History Of Reapportion Fight In State In Oklahoma
A historical timeline of Oklahoma reapportionment battles from 1959 to 1964. Key events include court rulings on equal representation, state constitutional amendments, and legislative acts for senate and house reapportionment with notes on federal intervention and Supreme Court actions. Includes Gov Edmondson, Justice Murrah, and Justice Rizley.
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Oklahoma City
UPI
Oklahoma
U. S
Senate
House
Federal District Court
A. P. Murrah
Ross Rizley
U. S. Supreme Court
W. R. Wallace
Howard Edmondson
Harry R. Moss
Baker Vs. Carr
U.S. Supreme Court
State Supreme Court
Edmondson
City Traffic Accidents Kill Sill Man and Hurt Two
An afternoon scooter car crash on Fort Sill Blvd near Williams killed Army Spec 4 Robert Taylor, 24, of Jacksonville Fla, who died at Fort Sill hospital after being thrown from his 1962 All-State scooter. Two other Fort Sill men, Thomas F. Grisdale Jr. 24 and Olen D. Myers 21, were treated and released after a separate one car wreck on the interchange. State 1963 traffic deaths rose to 355. Lawton toll grew to three for the year.
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Thomas F. Grisdale Jr
Olen D. Myers
Fort Sill
Fort Sill Blvd
Williams
Highway Patrol
Taylor
Lawton
U. S. Army Hospital
Donnie Powell
Powell
Roger Dunford
Jefferson
Wilfred Chandronnet
Stephen Whaley
B. Taylor
Sumit
Florida
Fort Sill Battery
Jacksonville
Fla
Fort Chaffee
Ark
Grisdale
Fort Sil
Police Court Docket of Municipal Judge J Merle Oaks
Dispositions from the police court list include Jerry Wisotsky fined for speeding in Fort Sill, Wiona Carpenter fined for shoplifting and resisting arrest, Buster Lewis fined for assault and battery, Joe Lee Harrison fined for vagrancy, Mrs. C P Ludwig fined for public nuisance, Ray Caldwell bond forfeited for miner in bar, Larry C Garrett fined for following too closely, Cathy Mooney fined for no license, Jerry Paulion fined for erratic driving, Walter Bates bond forfeited for accident scene, drive under influence penalties for Bates and Hollis Herman, Shirl Valent fined for drunkenness and related penalties.
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J. Merle Oaks
Jerry Wisotsky
Fort Sill
Wiona Carpenter
Buster Lewis
Lee
Joe Lee Harrison
Altus
C. P. Ludwig
Ray Caldwell
Larry C. Garrett
Cathy Mooney
Oklahoma City
Jerry Paulion
Walter Alvin Bates
Taylor
Bend
Hollis A. Herman
Shirl Valent
Eya
Funeral Rites for Ruth Wells Held in Nowata and Apache
Funeral services for Ruth Wells 70 of Nowata were planned for 2 p.m. Friday at the Nowata Methodist church with graveside rites at 11 a.m. Saturday in Apache Fairview cemetery. The Rev. B. F. Jones will officiate. Wells was born February 12, 1893 in Harrison County Arkansas and married Joe A. Wells in Apache on November 25 191 in Apache. She lived in Apache for years and was a private music teacher. The family moved to Nowata in 1947. Surviving are her husband a son Weston and a daughter Mary Alice all of Nowata.
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Ruth Wells
Nowata
Methodist Church
Fairview Cemetery
Apache
B. F. Jones
Weston
Mary Alice
Funeral services for Forrest Dean Hatfield held in First Christian Church
Forrest Dean Hatfield, 53, died early Monday in Anadarko. Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the First Christian church with Rev. Gerald Druzee and Rev. Jay Lee Scott officiating. Burial followed in Fairview cemetery under Crews Funeral home. Bearers were Ira Sawyer, Raymond Hudson, C. L. Jones, Wade Bond, Tip Hill and Walter Klusmeyer.
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Forrest Dean Hatfield
First Christian Church
Anadarko
Gerald Druzee
Barnsdall
Mt. Zion
Fire destroys Canute High School building
A fire at Canute High School destroyed a one story brick building last night. Elk City firemen, plus help from Clinton-Sherman Air Force Base and Canute volunteers, battled the blaze reported at 10:20 p.m. and under control around 12:30 a.m. Residents heard an explosion amid the flames.
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Canute
UPS
Canute High
Elk City
Clinton-Sherman Air Force Base
Bellmon Seeks Rose as Director of Oklahoma Human Rights Commission
Governor Henry Bellmon recommended former Lawton resident Bill Rose as director of the new Oklahoma Human Rights Commission. Rose, a Republican, would lead a panel named by Bellmon along with chairman W. W. Keeler of Phillips Petroleum. The group plans a broad program with its first meeting set for July 30 and includes several Tulsa and Oklahoma City appointees.
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Oklahoma City
UPI
Henry Bellmon
Bill Rose
Oklahoma Human Rights Commission
Bellmon
Rose
Lawton
W. W. Keeler
Bartlesville
Keeler
Phillips Petroleum Co
T. W. Harris
Tulsa
Herman George Kaiser
Alfred Aaronson
Frank Belvin
Durant
J. H. Belvin
Dean Rogers
Canton
Guy Bellamy
A. A. Isenbart
Associated Catholic Charities of Oklahoma
M. B. Glismann
Urban League
Col James F. Unger Reassumes Fort Sill Post Comptroller
Col James F. Unger returns as Fort Sill post comptroller succeeding Lt Col William K. Clark who moves to U S Army Europe. Unger, a WWII veteran and Korea era officer, previously led a Lacrosse battalion and served in I Corps G-1. He earned a 1959 Penn masters in business after a 1940 ROTC commission.
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James F. Unger
Fort Sill
Artillery and Missile Center
William K. Clark
Clark
U. S. Army
Europe
Germany
Col. Unger
Army War College
Carlisle Barracks
I Corps
Korea
Usaamc
ROTC
Duquesne University
University of Pennsylvania
Finishes Conference for Civil Defense Planning at Fort Sill
Capt Henry R O Neil returns to Fort Sill after completing a one week civil defense management course at Battle Creek Michigan conducted by the Office of Civil Defense US Army Staff College The training will aid future planning and coordination with Civil Defense authorities in Oklahoma.
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Henry R. O'Neil
Fort Sill
Office of Civil Defense
Department of the Army Staff College
Battle Creek
Mich
Oklahoma
Book Reveals Sequel to Bay of Pigs Invasion
Dr. Milton L. Eisenhower in his book The Wine Is Bitter recounts a sequel to the Bay of Pigs invasion involving a plan to trade Cuban prisoners for tractors, funded by private citizens with Kennedy administration involvement. He describes delays, miscommunications, and political pressure that questioned U S prestige and Kennedy policy in Latin America.
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William L. Ryan
New York
Kennedy
Milton L. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
United States
Latin America
Doubleday
Cuba
U.S
White House
Fidel Castro
Castro
Eleanor Roosevelt
Walter Reuther
Congress
Dean Rusk
Richard Goodwin
Robert F. Kennedy
John J. Hooker
Nashville
Tenn
Hooker
Fisenhower
Rusk
Key West
Fla
Hemisphere
Eisehower
Central Intelligence Agency
Crosswalk Stripes and Signs Erected on Evans Avenue
APACHE reports new cross walk stripes are being painted along Evans avenue in the residential area and stop for pedestrian signs are being erected at several points to enhance pedestrian safety.
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Evans Avenue
Meeting Set for Apache Lodge 223 Regular Session
Apache AF and AM lodge 223 announces a regular meeting tonight. Secretary Claud Reed posts the notice and invites members to attend.
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Af&am Lodge
Ular
Claud Reed
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Forrest Hatfield
Canute School
Rights Post
New Post Comptroller
Liberty Heights
Ferris
Milton Eisenhower
Berry's
Woolworths
Cache Road Square
Ney
Paches
Polaris
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