Thanksgiving Holiday Weather and Closure Notices
Forecasters predict clear, mild weather for Thanksgiving across Southwest Oklahoma. Cameron College and Lawton schools dismissed for a four day break. offices closed for the holiday. Fort Sill and post office operations altered. students return December 2. Fort Sill observes Thanksgiving with large turkey distributions.
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Cameron College
Lawton
Artillery and Missile Center
Fort Sill
City and Fort Sill Water Use Climbs In 1963 By 15 Percent
Lawton and Fort Sill consumed 15 percent more water in the first ten months of 1963 than in 1962. Combined daily use averaged 15.3 million gallons, up from 13 million. Lawton totaled 3.419 billion gallons and Fort Sill 1.239 billion gallons, with filter wash water adding 170 million.
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Fort Sill
EF. C. Parks
Pove 2
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Senators Demand Apology Over Call Girl Remarks
Senator Dirksen and others pressed Rep. Steed to name the senator linked to charges of two call girls on his payroll. Steed apologized for a slip of the tongue, while the money bill vote returned a compromise measure funding House and Senate operating costs, with Hayden and Monroney opposing only the motion.
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Tom Steed
D-Okla
Oklahoma
Steed
Senate
Capitol
Everett M. Dirksen
R-Ii
Dirksen
Richard R. Russell
D-Ga
John J. Willams
Rules Committee
House
Carl Hayden
D-Ariz
Mike Monroney
Hayden
Senate Appropriations Committee
End Hate and Kennedy Ideals Push Civil Rights Action
President Johnson urged a national focus on Kennedy ideals and called for immediate congressional action to enact civil rights safeguards and an $11 billion tax cut. He spoke to a joint session, insisting that hate and violence be stopped and that Kennedy’s memory be honored through timely reform.
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Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Senate
House
Kennedy
Congress
Civil rights push after Kennedy assassination speech
President Johnson delivered a speech on action and unity urging passage of a civil rights bill. He condemned hatred and called Congress to eliminate discrimination while honoring John F Kennedy and advancing racial equality. A separate column notes Caroline Kennedy's bereavement and public attention at Hyannis Port.
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Johnson
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
America
Andrew Johnson
Abraham Lincoln
Congress
Redistricting Action Sparks Legal Battle in County
Rural county commissioners redistricted the county Tuesday afternoon widening inequality. The case heads to mandamus review in District Court with Lawton taxpayer Owen S Ard pushing for compliance with state statutes. Judge Marmaduke paused proceedings to consider whether a mandamus petition exists while appeals were discussed.
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Arthur J. Marmaduke
Duncan
Lawton
Marmaduke
Owen §S
T. D. Nicklas
W. F. Parrish
Kansas
Johnson to Deliver Thanksgiving Day TV Address
President Johnson will speak to the nation on Thanksgiving Eve in a 15 minute address from the White House oval office. The broadcast is set for 6 15 p m EST and described as a Thanksgiving Day message to the people by White House press secretary Pierre Salinger.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Pierre Salinger
Spoofer Drops Kennedy Act
Vaughn Meader, famed for Kennedy parodies, says he does not expect to perform the imitation again. He asked his manager to postpone two nightclub appearances scheduled for later this month and next as a mark of respect for the late president.
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EW York
Vaughn Meader
Kennedy
Meader
Ennedy
Yule Shopping Hours Start for Downtown Stores
Downtown Law ton Inc president Al Duplantis says Christmas shopping hours begin Friday with Downtown stores open 9 am to 8 pm daily through December 23. Christmas Eve hours run 9 am to 5 30 pm.
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al Duplantis
Downtown
Lawton, Inc
U S Colonel Chenault Kidnapped During Caracas Terrorist Incident
Armed Castroite terrorists seized Col James K. Chenault of the U S Army mission in Caracas as he left his home. Four men overpowered his chauffeur and drove off in a white 1952 car. The veteran, 45, from Sherman Texas, was taken to use as propaganda amid fears of a FALN campaign linked to Fidel Castro.
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Venezuela
James K. Chenault
US Army
Chenault
Sherman
Tex
Council Bluffs
Iow
Armed Forces For National Liberation
FALN
U.S
Romulo Betan
Reasons for Kennedy Coffin Closure Stated
The White House said the coffin remained closed for obvious reasons after President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. Doctors found two bullets and described a gaping head wound in a Navy Bethesda post mortem, and the public was told the reasons should be obvious.
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White House
Kennedy
Dallas
Bethesda
Naval Hospital
Malcolm Kirkilduff
Dallas Minister In Hiding After Charge
Dallas police guard the home of Rev William Holmes after he claimed in a CBS interview that Dallas public school pupils cheered Kennedy's shooting. A teacher said some junior high students applauded the news, while others denied such demonstrations. Holmes and his family left home amid threats. authorities said nothing about their location.
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Tex
John F. Kennedy
William Holmes
Northaven Methodist Church
CBS
Walter Cronkite
Set
W. A. Johnson
Holmes
Thaat Holmes
Joanna Morgan
Kennedy
Dallas
Morgan
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