Chase Event Ends In Fatal Army Car Crash
A high speed pursuit north on U S 277 ended when a 1956 Chevrolet lost control near Fort Sill interchange. Three men were found at the crash scene. Cyrus died later at the army hospital. Pfc. Jackie Kitts and Sp4 Eaton were treated and released. Cyrus, 23, was a Fort Sill enlistee with Milwaukee parents. Funeral arrangements by Becker.
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Chadwick
Turner
Gore
Walker
Roy Wood
11Th
Dearborn
Columbia
U.S. 277
Wood
Fort Sill
Pfc
Jackie Kitts
Knoxville
Tenn
Sp4
Marine Eaton
Sequire
Kitts
Eaton
U. S. Army Hospital
Cyrus
Fort Riley
Donald Cyrus
Milwaukee
Becker Funeral Home
State 2 Year Spending Tops Billion Mark
Oklahoma finished its first billion dollar biennium in the year ending June 30 1963 with expenditures totaling 547.1 million up about 50 million from 1962. The two year total reached 1.04 billion while revenues for 1962 and 1963 fell slightly. the rise mainly reflects education welfare and highway spending.
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Oklahoma City
UPID
Oklahoma
State Budget Office
Burton Logan
Logan
Finger Man Held In Jail In Slaying Probe
Frank Casino 59, named by Joseph Valachi as the finger man in a gangland killing, was held for New York authorities after an arrest in Beach Haven for refusing to testify before a grand jury. Prosecutors say he may know details of Anthony Carfano’s Sept 25 1959 slaying and his name derives from Valachi’s underworld testimony.
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Toms River
N.J
Frank Casino
Joseph Valachi
New York
Casino
Beach Haven
Frank D. O'Connor
Queens
New York City
Anthony
Little Augie Pisano) Car
Church Rummage Sale Planned by WSCS Unit
The Women's Society of Christian Service at Hunting Horse Memorial Methodist Church will hold a rummage sale from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the northeast corner of Third and E. President Ann Dale announced the proceeds will fund WSCS projects.
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Women’s Society of Christian Service
Hunting Horse Memorial Methodist Church
Third and E
Ann Dale
Dale
Algerian Army Joins Rebels In Kabylie Uprising
In Algier and Kabylie a segment of the army defected to Col Mohand Ou El Hadj's revolt. Noncommissioned officers deserted as small convoys moved toward mountains where Ou El Hadj called for officers and men of his 7th Military Region to join the fight against President Ahmed Ben Bella. The government in Algiers offered no comment.
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Algiers
Mohand Ou el Hadj
Ahmed Ben Bella
Tizi Ouzou
Kabylie
Ou el Hadj
Roe Yom
Mountainus
Ben Bella
City considers signal light at busy junction and park additions
City officials discuss a traffic light at Rogers Lane and U S 277 to aid students from a new addition to Robert E Lee School. Park planners propose Chandler Creek Park near the lake with swings and picnic facilities.
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U. S. 62
Chandler Creek Park
O. H. Arnold
Rogers Lane
U. S. 277
Gilley
John Shoemaker
Gordon Winkelman
Pioneer Park
Shoemaker
Robert E. Lee
Winkelman
Veterans Administration
Gore Blvd
T. R. Stephens
Insurance Committee
Lawton Association of Insurance Agents
First Lady JFK Heads to Greek Vacation by Yacht
Mrs John F Kennedy departs for a two week vacation in Greece. She will cruise the Aegean and East Mediterranean aboard Aristotle Onassis's yacht after greeting Emperor Haile Selassie in New York. She flies from New York to Athens via Rome on the family plane Caroline.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Greece
Aegean
East Mediterranean
Aristotle Onassis
New York
Haile Selassie
Union Station
Fort Sill Helicopter Crashes Near Lake Burford
An H13 light helicopter from Fort Sill crashed one fourth mile south of Lake Burford in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge today at about 11 15 a m. Two men aboard, CWO George P Packer and civilian instructor-pilot Talmadge Johnson, escaped injury. A prior crash near Fort Sill Monday involved three aboard. An investigation board was named for the earlier incident.
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Fort Sill
Lake Burford
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
George P. Packer
Fort Wolters
Tex
Talmadge Johnson
Lost Lake Road
Fort Sill Military Reservation
CWO
Edward J. Bradski
Dominic A. Dicico
James F. O’malley
Rights Group Rescue Begins
The Senate opened a rescue operation to extend the Civil Rights Commission for one year after it lapsed at midnight. Chairman Humphrey forecast an easy Senate vote though House action remained uncertain as staff layoffs began and a courtly push to fund death compensation for a World War II widow accompanied the rider.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Civil Rights Commission
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minn
Commission
Humphrey
Kenneth B. Keating
R-N.y
Jacob K. Javits
Congress
House
Richard B. Russell
Dga
Sen
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Pay raise restructures military pay and survivor benefits
Congress replaces former retirement laws with a new automatic pay-raise system tied to the consumer price index for active and retired personnel. A family separation allowance of 30 dollars per month plus extra quarters is created for dependents. Survivor benefits rise from 112 to 120 dollars plus 12 percent of the deceased spouse’s pay. Total cost exceeds 1.2 billion with adjustments. Enlisted and officer pay scales increase across ranks.
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Congress
Pentagon
Nigeria Declares Republic Within Commonwealth
Lagos Nigeria Africa s most populous nation became a republic within the British Commonwealth today after three years of independence from Britain.
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Lagos
Nigeria
Africa
Britain
Flora the most dangerous hurricane of the season rages
Flora, the season’s fiercest hurricane, raged in the Caribbean with top winds of 110 mph. Emergency supplies moved toward Tobago as damage and communication losses mounted on the Robinson Crusoe island with 40 000 residents. Forecaster Gilbert Clark warned Flora would likely strike land somewhere in the Caribbean within 24 hours as gale warnings were issued for some islands.
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Miami
Fla
Flora
Caribbean
Robinson Crusoe
Tobago
Venezuela
Weather Bureau
Gilbert Clark
National Hurricane Center
Lesver Antilles
Clark
Puerto Rico
Hispaniola
Army convoy departs Blanding after field repair and morale boost
Emergency treatment at the aid station and a stomach skin graft patched a hand before the man was sent to Blanding for care. Morale rose as Reed praised firing missiles while troops toured Monument Valley and other sights. A 147 vehicle convoy proceeded toward Ft. Wingate with five divisions. Lt. Mabius bought a deer at auction for $2, game warden Lowery shot the wounded animal, and venison reached White Sands’ commander during a lunch review after the first firing.
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Blanding
Caughron
Reed
Monument Valley
Ft. Wingate
N. M
Valachi testifies in hearing on mob war and reforms
Valachi faces reporters with guards as he testifies about a gangland power struggle that killed Peter Morello. He claims a secret commission ruled La Cosa Nostra and Genovese displaced them. authorities plan to use his testimony to push new anti crime laws and wiretap measures. Congress officials seek immunity and interstate crime changes while Genovese is treated in a Leavenworth hospital.
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Valachi
Subcommittee
Jerome Ackerman
Peter Morello
la Cosa Nostra
Genovese
Syndicate
Atlanta
Justice Department
U.S
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Committee
Congress
Kennedy
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Daniel B. Brewster
D-Md
New York
Leavenworth
Kaw
J. C. Taylor
Valach
Taylor
Karl E. Mundt
R-S.d
Ownership and circulation notice for Lawton Constitution 1963
The Lawton Constitution filed Oct 1 1963 discloses ownership Ned Shepler Lawton Okla Bill F Bentley Lawton Okla Shirley S Bentley Lawton Okla and known security holder Home Savings and Loan Association Lawton Okla plus detailed circulation data including 17199 total copies printed 17161 paid and 1471 free distributions. The certificate is signed by Business Manager Bill F Bentley.
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Lawton Constitution
A Ave
Lawton
Comanche
Oklahoma
Ned Shepler
Okla
Bill F. Bentley
Shirley S. Bentley
Okla & Known
Home Savings and Loan Assn
Leadership Banquet Set for City Church Wednesday
Central Baptist church members will hold a leadership banquet Wednesday at the church. Pastor Dr. Donald R. Potts announced that Dr. Othal Feather, Southwestern Seminary professor, will speak. The new year program will be planned and all potential leaders for 1963-64 will attend.
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Central Baptist Church
Donald R. Potts
Othal Feather
Southwestern Seminary
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