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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1963

Page

3

Political Power Of Negroes Soaring From Registration Drive

In Tuskegee and many Southern cities a mass voter registration push expands Negro political leverage. Readers see how clinics, door knocking, and passenger transport aid registration, with figures showing rising Negro rolls in Alabama Tennessee and beyond.

Belman Morin Tuskegee, Ala Tuskegee Civic Association Alabama TCA South Num Ber Tuskegee Huntsville George W. Baker African Methodist Episcopal Church Department of Justice Southern Regional Council Tennessee Haywood Fayette Justice Department Bullock County Montgomery Wiley Branton SRC Macon County House Judiciary Committee Robert F. Kennedy

Cop Killer Tucker Executed After Last Minute Sorrow

Sammy Abe Tucker, 28, of Fresno California, was executed in Missouri's gas chamber for the 1961 murder of Cape Girardeau Officer Donald Crittenden. He expressed sorrow before his death and declined to hold a grudge. Witnesses included Officer Crittenden's brother.

Jefferso City UPI Sammy Abe Tucker State Penitentiary Missouri Tucker Fresno Calif Henryetta Okla Donald Crittenden Cape Girardeau Jack Crittenden E. V. Nash Douglas Wayne Thompson Bakersfield Thompson

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