Cameron Freshmen Begin Orientation at Largest Junior College
More than 460 freshmen swarmed Cameron College campus for orientation ahead of enrollment days. Dr. Richard Burch welcomed new students and urged them to aid the college’s growth as construction continues on an administration library building and a science hall. Dean B H Brewer introduced eight new instructors as freshmen met advisors for pre enrollment interviews and an American College Test was given to those who hadn’t taken it in summer.
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Richard Burch
Cameron
B. H. Brewer
John Thomas Mahan
Eastville
Weather Forecast Calls For Scattered Tstorms Through Wednesday
Forecasters predict continued partly cloudy skies with a few thundershowers through Wednesday. Light rain fell today as temperatures reach near 98 degrees with Monday’s high at 96 and a 79 degree low last night.
Kennedy to skip news conference this week
Washington AP report states President Kennedy will not hold a news conference this week as announced by the White House.
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Washington
Kennedy
White House
Kennedy Decree Aims to Oust Viet Strongman
U S pressure grows over South Vietnam amid fears the local government cannot sustain the fight. The analysis by Palliver Price reporter John Hightower suggests Washington may pursue alternatives if reforms do not come quickly.
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Pfer
United States
Viet Nam
Washington
Palliver Price
John Hightower
Kennedy pushes Viet Nam policy curbs on Ngo Dinh Nhu
President Kennedy calls for a stronger Saigon effort to win support in South Viet Nam and hints at possible cuts in aid if Diem’s regime fails to act. Nhu, Diem's powerful brother, emerges as a focal point amid a crackdown, with U S officials weighing actions short of ending military assistance.
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Oe AP
Washington
Kennedy
South Viet Nam
Diem
Ngo Dinh Nhu
U.S
Oleeeny
CBS
Hyannis Port
Mass
Viet Nam
United States
Saigon
Nhu
At & Is
Tuskegee Key High School Stay Closed as Troopers Block Entry
In Tuskegee Alabama state troopers halted sections of teachers and students seeking to enter a high school closed by Governor Wallace to delay integration. Troopers later prepared to move to Birmingham as federal court orders set to enroll 13 Negroes during Labor Day festivities. Citizens planned protests while the Macon County School Board kept the school open as scheduled.
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P. M. Wadsworth
Tuskegee High
Tuskegee
Ala
George Wallace
Tuskegee, Ala
UPI
Birmingham
Montgomery
Macon
Wallace
Broward Segrest
Wallace Grest
John Doar
Justice Department
Washington
Richmond Flowers
See Tuskeger
Sterling Man Held After Wife Strangled In Home
A 36 year old Sterling man, Robert R. High, is held in county jail after his wife Lucille Ruth High was found strangled at their home. Police report High admitted to the slaying and a lawn mower starting cord was found around the victim’s neck. The murder is alleged to have occurred Monday around 5 15 pm with High later taken into custody, and a county attorney filing expected.
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Sterling
Lucille Ruth High
U. S. Army Hospital
Fort
Sheriff's Office
Robert R. (Ray) High
Civil Service
Fort Sill
Forest D. McClung
McClung
E. Park
Henry Hoskins
Hugh
High
Enrollment Surges as Lawton Schools Open Semester
First day enrollment in Lawton public schools neared 16 000 with 15 484 registered so far and officials predicting up to 16 200 by week’s end. Assistant superintendent John Elkins and superintendent John Shoemaker expect full week totals. buses run and lunchrooms open for the 1963 64 year as the Board of Education meets to finalize opening details. Pre enrollment in Catholic schools including St Marys is noted.
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Lawton Public Schools
John Elkins
Elkins
John Shoemaker
Lawton Board of Education
Central Junior High
St. Mary’s
Baby suffocation under bed covers shocks Lawton area
An eight month old girl, Jacqueline Grubb, died overnight in a Lawton trailer, suffocated when blankets tangled around her while she slept. Authorities ruled the death accidental with the infant found at 4 30 a m beneath blankets at the foot of a sofa bed. Funeral services will be held in Dilton with Lawton Funeral Home to announce details. The child was born December 19 1982. grandparents are Mr and Mrs W A Grubb Ott ion and Mr and Mrs R T Easterly Bloomington Calif.
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Lawton
Jacqueline Grubb
Jackie Grubb
Highland
W. A. Grubb
Oilton
R. T
Easterly
Bloomington
Calif
Kerr-McGee Reports Record Year Earnings
Kerr-McGee Oil Industries and subsidiaries report net earnings for the year ended June 30 of 18,806,333 dollars, up from 17,034,264 last year. Earnings per common share reach 3.65 dollars, compared with 2.74 dollars previously.
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Oklahoma City
Kerr-McGee Oil Industries, Inc
Court Fight Threatened If Paying Plan Remains
Oklahoma City attorney Floyd Martin warned that a court action could start for property owners in Street Improvement District Nos. 115 and 116 if the council does not withdraw the proposals. He argued notices must reach each property owner before the protest period, citing a legislative change for individual notice to supplement newspaper notice. Action on District 116 was postponed while engineers review protests.
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Oklahoma City
Floyd Martin
Martin
Peeteats
Oklahoma
Jail Donnybrook Leaves 3 Injured in Tank Brawl
A fight among six prisoners in the Comanche County jail tank at 11 p.m. involving fists left three with bruises and cuts. Two Fort Sill men and one civilian were treated at local facilities. injuries included a split lip and a gash on the nose with eight stitches total.
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Comanche County
Fort Sill
Comanche County Memorial Hospital
Tod
Tear Gas Quells Rioting Convicts
In Reidsville Georgia state troopers and guards used tear gas to break up a riot by about 2000 inmates at the large state prison. Three prisoners attempted escape. two were wounded by shotgun fire. Warden Ballcom called it a complete state of insurrection as inmates tore through the facility before control was restored.
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Reidsville
R. P. Ballcom
Ballrcom
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Rosetta
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Lutonsky
High House
Mrs
Bill Dixon
Robert R. (Ray
Kerr-McGee
Donnybrook
Gen. Clark
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