Votes Sought To Override Teacher Veto In Oklahoma
Oklahoma lawmakers debate overriding Gov Bellman’s veto of the teacher pay raise bill. House support seen, Senate uncertain as two members are absent. Overriding requires 33 votes with Republican firm stance against and some Democrats previously opposed.
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Jim Belcher
Oklahoma City
UPD
House
Senate
Henry Bellman
Ferman Phillips
The
Oklahoma Education Association
Oklahoma
Phillips
Bellman
J. D. McCarty
Glen Ham
Pauls Valley
Boyd Cowden
Chandler
Walt Allen
Chickasha
Mental Health Committee
Tate
Insurance Commissioner
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority
Funeral Rites for Mrs Susie Cunningham Held in Lawton
Funeral services for Susie Cunningham 47 killed in a Germany auto crash April 20 were set for 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Revival Center officiated by Rev. E Hughton Phillips. Burial followed at Sunset Memorial Gardens. She leaves her husband Sfc Roy O Cunningham and 16 children and grandchildren. She was born December 16, 1915 in Sallisaw and lived in Lawton 20 years before marriage and overseas postings in France and Germany. Survivors include her husband two sons five daughters mother three sisters three brothers and 16 grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are by Becker Funeral Home.
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Susie Cunningham
Germany
Revival Center
E. Hughton Phillips
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Becker Funeral Home
Cunningham
Sallisaw
Lawton
Sfc
Roy O. Cunningham
France
Stephen
James
Jack Tyler
Lindy
James Clark
Washington
Ira Whitaker
Harold Chambliss
Springfield
Ohio
Horace Newsom
N.W. 57Th
Lucy Taylor
Seminole
Irene Price
Edith Orr
Bertha Walker
Lester
Albert Taylor
Tulsa
Charley Taylor
N.W. 55Th
Services for Mrs Gertrude Eddings in Lawton
Gertrude Eddings 85 of 1401 Columbia died Monday after a two year illness. Service at 1 30 p m Thursday at Lawton Funeral Home with Rollo Tinkler minister of the Sixth and Arlington Church of Christ officiating. Burial in Elmore City cemetery. Survived by daughter Mrs Leon Wright son Joe Eddings four grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Eddings came to Lawton in 1945 from Norman. Born November 30 1877 in Cook County Texas. Married T E Eddings in Wynnewood 1899. he died in 1929.
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Gertrude Eddings
Columbia
Lawton Funeral Home
Cook County
Tex
T. E. Eddings
Wynnewood
Eddings
Lawton
Norman
Leon Wright
Joe Eddings
Las Vegas
Nev
City Council endorses neighborhood renewal plan for Lawton View area
City officials backed a general neighborhood renewal plan to guide urban renewal in Lawton View. The plan aims to define first projects and relocation needs while allowing renewal in stages over 10 years with 12 to 18 months for planning. Protests on street paving segments were discussed, with several blocks retained or eliminated from the district.
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Ous
March
Lawton View
Arlington
Ferris
14Th
Gore
Gordon Winkelman
Evans
Bud Elrod
Elrod
Henry Howell
Ward 3
Eugene Bowman
Ward 2
Gale Sadler
Howell
Bowman
E. C. Parks
T. R. Stephens
Perry Weger
Blunt Zorger
Jerry M. Brandon
Zorger
Firm Constructs Big New Building
The Oklahoma Drug Sales Co. will move to new quarters this fall. The plan includes a 100 by 250 foot building with a 12,000 square foot parking area and 25,000 square feet of space for offices and warehouses. A 2,000 foot gravity conveyor system will be installed, touted as highly modern for the region. The current building will be used by Southwest Distributing Co. led by L. D. Brittain.
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Oklahoma Drug Sales Co
East D
Troy Ketchum
Ketchum
Southwest Distributing Co
L. D. Brittain
The
Lawton Boy To Get Diploma At Claremore Commencement
Cadet S Sgt. Carroll E Huff son of Mr and Mrs Bartow Huff 1416 N 24th will receive his high school diploma at Claremore May 24 during Oklahoma Military Academy exercises. The 119th class includes 68 high school seniors and 51 college sophomores.
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Carroll E. Huff
Bartow Huff
Claremore
Oklahoma Military Academy
Tomlinson Groups Win Top Ratings at Tri-State Festival
Tomlinson junior high school's mixed chorus and boys and girls glee clubs earned superior ratings at the Tri-State Music Festival in Enid. Vocal director Mrs. Ella Mackey announced results as 212 local students joined participants from 195 schools across Oklahoma Texas Kansas Mississippi and Louisiana.
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Tomlinson Junior High School
Enid
Ella Mackey
Oklahoma
Texas
Kansas
Mississippi
Louisiana
Hi Y Secretary Elected at Southwest Area Meeting
Mary Margaret Newcombe the president of Oklahoma's Hi Y council was elected secretary for the Southwest Area Hi Y Council which covers Texas Oklahoma and Arkansas chapters. Plans for the year were discussed at the Lake Murray weekend meeting.
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Mary Margaret Newcombe
Oklahoma
Lake Murray
Texas
Arkansas
YMCA Drive Progress Report and Upcoming Meetings
The group noted report meetings set for 6 p m Wednesday Friday this week and Monday next week in the USO. Monday’s meeting doubles as a victory dinner closing the campaign. Pete Becker announced pledges reached 178325 dollars with Ellsworth reporting total subscriptions of 25543 dollars. Quota busters and 200 percenters were recognized and top divisional leaders named include Bruyr Storie Johnson and others with notable totals.
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USO
Pete Becker
Big Gifts Committee
Ellsworth
Raymond Sullivan
Richard Glenn
Sam Ard
Betty Owens
Everett Beeson
Dale Logsdon
L. L. Hittle
Jim Warkentin
Fred Larrance
George Willis
Jack Bruyr
Ed Storie
Albert Johnson
Diplomatic Tensions Rise as Dominican Invade Threat Dims
Santo Domingo cites Haitian troops near the Dominican Embassy in Port au Prince while President Bosch seeks peace with the OAS. About 2,000 Marines are aboard ships as concerns grow for Americans in Port au Prince and across Haiti.
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Haiti
Dominican Republic
Port Au Prince
Santo Domingo
Juan Bosch
Bosch
Organization of American States
Washington
Francois Duvalier
Students from Jane Brooks School Picnic in Lawton Park
About 45 students from Jane Brooks School Chickasha rode by train to Lawton for a picnic in Elmer Thomas Park. The deaf students were to return to Chickasha by private autos after lunch.
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Jane Brooks
Chickasha
Lawton
Elmer Thomas
Gregory Leads Birmingham Sit-In Arrests Across City
About 2,000 protesters gathered as Dick Gregory led a march that ended with rapid arrests and detentions. Police dispersed groups two by two from a Negro church, while leaders urged restraint and the Birmingham News urged Kennedy to end demonstrations.
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King
Birmingham
James Bevel
Cleveland
Miss
Birmingham News
Kennedy
Gregory
Dick Gregory
Wyatt Tee Walker
Kennedy News Conference Set for Live Broadcast
President Kennedy's Washington news conference at 3 p.m. EST Wednesday will be aired live by four major radio networks. Mutual Broadcasting System will rebroadcast at 9:35 p.m. EST. NBC and ABC will televise at 3:30 p.m. EST, CBS at 4 p.m. EST.
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New York
Kennedy
Washington
Mutual Broadcasting System
National Broadcasting Co
American Broadcasting Co
Columbia Broadcasting System
Fort Sill Army Hospital Births Reach Fifteen Boys and Fourteen Girls
At Fort Sill U S Army Hospital during April 28 to May 4, a total of 29 births were recorded. The list shows numerous couples with ranks from private to sergeant and includes sons and daughters born to families such as Goldstein Stamper Bark Stelle Johnson Valdez Quinn Getz Fiest Yoakum Winfield Brown Von Haden Steadman McMurren Irons Gaskin Aikala Iain Rider Veal Condray Demaree Morgan Davis Pianpiano Schooley Pinkerton Alldredge Smith.
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U. S. Army Hospital
Fort Sill
Jack Goldstein
Harold V. Stamper
Msgt
Levron H. Bark- Stelle
Sp4
Donald L. Johnson
Pfc
Eugene Valdez
John B. Quinn
Robert L. Getz
Harry J. Fiest
John T. Yoakum
Richard D. Winfield
Elwin C. Brown
Donald E. von Haden
Johnny L. Steadman
Richard McMurren
Martin H. Irons
Alton L. Gaskin
Daniel Aikala
Arnold R. Iain
James D. Rider
Nolan D. Veal Jr
John W. Condray
Phillip S. Demaree
Harry W. Morgan
Jerry W. Davis
Joseph A. Pianpiano
Arthur L. Schooley
Sfc
James R. Pinkerton
Leonard W. Alldredge
Edwin L. Smith
Forensic League Banquet Planned at Lawton High
Lawton high school's National Forensic League chapter plans its 16th annual banquet at 6 p.m. in Cattlemen's cafeteria. Cedric L. Crink of Southwestern State College Weatherford will give the keynote. Charles Rightmer Cameron College vocalist, Polly Sue Nicklas and Larry Hedges will perform a duet acting demonstration. Jim Maddox is chapter sponsor.
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Lawton High School
National Forensic League
Cattlemen
Cedric L. Crink
Southwestern State College
Weatherford
Charles Rightmer
Cameron College
Polly Sue Nicklas
Larry Hedges
Jim Maddox
Police Backed Plan For City Boost In Oklahoma
Oklahoma City council members endorse an ordinance from Citizens for Police Improvement to hire 80 to 100 more officers and raise pay. Funding would come from a 50 percent sewer service fee increase. The council plans 10 patrol cars and a mobile crime lab before July 1 and will consider the ordinance.
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Oklahoma City
Citizens For Police Improvement
Dunbar Students Stage Play at USC Sunday
Fourth and fifth grade students from Dunbar school presented the play Children from Many Lands at the USC Sunday. About 125 people attended as the cast depicted how many countries helped shape American culture under direction of Mrs Vera M K Jeffrson with Earline Butler as narrator.
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Dunbar School
USC
America
Vera M. K. Jeffrson
Earline Butler
James Henry Johnson
Bonnie Wakefield
Reginald Clark
Mary Katherine Lee
Dunbar
Mary Ann Johnson
Carol Lynn Laws
Marzette Molett
Lana Corbins
Larry B. Jackson
Reuben A. Brown
Rodney Conners
Valeria Joiner
Larry Lee Stormer
Doris E. Spinks
Lewis C. Littleton
Joyce Jean Wooten
Ronald Ballard
Melva Stokes
Madge Wilkeson
Jacquelyn Shumaker
Verma Ward
Tequilla Banks
James Cooper
Loretta Short
Karen W. Brown
Blackwell Street To Be Resurfaced In Oklahoma
Oklahoma City United Press International reports the state highway commission will consider resurfacing Blackwell Main Street on U S 177. Cost not to exceed 85000 dollars. project spans about 1 mile north to south city limits. The panel also approves a monument designating S H 177 in Creek County as Heber Finch Highway in honor of state Rep Heber Finch of Sapulpa.
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Oklahoma City
UPI
State Highway Commission
Blackwell
U. S. 177
Jim Lawton
Lawson
Creek Couty
Heber Finch
Heber Finc
Sapulpa
Pupils Dismissed For Berry Harvest
STILWELL OKLA. Pupils will be dismissed Wednesday to help in the strawberry harvest. The state employment service says this will ease a worker shortage. About 3,500 workers in eastern Oklahoma fields today, with 2,000 more urgently needed. Over two weeks more than 21 000 crates harvested, peaking at 7 042 crates Monday.
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Stilwell
UPS
State Employment Service
Oklahoma
Sill Forms New Ordnance Unit at Fort Sill
A new ordnance unit at Fort Sill under the 1st Ordnance Group will comprise one officer and six enlisted men. The 151st Ordnance Detachment, led by Lt. David Houser, currently has three enlisted personnel with three more joining soon to inspect conventional tube artillery for ballistics and wear, conducting 90 day inspections.
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Fort Sill
1St Ordnance Group
151St Ordnance Detachment
David Houser
151St
Houser
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Florida State University
Joan
Bell
Floyd Alldredge
Pfc
Fred Jones
Harry Streeter
CAP Forms New Rocket Club in Lawton Unit
Lawton Civil Air Patrol announces a new rocket club led by Lt. Col. Jesse Skaggs Jr. Senior mentor Lt. Mike Ashmore guides cadets, with Edwin Chappabitty Jr. overseeing. The initial project will be a single stage missile later expanding to larger designs. The CAP operates 2,000 units nationwide with only two other programs.
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Civil Air Patrol
Appabitty
Comber
Col
Skaggs
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