Pajama Game opens OU Summer Circle season amid mixed reviews
The Pajama Game at University of Oklahoma Summer Circle Playhouse opens to a boisterous Norman audience. Critics note slow pacing and miscasting but praise several numbers, the ballet dream sequence, and strong orchestra. several supporting performers stand out while main leads lag.
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University of Oklahoma Summer Circle Playhouse
Collegians
Hernando
Norman
The
University Playhouse
Yvonne Chouteau
Miguel Terekhov
Ivalane Neptune
Eisenhower School
Chicago Demonstrators Carried From Board of Education
Police ended an eight day racial sit in at the Chicago Board of Education by carrying nine demonstrators from the building. About 200 protesters gathered outside and 100 remained inside before the sit-in was dispersed. CORE had planned continued actions around the building.
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UPI
Chicago Board of Education
City Hall
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
School Board
Integration Movement
Board of Education
Birth of a Turnpike and Two Films Debated
Turner and Will Rogers turnpike project themes discussed with Bellman as consultant. Bailey reports 40 miles of 24 foot concrete paving done on the Southwestern, 25 percent of 168 miles. Cimarron Empire trails but closings expected. Four firms pace varies with Kiewit on schedule. overall paving aim is late November completion and March traffic opening three months early.
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Bailey
Authority
Cimarron Empire
Hallet
Roberts-Western
Kiew
Red Chinese delegation arrives in Havana for 26th of July
A 10 member Red Chinese military delegation has arrived in Havana to attend the 26th of July celebration marking the tenth anniversary since the start of Fidel Castro's revolution.
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Miami
Fla
Havana
Fidel Castro
Anthroplogist Shortage Cited in 1962 Britannica Year Book
The Britannica Book of the Year 1962 notes a serious shortage of anthropologists in the United States. It highlights the growing need for trained scholars amid expanding social research and policy studies.
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U. S
Britannica
Stolen 1963 Chevrolet Convertible Sought by Police
Local officers search for a 1963 Chevrolet convertible stolen overnight from a westside address. The car, Texas plate PN-9832, is owned by Robert Bradley. Other notes include a suspected overdose suicide attempt by a Lawton woman, hub caps stolen from a 1959 Chevrolet, cigarette thefts and a missing 15 year old boy, Michael Allen.
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Texas
Robert Bradley
Arlington
Lawton
Fred W. Durbin
Washington
Pug Spencer
Fort Sill Blvd
Marjorie Allen
Michael Allen
Parachute Jumper Plunges To Death
Manville New Jersey AP reports a parachute jumper John Maurice 25 formerly of New York and resident near Decker Airport died when his main chute failed to open Wednesday night the reserve chute opened too late to stop his fall.
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Manville
John Maurice
New York
Decker
State Studies Big Problems From Decision
State officials weigh fallout from a three judge federal reapportionment ruling. They plan to seek clarification on a December election lengthening terms and anticipate shifts in Oklahoma and Tulsa counties with odd and even numbered seats. Leaders voice mixed reactions as debates loom over districts and at large representation.
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UPI
State Election Board
Oklahoma
Tulsa
House
Tulsa County
Edmondson
Oklahoma County
Howard Edmondson
Henry Bellmon
Walt Allen
Chickasha
Allen
Laurence Howze
Seminole
Howze
Senate
Trimble B. Lalling
League of Women Voters
Staggered Terms Set For County Senators
A federal reapportionment ruling affects Comanche and surrounding counties. Comanche will elect Districts 10 and 11 senators with even districts receiving two-year terms and odd districts four-year terms, shaping the next two elections and district boundaries for 1964 and beyond. The changes also restructure House representation across the region.
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House
Federal Court
Oklahoma
Comanche
Cotton
Cotton County
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Jefferson
Jackson
Tillman
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Grady
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Kiowa
Caddo
Blaine
House of Representatives
Greer
Roger Mills
Beckham
Washita
Jackson County
Southern Route promotion outlined by regional leaders
Representatives from Lawton Wichita Falls Chickasha Anadarko and Abilene met with Mayor Gilley to plan a cooperative publicity effort for a new southern route via the Southwestern Turnpike. The route will pass Oklahoma City Chickasha Lawton Wichita Falls Abilene El Paso and California to attract cross country travelers away from U.S. 66. Julian Howard wildlife refuge manager was set to discuss tourist sites such as the Wichita Mountains Refuge.
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Wayne Gilley
West Coast
Lawton
Gilley
Jack Davis
Wichita Falls
Texas City
Bill Sullivan
Chickasha
Anadarko
Abilene
Tex
New City Hall Conference Room
Oklahoma City
el Paso
California
Oklahoma
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Julian Howard
Pershing Artillery Battalion Hosts WWII Veterans Event
A special group of 41st Artillery Battalion World War II veterans, part of the 3rd Infantry Division, are invited by Col. Fitzpatrick to witness modern artillery and meet current soldiers. An organizational eve party at 6 30 p.m. Friday at the Polo Club near Fort Sill's Key Gate will launch the unit's activities with local military figures and Martin Company officials in attendance.
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41St Artillery Battalion
Fitzpatrick
41St Battalion
3Rd Infantry Division
Col
41St
Martin Company
Becker To Take Reins Of Brigade At Fort Sill
Col. William A. Becker will replace Col. Joel F. Thomason as commander of the 1st Field Artillery Missile Brigade in a Saturday 8 a.m. change of command behind Fort Sill’s 1st Brigade Headquarters. Col. Thomason becomes assistant Chief of Staff G-3. Maj. Gen. Griffing presides as Becker receives the colors.
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Joel F. Thomason
1St Field Artillery Missile Brigade
Fort Sill
1St Brigade
William V. Hayes
Thomason
L. S. Griffing
Texas A&m
Cheerleaders From Elgin Attend Oklahoma Clinic
Five Elgin high school cheerleaders Carolyn Stephens Linda Sharp Oneda Slatten Velma Barnett and Luanna Sherrill attend a cheerleaders clinic this week at the University of Oklahoma in Norman.
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Elgin
University of Oklahoma
Norman
Carolyn Stephens
Linda Sharp
Oneda Slatten
Velma Barnett
Luanna Sherrill
Intruder Nabbed In Lawton Home
A 21 year old man forced entry, tore up pictures, and refused to leave a Lawton home at 6 25 p m Wednesday. Police also arrested a 20 year old Oklahoma City woman for unlawful use of an oil company credit card and detained a 15 year old Tillman County girl to be returned home.
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Oklahoma City
Tillman County
Southside
Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Co
Lawton
Kennedy proposes excise tax to curb foreign security sales
President Kennedy unveils an excise tax plan aimed at steming the flood of foreign security sales. He notes 590 million in securities issued in Canada and 880 million rising late in six months, with 1.1 billion for all of 1962. The plan seeks to avoid raising domestic long term rates while relying on price factors to curb outflows. Administration says allied officials were briefed and say Congress will give high priority after tax-cut proposals.
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Canada
Kennedy
House Ways and Means
United States
Area students study at University of Oklahoma Biological Station
Two southwest Oklahoma students are among 55 receiving financial assistance for summer study at the University of Oklahoma Biological Station at Lake Texoma. Pat Allen Sandoz of Medicine Park and Lawton high school receives room and board, while David L. Pritchard of Mountain View, a Southwestern State College student, serves as a graduate assistant.
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Southwest Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma Biological Station
Lake Texoma
Pat Allen Sandoz
Medicine Park
Lawton
David L. Pritchard
Mountain View
Southwestern State College
Hospital Births And Admitted At Several Facilities
Birth announcements list a son for Jerrell L Crosby and a daughter for Frederick Ray born July 13 and 14 with weights. Many patients admitted for medical or surgical care include Woodward and Jordan among others. discharges noted for Christine Adams and others. Southwestern area entries name multiple towns and wards with patient statuses and dates.
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Frederick Ray
James E. Booth
Stanford Barnes
J. T. Coody
Cache
Jay Cox
Columbia
Rudolph Smith
Jess Barrick
Duncan
George Dodd
Lincoln
LeRoy Wilson
Christine R. Adams
Willie Barrett
Clyde W. Hoover
Michael R. Jordan
Lorenzo Jordan
Jack McClung
Marie Mahon
Fletcher
Sherlene Mae Markle
Jerry Dell Morris
Longview
James Sims
Paul Sims
Salinas
Calif
Nell B. Sipes
Olustee
James Taylor
J. C. Taylor
Miami
Ralph Tramtham
Tipton
Giamila F. Wolfe
John B. Woodward
John Woodward
Euclid
Southwestern
Punta Arenas Named World's Southernmost City
Punta Arenas in Patagonia on the Straits of Magellan is identified as the world's southernmost city. The statement places the Chilean port at the planet's farthest southern extent beyond other towns in the region.
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Patagonia
Straits of Magellan
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