Easter Sunrise Pageant Draws Tens of Thousands Near Lawton
Lawton prepares for the 39th Wichita Mountains Easter Sunrise Service drawing as many as 40 000 visitors from across states. Col Ret Jack L Rhodes says interest is high and weather is forecast near ideal with mild 70s Saturday and cool Sunday. Notables include Mrs Oris Cantrell of Birmingham and Mrs Jessie Taylor of Portland traveling to Lawton for coverage and transportation to the Holy City site.
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Lawton
Wichita Mountains
Jack L. Rhodes
Oris Cantrell
Progressive Farmer Magazine
Birmingham
Ala
Jessie Taylor
Portland
Ore
Col. Rhodes
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Jesus Christ
Christ
Jerusalem
Holy City
Kiddies Hunt 2000 Easter Eggs Sunday
About 2000 Easter eggs will be distributed at Elmer Thomas Park Sunday for the Noon Optimist club Easter egg hunt. It begins at 1 45 p m just east of the Mc Mahon auditorium and welcomes all pre school children with many prizes and candy eggs. Willard Johnson chairs the event with 20 to 25 Optimist members supervising.
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Elmer Thomas Park
Optimist Club
Willard Johnson
McMahon Auditorium
Johnson
Easter Weekend Forecast Brings Warm, Pleasant Weather
The weatherman forecasts a perfect Easter weekend with highs in the 60s to 70s and sunny skies. Southerly winds return to Oklahoma after a brief cold snap, with overnight lows from 27 to 50 depending on location and a generally near normal five day outlook and little rainfall.
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Weatherman
Oklahoma
Mercury
Gage
Guymon
Ardmore
Johnson Expresses Pleasure at Soviets Free U S Fliers
Two American fliers Capt. David J. Holland and Capt. Melvin J. Kessler were released by Soviet authorities after their RB66 reconnaissance plane was shot down over East Germany. President Johnson expressed pleasure at the release, and U.S. officials said the plane was on a routine training mission when it strayed across the border. The Russians said the U.S. had shown regret and issued assurances not to repeat such transgressions.
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Helmstedt
Germany
UPI
East Germany
David J. Holland
Holland, Minn
Melvin J. Kessler
Philadelphia
Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
White House
George Reedy
Reedy
ADN
U.S
U. S
Tass
United States
West Germany
Washington
Holland
Kessler
Hannover
Brazil Army Quiets Revolt After 3,000 Surrender
About 3,000 dissident sailors and marines surrendered to Brazil's army after a two day sit down strike in a downtown building. The revolt aimed to support reformist moves and voting rights for enlisted men. Adm. Paulo Mario de Cunha Rodrigues named navy minister to replace Silvio Mota.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
1St Army
Navy
Air Force
Brasilia
Metallurgical Workers Union
Cpl
Jose Anselmo
Anselmo
Joao Goulart
Goulart
Amaury Silva
Domingos Ventura
Adm
Paulo Mario de Cunha _ Rodrigues
Silvio Mota
Mota
Griffing Winds Up Fort Sill Farewells
Maj. Gen. L. S. Griffing winds up farewell visits at Fort Sill before retirement next Tuesday. A 1:45 p.m. Monday retirement review at Post Field will involve 4,500 troops from 26 U.S. Army Artillery and Missile Center battalions, 300 vehicles and all Artillery weapons. Generals Hugh P. Harris and Carl H. Jark head a group of 13 active and retired leaders joining dignitaries. Coffee events precede a final visit to the Army Training Center and a farewell at Snow Hall with 1.2 officers and men from the Artillery and Missile School.
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L. S. Griffing
Fort Sill
Post Field
U.S. Army Artillery and Missile Center
U.S. Continental Army Command
Hugh P. Harris
Carl H. Jark
4Th U.S. Army
U. S. Army Training Center
Field Artillery
Walter T. Belland
U. S. Army Artillery and Missile School
Griffing
Snow Hall
Pershing
J. D
Pete) Cregg
MacArthur's lung shows marked improvement
General Douglas MacArthur, 84, remains seriously ill but improving as the right lung becomes markedly better. Walter Reed officials say the infection is responding to antibiotics after two major operations within 17 days and note no further change in overall status.
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Washington (Ap
Douglas MacArthur
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Claremore Coach Named Cameron Football Head
Lester Jensen, Claremore High School coach for a decade, named head football coach at Cameron College. He succeeds Leroy Montgomery and will choose two assistants, possibly Bill Dost, with move expected around June 1. Jensen has a 105-34-6 career record, 77-20-4 at Claremore, and led a 11 game win streak last season before a playoff loss.
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LEW Johnson Constitution
Lester
Bear) Jensen
Claremore High School
Cameron College
Richard Burch
Jensen
Leroy Montgomery
East Central College
Ada
Pauls Valley
Davis
Claremore
Norman
University of Oklahoma
East Central
Stillwater
Burch
Cameron
Dr. Burch
Bill Dost
Ice
Lloyd van Deventer
Board of Regents
Oklahoma A&m Colleges
Panthers
Grant boosts Lawton Civic Center urban renewal plan progress
A federal URA grant of 943060 announced in Fort Worth enables Lawton to proceed with land acquisition for the Civic Center urban renewal project. The plan includes a new police station courts and jail funded by a 600000 bond issued last July.
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Urban Renewal Administration
Lawton
Civic Center
Fort Worth
Arch March
Lawton Urban Renewal Authority
Leonard Church
URA
March
Wayne Gilley
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Fleming
Harold W. Welch
Detroit
Fort Sill Officers Club
G 1
Gen. Griffing
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