Watchdog Senator Barred From State Board Meeting Sparks Protest
Oklahoma lawmakers say Sen. Tom Tipps Ardmore and colleagues Eldridge Colston and Basil Wilson were asked to leave a state Planning and Resources Board session to discuss personnel in executive session. Legislative watchdogs plan a resolution at the council executive committee meeting.
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Oklahoma City
Tom Tipps
Ardmore
State Planning and Resources Board
Tipps
Eldridge Colston
Marietta
Basil Wilson
Mangum
Jack Rhodes
Legislative Council
Rhodes
Council
Hissom
Sand Springs
Huch Jones
Newsmen
Senate fights to trim Kennedy foreign aid bill further
Senate economists push to cut the foreign aid bill beyond the $5 million already trimmed with 14 days of debate. Ernest Gruening seeks to end most military aid to Latin America, while Morse and others press for reductions and a final vote this week. The committee had recommended $4.2 billion from Kennedy’s $45 billion request, with amendments reducing it to $3.72 billion as House action continues.
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UPI
Senate
Kennedy
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Ernest Gruening
Alaska
Latin America
U.S
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House
Baker
John J. Williams
Robert G
Bobby) Baker
Senate Rules Committee
Williams
Congress
Towns Get Grants For Public Works
Washington AP reports two Oklahoma communities win public works grants totaling 134700. The Red Oak Public Works Authority in Latimer County receives 44000 for a new sewer system. Pushmataha County gets 26800 for a welfare unit 14500 to renovate the county jail and 48000 to renovate the courthouse.
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Community Facilities Administration
Oklahoma
Red Oak Public Works Authority
Latimer County
Pushmataha County
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