Wildlife Refuge Plans Buffalo Herd Reduction and Elk Cull
The refuge schedules a half herd reduction by sale and live auction, with slaughter options if buyers fail to purchase all 344 animals. Elk herd reduction via controlled hunt begins Nov 29 for three weeks. 126 hunters, including 5 percent out of state, will be chosen by lot to take females and spike bulls.
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Albuquerque
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Julian Howard
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Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Korea Peace Mood Wanes
In Panmunjom Korea the peace mood faded as North Korea and the United Nations Command blamed each other for rising tensions. Rear Adm Francis D Foley the U N Command senior member said the incident began with North Korea attempting to infiltrate armed agents into South Korea.
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Panmunjom
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North Korea
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Adm
Francis D. Foley
U.N. Command
South Korea
Policeman Shot in Clash Outside Precinct Station
A gun battle outside Precinct Station Two left three wounded including Sgt Harold Friedman 27 in critical condition with a stomach wound. Bystander Walter Bailey 77 was hit in the leg and hospitalized. condition was stated as not released. Officers described chaotic moments as shots rang out on the sidewalk near the station.
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URGH
Harold Friedman
Mercy Hospital
Mercy
Walter Bailey
Presbyterian University Hospital
Soledad Lawyer Details Jackson Killings After Visit
Soledad inmate known as one of the Soledad Brothers is accused of using a pistol hidden in a wig to take a guard hostage after a visit with Bingham. Within half an hour three guards died from gunshot wounds and a slash in the prison cell, according to attorney Bales at a press briefing.
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Virginia Supreme Court rules Vietnam not a war for insurance
The Virginia Supreme Court determined that U S involvement in Vietnam is not a war in the legal sense. It reversed a lower court and ordered $1,000 life insurance benefits paid to the survivor of Calvin E. Cook who died in a military vehicle wreck on active duty in Vietnam.
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Virginia Supreme Court
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Vietnam
Calvin E. Cook
State Teachers To Get Raise In Oklahoma
Oklahoma education officials plan cost of living raises for most teachers. Dr Leslie Fisher said the raise of 200 to 300 dollars will benefit about 30 000 teachers and 600 000 students statewide, despite federal rulings causing earlier concern.
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Leslie Fisher
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Fisher
OEP
Heavy North Vietnam attacks prompt U.S. retaliation
North Vietnamese gunners unleashed their heaviest attacks in two weeks along the demilitarized zone as U S forces conducted air and naval strikes. B52 bombers land guns and 7th Fleet ships supported shelling of the DMZ zone and nearby areas. In South Vietnam, 11 enemy attacks were reported on local units in the 24 hours ending at 6 am, compared with the prior election period.
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Salized
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7Th Fleet
Tonkin Gulf
South Vietnam
National Assembly
Group seeks glass bottled soda at Fort Sill Commissary
Lawton based Lawton Environmental Improvement Organization collects signatures from servicemen and families to push bottled soda over cans. The group cites ecological aims and offers glass recycling at the store with glass return, while local bottlers provide transport to Sapulpa for recycling.
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Lawton Environmental Improvement Organization
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Fort Sill
Cherry Williams
Meadowbrook
Sapulpa
Sill Units Get Name Change
Two III Corps artillery units were renamed under a directive splitting artillery into field and air defense branches. The 2nd Battalion 2nd Artillery became 2nd Battalion 2nd Field Artillery, and 2nd Battalion 44th Artillery became 3rd Battalion 9th Field Artillery. The move preserves regimental histories and aligns with Combat Arms Regimental System reforms.
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2Nd Artillery
2Nd Field Artillery
44Th Artillery
9Th Field Artillery
Army
Mayor appoints new LURA board chiefs after dispute
Mayor Don Whitaker named Don Gaskins chairman and Adam Mathews vice chairman of the LURA board. Ralph Wolverton is recommended as secretary-treasurer. Other directors are Arnold Newcombe and Greb. The dispute centered on Greb's resignation request and board communication issues.
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Don Whitaker
Whitaker
Don Gaskins
Adam Mathews
Weather Outlook Warmer with Fair Skies Today
Warmer temperatures and fair to partly cloudy skies expected for Lawton and Southwest Oklahoma today and Thursday. Highs in the mid 90s, lows near 70. Tuesday's high was 91 with a low of 68.
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Oklahoma
Flying Grandmother Krasnoff Dies in Amsterdam
The 74 year old Sarah Krasnoff of Cleveland died in her sleep in Amsterdam after a heart attack interrupted her summer Atlantic crossings with her grandson. Leonard Gelfand, her son in law, arrived from Cleveland to bring her grandson and her body home. Officials said the trips began around July 9 and many crossings were made on the Dutch air line with the family describing the journeys as Grandma liking to fly.
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Sarah Krasnoff
Leonard Gelfand
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Gelfand
New York
Kennedy International Airport
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