Republicans Question Deal On Wheat Sales
President Kennedy defended a one shot 250 million dollar U S wheat sale to the Soviet Union amid bipartisan support and GOP questions. Some Republicans urged conditions linking the sale to Soviet troop withdrawal from Cuba while Goldwater pressed for stricter terms. Kennedy called the 4 million ton shipment a hopeful sign and said Congress would receive a special report.
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UPI
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U. S
Russia
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Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Barry M. Goldwater
R-Ariz
Cuba
Edmondson Busy Schedule in Lawton for Forum and Speech
U S Senator J Howard Edmondson arrives in Lawton en route to Dallas for OU Texas game. He will speak at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon, address Lawton high students, and meet residents at the Federal Building. Fort Sill officers and spouses planned as luncheon guests.
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Lawton
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Elgin
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Federal Building
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Fort Sill
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FE. G. Hahney
George M. Fraser
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Robert D. Offer
James F. Unger
Allen L. Myers Jr
Clark Lynn
Alfred W. Farrell
Gordon Cubbison
Stanley J. Cherubin
Johnny M. Rice
Robert M. Stegmaier
Justice R. Neale
Ralph Saenz
Lee Edmondson
Landslide Flood Kills Thousands in Italian Valley Dam Hit
In Belluno Italy a massive Alpine landslide sent a tidal wave over the Vaieni Dam flooding the Piave River Valley. Italian reports say up to 3,000 may be dead with four towns wiped out and hundreds buried. U S Army helicopters aided rescue efforts as Longarone suffered the heaviest losses and survivors described a terrifying scene.
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Italy
Vaieni
Piave
Dino Menardi
U.S
Harvey C. Mayse
Wen
St. Martino
Viaspesse
Carlo Prestamburgo
Cadissago
Rivalta
Pirago
Adriatic
Longarone
Benvenuto de Mas
Exodus To Get Under Way Friday Going To See Big Red
Lawton fans stream to Dallas for the OU Texas game at the Cotton Bowl with mid-90s forecast. Sooner fans recall 105 degree LA conditions as Dallas braces for the big weekend. Navy and SMU open Friday night while OU Texas caps the two day run with a 75,504 attendance projection. Traffic warnings and lodging shortages frame the pregame rush.
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Dallas
Big Red
Bud Wilkinson
Southern Methodist University
SMU
Navy
Highway Department
Durant
Calera
Frank Fudge
Fudge
Dairies Seek Congress Drought Aid In Oklahoma
Oklahoma dairymen push for federal drought assistance as hay prices surge and state officials resist declaring disaster. The Central Oklahoma Milk Producers Association wires Washington for aid, while Missouri areas gain leverage from disaster designations.
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UPI
Central Oklahoma Milk Producers Association
Oklahoma
Henry Ockman
Washington
B. S
Chebie) Graham
Missouri
Bud Bailey
Association
Pure Milk Producers Association
Bailey
Bellman
Gromyko Backs Grain Deal as Test Ban Spirit Grows
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko said Moscow would accept Uncle Sam’s surplus grain sale and urged more practical steps to advance the spirit of the test ban treaty which went into effect. He met with President Kennedy and Secretary of State Rusk and indicated it was early to judge whether talks would ease East West tensions. He remarked with a smile that the U S would sell grain and they would buy it.
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UPI
Andrei Gromyko
Kennedy
New York
U.S
Gromyko
Dean Rusk
Cuba
Myke
Dope Seized As Montreal Couple Held At Border
Customs officials intercept a smuggled heroin shipment valued at over 33 million dollars at the Laredo border. A Montreal couple, Mr and Mrs Michel Caron, were arrested as 66 packets weighing 8.5 pounds were found in their car. They appeared before U.S. Commissioner Jacob Hornburger for arraignment.
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Tex
UPI
Montreal
Canada
International Bridge
Mexico
Oran G. Pugh
Michel Caron
U.S
Jacob Hornburger
Lawton Highs Face Coyotes In Texas Sooners Rivalry Tilt
Lawton high Wolverines travel to Wichita Falls to meet the Coyotes in a Friday night football clash amid the Oklahoma Texas showdown. OU is favored to end its five game skid against Texas while Lawton eyes its first win over Wichita Falls in three straight interstate defeats. Gene Hancock notes strong demand as 1000 reserved seats sold out with a special Wichita Falls section reserved and tickets available at Lawton High.
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LHS
Dallas
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Hancock
Ron Stephens
Lawton
Mike Swett earns national Award of Merit for southwestern history work
Morris Mike Swett curator of the Museum of the Great Plains library receives the American Association for State and Local History Award of Merit for four decades boosting appreciation of Southwest Oklahoma history. Swett, Fort Sill librarian, built Fort Sill library from 250 to 100000 volumes and donated over 2000 rare photos.
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American Association For State and Local History
Morris
Mike) Swett
Museum of the
Raleigh
N. C
William T. Alderson
Marvin FE. Tong, Jr
Madison
Wis
Swett
Fort Sill
Macmillan Surrenders His Party Leadership
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan announced he cannot lead the Conservative party at the next general elections. The decision came as he underwent prostate surgery and will require convalescence, with leadership succession debates already underway at the party conference in Blackpool. Iain Macleod urged rapid action to secure victory in the 1941 election amid lingering party divisions.
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Blackpool
England
Harold Macmillan
Macmillan
Leni Home
London
Iain Macleod
Macleod
Oklahoma Enjoys Rainless Week With 100 Percent Sunshine
Weather reports say Oklahoma has a second rainless week and may hit a 14th straight day of full sunshine in parts of the state. Lawton last received rain on Sept 25, with highs near 95 degrees today and tomorrow. The forecast expects continued clear skies through Friday and summer like temperatures for weekend football.
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Oklahoma
Lawton
Weather Bureau
12 Bodies Found In Two U S Marine Helicopter Crashes
In Saigon, AP reports 12 Americans died in two H34 helicopter crashes during a search mission near Da Nang. The group included four Marine officers, five enlisted men, a Navy doctor, and two Navy corpsmen. Cause under investigation. possible air collision. Viet Cong fire suspected but not confirmed.
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Viet Nam
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United States
South Viet Nam
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Marine
Nobel Peace Prize Goes To Linus Pauling For Nuclear Test Stance
Nobel Prize awarded to Linus Pauling for his anti nuclear tests work. The prize totals 254 219 Swedish kroner and is to be shared by the International Red Cross Committee and the League of Red Cross Societies for 1963.
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Norway
Linus Carl Pauling
U.S
California Institute of Technology
International Red Cross Committee
League of Red Cross Societies
Dr. Pauling
Red Cross
Marie Curie
Cityan Named One Of Three Top ROTC Officers At OU
Ronald L. Schnee of Lawton has been named one of the three top Army ROTC cadet officers at Oklahoma State University. The Cameron College 1962 graduate, son of Mr. and Mrs. Don M. Longfellow, was appointed 2nd Brigade Commander with cadet colonel rank after six weeks of Fort Sill training. He holds the Army Superior Cadet Award and VFW Superior Sophomore Award and previously served as battalion commander at Cameron College.
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Ronald L. Schnee
Lawton
Oklahoma State University
Don M. Longfellow
Schnee
Fort Sill
VFW
Cameron College
Cameron
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