Four Oklahoma motorists die in separate state road crashes
Four people died in single vehicle crashes across Oklahoma, boosting the 1977 state toll to 210 from the year-ago total of 244. Helen Irene Godwin died after a collision tied to a cow on Oklahoma 3 near Antlers. Mary Blodworth was injured. Harry Lee Tatro died after a broadside crash in Okmulgee. Gary Ronald Ritter survived with injuries.
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Helen Irene Godwin
Moyers
Pushmataha Hospital
Oklahoma 3
Antlers
Harry Lee Tatro
Okmulgee
Oklahoma 56
U.S. 75
Okmulgee County
Tatro
Okmulgee Memorial Hospital
Gary Ronald Ritter
Sand Springs
Neighbors rally to block extradition of suspected escapee
Hendersonville residents and relatives vow to urge Gov. Blanton to veto the extradition of Carl Longley, later identified as Samuel Butler Brown, an Oklahoma penitentiary escapee and armed robber wanted for murder. Brown's true identity was uncovered after a month-long probe by Tennessee agents.
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Hendersonville
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Ray Blanton
R.G. Freudentahl
Carl Longley
Longley
Samuel Butler Brown
Oklahoma State Penitentiary
McAlester
Bill West
Tennessee Bureau of Criminal Identification
Brown
Nashville
Johnny Cash
Sumner
Davidson
Protestors Eye Capital Meet
Williamson West Virginia protest leaders demand more federal flood relief and threaten to resume picketing coal mines if Washington does not act. White House aides deny planned formal talks and call relief efforts ongoing.
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Tug Valley Relief Center
Bartlett
Miss Starr
White House
Mingo County
Carter
Oklahoma Senate Okays Auto Tag Reform Bill
The Oklahoma Senate debated tag distribution reform after the House approved a 107 page bill 93 to 7. The measure creates a mail order tag system, a staggered five year tag issuance, caps tag agent salaries at 20000, tightens accounting, and limits counties to one tag agent. Elder led passage of an Elder amendment allowing contracts with others for outlying areas and curbs on sub agents’ pay, with conference final terms to be resolved.
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Oklahoma Senate
House
Senate
Charles Elder
D-Purcell
Elder
State Tax Commission
Bill Lancaster
D-Wagoner
Lancaster
Human Cannonball asks Supreme Court privacy ruling
Hugo Zacchini seeks a ruling that television cameras cannot film his 15 second cannon act without permission. He contends a performer has a right to publicity and privacy, while the court weighs limits of First Amendment news gathering and Zacchini’s rights. The Ohio Supreme Court had ruled filming invaded privacy but blocked damages.
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Hugo Zacchini
Supreme Court
Cleveland
Zacchini
Potter Stewart
Thurgood Marshall
Lancione
Scripps- Howard Broadcasting Co
WEWS
Marshall
Mr. Zacchini
Bryan
Ali
Geauga County Fair
Scripps-Howard
Ohio Supreme Court
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