Isaiah
Burglars Hit Terral Bank in Oklahoma Night Overture
Terral First National Bank was broken into after midnight as burglars used acetylene torches to cut into a vault and eight safety deposit boxes. They escaped with coins and box contents while authorities, FBI agents, and the state crime bureau investigated. Bank president Scott Dennis leads Terral, a 585 population town north of Red River on U.S. 81.
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Terral
Okla
First National Bank of Terral
Jefferson County
H. W. Smith
Smith
Lee
Teague
FBI
Oklahoma
State Crime Bureau
R. W. Phelps
I. C. McGinnis
Waurika
Terral Bank
Silver Dollar Rush Ends as Dust Packs Go to Public
Washington AP The government offers one dollar in silver dust today after the silver dollar rush of 1964. Secretary Douglas Dillon says the Treasury will stop exchanging dollars for coins, leaving about 3 million cartwheel coins and most bar stock in storage. Small exchanges are in silver dust and larger ones in silver bars at 1.29 per ounce.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Treasury
Congress
New York
San Francisco
Carson City
Nev
Dillon
Sill To Welcome Critz Next Week
Fort Sill will host Maj. Gen. Harry H. Critz as new commanding general with an honors ceremony at McNair Hall and a welcoming review at Lucas Field. Critz succeeds Maj. Gen. L. S. Griffing who retires March 31 after 42 years. A 13 round cannon salute and a post parade will precede Critz’s inspection and review by units from 20 Artillery and Missile Center.
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Fort Sill
Harry H. Critz
McNair Hall
Lucas Field
Critz
101St Airborne Division
Fort Campbell
L. S. Griffing
Army
Gen. Cruz
West Point
Sun Chases Cold Spell Across Southwest Oklahoma
A brief cold snap dropped Lawton temperatures to 23 overnight and 42 Wednesday, with readings in the lower 20s. Forecasters expect a warming trend through Friday with Lawton highs near 53 today and up to 68 Friday, while statewide highs reach 40s to 50s and lows drop to 25–35.
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Oklahoma
Lawton
Mercury
Edmondson Backs Civil Rights Bill Alongside Majority
Sen J Howard Edmondson of Oklahoma voted with the majority as the Senate moved to take up the House passed civil rights bill in a 67 17 roll call. Oklahoma's other senator Mike Monroney was abroad at an Interparliamentary Union meeting in Switzerland but announced for the motion.
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Washington
J. Howard Edmondson
Oklahoma
Senate
House
Mike Monroney
Interparliamentary Union
Switzerland
Monroney
Exiles Show Malnutrition in Miami Clinic Report
The Cuban Refugee Center Medical Clinic director reports rising malnutrition among exiles arriving in recent weeks, with small children bearing marks of poor nutrition such as skin changes. Dr. Miriam Bosch cites worsening conditions among new arrivals.
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Miami, Fla
Miriam Bosch
Malcolm X Dismisses Civil Rights Debate as Con Game
Malcolm X arrived from New York and denounced the Senate civil rights debate as a con game. He said the bill would not solve the problem and warned of a possible unauthorised march on Washington if filibusters continue. He joined five associates at Rep. Adam Clayton Powell’s office as the Senate took up the measure.
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Washington
Malcolm X
Senate Visitors’ Gallery
Malcolm
New York
Ieain
Adam Clayton Powell
D-N.y
Senate
Hamlett Suffers Moderate Heart Attack at Walter Reed
Army vice chief of staff General Barksdale Hamlett, 55, suffered a moderate heart attack and was admitted to Walter Reed Hospital. The Army said standard treatments were used and his condition is currently satisfactory. Hamlett, a former commander in Berlin, was named to his post in 1962.
Banks report silver dollars exhausted citywide
Lawton five banks report silver dollars exhausted with none received since before Christmas. Officials say only coins passed to customers and no run forming as Treasury halts public sales. Kennedy halves sold quickly yesterday. banks limit to two per customer while local collectors stockpile coins. See COINS, Pose 2, Col. &
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Lawton
Kennedy
Security Bank and Trust Co
Jack Slaybaugh
Bill Crawford
Sheridan Bank
Appeaser Cry Raised in Senate Foreign Policy Clash
Washington AP Republican National Chairman William E. Miller accuses Sen J W Fulbright of promoting appeasement echoing Neville Chamberlain. Fulbright urges revision of the Panama Canal Treaty and a new stance toward Cuba while the White House views his remarks as interesting but not official policy. Miller says the speech signals future foreign policy debate for 1964.
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Washington
William E. Miller
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Sen. Fulbright
Neville Chamberlain
Miller
Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Johnson
Nation
Cuba
Fidel Castro
United States
Chamberlain
Germany
Senate
White House
Free Nations
New York
Panama
Soviet Union
General MacArthur Treated For Pneumonitis At Walter Reed
Army doctors found signs of moderate inflammation at the base of Gen. Douglas MacArthur's right lung and began antibiotics. He remains in serious condition as Walter Reed Army Medical Center issued the morning update. Pneumonitis is a localized acute lung inflammation less severe than pneumonia.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
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Virgil Gaither
Holy City
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Hamlett
U. S. Treasury
Fred Baughman
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Dallas
Crawford
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