Jets To Join Show At Sill On Saturday
A massed display marks the Army Artillery Corps birthday at Fort Sill West Range led by 17 F 100 jets and traditional artillery. The event features the M 108 and M 109 self propelled howitzers in a testing sequence with ranges up to 18 000 meters and 40 foreign military leaders in attendance.
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Fort Sil
West Range
Cannon Afb
N.M
Mow Way House
Oon
Artillery and Missile Center
Chill Fades as Warm Trend Predicted for Southwest Oklahoma
The U S weather bureau forecast a warming trend for Southwestern Oklahoma after a 35 degree overnight low. Skies will stay clear to partly cloudy with warmer temps through Thursday, with Thursday's high near 68 and tonight's low around 37. In Tuesday highs, Guymon and Ponca City reached 57, McAlester 68, and Lawton recorded a high in the mid 60s.
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U S Demands Release Of Yale Professor Held As Spy
U S Ambassador Fay Kohler pressed Russia to free Yale political science professor Barghoorn held on espionage charges. She demanded immediate access to Barghoorn and full details of the charges, citing unwarranted arrest and prolonged detention. Barghoorn, on a tourist visa, last met Walter Stoessel October 31 and planned to depart soon. The Moscow Foreign Ministry says details will be provided later. The arrest casts a shadow over upcoming US Soviet cultural exchange talks.
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Fay Kohler
Frederick C. Rbarehoorn
Yale University
Valerian Zorin
Barghoorn
Eiven
Bassy
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Foreign Ministry
Yale
Walter Stoessel
Soviet Union
Stoessel
Mikhail Smyrnovsky
Amer
Soviet Foreign Ministry
Russia
U.S
Washington
Off Limits Counties Shielded From Diplomats Amid Red Scare
United States bars 11 percent of the nation including Comanche county from Soviet envoy travel to tightens security. Oklahoma counties closed Comanche Greer Harmon Jackson Kiowa Pittsburg Tillman Washita with defense sites Fort Sill Altus AFB Clinton Sherman AFB and Altus Atlas missile silo. Diplomatic notes issued Tuesday.
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Comanche County
Associated Press
Washington
Oklahoma
Comanche
Greer
Harmon
Jackson
Kiowa
Pittsburg
Tillman
Washita
Fort Sill
Altus Afb
Clinton-Sherman Afb
Altus Atlas Missile Silo
Board Moves To Spruce Up State Lodges
Oklahoma City AP report: the Planning and Resources Board launches a campaign to overhaul the state lodge system. It seeks a professional director, budgets a $10,000 salary ceiling, revises winter rates, offers free swimming and ice, and considers renovating Lake Murray lodge.
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Oklahoma City
State Planning and Resources Board
Oklahoma
Hugh Jones
A . Ing
Lake Murray Lodge
Mack Burks
Murray
Lake Texoma
Roman Nose
Quartz Mountain
Western Hills
Burks
Jones
Sill s Big Lift Troops Begin Return From Germany
About 1,100 Fort Sill artillerymen return home early Thursday after completing two weeks of NATO maneuvers. The first planes bring back troops from Germany aboard 13 C-124 transports, with units including the 2nd of the 326th and the 2nd of the 36th. Leaders include Col. L. C. Downs and Lt. Col. Charles K. Harris.
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Sill
Germany
Sched Ceesa
L. C. Downs
Charles K. Harris
John Sawbridge
Douglas Harper
Thunderous blast at Medina plant jolts San Antonio
About 60 000 pounds of a chemical explosive erupted at the Atomic Energy Commission Medina Texas plant, shattering windows up to 10 miles away in San Antonio. No radiation danger reported. three workers lightly injured as residents fled.
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UW Wain
AEC
Richard Filitoo
ABC
Albuquerque
Albuqquerque
Federal State Livestock Marketing Service
Washington
Ten Inch Snowstorm Hits Northeastern Ohio
Snow up to ten inches blanketed parts of Lake Ashtabula and Geauga counties as cold air from Lake Erie swept in. Hampden in Geauga reported the heaviest fall at ten inches, while Kirtland in LakeCounty saw eight inches and school closures followed.
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Geauga Counties
Hampden
Geauga County
Kirtland
Lake County
Great Lakes
Atlantic Coast
New York State
Pennsylvania
Erie County
Houston
Maine
Houghton
Mich
General Kilbourne Dies at 90 Former Medal of Honor Recipient
Washington AP reports Maj Gen Charles Evans Kilbourne aged 90 died Tuesday at Walter Hospital. Kilbourne retired in 1936 after a long Army career. He earned the Medal of Honor in 1899 for actions at Paco Bridge in the Philippines.
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Washington
Charles Evans Kilbourne
Walter Hospital
Kilbourne
Paco Bridges
Philippines
Iraq quells brief revolt in Baghdad amid Baath leadership shakeup
Reports from Beirut say Iraqi air attacks targeted the presidential palace as Deputy Premier Saleh Saadi and air force chief Brig Gen Hardan Takriti were ousted from the Baath leadership. Maj. Gen. Amin Hafiz assumed premiership amid unclear links to Syria, both states pursuing federation. Casualty details were unavailable and Baghdad Radio remained under government control.
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Lebanon
UPT
Baghad
Baath Party
Ers
Baath Hie
Seleh
Saadi
Defense Ministry
Baghdad Radio
Ahmed Hassan Bakr
Electricity and Water Department
Bakr
Baghdad
Saleh Saadi
Hardan Takriti
Syria
Arab Socialist
Amin Hafiz
Salah Bitar
Iraq
Harris Parade and Banquet Mark Fred R Harris Day
State Sen Fred R Harris of Lawton led a downtown parade and spoke at a Hotel Lawtonian banquet to mark Fred R Harris Appreciation Day proclaimed by Mayor Wayne Gilley for his 33rd birthday. The event supported Harris bid for the unexpired Kerr Senate term. A 3 pm parade traveled from McMahon Circle to downtown Lawton, followed by a $25 plate banquet at 7 pm with attendees from seven counties in southwest Oklahoma.
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Fred R. Harris
Lawton
McMahon Circle
Elmer Thomas Park
Lawtonian
Oklahoma
Warnings Ignored Report Says Harkins Caught By Surprise
Saigon sources report Gen Paul D. Harkins was surprised by the November 1 coup against President Ngo Dinh Diem despite warnings from subordinates. The Military Assistance Command denied he ignored alerts and said coup leaders kept strict secrecy until attack. Ambassador Lodge was informed two days before the revolt.
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South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
U.S
Paul D. Harkins
Military Assistance Command
Harkins
Washington
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Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Revolutionary Military Committee
Ning
Henry Cabot Lodge
South
Viet Nam
Aid Resumed To Viet Nam
The United States will restore full economic aid to Viet Nam’s new revolutionary government after a suspension during Ngo Dinh Diem’s regime. Military aid continues, and the commodity import program, near $100 million annually, is reactivated with new licenses being issued.
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Viet Nam
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Ngo Dinh Diem
U.S
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