Farmers Reject Wheat Plan Amid Political Aftermath
The wheat referendum drew over 1.13 million votes, defeating a plan to curb production and cut price supports. If implemented, supports would drop from $2 to about $1.25 with a 10 percent planting reduction, shifting policy debates toward Congress and the 1964 election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeman
Kennedy
American Farm Bureau Federation
Midwest
Northeast
National Grange
National Farmers Union
National Farm Organization
National Wheat Growers Association
Charles B. Shuman
Farm Bureau
Congress
Shuman
Senate
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Death Suspects Waive Hearings in Lawton Slaying Case
Two Lawton men Edward Henry Green 20 and Benny Ray Bruner 21 waived preliminary hearings in Special Sessions court. The pair face murder and armed robbery charges in the slaying of Maj. Ret. Harry L. McKinney 43 found shot to death near a Dearborn street car in the early hours of May 5. Police arrested both suspects within 30 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Special Sessions
Edward Henry Green
Jefferson
Benny Ray Bruner
Georgia
Harry L. McKinney
Dearborn
McKinney
Lawton View Addition
Australia to Boost Defense Spending by 442 Million
Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies announced Australia will spend an additional 442 million dollars over the next four years to expand air sea and land defenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canberra
Australia
Robert Menzies
ACCOUSTI JOINS TARGET ACQUISITION STAFF
Capt Kenneth W Accousti recently joined the Combat Developments Command Artillery Agency as part of the target acquisition branch. A 1955 Infantry OCS graduate he transferred to artillery in 1958 and now resides with his wife Ruth and three children at 3814 Euclid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth W. Accousti
Command and General Staff College
Combat Developments Command, Artillery Agency
Infantry Officer Candidate School
Fort Benning
Artillery
Ruth
Euclid
Assault In Jail Nets Stiff Term
A one year county jail sentence was imposed Tuesday on George C. Englebrecht for participating in an assault at Fort Sill jail. Franklin J. Waters also got a one year term after pleading guilty in a related case involving Warren Fremen and Dickens. Waters sought a jury trial for a separate burglary charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Jack Brock
Special Sessions Court
Fort Sill
George C. Englebrecht
Sidney
Mont
Dickens
Franklin J. Waters
Ponca City
Waters
Warren Fremen
Englebrecht
Brock
Pat Sullivan
Fremen
Sullivan
OU Coed Patti Fisher A National College Queen Finalist
University of Oklahoma coed Patti Fisher, a runner-up for Miss Oklahoma last year, is among 12 finalists in the National College Queen Pageant. The 20-year-old OU junior represents the Oklahoma Texas New Mexico region in New York June 7 to 17, chosen from over 5,000 entrants for scholastic and leadership on campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
University of Oklahoma
Patti Fisher
Midwest City
Oklahoma
Texas
New Mexico
Miss Fisher
Staley Becomes Top NCO at Army Artillery Agency
Sgt Maj Louis F Staley is named top NCO of the US Army Combat Developments Command Artillery Agency succeeding M Sgt James A Morgan who will remain as assistant top NCO until retirement later this year. Staley just returned from duty with the 1st Battalion 34th Artillery in Germany and will reside on post with his wife Shirley and five children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis F. Staley
US Army Combat Developments Command
James A. Morgan
Sgt. Staley
34Th Artillery
Germany
Muscatine
Iowa
Shirley
Kennedy lauds Cooper and space ambition in parade
President Kennedy ties Gordon Cooper’s space flight to Lindbergh’s transatlantic achievement, predicting a moon mission this decade. Cooper, concise as ever, accepts honors as Vice President Johnson and Sen. Clinton Anderson lead a victory parade down Pennsylvania Avenue before about 250000 cheering onlookers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tional Aeronautics and Space Administration
Kennedy
Cooper
Charles A. Lindbergh
Atlantic
Paris
Lindbergh
United States
Johnson
Clinton Anderson
D-N.m
Senate House Space Committee
White House
Pennsylvania Avenue
Capitol
Army Captain Attends POW Interrogation Course
Capt Frederick L Nuffer commander of Battery E Field Artillery Missile Training Command attends the Prisoner of War Interrogation Officers Course at Fort Holabird Maryland He will return to Fort Sill in July A 1958 US Military Academy graduate he resides with his wife Martha and their son at 4318 Lincoln Ave Lawton
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick L. Nuffer
Field Artillery Missile Training Command
Fort Holabird
Fort Sill
U. S. Military Academy
Martha
Lincoln Ave
Lawton
Oklahoma Parole Board Faces Backlash Over Commutation
Governor Dan and the parole board face opposition after approving commutations for Dave or Pate as petitions flood in. Buck Williams notes heavy calls pro and con since Monday’s action. County and state officials criticize the move as based on personal views rather than new evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buck Williams
Dave
Pate
Collum
Visiting Couple From Fort Sill Arrives in Lawton
Personal Col. John Jennings former Fort Sill officer and Mrs Jennings visit friends in Lawton Col Jennings recently arrived in the U S from Formosa duty and has been assigned to Aberdeen Proving Grounds Md
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Jennings
Fort Sill
Jennings
Lawton
Col. Jennings
U. S
Formosa
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Police Nab Second Boy In Car Theft
Police report a second 15 year old suspect connected to the theft of a 1962 Thunderbird from a west side address. The car was wrecked at 53rd and Gore and both youths will be referred to county juvenile court. Other reports include thefts of a 1955 Ford station wagon, tools, household items, a parakeet cage, and damage to a 1957 Ford window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young
Westside
53Rd and Gore
Oklahoma
Peck Motor Co
Sheridan Road
J. B. Kimbro
Lee
Mike Salazar
Bell
Anderson Fairlee
Washington
Jack Roundtree
Laird
Charles Graham
Southwest Salvage
James W. Easterday
Mimosa
Police Court Disposes Cases Before Municipal Judge Oaks
Today's docket lists multiple defendants from various addresses with fines for offenses including improper garbage storage red light reckless driving driving under the influence of intoxicants and public drunkenness. Notable penalties include fines of 5 to 20 dollars and bond forfeitures in several driving related charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Merle Oaks
Roy B. Hooper
Gore Blvd
Dennis H. Easter
Crest Drive
Sharon G.egg
Billy D. Landers
Tulane
Richard S. Daniels
James A
Atom
James E
Bell
Norvel M. Coday
Fort Sill
Muffiers
Lewis Richards
Hugh Cleveland
S. 15Th
Beviah E. Thorpe
Columbia
Cocegh Sefembee
Sir Fort Sur
Ort Sing
Rex E. Gilworth
Weatherford
Howard Cox
Cache
Clyde M. Ardrey
Ada
Joseph Valent Jr
Columbus Franklin
Garfield
Leon Gokey
Montana Guard Unit Arrives Ahead of Fort Sill Encampment
Five officers and 22 enlisted men will arrive at Post Field today as the advance party from a Montana National Guard unit. Maj. Kenneth W. Huse commands the group flown in by the California National Guard 146th Air Transport Wing. The main body of 330 men is due Saturday aboard five C-97 transports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Field
Army Reserve
National Guard
Fort Sill
Montana National Guard
Kenneth W. Huse
146Th Air Transport Wing
California National Air Guard
van Nuys
Calif
Oklahoma official trims small agency funds in dispute
Senator Don Baldwin of Anadarko tried to shave $200 from the Court of Tax Review as part of a wider budget line that includes $10,000 for the mining board and $91,700 for the chief mine inspector. Baldwin argued for tighter cuts while defending the rest of the appropriations for the Governor's Committee on Employment of the Handicap and Liquefied Petroleum Gas program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Mining Board
Governor’s Committee On Employment of the
Court of Tax Review
Chief Mine Inspector’s Office
Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board
Don Baldwin
Anadarko
Battery Leader To Get Degree At Fort Sill
Maj. Wallace R. Dietderich commander of the 1st Aerial Artillery Battery Provisional will graduate from the University of Omaha with a business administration degree on Monday June 3. He completed six months of study under Operation Bootstrap and resides on post at 1378 Lester Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sill
Wallace R. Dietderich
1St Aerial Artillery Battery
The
University of Omaha
Maj. Dietderich
Lester Road
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Cal
Quality Optical Service
Dan and Parole Board
Don Cunningham
Oklahoma State County Attorneys Association
Southeastern Regional County Attorneys Conference
Oklahoma Co. Atty
James Harrod
Dare
Hugh Collum
Pottawatomie County
Florentine Center
Iizale
Cache Road
Elgin
Civil Service
Baldwin
Pat. Pend
TEEN
Oxfords
11Th
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