Memorial Day Services Honor War Dead in Lawton Fort Sill
A small crowd gathers at Highland Cemetery for Lawton Fort Sill Memorial Day events. Veterans' groups lead services with taps and gun salutes at the veterans' plot, where crosses and flags mark graves.
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Fort Sill
Lawton
Highland Cemetery
Attery
Highland and Memorial Cemetery
Deward Stringer
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Robert Wheeler
VFW Post
Ernest Trosino
Royce Ramsey
American Legion
Raymond Rust
VFW
Lincoln
President Kennedy Honors War Dead at Tomb of the Unknowns
President Kennedy laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington and visited James Forrestal’s graveside. A 21-gun salute and bugler taps accompanied ceremonies with Kennedys two year old son present, as graveside rites honored American war dead.
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Forrestal
Kennedy
White House
Bethesda
MD.) Naval Hospital
John Jr
Secret Service
Lee
President Kennedy
Allen Eldridge
Tomb of the Unknowns
Arlingtonational
Two U S Army Aides Killed in Viet Nam Ambush
Two U S special forces advisers Capt J Brodt 30 and Pfc Neil K Maciver 19 were killed on a patrol in uang Ngai Province Vietnam. Initial reports suggested an ambush with an autopsy ordered to determine wound direction. Bodies flew to Nhatrang for examination as total U S fatalities in South Vietnam reached 87 since 1961 with 63 in combat and 24 in accidents.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Uang Ngai
U.S
Wasington
J Brodt
Neil K. Maciver
Brodt
Cocoa Beach
Fla
Blue Earth, Minn
U.S. 8Th Field Hospital
Nhatrang
South Viet Nam
Pike Project Bids On Tap
Oklahoma City AP The state Highway Commission will open bids June 21 on 9.9 million dollars of projects including a 7,915 dollar reconditioning job and a 1,728,627 dollar paying job. A 1,300 foot highway overpass on Interstate 40 crosstown overhead is planned at 1.4 million. A 1.4 million paving job is on U S 62 and 277 in McClain Cleveland and Oklahoma counties linking with the north end of the Southwestern Turnpike. Over 3 million in other Interstate 40 projects are included for bid opening.
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Oklahoma City
State Highway Commission
U. S. 62
McClain
Cleveland
Oklahoma
Oklahoma liquor price vote delayed amid heated senate clash
Backers of the liquor price fixing bill postponed a Senate roll call vote as several lawmakers were absent for Memorial Day. The day featured sharp debate and a near scuffle between Sens. Gene Stipe and Tom Payne. House members adjourned without action on the measure. Payne said the bill aims to empower the liquor board.
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Oklahoma
Senate
Gene Stipe
McAlester
Tom Payne
Okmulgee
House
Roy Beecher
M. Payne
Liquor Board
Parnelli Jones Leads Hallmark 500 at Indianapolis
Parnelli Jones led the 500 mile race at Hallmark with two Lotus-Ford counters in pursuit as Dan Gurney and Jim Clark traded the lead. Jones retook the front after Hurtubise and Branson swapped the top spots, with a near 300,000 crowd and record pace amid early incidents and a midrace oil leak ending Hurtubise’s challenge.
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ED Sainsbury
UPI
Indianapolis, Ind
Parnelli Jones
Hallmark Today
Dan Gurney
Jim Clark
Jones
Jim Hurtubise
Roger McCluskey
Clark
Gurney
Bobby Unser
Bud Tingel- Stad
Allen Crowe
Duane Carter
Bobby Marshman
Jim McElreath
Jim Rathmann
Hurtubise
Tony Hulman
Lloyd Ruby
Ebb Rose
Rose
Sam Hanks
Don Branson
Big Dollar Days Promotion Continues in Lawton
Downtown Lawton officials announce the second year of monthly Dollar Day events with the next scheduled for June 3. The first Monday promotion draws shoppers from as far as 40 to 50 miles, increasing downtown business and introducing southwest Oklahoma residents to Lawton merchants and friendly service.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
Rain Still Pours Across Southwest Oklahoma Weather Worsens
Thunderstorms drenched areas last night with Lawton reporting .74 inch and Fort Sill 1.09 inches. Tornado touched down south of Burkburnett near the Oklahoma border with minimal damage. Forecasters predict more scattered showers across western to eastern Oklahoma through Friday with highs in the 80s and overnight lows in the 60s. Rainfall totals from many towns include Waurika 2.0 inches, Comanche 1.67, Snyder 1.21, Healdton 2.40, Hobart 1.74, Altus 1.70, Elk City 1.09, Clinton 1.33, Mackie 1.55, Gage 1.17, and Oklahoma City 0.32.
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Oklahoma
U. S. Weather Bureau
Lawton
Fort Sill
Burkburnett
Tex
Weather Bureau
Guymon
Tinker Field
Altus
Waurika
Comanche
Snyder
Healdton
Hobart
Elk City
Clinton-Sherman Air Force Base
Mackie
Gage
Vicl
Ponca City
Oklahoma City
Indy 500 Leaders After 300 Miles With Speed Record
Standings show Jones Clark McCluskey Sachs Ruby Gurney Ward Branson Foyt Goldsmith in the top ten as the race nears the finish. Speed of 143.822 mph sets a new record surpassing the 139.608 mph mark by Parnelli Jones in 1962.
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Indianapolis
Jones Clark
McCluskey Sachs
Ruby
Gurney
Ward
Branson
Foyt
Goldsmith
Parnelli Jones
Racial Protest Intensifies in Jackson With Arrests and Tensions
In Jackson Mississippi police convert two fairground buildings into temporary jails as demonstrations over segregation escalate. Eight pickets are arrested for placard violations while clashes and brick tossing injure two white youths. Trials are delayed as NAACP and CORE train nonviolent tactics.
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Jackson
Miss
Capitol Street
Jack Young
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