Ship Skipper Recalls Cuban Coastal Attack on Ore Ship
Capt Gerhard Krause described a 61 minute strafing of the ore ship SS J Louis off Cuba. He said crew were lucky to escape unharmed as planes fired and flared the night sky. The ship, 16 miles off Cuba, reported two inch bullet holes and crew on duty during the attack.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Gerhard Krause
Cuba
Krause
J. Louis
Cuban
Urbanus
Coast Guard
Galveston
Key West
Fla
Havana
Universe Tankships, Ind
New York
Caribbean Steamship Co
Reynolds Metals Co
Plane Crash In Viet Nam Kills 4 Yanks
A U S Air Force C 128 transport on a flare dropping mission crashed in Communist territory 65 miles south of Saigon killing four Americans and four Vietnamese aboard. The wreckage was scattered with no survivors, and authorities cited no cause yet. The incident raises U.S. deaths in Viet Nam to 129 since 1961, with most fatalities from combat or accidents. Separately a United Nations mission began on site visits to verify human rights claims amid Buddhist government tensions.
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Ray Herndon
United Press International
Saigon
South Viet Nam
UPI
Vinh Binh
U.S
Viet Nam
United Nations
Foreign Office
Interior Ministry
Ngo Dinh Diem
Republic of
Chrysler Directors Favor Second 2-for-1 Stock Split
Chrysler Corp directors in New York vote to recommend another 2-for-1 stock split and declare quarterly dividends of 25 cents for Q4 1963 and Q1 1964. They also propose raising authorized common stock from 40 million to 80 million and increasing par value from 12.50 to 15.00.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corp
New York
Chrysler
Airlift Nearing End Ahead Of Schedule
The Big Lift of the 2nd Armored Division to Germany nears completion within 64 hours, with final troop transport to Sembach air field expected at 10:40 p.m. German time. Planes began Tuesday from Texas, amid weather diversions, as West German concerns about troop reductions intensify.
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Frankfurt
Germany
2Nd Armored
Sembach Airfield
Texas
Rhein- Main Air
England
Scotland
Air Force
Radio
Moscow
United States
Bonn
Cold Front Heads South to Bring Showers and Cooler Temps
A cold front moves into Southwest Oklahoma bringing showers to Lawton. Tonight’s low near 52 with a high of 86 today. Wednesday highs ranged from 78 to 88 and overnight lows from 47 to 67 across the region.
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Associated Press
Kiowa County
Panhandle
Oklahoma
Lawton
Fria
Guymon
McAlester
Ardmore
Fort Sill
Broken Bow
Bellmon says farming helps governor recharge
Oklahoma Governor Henry Bellmon says a tired head from public duties is best cured by farming and privacy. He notes public officials need time away and that decisions improve when heads are clear, recounting his week farming near Billings in Noble County to plant wheat.
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Bellman
Billings
Noble County
200 Buffalo Calves Ready For Branding
At Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge corrals near headquarters 1963 calf crop will be vaccinated for brucellosis and branded with a figure 3 on the left hip. About 175 to 200 calves will be worked Friday in squeeze chutes under Julian Howard refuge manager and Heck Shrader in charge.
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Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Heck Shrader
Big
Bill Dixon
Elmer Parker
Headquarters
Julian Howard
Howard
Oklahoma Teachers Pack Capital for 73rd AEA Convention
More than 18 000 Oklahoma teachers jam into Oklahoma City for the 73rd annual Oklahoma Education Association convention. The agenda includes two general sessions today and two more Friday with 100 group meetings. Students receive a two day holiday as educators hold their professional gathering.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Education Association
Lawton United Fund total tops 86409 in fourth report
Lawton's United Fund reached 86 409.09 dollars, 62.7 percent of the 1963 goal, with 5 300 dollars more than Tuesday's update. Advances Gifts lead with 63 676.51, Public Employees 10 212.09, Professional 6 309.33, Residential 1 532.50, Downtown Firms 2 964.09, Suburban Firms 1 714.57. Next report set for Tuesday at 10 a.m. in the USA building.
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Lawton
United Fund
Bill Johnson
USA
Fourth
B. Johnson
Jerry Mustain
Lawton-Fort Sill
Fort Sill
Ginny Aims for Georgia Coast as Warnings Spread
Hurricane Ginny moves west north west at eight mph toward the Georgia coast with winds near 85 mph. Warnings extend from St Augustine to Savannah and gale warnings from Daytona Beach to Myrtle Beach. All clear at Cape Canaveral as military planes relocate inland. search continues for missing vessels Mello and Saruga.
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Miami
UPI
Ginny
Georgia
Weather Bureau
St. Augustine
Fla
Savannah
Miami Weather Bureau
Daytona Beach
Myrtle Beach
S. C
Palm Beach
Glynco Naval Air Station
Brunswick
Raymond Kraft
North Carolina
Florida
Wax
Portsmouth
Coast Guard
Mellowax
New York
Charleston
Bermuda
Truman Smiles Through Fall During Grinnell Walk
Former President Harry S. Truman, 79, fell headlong into evergreen shrubs at Grinnell College while starting an early morning walk. He was unhurt and helped to his feet, then continued briskly. He later posed for a photo and planned to attend a class and a student symposium before a Des Moines speaking engagement.
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Grinnell
Iowa
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Grinnell College
United States
Des Moines
Drake Universi
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Reynolds Metal
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Lone Wolf
Highway Patrol
Dave Gringrick
Clinton
Will Urbanus
Netherlands
U.S. Coast Guard
Cape Canaveral
West Germany
Dean Rusk
Safford
Europe
U. S
Public Service Co
Paul McClung
Shrader
Buffalo Workers
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