Rockefeller's Rights Crusade Is Squelched
The 55th Governors Conference voted 33 to 16 to dissolve its resolutions committee, avoiding civil rights action. Democrats backed eliminating the gag rule requiring unanimity, while Rockefeller and Hatfield urged action on civil rights. A two hour panel on Tuesday was announced to limit debate with no action expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
Miami Beach
Fla
Grant Sawyer
Nevada
Sawyer
William A. Egan
Alaska
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Mark O. Hatfield
Oregon
Albert Rosellini
Washington
Kennedy Toot Rockefeller
Rosellini
Rockefeller
Kennedy
Executive Committee
John Dempsey
Connecticut
Tulsa Doubts Balloting In Miss Oklahoma Pageant
A Tulsa representative expressed dissatisfaction with the Miss Oklahoma contest results awarding the 1963 title to Cheryl Ann Semrad of Oklahoma. The Tulsa group did not file an audit request, ballots remain confidential, and discussions about auditing or rotating hosts continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Cheryl Ann Semrad
Okeen
Phil Sherman
Tulsa Junior Chamber of Commerce
Sherman
Dominican Rebel Fighting Reported Near Port au Prince
Fighting with heavy casualties is reported breaking out nightly in the hills surrounding Port au Prince as rebels attempt to topple President Francois Duvalier in Haiti.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Port Au Prince
Haiti
Francois Duvalier
Negro Leader Vows Protest Will Continue
Roy Wilkins of the NAACP told the Senate Commerce Committee that public accommodations protests are not subversive but American. testifying as hearings on Kennedy civil rights legislation began a fourth week, Wilkins urged protective action to desegregate privately owned facilities amid daily humiliation based on skin color. He rejected claims of unconstitutional invasion of property and state rights, calling the issue urgent and urging decisive federal action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Senate Commerce Committee
United States
George Wallace
Alabama
Ross Barnett
Misssissippi
House
Robert W. Kastenmeier
D-Wis
Kennedy
Gen Daley Dies Services Slated At West Point
Funeral services for Lt. Gen. John P. Daley former commander of the Combat Developments Command will be held at the U S Military Academy West Point. Daley 33 died Sunday of a heart attack while visiting Albany N Y with his wife and son Capt John M Daley of Fort Sill serving in the Artillery Officers Career Course. He was born in Washington D C and graduated from West Point in 1931. Survived by wife a son and a daughter Mrs Kathine A Cramer of Fort Chaffee Ark.
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John P. Daley
John M. Daley
Fort Sill
U. S. Military Academy
West Point
Edmund L. Daley
Albany
N. Y
Gen. Daley
Katherine A. Cramer
Fort Chaffee
Ark
Oklahoma AG Ousts Speedy Appeal in Reapportionment Case
Oklahoma Attorney General Charles Nesbitt announces a notice of appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court from the July 17 1963 reapportionment decree. He seeks a speedy ruling before 1964 elections and questions district court authority and potential constitutional issues.
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Oklahoma City
Charles Nesbitt
U. S. Supreme Court
Oklahoma
Nesbitt
United States Supreme Court
Federal District Court
Ham
Atty
Supreme Court
Leon Hirsh
President Seeks ICC Handling for Rail Work Rules Dispute
President Kennedy proposes legislation to refer the railroad work rules issues to the Interstate Commerce Commission for prompt hearing. The plan aims to bar a strike by delaying action until the ICC disposes of the case while preserving collective bargaining.
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Washington
Kennedy
Interstate Commerce Commission
White House
Congress
Pierre Salinger
IUC
Salinger
ICC
George Meany
Afl-Cio
J. E. Wille
Wolfe
Senators Still Plan To Fire Own Torpedo
Senate leaders announced plans to seek a stay from the U S Supreme Court on a federal court reapportionment ruling affecting Oklahoma's House and Senate. The move comes after Attorney General Charles Nesbitt filed notice of appeal to the high court to be resolved before the 1964 elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Senate
Nesbitt
State Election Board
State Supreme Court
Oklahoma City
U. S. Supreme Court
Glen Ham
Pauls Valley
House
Sunday Sizzler Rerun Expected For Southwest Oklahoma
Southwest Oklahoma faces another hot spell as Lawton records 1083 degrees on Sunday. unofficial reports top 106 while the U.S. Weather Bureau notes a 105 high in Lawton. Forecasters predict 108 today and a 102 Tuesday with a 76 degree low tonight.
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Oklahoma
Lawton
The
Public Service Co
U. S. Weather Bureau
Mercury
Bellmon Defends Goldwater Amid Civil Rights Attacks
Oklahoma Governor Henry Bellmon defended Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater at a national governors conference. He criticized Democratic Governor Edmund Brown for labeling Goldwater a segregationist and argued the attacks boost Goldwater’s standing with Republicans. Bellmon equated the accusers with John Birchers and warned against distorting the conference purpose.
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Miami Beach
Fila
Oklahoma
Henry Bellmon
Arizona
Barry Goldwater
Bellmon
California
Edmund Brown
Goldwater
John Birchers
Comanche County Budget Edges Down Surplus Shrinks
Comanche County trims its 1963 64 general fund budget to 523 551 51 a drop of 5 117 51 from last year despite a larger assessed valuation that should boost ad valorem income by 15 600 The county begins the year July 1 with 366 281 91 from taxes 43 631 60 from surplus and 113 618 from miscellaneous revenue The 90 percent collection basis for revenue and 8 8 mills on a 5 785 239 valuation frames the budget and future receipts are noted along with detailed fee totals and other revenue sources
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Comanche County
Sam Cha
County General Fund
Justice of Peace
Court of Special
Area Man Killed In Train Mishap
Richard Allen, 41, of Walters, was fatally injured about 1:35 a.m. Sunday when run over by a Frisco freight train at Cache. Engineer E M Slemp said the man lay between the rails and could not be stopped in time. Funeral services are set for 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Pearson Funeral Home chapel, Walters, with burial in Walters cemetery. Allen was born November 5, 1921, in Nowata and attended Walters High School. Survivors include his wife and three children.
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Walters
Cache
Bill Price
Highway Patrol
Lawton Feneral
Richard Allen
Price
E. M. Slemp
Frisco
Louis Peadon
Allen
Pearson Funeral Home
Guy Millard
First Methodist Church
Walters Cemetery
Mr. Allen
Nowata
Walters High School
Temperature Outlook With Hot, Fair Weather Through Tuesday
A brief forecast notes generally fair skies and hot conditions through Tuesday. Today's high near 103 degrees with a low around 76, tomorrow near 102, Sunday around 103, and an 11 am reading of 97.
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North Cape
Tulsan
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Roy Wilkins
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Conn
Sizzler
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