County Grand Jury Empaneled To Inspect Jails
Comanche county grand jury is empaneled by District Judge Luther B. Eubanks to inspect county and city jail facilities. Foreman Jay Dee Fountain leads 12 members as they begin duties and invite residents with evidence of public official misconduct to testify.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
Grand Jury
Luther B. Eubanks
Jay Dee Fountain
Atlanta
M. T. Boyce
Lawton
Jack Raulston
Denver
Homer C. Hise
Elgin
Edward F. Cagle
Cache Road
C. R. Ellsworth
Dearborn
Speck Sanders
C. Also
Howard D. Garrison
Smith
G. E. McMahan
Allen J. Bilbrey
Elim
James G. Knox
N. 33Rd
L. W. Contway
Cheyenne
Fountain
Eubanks
Luther Eubanks
M. L. Boyce
Howard
D. Garrison
Kennedy Holds Talks On Steel Prices At Palm Beach
President Kennedy conducted personal and telephone briefings in Palm Beach on steel price trends and intelligence matters. CIA Director John A. McCone was summoned from Washington for an evening briefing, then to return after about two hours. Salinger noted an impending but unspecified early evening announcement. eternal
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palm Beach
Fla. F
Kennedy
John A. McCone
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington
Pierre Salinger
White House
McCone
Lukens Steel
Salinger
Lukens
The
Wall Street Journal
Storms Possible In Area Tonight
Warm windy weather prevailed in southwest Oklahoma as the U S Weather Bureau forecast widely scattered thunderstorms tonight and Tuesday afternoon. Temperatures should reach 90 this afternoon and dip to 58 overnight with Tuesday’s high around 88.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
U. S. Weather Bureau
Guymon
Gage
Ponca City
Lawton
Pageant Big Success At Wichita Mountains Easter Service
Officials called the 38th Wichita Mountains Easter pageant a perfect event with an estimated crowd of 20 000 to 30 000. Donations from entrances totaled 3019 with further proceeds from a refreshment stand expected to exceed last year’s 1832 60. Traffic was orderly with 45 arrests reported by the sheriff and 36 by the highway patrol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Gatther
Wichita Mountains
David F. Sandstrom
Holy City
G. R. Brown
Lawton
Lt. Brown
Ralph Saenz
Fort Sill
Col. Saenz
Sheriff's Department
Wayne Meeks
Audience Hill
Meeks
Easter Service Association
Julian Howard
Wildlife Refuge
Sandstrom
Welfare Fund Transfer Bill Restored In Oklahoma
A joint Senate House conference committee approved a welfare fund transfer bill restoring $4 million to state mental hospitals. The measure envisions up to $11.5 million over two years from earmarked welfare funds for mental health services and may end future transfers to other state uses. The panel also proposed welfare check increases and a Social Security level target, with payment boosts for the aged, disabled and blind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Senate House
Department of Public Welfare
Welfare Department
Welfare
Lloyd Rader
Senate
House
Department of Mental Health
Joseph Mountford
Miami
Air Drowned Sub Message Reported In Thresher Inquiry
Navy court heard that the Thresher sent a garbled final message after reporting a minor problem and positive angle. Lt Cmdr Hecker testified he heard air rushing into ballast tanks and a now garbled voice seconds later. Hecker spoke of concern for Skylark and noted surface signals were sent at 10 40 a.m. with contact lost at 11 04 a.m. The sub sank to 8400 feet, ending rescue hopes.
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Portsmouth
N.H
Thresher
Navy
Cmdr
Stanley W. Hecker
Brooklyn
N.Y
Hecker
Skylark
Submarine Control Headquarters
Lawton High Holds Graduation Preparations
Lawton high school's 535 seniors began checking out caps and gowns for graduation. Baccalaureate is set for May 19 and commencement for May 24 in the LHS fieldhouse. A senior awards assembly will be held May 16 with counselor Minnie Attaway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton High School
LHS
Minnie Attaway
Bomb Protest Clashes Shake London as Public Protest Grows
London reports say thousands of ban the bomb marchers clashed with police around Buckingham Palace and Hyde Park. Prime Minister Macmillan took charge amid a security leak probe into nuclear war preparations and 20 000 illicit pamphlets. Police reinforced lines as marchers smashed helmets and surged Constitution Hill. Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip were away at Windsor. Bertrand Russell condemned the government action in Wales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
UPI
Buckingham Palace
Harold Macmillan
Hyde Park Corner
Britain
Henry Brooke
Macmillan
Constitution Hill
Queen Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Windsor
Earl Bertrand Russell
Wales
Chief Derails Are Injured In Illinois Rail Crash
The Texas Chief passenger train with about 250 aboard derailed near Lomax Illinois injuring 11 passengers. Nine were admitted to Fort Madison Iowa hospital, two treated and released. Seventeen of the 20 coaches left the rails as four diesel units stayed on track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LOMAX
Ill
Santa Fe
Houston
Illinois
Fort Madison
Iowa
Soviet Names New Rocket Forces Commander
Moscow AP reports Marshal Niko Lai I Krylov appointed to succeed Marshal Sergio Bir yuzov as commander of Soviet rocket forces replacing the outgoing leader and signaling a leadership change in the space and missile branch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Nikolai I. Krylov
Sergio S. Biryuzov
Estes Given 15 Year Term For Mail Fraud Swindle
UPI Texas judge R E Thomason sentenced Billie Sol Estes to 15 years for mail fraud and conspiracy in one of the largest swindles in U S history. The 38 year old farmer fertilizer magnate faced 23 total years with 32 counts still pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Tex
UPI
Dist
R. E. Thomason
Billie Sol Estes
Estes
Thomason
Tyler
Superior (Tank) Manufacturing Co
Amarillo
Superior
Coleman D. MacSpadden
Ruel Alexander
Harold Orr
Freedom Riders to Get Court Hearing
Ten Freedom Riders convicted of unlawful assembly in Tallahassee Florida were granted a Supreme Court hearing to be scheduled next fall. They were fined 500 dollars each and sentenced to 60 days in jail if unpaid for a sit in at the airport restaurant. The group, largely clergy, testified they sought to test segregation across southern cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tallahasee
Fla
Supreme Court
Tallahassee
Washington, D.C
Circuit Court
Leon County
Martin Freedman
Paterson
N.J
Robert M. Brown
Ralph L. Roy
A.M. Warner
Robert Stone
Wayne C. Hartmire Jr
New York
Israel Dresner
Newark
J.W. Collier Jr
A.L. Hardge
New Britain
Troopers Meet For Inspection At Museum Of The Plains
About 49 Oklahoma highway patrol troopers gathered at the Museum of the Great Plains to hear a enforcement program aimed at reducing automobile accidents. The meeting featured Bob Lester Commissioner and Patrol Chief Lyle Baker with local Division 4 leaders Capt. Floyd Brown and Lt. Gerald Brown delivering addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Museum of the Great Plains
Division A
District 4
Bob Lester
Department of Public Safety
Lyle Baker
Bob Raines
Division 4
Floyd Brown
Gerald Brown
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Ollie Fite
Ralph W. Correll
Lincoln
Jack S. Botkin
Rachel Boydston
Probers
Judge Scolds
Texas Tycoon
Fairmont Foods Co
K. Markham
Albert Hook
Hook
Don Ronish
Health Department
Markham
Merle Baughman
Kenneth Perkins
Fire Department
Fred Mallon
Fairmont
Bob
Lester
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