Area Land Suit Award Affirmed by State Supreme Court
A District court jury verdict in a highway department condemnation case to acquire right-of-way on the Ferrell property north of Lawton was affirmed by the State Supreme Court. The $39,500 award cut from the appraisers’ $85,645.50 total. The suit involved multiple Ferrell defendants and several parcels totaling about 4,993 acres for a four-lane US 62 277 281 extension to Medicine Creek, completed and open to traffic.
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Highway Department
Ferrell
Lawton
State Supreme Court
State Highway Department
J. F. Ferrell Jr
Bette J. Ferrell
J. F. Ferrell
Bette Ferrell
Peggy Snell
Inza Ahia
Medicine Creek
Prison reform remarks cited in state prison review
Director Rose discussed race relations and discipline in state prisons, noting staff cautiously altering segregation patterns while stressing security. He praised morale yet urged periodic policy reviews to reflect social changes and recommended training for guards in a multi racial population. He rejected non judicial agency intervention on union discrimination amid a right to work debate.
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Rose
Orin A. Kimball
Midwest City
Kimball
Bachelor Blocks Wedding Fee Hike in Wisconsin
Wisconsin state Senate blocked a raise in marriage license fees from 3 to 4 dollars proposed to fund a state advisory council for home and family. The effort aimed to study ways to reduce family problems and divorces, led by bachelor state Sen. Richard Zaborski.
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Zaborski
State Senate
State Advisory Council For Home and Family
Cityan Designated Top ROTC Student At OSU
Benjamin T. Anstey IV son of Mr and Mrs Ben Ansley 1920 Kinyon is named a distinguished military student at Oklahoma State University He ranks in the upper half of his cadet class and top third of his military class He is a senior economics major and member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity
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Benjamin T. Anstey IV
Ben Ansley
Kinyon
Oklahoma State University
Ansley
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Tulsa World offers reward in hit and run death
Tulsa World pledges a 1000 reward for tips to arrest and convict a hit and run driver who struck 14 year old Robert Jones Saturday and left him to die. Byron V. Boone announced the reward. Jones died four hours after the collision in a Tulsa hospital. Police said the driver stopped, untangled the bicycle, and drove away. A Sand Springs youth is being questioned after admitting he struck the bicycle but not Jones.
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Tulsa
UPI
Tulsa World Today
Byron V. Boone
the World
Robert Jones
Young Jones
Sand Springs
Jones
Curfew Lifted By Iraq Regime News Update
Beirut reports say Iraq’s military seized power in Monday's coup and partially lifted the 24 hour curfew. Baghdad Radio set curfew hours 9 am to 4 pm with private cars banned. British Embassy noted heavy firing in Baghdad early today as troops consolidated control.
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Beirut
Whraq
Baghdad
Foreign Office
London
Baghdad Radio
Iraq
Baath Arab Socialist Party
Syria
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
Abdul Salam Aref
National Revolutionary Council
Traare
THOM
Funeral Rites Held for Lina S Barker in Frederick
Funeral services for Lina Samantha Barker 84 a Frederick resident since 1926 were conducted at the First Methodist church with Rev John Dutro officiating. Burial followed at Memorial cemetery under McLellan Funeral home direction. She died Wednesday born Oct 17 1879 in Rising Star Texas Survivors include son Ray of Frederick two daughters Grace Bowers Orinda Calif and Ruth Howard Arlington Tex a sister Grace Henderson California and three grandchildren two great grandchildren
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Frederick
Lina Samantha Barker
First Methodist
John Dutro
Memorial Cemetery
McLellan Funeral Home
Barker
Rising Star
Tex
Ray
Grace Bowers
Orinda
Calif
Ruth Howard
Arlington
Grace Henderson
California
Mrs George Brown Services for Mrs George E Brown
Mrs George E Brown 61 of 1328 Elma died Saturday funeral held Monday in the Little Chapel of the First Baptist Church officiated by Dr H Tom Wiles with John Roy Harris assisting Burial was in Highland Cemetery under Becker Funeral Home direction Bearers included Jerry Wilson Apache Carl Wilson Midwest City Jim Kitchens John Montgomery Lawton Floyd Sanders Figin and Cart Ramsey Oklahoma City Honorary bearers were Charlie King and Riley Pair both of Lawton
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George E. Brown
Elma
First Baptist
Lawton City Council Actions and Appointments
The Lawton council approved bids on crane bucket sizes and confirmed Mayor Wayne Gilley’s appointment of Lew Johnson to the recreation commission after F R Barnes’s death. It authorized water department procurement of 1 400 feet of used eight inch cast iron pipe for a Capital Hill water line and referred an Oklahoma Vending zoning exception for a warehouse at 28th and FE to the planning commission.
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Capital Hill Addition
Lawton
Oklahoma Vending Co
28Th
Lawton Metropolitan Area
FASTEETH Improves Denture Comfort and Hold
Pleasant alkaline powder for dentures claims to keep false teeth steadier with a light sprinkle on plates. Advertised as non gummy and non pasty with no druglike taste, it aims to reduce denture breath.
Indian Health hospital plans outlined for new site
Officials led by Ralph A. Seltzer of the Indian Health Service visited today to discuss building a new hospital on tribal land north of several landmarks. The current facility, dating back to 1915 to 1937 construction, includes a central wing rebuilt in 1962 and a condemned east wing used for storage.
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Sign of Indian Health
USPHS
Gore
Cache Road
Filmer
Thomas Parker
Ralph A. Seltzer
PHS
Lawton
Washington
Clinton
Claremore
Pawnee
Billy G. Wells
Tedian Health
Oklahoma City
Cancelled Comic Gets $4 Million Resolve on ABC Show
Hollywood AP Jerry Lewis ends his ABC deal after a Dec 14 cancellation. A legal source says the disputed two hour Saturday night program nets about 4 million dollars to Lewis as payoff for ending the contract. Lewis declined further comment.
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Hollywood
Jerry Lewis
ABC. TV
Lewis
Jerry
AFL-CIO rejects Teamsters readmission move at meeting
In New York the AFL CIO blocked a readmission bid from the Teamsters noting no application had been submitted. George Meany criticized Hoffa while stressing fair consideration if proper affiliation is pursued. The ILWU readmission was also shelved amid anti Communist concerns.
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New York
AFL Cio
Teamsters Union
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Teamsters
Meany
Teamster
James R. Hoffa
The
Building Trades
Maritime Union
Hoffa
International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union
Harry Bridges
ILWU
Campbell resigns from Apache Co-op to lead Verden Gin
Dale Campbell, a seven year veteran of the Apache Farmer's Co-op, has resigned effective Friday to move to Verden and become manager of Verden Co-op Gin and Fleva tor. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs Charley Campbell, northeast of here.
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Dale Campbell
Apache Farmer's Co-op
Verden
Verden Co-op
Campbell
Charley Campbell
Here
Rainy lull eases fire risk. refuge inches rise
Rainfall at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge reached 1.13 inches by 8:20 am with more expected. Officials say soaking rain slows range fires for a few days but won’t end drought, and 92 year November average is 1.68 inches.
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Julian Howard
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Burns Fatal to State Woman in Muskogee Hotel Fire
Mrs. Christine Craig, 45, died from burns after a fire in her Muskogee hotel room. Fire Chief Otis Rhoden said the blaze began from a cigarette dropped in a bed and the room suffered extensive damage to furniture and structure.
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Muskogee
UPI
Christine Craig
Otis Rhoden
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