Wreath Laid On Monument Veterans Honored In Lawton Parade
A 21 unit Veterans Day parade in downtown Lawton featured Fort Sill units, Honor groups, and displays from Pershing missiles and rockets. VFW Post 1193 Commander Ernest Trosino placed a wreath on the veterans monument after an invocation by Chaplain Robert Wheeler. Notables on the reviewing stand included Major Wayne Gilley Congressman Victor Wickersham and Fort Sill commander Gen L S Griffin.
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Virgil
Lawton
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Fort Sill
Comanche County Courthouse
VFW
Ernest Trosino
Veterans Monument
Robert Wheeler
44Th Artillery
Fort Wingate
Little John
18Th Artillery
Honest John
32Nd Artill Y
77Th
97Th Army
American Legion
Lawten Saddie Club
Lawten Rangers
American Red Cross
Regular Army
Wayne Gilley
Victor Wickersham
L. S. Griffine
A. K Hovind
Milton Keating
Lawton Chamber of Commerce
Jack Rhodes
Tilworth
Luther Eubanks
Ted Ralsten
The
Lawton Publishing Company
President Kennedy Honors Veterans at Tomb of the Unknowns
President Kennedy led a wreath laying at Arlington National Cemetery to honor living and dead U S war veterans. Generals and dignitaries attended as Kennedy stood with General Shoup and spoke of vigilance and peace while taps played.
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Washington
Kennedy
Arlington National Cemetery
David M. Shoup
Korea
John Gleason
Luther Skaggs
The
Medal of Honor Society
Pacific
Arlington
Arlington National
Russians Blast Western Convoy Tactics On Berlin Route
Radio Moscow accused Western allied convoys of illegally evading Soviet controls on the highway to Berlin and warned a German peace treaty could not be delayed. Walter Ulbricht urged conversion of West Berlin into a neutral city with guaranteed access and called for American forces to leave Germany. The remarks followed a 41 hour US Army convoy delay at a checkpoint, as new convoys were expected.
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Walter Ulbricht
West Berlin
ADN
Ulbricht
Fast Germany
Berlin
Radio Moscow
Neues Deutschland
New York Gem Theft Reported Amid Major Jewel Robbery
A $200 000 gem theft was reported Sunday night as police seek an exact figure for a $3 million robbery. Emanuel Simon and wife reported jewelry worth about $2060 000 taken from their East Side Manhattan apartment, including a 24 carat diamond ring valued at $35 000, with most pieces insured. Police asked jewelers to provide precise loot counts at precincts today. A gang in police disguises and Halloween masks ambushed a messenger car, stealing gems and eight bars of gold before abandoning the station wagon.
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New York
Emanuel Simon
East Side
Manhattan
Simon
Jewelry Messenger Service
Messenger Service
Fund Upsurge in Lawton United Fund Drive Progress
Volunteers with the Lawton United Fund plan a 10 a.m. Tuesday meeting at USA Fourth and B to report new receipts in the 1963 campaign. A Thursday session precedes a cleanup drive led by campaign chairman Bill Johnson. total receipts reach 116049.21 toward a 137800 goal, plus 585?00 expected from Fort Sill. post drive already beat its 85000 goal as Col Alfred Farrell directs the Sill drive benefiting local organizations.
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Lawton
Lawton-Fort Sill
Smoking During Pregnancy Linked to Smaller Babies
Dr Paul B Underwood Jr reported at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists that smoking by expectant mothers correlates with lower birth weights. A survey of 4 449 women over 14 000 pregnancies found heavier infants among non smokers and significantly smaller babies among those smoking more than a pack daily. He cautioned nutritional and other factors may also influence birth weight.
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Washington
Underwood
Pope
Col
Oklahoma county spending blamed on bypassing bulk purchase
The Oklahoma Public Expenditures Council charged that Woodward and other county commissioners waste over 500000 annually by not using the central purchasing agency for culvert pipe and by paying high prices to middlemen for grease and hubricants. Woodward County cited 2446 cents per pound grease vs 15 cents offered by state supplier.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Public Expenditures Council
State Central Purchasing Agency
OPEC
Woodward County
G. O. Williams
Sharon
State of Department
Lawless Dogpatch Calm Under Guard
In Dogpatch Oklahoma deputy Clyde Harrison was shot to death on Oct. 11. Ralph Nichols 52 faces murder charges in the case. State Bureau agents were sent to ease fear after Panther Creek Church of Christ burned following a minister's warning about long standing dangers.
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Dogpatch
Okla
Oklahoma
Am County
Clarence Jones
Crime Bureau
Panther Creek Church of Christ
Riley Donica
Harrison
Ralph Nichols
Donica
Mild Springlike Week Ahead With Warm Days
Mild readings are expected to remain in Lawton and Oklahoma with sunny weather and little rainfall. The five day outlook calls for temperatures 5 to 7 degrees above normal, highs around 78 in Lawton, and 60s to 70s across the state with lows in the 30s and 40s.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
Weather Bureau
Panhandle
Lawton Man, Walters Woman Held in Alleged Mistreatment Incidents
Lawton detectives questioned a 33-year-old man after a seven year old girl alleged mistreatment at his downtown residence. The girl reported being given a quarter and mistreated. county attorney may file charges. Two suspects aged 19 and 23 were arrested in Walters case after a 9 30 p.m. Sunday assault report in the 200 block S Third.
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Lawton
Walters
Charlies Thomas
J. B. Smith
Cleo Stout
Stout
Sheridan
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Robert S. McNamara
Shoup
Philip Wehle
Military District of
Germany
Keda
Tokyo
UPI
Japan
Hayato Ikeda
Yokohama
Ikeda
Railways
Reisuke Ishida
Yamaguchi
Jones
Ardmore
Guymon
McAlester
Tinker Air Force Base
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