Red Leg Flying Club Transports Lawton Staff Notes
The Red Leg Flying Club at Fort Sill offers supervised flight training for military personnel dependents and DA civilians. Col. Robert D. Offer says about 120 active members and around 60 student pilots, with four serious accidents none injuring the pilot. Aircraft include seven PA-18 Piper Cubs two Tri Pacers a Cessna 170 and a Cessna 195. Dues fund aircraft maintenance and improvements.
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Lawton-Fort Sill
Red Leg Flying Club
Department of Army
Robert D. Offer
Avia
Fargo
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Fort Sill Group
Red Leg Club
Col. Offer
Jon LaBrecque
Bellmon Sends Aide To Check Drought Claim
Oklahoma Governor Henry Bellmon dispatches a personal representative to inspect drought conditions in six eastern counties Le Flore Haskell Sequoyah Adair Delaware and Ottawa. He maintains no change in stance on federal disaster relief while acknowledging limited prospects for farmers. Representative Edmondson reports widespread disaster evidence and urges review for possible federal aid programs amid worsening conditions.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Henry Bellmon
Bellmon
LeFlore
Haskell
Sequoyah
Adair
Delaware
Ottawa
Bellman
Rep
Edmondson
Washington
Agriculture Department
Arkansas
Orval Faubus
Greenland Tops List as World’s Largest Island
Greenland is the world’s largest island with about 840000 square miles of area, followed by New Guinea in second place at roughly 340000 square miles.
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Greenland
New Guinea
Spy Chief Defended In Viet Nam Actions
President Kennedy defended the CIA amid charges of independent Viet Nam policy. He praised Richard son as a dedicated public servant while acknowledging a transfer and cited CIA oversight by the director and National Security Council. U.S. officials linked the palace aligned special forces to Nhu and Richardson, fueling uproar and calls for policy overhaul.
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Ngo Dinh Nhu
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CIA
Viet Nam
Central Intelligence
National Security Council
John H. Richardson
Saigon
Richardson
Nhu
Diem
U. S
U.S
Sta
Waurika Murder Hearing Re-Set
A hearing to dismiss a murder charge against Asa Walter Lucas Jr. was rescheduled to Oct. 14 after his attorneys failed to appear. Lucas is accused in the fatal beating of Ringling Mayor Joe Fitzpatrick, who died after a severe beating the day before the spring city election.
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Waurika
Asa Walter Lucas Jr
Ringling
Joe Fitzpatrick
Arthur Marmaduke
Lucas
Fitzpatrick
Hartshorne Council Bans Car Washing As Lake Drops
Hartshorne city council banned car washing Wednesday after the lake fell to its lowest level since 1956, leaving about a month of water. The council urged conservation but decided against closing laundries after considering the suggestion.
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Hartshorne
Boone State Park to Rise at Boonesborough Site
Kentucky creates a new state park at Boonesborough on the Kentucky River. The 71 acre site was purchased for 210000 dollars and includes the historic settlement area and a beach along the river. Daniel Boone and his companions established the first secure Kentucky settlement there in 1775.
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Boone State Park
Frankfort
Kentucky
Boonesborough
Kentucky River
Daniel Boone
Voltaire reportedly drank fifty cups of coffee daily at eighty
The report states the French author Voltaire drank 50 cups of coffee each day during his eighties. This detail reflects a popular but unverified claim about his daily routine and health at that age.
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Voltaire
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