Notes from a reporter pocket hint at rabbits and rodeos
A jumble of scribbled notes reveals a Lawton rabbit tale, a famed rodeo dog and a preacher’s road to redemption. Mentions the 1600 block No 25th, Freckles Brown, and Mose Poolaw, with the piece ending as a teaser to continue on Pace 3.
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1500 Troops Flown Home On Big Lift Plan
The 2nd Battle Group, 26th Infantry returned to Fort Riley from six months in Germany as UPI reports Washington kept the move secret to avoid European concern. Secretary Dean Rusk insisted the U.S. will maintain six divisions in Germany and urged broader NATO cooperation and a Polaris naval nuclear force. The Big Lift has shown airlift capability by moving an armored division in under three days.
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Tom Connally Dies at 86 of Pneumonia in Washington
Former Sen Tom Connally a Texan and former chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee died at his home in Washington at age 86 shortly after midnight He had lived in the capital since retiring in 1953 Connally 36 years in Congress 24 in Senate and 12 in House served in World War I and II era policy shaping roles Born August 19 1877 in McLennan County Texas educated at Baylor University and the University of Texas
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War Continues Despite Parley on Moroccan Algerian Front
Moroccan troops claim to have repulsed an Algerian attack near Hassi Beida killing 60 and capturing 100, while driving forces 18 miles toward Tintouchi. Algiers has not confirmed the report as truce talks are planned with Mali and Ethiopia.
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Sahara Desert
Hassi Beida
Tintouchi
Mali
Nigeria
Ethiopia
Miners Trapped In German Mine Play Cards
Three miners, stuck 262 feet underground in a flooded iron mine near Peine, watch rescue crews from beneath as a giant drill rig works to reach them. They pass time with card games and jokes over a lowered microphone while frost and fog affect surface operations.
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Peine
Germany
75 Miners Trapped In Elevator Cages Near Carletonville
In South Africa near Carletonville, two mining cages crashed in a shaft trapping 75 miners, including 10 whites. One cage with 55 people lies 1,000 feet below, the other with 20 people sits 5,000 feet underground, awaiting rescue.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Carletonville
Oklahoma Governor Denies Any Barry Goldwater Deal
Gov Henry Bellmon said no deal with Barry Goldwater exists over Goldwater endorsing the Arkansas project and Oklahoma Republicans backing him for president. He noted the state committee's action was nonbinding and that policy must be decided later by party conventions. Bellmon also dismissed talk of an apology from Secretary Freeman and said he will not intervene in the attorney general’s seat.
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Wheat Rate Cut Refused By Shippers
American shipping lines reportedly rebuffed a government plea to reconsider rates for moving wheat to Russia. Officials say private talks continue as Khru shchev cites higher American shipper rates, threatening a $250 million Soviet purchase and delaying sales while broad exports grow.
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Political Pressure At Lodges Revealed
Oklahoma officials face Senate inquiry as Abe Hesser testifies that State Senator Eldridge Colston used political pressure to place five employees on the Texoma lodge payroll. He confirms Edmondson cousin Mary Jane Lipscomb held a catering manager post.
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Eldridge Colston
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Bartlesville
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Gore
Warm Weather To Return After Cold Front
A cold front dropped Southwest Oklahoma temperatures from 85 to 57 overnight with a 53 low. The forecast calls for a return to warm weather by Tuesday with highs near 74, 69 today and 45 tonight, and a five day outlook easing above normal by 3 to 7 degrees with no rain expected.
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Pershing Troops To Return Home From Fort Wingate
Fort Sill's 2nd Battalion, 44th Artillery, will begin returning 1,000 Pershing missilemen from Fort Wingate New Mexico at 150 per day by convoy. They have fired Pershing missiles overland to White Sands Missile Range near Gallup since Oct 1. Early November the 4th Battalion 41st Artillery will convoy to Fort Wingate for final graduation firings.
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Gallup
White Sands
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U S Leaders Split On Moon Program
Space officials pressed for full speed ahead to land a man on the moon this decade despite Khrushchev’s Moscow remarks suggesting a pause. NASA leaders urged uninterrupted effort while critics urged restraint, as Congress debates funding and schedules for the $20 billion program.
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Winter Hours Begin At Fort Sill Post
Fort Sill switches to winter hours from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. as personnel store away summer khaki uniforms and wear the winter green.
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Fort Sill
Road Official Highlights Limits of Driver Focus in Safety Push
Rex M. Whitton, head of the Bureau of Public Roads, warns against overemphasis on drivers as the main cause of traffic accidents. He calls for uniform laws and clearer signs while noting progress over 20 years and 41,000 deaths last year, with 1963 outlook uncertain. He supports driver training but says programs that blame drivers have limits.
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Bureau of Public Roads
U. S. Department of Commerce
Whitton
Man Cleared in Boston Stranglings
Boston authorities announced that 35 year old James Lyles Jr. arrested Oct 18 and sent to Massachusetts is not a suspect in a series of Boston stranglings. He faced federal charges of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution after leaving town on bail for a Boston residence invasion with intent to rape. He may face new charges for jumping bail.
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James Lyles Jr
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Germany
Capital To Vote OKLAHOMA CITY
Oklahoma City residents vote Tuesday on a controversial proposal to tax earnings of residents and non residents alike.
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