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Oklahoma Historical Society
Historical Building
Oklahoma City, Okla.
73105
Churches Plan Solemn, Joyous Easter Rites
Holy week services, recalling
the events leading up to the
death, burial and resurrection of
5 Jesus Christ, are under way in
QB’s TO HEAR
REPORT ON TRACK
Available sites on the Perry
stadium grounds for proposed
construction of a track field
will be discussed during a lunch-
eon meeting of the Quarter-
back club Wednesday noon in
the ‘89er Restaurant.
Ed Maldonado, club president,
said Larry Hall, club member
and a city councilman, has
been making a study of possi-
ble locations. He will report to
the club Wednesday.
Plans also call for discussions
of baseball, golf and track at
Perry high school.
city churches, all pointing to
the climax next Sunday, Easter
day.
also at 5:30. Services will be
conducted in the church at 10:30
a.m. Easter day.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN A
preaching mission will be con-
ducted Thursday through Sunday
by Dr. Robert Cleath, faculty
Virtually all churches in the member at California Polytech-
Perry area are having special
observances. Among them are
these:
ST. MARK'S EPISCOPAL -
Rev. Bennett Barnes, vicar, will
be here from Oklahoma City for
a Maundy Thursday communion
service at 5:30 p.m. Thursday,
and again for evening prayers
the following day, Good Friday,
nical Institute and former editor
of Christianity Today magazine.
Details of the preaching mission
are found elsewhere on this
page.
Other pre-Easter events at the
church: Senior high retreat last
Sunday afternoon; Lenten tryst
(one in a weekly series) led by
Mrs. Dick Foster Tuesday morn-
ing; prayer meeting and visita- Mr. and Mrs. Steve Smith. [church Jack Dolezal is in
tion Tuesday night; fellowship FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH charge of arrangements Mem-
supper at 6:30 p.m Wednesday, —The Holy week observance op- | bers will go to the church for
followed by play, Christ in the ened Sunday evening with the half-hour periods around Un-
Concrete City," presented at chancel choir, directed by Mar-clock through Friday for medi
7:15 p.m. in the sanctuary by vin Golden, presenting a serv- tation and prayer
senior high young people. ice A mission of renewal open-
United Presbyterian Women at ed Monday evening to continue ship will have a sacrificial
1:30 p.m. Thursday, with Mrs through Wednesday at 7:30 each breakfast at 9 a.m Frida
Fred Belk as leader; dinner evening. The preaching is in The 24-hour vigil will close with ..... uppu......_ Stewart EISLeT will
for session members, their fam charge of Rev. James Lambert, a prayer service at 7 p.m. Fri served in the service at 7 30 charge Services are planned at
ilies and Dr. Cleath prior to pastor of the church, and song day. | * charge. Services are planned at
Maundy Thursday service that leader is John McLemore, asso- On Easter Sunday, the church
evening; and on Easter Sunday, ciate minister. Celebration of will have worship * services at
a traditional sunrise service at the Lord’s supper is planned at 8:15 a.m. Sunday school at 9:30
6:30 a.m. in the chapel at Camp 7:30 p.m. Thursday, and a second worship service at
Tan Da Ko, led by junior high Thursday evening's service 10.40
Rev S. W Keeton, pastor, will directed by Jack Lewellen.
speak on Easter at the regular The Lord’s supper will be
7 30 pm. Wednesday prayer served at 7:30 p.m Wednesday.
ervice Mr. Baker will preach for the
Easter worship services will Easter Sunday worship hour at
be conducted at 8 30 and 10:45 11 a.m.
The Christian Women's fellow
a in Sunday, with the Sunday CHURCH OF CHRIST — Reg-
school hour at 9 30 Training un- ular services will be held this
ion will meet at 6 15 p m Sun- week and on Sunday Gerald
day Fhe Lord s supper will be Stewart, minister will be in
p m. Sunday.
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sunday
school at 9 a.m. Sunday worship
— An Easter sunrise service is at 10 am Sunday and a Sunday
set for 5:40 a m Sunday at the I evening service at 6 o’clock
young people under direction of will launch a 24-hour vigil at theFIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Sunday at the
church. Rev. W W. Baker, pas-
tor, said it will be a candlelight
service with music by the choir,
ENID SCHOOL MAN
TO SPEAK FOR LIONS
Ray Farrant, assistant super-
intendent of schools at Enid,
will be guest speaker for the
Perry Lions club luncheon
Thursday noon in the Catholic
church basement. Judson H.
Pierce is program chairman
'If You Would Avoid Criticism, Say Nothing, Do Nothing and Be Nothing'
The Perry Daily Journal
FIRST UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH — The chancel choir
and youth of the church will pre-
sent a dramatization of the
Lord’s supper beginning at 7:30
p m Thursday Holy communion
will follow
Rev. Clifton McKoy, pastor,
| will conduct two services Easter
76th Year — No. 54
Tuesday, April I, 1969
Perry, Oklahoma
Your Home Newspaper
10 Cents
BROWNS ATTEND
STATE CONVENTION
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Brown
were in Oklahoma City Tues-
day to attend the annual con-
vention of the Oklahoma Fu-
neral Directors association, be-
ing held through Thursday.
Brown is an employe of Park-
er funeral home.
Two Fugitives Captured
GI Prisoners Escape on 135
City Church
To Launch
'Mission'
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HOSPITAL AUXILIARY
WILL MEET THURSDAY
Members of the Perry Me-
morial hospital auxiliary, the
Cheery Cherry Red Ladies,
will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday
in the conference room at the
hospital.
Officers from Perry were as-
sisting in a search Tuesday
afternoon in Logan and Payne
counties for military prisoners
who overpowered their guards
and escaped from a bus Tues-
day morning two miles south
of the Mulhall interchange on
I-35 highway.
Two of the 10 escapees were
captured Tuesday afternoon
four miles east of Guthrie and
officers said they were closing
in on four more who had been
sighted in the area. Eight pris-
oners elected to remain on the
bus when the others escaped.
Two .45 caliber pistols were
taken in the escape. One of
the weapons was recovered
near a fence in the Guthrie
area.
Local authorities aiding in
I the Mulhall and Guthrie areas
i were Steve Bunch, Bill Grant
and Dwayne Downey, sheriff's
officers; Mike Devlin and Char
les Waren, Perry police offi-
cers; and Larry Owen and Ray
Ingold, highway patrol troop-
ers stationed in Perry.
The men were being taken by
bus from Fort Sill to a cor-
rectional center at Fort Riley.
Kan. Military authorities said
the men were not considered
criminals, but had been AWOL
Dr Robert Cleath, faculty
member of California Polytech-
nical Institute and former edi-
tor of Christianity Today mag-
azine, will conduct a Holy week
Have YOU
I Voted?
Polls close at 7 p.m. Tuesday
in Perry and Morrison, where
municipal elections are under
way. Results can be obtained
Tuesday night by telephoning
The Journal office. For a quick
look at the early voter turnout,
see story on page five.
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BLOOD ASKED
Steichen’s
Paper Wins
ASAE Prize
James Steichen of Perry, an
agricultural engineering senior
at Oklahoma State university,
has won first place in the
southwest region American So-
GRASS, LUMBER
INVOLVED IN FIRE
Fire burned a pile of old
lumber and a small area of
grass after 4:50 p m. Monday
at the Bonray Oil Co. yard a
mile south of Perry on Skyline
drive, state highway 86.
The flames also burned
through grass under a fence
10 to 15 feet onto property of
Roy Baker. No damage result-
ed Fire Chief Loyd Berger said
a small fire that had been set
purposely got out of control.
Plan Unveiled for City Growth
Twenty-six citizens attended sociates, Inc., the engineering made available for public dis
Open Heart
Surgery Set
For Child
RED ROCK PTA
WILL HAVE BENEFIT
The Parent - Teacher associ-
ation at Red Rock will sponsor
a benefit party Friday in the
school lunchroom.
Proceeds from games will be
used for the operation and pro-
jects of the PTA. The party
will start at 7:30 p.m and the
public is invited.
a meeting Monday night, called
by the city planning commis-
sion to unveil details of an $18,-
000 engineering survey design-
ed to plan for the future of the
community. John Divine, chair-
man of the commission, presid-
ed at the session in the Metho-
dist Youth building.
Speaking on behalf of the
program were Glen Turner and
Bill Thompson of Planning As-
firm which holds contract for tribution later.
drawing the plans; W. P. Fow- The city has paid $6,000 of the
ler of the Oklahoma industrial total cost and the federal gov-
development and parks depart- ernment put in $12,000 to pay
ment, and Jerry Feinstein of for the survey.
Stifel Nicolaus and company, The engineers will meet
The engineers will meet
ROTARIANS HEAR
ABOUT TECH SCHOOL
and
Wayne Miller, director
dean of Oklahoma State Tech
school at Okmulgee, presented
a comprehensive look at the
giant vocational center for Per-
ry Rotarians Monday evening
in the Catholic church base-
ment. He was introduced by
Glenn Yahn, program chair-
man.
Miller described functions of
the school and showed slides ol
the various departments which
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Coming Events
Tuesday, April 1 - Ellis-Jir-
ous American Legion post, 7:30
p.m., Legion hall.
Monday, April 7 — Shea-Nel-
son chapter of Disabled Amer-
ican Veterans and auxiliary,
separate meetings, 7 30 p.m.,
DAV hall.
Tulsa brokerage firm.
The engineers used a booklet
containing the comprehensive
plan for Perry but took up the
booklets at the end of the meet-
ing. They said copies will be
C-C Polishes Plan
For Morrison Fete
April 28 with the planning
commission to discuss a pro-
posed zoning ordinance and
sub-division regulations. On
May 19 they will meet with
the city council to talk about
the capital improvment por-
tion of the plan.
Those attending included J.
D. Sadler, John Divine, Bob
O’Halloran, Lloyd Smith, Char-
> les Smith, Bill Gengler, Leroy
Rolling, Leo Stieferman, Henry
| Loeffelholz, David Payne, Mrs
Dr. Cleath
Directors of the Chamber of tee, is in charge of arrange- F. C. Seids, Mrs. Henry S.
Commerce discussed the April | ments. ! Johnston, Kay Martin, Mrs.
Members of the Morrison Tcie Monroe, Mrs. H. G. Don-
. , Lions club will be invited to ley.
ner at Morrison during a meet- assist with arrangements at' Mrs. L. C. Highfill, Larry
ing Tuesday in Sooners Corner ] Morrison, Hall, Clarence Frederick, Jack
Tickets for the event may be Davis, Mayor Bill Elliott, Joe
Beckham, Dr. A. M. Evans,
Olive Ranes, Milo Watson, Tom
Lathrop and Gerald Bryant
8 community appreciation din-
Restaurant.
The event is for Perry Cham- purchased by Perry C-C mem-
ber of Commerce members and bers at $1.50 in the chamber
office.
Morrison community residents,
with the latter to be guests of
the Perry C-C. The dinner will
be served in Morrison school at
6:30 pm. April 18 | Harris, Gov. Dewey Bartlett
John Divine, manager of thethese Werd in response toNlgeht-
chamber, said $2.50 gift certifi- ters from the Perry CC offer-
cates are being contributed by ing cooperation and asking noti-
Perry mere ants as prizes for fication if there should be an the First Presbyterian church
a free ingo par y 0 owing opportunity for industrial de-1 will present a play, “Christ in
velopment in this area. The of- the Concrete City," Wednesday
ficials agreed to cooperate with night starting at 7:15 in the
the chamber request. church sanctuary.
In other business, Divine read
letters to the board from U.S.
Sens. Henry Bellmon and Fred
Church Youths
To Present Play
WednesdayNight
Senior high young people of
dinner Bill Gengler, chairman
of the C-C agriculture commit-
Orlando Cancels
Easter Pageant
For This Year
church sanctuary.
There is no admission charge
The board approved signing
the Gunslingers, an Enid fast and the public is invited
draw club, for appearance Sept. The plan concerns dramatic
13 at Perry’s annual Cherokee events in Christ's final days on
Sunday, April 13 — District
meeting of Disabled American
Veterans and auxiliary, 2 p.m., Orlando
DAV hall.
Sunday, April 13—Spring ex-
hibit sponsored by Noble Coun-
ty Artists association, noon to 4
p m., junior high cafeteria.
Strip celebration, earth, including Gethsemane,
The directors voted to pur- the trial and crucifixion, and
Plans have been canceled chase a quantity of key chains relates them to contemporary
for presentation of the famed bearing the inscription, Perry times. The portrayal consists
i Easter pageant this Chamber of Commerce, Perry, of four principal scenes Mrs
Okla. The key chains will be Fred R. Belk is director of the
year.
Mrs. Jack Betchan, secretary given away as souvenirs to vis- play,
of the Easter pageant organiza- itors to the C-C office.
Attending were Bob Duncan,
Sunday, April 13 — Registra-
tion of boys for Pee-Wee Base-
ball association, 2 p.m., Jay
Dauman park.
Wednesday, April 16 — Pro-
gress club silver tea to benefit |
library, 2 to 5 p.m., at library. '
Sunday, April 27 — Daylight
savings time begins at 2 a.m ;
continues until last Sunday of
October.
Tuesday, April 29 — Perry
FFA chapter banquet, 7 p.m ,
tion, said the group decided Attending were Bob Duncan,
not to stage the event his year president; Jack Dolezal, Gene
because of a conflict with oth- Wood, Joe Sewell Jr., Dr.
er community events. The can- Paul Edmundson, Harry Elwell
celation was for this year only, and Frank Barry, board mem-
The event may be scheduled bers; and Divine, George Hall
again next year Mrs. Betchan and Dr. Delmar C Root, also
board members, were absent.
Dr.
Members of the cast are Joe
Bronson, Sharon Sommer, Lin-
da Fansler, Martin Roth, Ed
Kelley and Jerry Wall Also as-
sisting are Margaret Bilby, Mr.
and Mrs. Steve Smith and Dr.
said.
Bill Hafner is general chair-
man of the organization, John
Chadwick is finance chairman
and Ben Kolb is advisor. Mr.
and Mrs. Kolb originated the
pageant several years ago and
it has become famous in this
section of Oklahoma. Church
members from Orlando, Mul-
junior high cafeteria.
Thursday, April 3 — Cheerv
Cherry Red Ladies Hospital | hall. Potter community and
auxiliary, 10 a.m., conference
room at Perry Memorial hos-
pital.
Saturday, April 5 — Easter
egg hunt for all area children
through 12 years of age, 10
a.m., Quail Creek addition at
north end of Seventh street.
Sunday, April 6 — Annual
Easter sunrise service, 6:30
a m., in chapel at Camp Tan
Da Ko; sponsored by junior
high youths of First Presby-
terian church; public invited.
Perry took part in the presen-
tation last year.
SCRIPT WRITER DIES
LOCKPORT, N.Y. (UPI)-
Funeral services were sche-
duled Wednesday for Ferrin N.
Fraser, author of short stories
and radio scripts including
"Lights Oul” and “Little
Orphan Annie."
Fraser died Monday at
Lockport Memorial Hospital at
the age of 65.
and Mrs. S. Wayne Bilby.
Preceding the play, members
of the congregation will have a
family fellowship dinner at
6:30 p.m. in Fellowship hall.
preaching mission at the First
Presbyterian church, starting at
7:30 p.m. Thursday and con-
tinuing through Sunday.
Dr. Cleath, recognized as one
of the nation’s leading evangeli-
cals, also spoke here last year
at an Easter preaching mis-
sion The public is invited to
each of the services.
Four-year-old Jamie Marie
Layton will enter Children’s
Memorial hospital in Oklahoma
City Easter Sunday to prepare
for open heart surgery which
is scheduled to be performed
the following Wednesday.
She is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. David Layton, 722
Birch street
There is a need for six more
pints of blood to be used in the
delicate and complicated sur-
gery. An appeal for eight pints
of blood about two weeks ago
produced only two pints. The
operation is necessary to cor-
rect a defect which has affect-
ed the girl since birth.
Those who will give blood
should go to the University
hospital blood bank, 801 North-
east 13th streel. Oklahoma City,
prior to the date for the sur-
gery. Donors should make it
I Sunday at 8:30 and 10:50 a.m.
in the first service, boys and
girls of the children's class will
be received into membership
and there will be baptism for
infants, also in the fir I service.
ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH-
The church, five miles east of
Perry, will have a Good Friday
service at 7:30 pm Friday. In
charge will be Miss Lil Brokop,
assisted by Roger Musick Wom-
en of the church have been in
charge of services during Lent.
The services at 10:30 a m. Sun-
day will be conducted by Rev.
Herbert Hewey, a student at the
University of Oklahoma. Sunday
school will be at 9:30 a.m.
ST. ROSE OF LIMA CATHO-
LIC CHURCH - Rev. Anthony
Dockers, pastor, will conduct
masses at 6 p.m. Tuesday and
Wednesday, and will hear con-
fessions at 5:30 pm, both days.
A Holy Thursday mass has been
set for 8 p.m. Thursday and will
include a procession around the
church by altar boys. Confess-
ions again will be heard after
the service. Members will be at
the church at intervals for indi-
vidual prayer through midnight
Thursday.
Father Dockers will conduct a
Good Friday service at 3 p.m.
Friday. This will include holy
communion, followed by confes-
sions. Easter Sunday masses
will be at 8 and 10 a.m. Senior
youths will sing in the 8 a.m.
■ mass with Evelyn Steichen at
the organ.
Communion will be served at clear at the blood bank that the
blood is for Jamie Marie.
the Maundy Thursday service.
Dr. Cleath will preach on “The
Seven Last Words" Friday a.m. to 5 p.m Mondays through
night at 7 30 in observance of Fridays,
Good Friday, and an old-fash- Jamie Marie’s father is an
ioned church service will be auto body mechanic at the Per-
conducted at 7:30 p.m. Satur-ry Paint and Body Shop,
The blood bank operates 8
Steichen
ciety of Agricultural Engineers
paper competition.
Steichen will present the pa-
per. "Physical Properties of
Soybean Stems,” at the region-
al ASAE meeting Thursday
afternoon in Tyler, Texas.
The son of Mr and Mrs John
H Steichen, north of Perry, he
is married to the former Ethel
Honeyman of Stillwater.
A winner of the freshman and
sophomore student honor
awards in ASAE, Steichen also
is a member of Alpha Zeta,
Sigma Tau and Omicron Del-
ta Kappa, and has been listed
on the president’s and dean's
honor rolls.
day following a pancake sup-
per at 6 p m in Fellowship hall Don't Try Sanctions,
Kenneth Hicks is chairman of Teachers Are Advised
arrangements for the supper.
OKLAHOMA CITY (UPI)
The preaching mission will
be concluded with the 10 30
am worship service Easter ate education leader today not
day, when Dr. Cleath will de- to invoke sanctions over their
liver his final message. He al- displeasure with the teacher re-
so will teach a combined class tirement bill.
Teachers were urged by a sen-
I of young people at church
school that morning.
Dr. Cleath will conduct Bible
study for men and young people
at 7 a.m. Friday, and at 9
a.m. for women. Similar meet-
lings will be held Saturday
morning at 7 and 9.
Sen. Al Terrill, D-Lawton, co-
chairman of the conference
committee writing the bill, ad-
dressed a group of Tulsa teach-
ers who were among several
hundred who marched on the
capitol.
“1 am as disappointed as you
Rev. Fred R. Belk, minister are that we could not do more'
of the church, will assist in the Terrill said. "I urge you to be
services. Special music will be careful as you proceed through
presented by the choir, direct- the next few weeks in your de-
ed by Steve Smith. I liberations.”
Thousands Weep As
Ike's Train Passes
BURGLARS FOILED
VIAN (UPI) Burglars made
an unsuccessful attempt to
break into the Vian State Bank
early today.
The Sequoyah County sher-
iff’s ofice said burglar tools
were found at the bank after an
alarm went off but the bur-
glars had failed to gain entry.
MEETS TODAY
WASHINGTON (UPI) - The
Supreme Court meets today (10
a.m. EST) to hand down
opinions in some of the 54 cases
now under advisement.
The court will then start
hearing arguments in the cases
postponed Monday because of
the Eisenhower funeral.
FIRE HITS TULSA INN
TULSA (UPI) Fire de-
stroyed the high, arched roof
over the Blue Coal Inn and the
Italian Inn early today at the
London Square complex in Tul-
sa.
Fire Marshal Roy Gann
termed the damage extensive
Six fire companies fought the
blaze and a firewall in the
structure helped stop the
flames.
IN THE BELFRY
RUSHDEN, England (UPI)
The rector at St. Mary 's church
said he’s trying to solve a
major mystery—how did a
bride's slip get in the church
belfry.
CINCINNATI (UPI) - The
funeral train carrying the body
of Dwight D. Eisenhower to its
final resting place in Kansas
arrived at the Union Terminal
today, near the halfway mark
of its long, slow trek from
Washington to the nation’s
midland.
About 2.000 persons stood in a
light rain along a fence
bordering the track when the
10-car train pulled into the
lower level of the massive,
stone-grey railroad station
Edgar Eisenhower, older
brother of the beloved World
War II hero and two-term
President, left the train and
walked up to the main waiting
room to thank the waiting
crowd for coming to pay their
last respects.
Mrs. Ackerman,
Wife of Former
City Pastor, Dies
Mrs. Shirlee Ackerman, 58,
wife of a former pastor of the
First Presbyterian church here,
died about 11 a.m. Monday in
an Oklahoma City hospital fol-
lowing a stroke.
A memorial service will be
conducted Saturday afternoon in
the First Presbyterian church
ol Pauls Valley, where her hus-
band, Dr. Ernest Ackerman,
is now pastor. The time of the
service had not been determin-
ed Tuesday,
Dr. and Mrs Ackerman came
CHRIST LUTHERAN
CHURCH — Rev. Donald Gne-
wuch of Stillwater, vacancy pas-
tor, will conduct a Good Friday
communion service at 7:30 p.m.
Friday. The choir, directed by
Mrs. Jerry Karcher, will sing
during the service.
Easter worship is planned for
10 a.m. Sunday The service,
which will include communion,
will be in charge of Rev. Virtus
Gloe, Oklahoma City.
CHURCH OF THE NAZA-
RENE — Rev. John Fechner,
pastor, will use the Easter
theme for services at 7 p.m.
Wednesday. The Sunday school
hour will begin at 9:15 a.m. Sun-
day and will be incorporated
with Easter Sunday worship.
Young people in the 9-11 age
group will present a cantata,
"God Is Love" Mrs. Haro d
Pense will be director.
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
CHURCH - Rev Emmett
Knowles, Enid, will conduct
Easter evangelistic services
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Temperatures for the 24-hour
period ending at 11 a.m. Tuesday:
2 p.m. 45
12 N 40
3 p.m. 46
6 p.m. 49
1 p.m. 43
4 p.m. 47
7 p.m. 48
5p..m. 50
8 p.m. 48
9 p.m. 47 10 p.m. 44 11 p.m. 43
12 M. 42 1 a.m.41 2 a.m. 41
3 a.m. 42 4a.m.45 5 a.m. 47
6 a.m 47 7 a.m. 51 8 a.m. 57
I to Perry in 1960 from Chicago. 1
where he was pastor of the
Second Presbyterian church.
After six years as pastor here,
he was appointed field secre-
tary for United Presbyterian
national missions in the Okla-
I homa-Arkansas synod with of-
fices in Oklahoma City.
They moved to Pauls Valley I
“We are especially grateful to
the many school children whol
have turned out across the |
9 a.m. 61 10 a.m. 63 11 a.m. 63
Forecast
Perry area — Lake wind
warning today for gusty south-
erly winds 20 to 35 m.p.h. Part-
ly cloudy and mild tonight and
Wednesday. Chance showers
Wednesday. High today near 80.
Low tonight lower 50s. High
Wednesday 76 to 80.
Oklahoma — Scattered then-
last year when he accepted a dershowers ending west
call there as pastor of the Pres-central tonight and southeast
byterian church.
Mrs. Ackerman had been in
and
early Wednesday. Partly cloudy
and not quite so warm Wednes-
day. Low tonight 40 northwest
ill health two months, and re-
country to pay their respects "| cently returned from Phoenix,
Edgar'said. "This has been a Ariz > where she had gone to
tremendous strain on Mrs recuperate In addition to her
Eisenhower (the general's wi-husband, she is survived by |
dow) but she seems to be her mother Mrs. June
beATi-Along the route or the e Aily Mas suggested that to be near normal panhandle
those who wish make memor-
funeral train, through the: 1
historic Civil war battlefields in ial contributions to the College
of the Ozarks in Clarksville,
Virginia and the coal fields and Ark
hilly farm country of West '
Virginia, the people of the small
towns of America turned out to
say a last tearful goodbye to
“Ike.”
Crowds of more than 1,000
turned out in Charleston, W
Va., and Huntington to catch a
to 55 southeast. High Wednes-
day 70 to 80.
Thirty - day outlook — The
Can. weather bureau’s 30-day outlook
for April calls for temperatures
and below normal elsewhere.
glimpse of the passing train. At
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'COPTER CRASHES
SAIGON (UPIl-A U.S. heli-
copter crashed into a busy
intersection near the gate of
Tan Son Nhut Air Base outside
Saigon today, killing three
American crewmen and injuring
live Vietnamese civilians.
Precipitation is expected to be
below normal panhandle and
near normal elsewhere. Normal
average temperature for April
59.2 west to 61.3 east, precipi-
tation 2.76 inch west to 4.36 inch
east.
Temperatures for the 24-hour
period ending at II a.m. Tues-
day were: High 50, low 41,
Temperatures for the 21 hour
period ending at 11 a.m. a year
age. High 57, low 34.
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Watson, Milo W. The Perry Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 76, No. 54, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 1, 1969, newspaper, April 1, 1969; Perry, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2247148/m1/1/: accessed June 3, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.