Fort Sill honors civilian employees with Sill Awards
Col. Justice R. Neale presents 30 year certificates and pins to Edwin P. Lewis and Clara L. Kendrick for long service at Fort Sill. Twenty year certificates go to Homer C. Parrack Harry W. Nichols Clarence W. Hough Ernest A. Engelke John R. Roskam and Mrs Joseph Reja. Ten year certificates awarded to Jewel A. Sheets Dale B. Pettijohn and Chester C. Reynolds. Edward E. Fessler receives outstanding performance rating and Tom E. Glick earns sustained superior performance. Also recognizing improvement via suggestion awards for John D. Pugh Raymond D. Roper Franklin D. Miller Thurrel M. Taylor George A. Hulsey Wesley A. Bennight and James L. Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sill
Justice R. Neale
Edwin P. Lewis
Arlington
Clara L. Kendrick
Roosevelt
Homer C. Parrack
Randlett
Harry W. Nichols
Clarence W. Hough
Ernest A. Engelke
John R. Roskam
Cache
Joseph Reja
Jewel A. Sheets
Pollard
Dale B. Pettijohn
Cement
Chester C. Reynolds
Washington
Edward E. Fessler
Tom E. Glick
Gore
Col. Neale
John D. Pugh
Raymond D. Roper
Franklin D. Miller
Thurrel M. Taylor
George A. Hulsey
Elgin
Wesley A. Bennight
James L. Johnson
Bell
Manslaughter Hearing Set For Lawton Officer
A preliminary hearing in the second degree manslaughter case against Lawton Patrolman B J Davis was rescheduled for Friday after space shortages. Judge Jack Brock will hear evidence over the Sept 18 death of Pvt Paul E Scates 23 at Fort Sill. Davis said Scates lunged toward him as he attempted to arrest the soldier for questioning after a whisky theft had been reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Jack Brock
B. J. Davis
Fort Sill
Paul FE. Scates
Davis
Sill
Scates
U. S. Army Hospital
Cooks Battle in Downtown Cafe Kitchen
A 40 year old eastside man was arrested after a fight with a fellow employee at Bryan's Coffee shop around 2 p.m. The incident left one cook with a severe lip cut and the other with a Left hand laceration. Both were detained at the cafe rear. one was released after investigation showed the other started the fight. Police officers Carl Morrow and Vern Livengood investigated.
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Bryan
Carl Morrow
Vern Livengood
Paratroops Land In Borneo Jungle
Indonesia has parachuted crack army commandos into the jungle border area with Malaysian North Borneo, Antara reported. The dispatch notes this as the first Indonesian parachute operation since Sukarno’s government began a buildup opposing the Malaysian Federation formed September 15.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Malaysian North Borneo
Antara
Borneo
Sukarno
Four Katanga ex-gendarmes held for Jadotville Elizing killings
Four former members of the Katanga gendarmerie have been arrested for the slaying of five people on the Jadotville Elizang highway last Saturday.
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Elisabethville, the Congo
Katanga
Jadotville-Elizayng Highway
Subscription rates and carrier service in Lawton area
Morning Press and Sunday subscription priced at 1.55 per month. Constitution and Sunday 1.55. Constitution Press and Sunday 2.60. Monday Constitution 0.05 per copy delivered to press subscribers. Saturday Press 0.05 per copy delivered to Constitution subscribers. Mail subscriptions cover Comanche, Cotton, Tillman, Kiowa, Caddo, Grady, Stephens, Jefferson and Jackson counties.
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Peid Lewton
Povebie
Lawton
Constitution
Constitution Press
Comanche
Cotton
Tilltman
Kiowe
Coddo
Grady
Stephens
Jefferson
Jackson
Kentland W. Weiss Promoted to Airman First Class
Kentland W. Weiss of Lawton has been promoted to airman first class in the U.S. Air Force. He serves as a radar repairman in the 552nd Electronics Maintenance Squadron at McLellan AFB California. He is the son of Mrs. Lenora Weiss of 1602 North 16th Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentland W. Weiss
Lawton
U.S. Air Force
Weiss
552Nd Electronics Maintainance Squadron
McLellan Afb
Calif
Lenora Weiss
16Th
Oklahoma Young Republicans Split GOP Over Delegation to Goldwater
Oklahoma City leader Mickey Edwards said the Oklahoma Republican Party is split over selecting a state chair and sending an instructed Goldwater delegation to the national convention. He cited Bill Burkett's chair election and Governor Henry Bellmon's stance, urged reform and questioned a $16,000 salary for the chairman. Edwards warned without funds the state party could fall behind other Southern states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Arizona
Barry Goldwater
Republican Party
Oklahoma
Young Republican
Mickey Edwards
Oklahoma City
Tulsa Minute Man Organization
Edwards
Bill Burkett
Goldwater
Henry Bellman
Sen
Mississippi
GOP
Prime Minister Home may meet Kennedy this year
London AP reports Prime Minister Lord Home could have a meeting with President Kennedy before year end. A spokesman said no arrangements exist yet but ties between Britain and the United States could yield a future encounter. Diplomats note Home plans contacts with West German Chancellor Erhard and with French President De Gaulle in the coming year.
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London
Lord Home
Kennedy
Britain
United States
Home
Ludwig Erhard
West Germany
Charles de Gaulle
France
Judge Havens Dies in Oklahoma Hospital
PAWHUSKA AP Dist. Judge R. E. Havens aged 60 died today in a local hospital after a heart ailment dating from July. He had served on the bench for many years and was well known in the state legal community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pawhuska
R. E. Havens
Uly
Pershing Shot Delayed at Fort Wingate New Mexico
The first of three Pershing missile tests at Fort Wingate was cancelled due to technical problems. A midday and late afternoon launch remained on schedule as Batteries C and D of the 2nd Missile Battalion, 44th Artillery, Ft. Sill, Oklahoma prepared to fire.
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FT. Wingate
N. M
Ft. Sill
Oklahoma City Earns Tax Clash Over Nonresident Workers
The state Supreme Court ruling cites the 1963 act as a limit on an earnings tax for nonresidents while OKC aims to tax nonresident workers. Mayor Wilkes says the city will proceed if voters approve, though legal action would be pursued by opponents, not the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Nesbitt
Supreme Court
Burton Logan
Midwest City
Norman
Moore
Shawnee
Yukon
Guthrie
el Reno
Purcell
Perry
Jack Wilkes
Wilkes
Mayor Gilley to Lead Friday Forum on City Problems
Mayor Wayne Gilley will discuss Problems Confronting the City of Lawton at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon Friday at the Hotel Lawtonian. He is to be introduced by Floyd Zook, with John Shoemaker speaking on Lawton schools at the November 1 Chamber meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Wayne Gilley
Chamber of Commerce Forum
Lawtonian
Floyd Zook
John Shoemaker
House Pressed on Waurika Water Project in Oklahoma
Senator Mike Monroney urges the House to approve the Waurika Oklahoma water project without delay. The plan, backed by the Waurika Board of Commissioners, would serve Lawton Duncan Waurika Comanche Temple Walters Fort Sill and irrigate crops at an estimated cost of 25.853 million with 12.861 million locally funded.
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Washington
Mike Monroney
Okla
House
Waurika, Okla
Senate
Monroney
Congressional
Waurika Board of Commisioners
Congress
Oklahoma
Lawton
Duncan
Waurika
Comanche
Temple
Walters
Ft. Sill
U S 250000 Troops In Europe To Stay Says Rusk
Secretary of State Dean Rusk indicated during a West Germany visit that Washington has no plans to withdraw any of its 250000 troops in Europe. The 2nd Armored Division airlift from Texas bases moved rapidly, with 2577 troops and nearly 100 tons of gear discharged by noon at bases in Germany and France. A later plan shifts troops to England for pickup, while the offensive buildup includes 116 jet fighters.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
West Germany
United States
Europe
2Nd Armored
Texas
Germany
France
England
Tony
Frankfurt
Chambley
Atlantic
Loring
Dow
Maine
3Rd Armored
Ferry Disaster Kills 49 as Overcrowded Boat Capsizes
An overcrowded ferry carrying 131 to 150 picnicking students, teachers, and parents capsized in the Han River near Anyang, south of Seoul. Police report at least 49 drowned, with 88 rescued and five seriously injured. The boat’s capacity was 70.
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Seoul
Korea
UPI
Han
Anyang
France Hit by Nationwide 24 Hour Rail Strike
PARIS AP A 24 hour rail strike shut down most long distance and suburban trains as workers push for higher wages and other benefits while the government seeks to resist inflation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Russell C. Ray Funeral in Lawton at First Baptist Church
Russell C. Ray 59 a Lawton builder died of a heart attack while watching a movie. Funeral at 2 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church with Dr Tom Wiles officiating. Burial in Duncan cemetery. Survived by wife, son F DeVern Ray, and extended family in Oklahoma City.
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Russell C. Ray
Lawton
First Baptist Church
Ray
Tom Wiles
Duncan Cemetery
Mr. Ray
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City University
Trial verdicts in Pioneer Expressway condemnation cases
Richardson and Cavanagh have not filed a motion for a new trial as Tuesday’s verdict marked the second District court trial in Pioneer Expressway right of way suits. The first trial awarded land-owner Carl Benke 85000 after a 60 percent uplift over appraisers. The state seeks frontage rights at 108 Lee for a site where the Southern Club stood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richardson
Cavanagh
Pioneer Expressway
Carl Benke
Highway Department
Benke
Lee
Southern Club
Rusk Plans European Ambassadors Meeting and Frankfurt Dedication
State Department officials say no immediate troop reductions are planned as Rusk travels to Europe to meet American ambassadors and attend a Frankfurt memorial fountain dedication to George C. Marshall. He will reportedly call on Ludwig Erhard and Konrad Adenauer with no extended talks.
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State Department
Rusk
Gilpatric
Europe
Frankfurt
George C. Marshall
Robert McCloskey
Ludwig Erhard
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Gerhard Schroeder
McCloskey
United States
Berlin
Southeast Asia
Defense Department
Hurricane Ginny Near Florida Coast Triggers Precautions
Cape Canaveral crews secure missiles including a Titan 2 ICBM as Ginny nears Florida coast. Forecasters warn of uncertain path with tides up to five feet possible along Florida toward the Middle Atlantic states. The Coast Guard tows the powerless destroyer escort Fogg toward Mayport after tows from Norfolk.
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Ginny
Florida
Middle Atlantic
Middle East
Cape Hatteras
North Carolina
Coast Guard
Casco
Norfolk
Mayport
Fla
Mrs Nhu Denounces U.S. Aid Cut Frightening Viet Nam
In Chicago Mme Ngo Dinh Nhu, wife of South Viet Nam's leader, says the U.S. cutback of aid "frightened" her government and would create great suspicion abroad. She charged Washington acted without consulting Saigon and urged talks to understand the move.
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Chicago
UPI
Mme
Ngo Dinh Nhu
U. S
South Viet Nam
Headline Club
United States
Gorillas Move Continuous Shifts, Sleep Only at Night
A study notes gorillas roam constantly during the day, maintaining continuous movement with nightly rest. Researchers observe patterns of travel and feeding linked to terrain and resource availability.
Fort Sill troops join Big Lift with Germany maneuvers
Large stocks of spare parts and tires were prepared for emergency aircraft repairs as Fort Sill soldiers joined Operation Big Lift. Maj. Gen. Griffing praised their performance while preparing to ship by C118 aircraft to Newfoundland Prestwick and Chambler France for ground support with Hell on Wheels. S-Sgt Bowman and S-Sgt Johnson earned promotions during flight.
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Sill
L. S. Griffing
Sheppard
Strike
NATO
Germany
Fort Sill
Sheppard Afb
31St Artillery
Chambley
France
John J. Sawbridge
36Th
Douglas Harper
Fort Hood
Hell On Wheels
2Nd Armored Division
2Nd Division
Newfoundland
Prestwick
Scotland
Chambler
Jackie L. Bowman
Medical Technican
Lavernie Johnson
Arthur Palmeiri
Palmeiri
Lawton
Col
Sawbridge
Car Vandalism Case Cleared
Police cleared an auto vandalism case involving a five year old boy left with a 90 year old woman while the mother sought work. The mother agreed to pay for damage after the boy allegedly broke a radio aerial on Candy Bates’s 1962 Cadillac.
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Candy Bates
Bates
Smoky Torbert
Baltimore
Melvin Brumley
Summit
Bob Bodenhamer
Cache Road
Joseph Kopocius
Pollard
Lawrence Smith
Don Wilson
Sam Luna
Shamrock
Second
H. Daniel A. Chaney
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Oscar Cox
Pershing
New Mexico
Zale
Zale’s
America
Jewelers
Cache Road Sq
Cape Canaveral
Space Center
New Jersey
Florida Keys
Gordon Dunn
Miami Weather Bubureau
Ezale
Timely Watch
Man
Quality Optical Service
Rexall
Peleg
Compton's
Pharmacy
Sheridan Road
Izale
General Electric
Ana
Iara
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