Fire Destroys School Barn In Rain Storm
Lawton and Fort Sill fire crews fight a fast moving blaze at Fort Sill Indian School barn during a heavy storm. Lightning likely struck the 309 by 120 foot metal and frame building. the structure and contents were destroyed. Firefighters aided by rain kept the fire from spreading to nearby structures. An official loss estimate was not completed by noon.
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Fort Sill
Lawton
Bill Dixon
Fort Sill Indian School
Oklahoma
Lake Ellsworth
Lake Lawtonka
Filsworth Lake
Arthur Manning
Ellsworth
Manning
Gerald Little
Little
Medicine Creek
Jackson Creek
Canyon Creek
U S Built Airstrip Opens In Thailand
U S and Thai officials opened a 6000 foot airstrip in northeastern Thailand beside Laos. The perforated steel plated strip will serve civil and military flights, according to U S officials.
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Thailand
Bangkok
U.S
Laos
Pontiff John XXIII Slips Into Deep Coma at Vatican
Vatican Radio reports Pope John XXIII, 81, remains unconscious and in critical condition as internal bleeding resumes. Doctors state only oxygen supports breathing while powerful meds fail to halt the decline. One aide weeps as officials prepare for death declaration and papal succession procedures.
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Vatican City
UPD
John XXIII
Vatican Radio
Msgr
Andrea Cesarano
Manfredonia
Italy
Vatican
Vatican Palace
Holy Roman Church
Aloisi Cardinal
Masella
Severe thunderstorms forecast for central southwest Oklahoma
The U S Weather Bureau issued a severe thunderstorm forecast for parts of central and southwest Oklahoma, with potential large hail and damaging winds from 2 to 8 p m today along a line from near Lubbock Texas to Oklahoma City. Early June showers continued in southwest Oklahoma as more rain was anticipated later in the week.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Oklahoma
Texas
Cheyenne
Taloga
Enid
Oklahoma City
Davis
Red River
Randilett
Lawton
Lubbock
Tex
Weather Bureau
Court Asked To Keep Wallace From Barring Negroes At University
U S District Judge Seybourn Lynne delayed ruling on the Justice Department petition seeking an injunction to stop Gov. George Wallace from blocking Negro enrollment at the University of Alabama. The hearing featured testimony from Walter Ray Butts and Charles Cox, with Wallace defending his door stand and pledging nonviolence while federal troops could be needed.
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Wallace
University
Birmingham
Ala
Justice Department
George Wallace
University of Alabama
Lanne
Lynne
Chambers
Geom
Walter Ray Butts
Montgomery
Charles Cox
U.S. Dist
Seybourn H. Lynne
NBC
Meet the Press
Alabama
Jackson
Miss
James H. Meredith
Meredith
University of Mississippi
Teacher and Family Die in Indian Airlines Crash
NEW DELHI UPI An Indian Airlines jet crashed in northwest India killing 29 aboard including six Americans. Among the dead were Prof. James C. Laverty 40 associate professor of soil studies at the University of Illinois his wife Jeanne 39 and their three sons Stephen 16 Michael 15 and Gregory 13. Also killed were a Miss Hardman and Mrs Cupial wife of the Polish commercial counsel.
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New Delhi
UPI
Indian Airlines
India
James C. Laverty
University of Illinois
Miss Hardman
Lahore
Pakistan
Amritsar
Punjab
Srinagar
Kashmir
Pathankot
U. S
Laverty
Jeanne
Stephen
Michael Jr
Gregory J
South 3Rd St
Champaign
Clarence J. Laverty
Hall Ave
St. Paul
Minn
Cupial
Expressway Paving Bids Set For July
Lawton Oklahoma officials announced July bids for Pioneer Expressway paving as part of the Southwestern Turnpike system. The plan includes a $7.8 million July bid setting and review of engineering contracts while funding from federal and state sources remains uncertain. The 5.4 mile expressway will feature 21 overpasses and underpasses and connect at Gore and Lee Boulevards.
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Lawton
State Highway Commission
North
Municipal Airport
Gore Blvd
Lee Blvd
Lawton Area
Ighway Commission
Area Weather Forecast Clears and Warms Through Tuesday
Clear to partly cloudy conditions with continued warmth. Highs near 85 today and 86 tomorrow, 83 Sunday. Lows around 62 tonight and 60 last night. At 11 am readings around 80.
Supreme Court Rejects Tennessee Transfer Plans in Desegregation Push
The High Court, in a 9 to 0 ruling, voided Knoxville and Davidson County transfer schemes aimed at delaying integration and found them unfair to Black students. Separately, Cahokia Illinois Negro children may sue in federal court over racially biased school boundaries.
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Charlotte B. Moulton
Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Tennessee
Memphis
Knoxville
Davidson County
Nashville
Cahokia
Ill
East St. Louis
Wilbur Rideau
High Court
Arizona Wins Water Case in Supreme Court Battle
The Supreme Court ruled 5 to 3 that tributaries are not included in the lower Colorado River water division, favoring Arizona Nevada and the United States. California would gain less water if tributaries are excluded, enabling Arizona to pursue the Central Arizona project. Justices White and Goldberg heard the case anew this term.
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California
Colorado River
Arizona
Nevada
Washington
APD
Supreme Court
Colorado
Hugo L. Black
Earl Warren
Black
United States
Southwest
U.S
Utah
New Mexico
Byron R. White
Arthur J. Goldberg
Redistricting Fight Prompts Mandamus Request in Comanche County
Lawton District 2 Commissioner Robert Ebisch asks the district court to issue a new writ of mandamus ordering county commissioners to redistrict Comanche County under state law. The filing comes amid a mandamus suit by Owen Ard and follows extended deadlines and a June 13 hearing.
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Robert Ebisch
Lawton
District Court
District 2
Owen S
Sam) Ard
Board of County Commissioners
Arthur J. Marmaduke
Duncan
James M. Ash
Cache
R. F. Myers
Eligin
Ash and Myers
Githen K. Rhoads
Chester Silvers
Ebisch
Luther B. Eubanks
Comanche County
Longer Route Sought for Interstate 35 in Oklahoma
A delegation led by Senators Glen Ham Joe Bailey Cobb and Hal Muldrow urged a longer routing of Interstate 35 at the Oklahoma City Highway Commission meeting. The group included residents from Pauls Valley Davis Wynnewood Sulphur Pauls Valley and Wayne. The federal Bureau of Public Roads rejected the longer routing favoring a shorter path bypassing several towns.
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Oklahoma City
The
Highway Commission
Glen Ham
Pauls Valley
Joe Bailey Cobb
Tishomingo
Hal Muldrow
Norman
Ham
Davis
Wynnewood
Sulphur
Paoili
Wayne
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
Oklahoma
Bureau
Oklahoma Budget Battle Dominates Oklahoma Legislature
Oklahoma lawmakers entered their 22nd week amid debates on teacher pay and a $10 million common schools increase. House leaders struggle over whether $4 million should fund teacher pay minimums or general finance, while cuts to the crime bureau and liquor control board are under review. Sen. Glen Ham indicated HB 737 liquor price fixing hinges on votes in the Senate as Sen. Tom Payne weighs support.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Henry Bellman
State Equalization Board
House
J. D. McCarty
Conference Appropriations
McCarty
State Crime Bureau and Liquor Control Board
Conference Appropriations Committee
Glen Ham
Pauls Valley
Senate
Ham
Tom Payne
Okmulgee
Cyclone in East Pakistan Claims Over Twenty Thousand
In Dacca East Pakistan an official tally lists at least 22 000 dead from last week’s cyclone. The figure is preliminary and incomplete authorities said.
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Dacca
East Pakistan
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Gerald Hollander
Frank Lyons
Lyons
William G. Juergens
Benton
William O. Douglas
John M. Harlan
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