Wilkinson to Run for Senate Targets Oklahoma’s GOP Field
OU football coach Bud Wilkinson reportedly plans a January retirement from coaching to seek the Republican U S Senate nomination, backed by Gov. Henry Bellman and wealthy Oklahoma supporters. The Tulsa Tribune cites unnamed sources and notes Wilkinson’s registered Democrat status may change before February 1.
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Nolen Bulloch
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Henry Bellman
Mike Monrones
Bellman
Associated Press
Oklahoma
THE
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GOP
Senate
Arizona
Barry Goldwater
Kennedy
Washington
Death Toll Climbs as Flora Storm Reaches Atlantic
Flora, after nine days of destruction across the Caribbean, has moved toward the open Atlantic. The toll tops 2,700 known dead with about 6,500 feared missing, as Cuba and Haiti struggles add hundreds more fatalities and new missing reports. Winds near 100 mph struck Mayaguana before Flora's center moved offshore.
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UPS
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Atlantic
U.S
Cuba
Haiti
Wheat Deal Near as Kennedy Eyes Soviet Wheat Sale
President Kennedy poised to announce a U S willingness to ship surplus wheat to the Soviet bloc with freight for dollars, backed by Agriculture Secretary Freeman who cites public support and dollar gains. Senate debate centers on troop removal in Cuba and private traders may handle the sale.
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North Platte
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Russia
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Senate
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Bulgaria
Canada
Kennedy news conference to be carried live by four networks
President Kennedy will hold a news conference at 6 p.m. EDT today. It will be broadcast live by NBC CBS and ABC on all four major radio networks.
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Kennedy
NBC
CBS
ABC
Southeast hurricane swells death toll across Caribbean
A Cuban radio report says the storm has killed nearly 30 in Tobago Grenada Jamaica and the Dominican Republic. It warns two villages disappeared and 4000 students and workers may have perished with earlier reports of 100 coffee pickers drowned. Fidel Castro rejects US Red Cross aid calling it hypocritical. Damage in Cuba could reach hundreds of millions and Haiti faces about 100 million in losses.
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Jamaica
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Cuba
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United States
Miami Weather Bureau
Five More Days Of Heat On Tap In Lawton Area
Southwestern Oklahoma remains hot and dry as residents enter a third week without rainfall. Lawton reports 14.75 inches for the year after a Sept. 25 rainfall of 0.10 inches. Forecast highs near 96 with lows around 57 and continued fair skies through Thursday.
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Lawton
Weather Bureau
Mid-Air Collision Believed To Blame 12 Die in Viet Nam
Two U S Marine helicopters carrying 12 Americans crashed in the jungle highlands 325 miles north of Saigon. Preliminary reports say no survivors. one theory cites ground fire while another favors an in air collision. The mission was a rescue for a downed Viet Namese plane.
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Washington
Air Force
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Cotulla
Tex
Marine Corps
Danang
Mercy Killing Tied to Moretti Death Revealed by Valachi
UPI reports Joseph Valachi testified that New Jersey mob boss Willie Moretti was killed in a 1951 mercy killing ordered by the Cosa Nostra commission due to illness and perceived instability. The testimony covered narcotics bans, rival gang tensions, and upcoming public questioning by a Senate subcommittee.
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Valachi
Vito Genovese
Albert Anastasia
Cosa Nostra
Chicago
Joe Demarco
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Federal Penitentiary
New York Police Department
Louis Mariani
Gallo
Cosa Nostra Syndicate
Subcommittee
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Fort Sill Cook Dies From Burns After Car Motor Mishap
SPS James W. Nicholson 32, a cook with the Staff and Faculty Battery USAAMS, died in Brooke Army Hospital after a freak Fort Sill accident Sept 15. He suffered second and third degree burns while priming a carburetor as the motor exploded in flames. Nicholson joined the Army in 1952 and arrived at Fort Sill in 1962. He is survived by a brother, Charles Williams Nicholson of Chicago. Funeral services pending.
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James W. Nicholson
Usaams
Brooke Army Hospital
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
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Nicholson
Shangular
Miss
Post
Army
Charles Williams Nicholson
Chicago, Il
International Flair Ceremony for Army Sergeant Unit
Fort Sill hosts 8:30 a.m. Saturday ceremonies at McNair Hall to commission the 3rd Missile Battalion 80th Artillery as the Army's sixth Sergeant unit. Maj. Gen. Griffing will present colors to Lt. Col. Lewis. Sperry Utah’s N. E. Myer will dedicate a new Sergeant display.
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McNair Hall
Fort Sill
L. S. Griffing
H. S. Lewis
80Th Artillery
N. E. Myer
Sperry Utah
White Sands Missile Range
N. M
38Th Artillery
Lawton Considers Water Meters To Conserve Supply
C H Guernsey and Co warns that Lawton faces limited water sources and growth demand. A proposed plan calls for service water meters for all users, expansion of Lake Lawtonka plant, a 42 inch supply line, new storage for treated water, and distribution improvements to curb waste.
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Oklahoma City
Guernsey
Lawton Metropolitan Area
Lawton
Oklahoma Tax Reports Show July Sales In Southwest Counties
Comanche county posted a 12.16 percent rise in July sales totaling 144,595.13 while Garfield and Lawton area figures showed gains or losses amid a drought impact. Seven southwest Oklahoma counties reported declines led by Greer at 25.28 percent, as state totals rose 7.73 percent to 5,265,622.86.
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Oklahoma Tax Commission
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Tilla
Grady
Stephens
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Tulsa County
Area Weather Forecast Fair Skies Through Thursday
Fair skies prevail with little temperature change. Today’s high reaches 96 degrees, Thursday's high near 97, and the low around 57. Tuesday’s high remains near these values.
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National Broadcasting Co
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Ginger) Hooper
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