Judge weighs order to halt Alabama racist university action
In Birmingham UPI reports a 90 minute hearing on restraining Gov. Wallace from blocking three Negroes' admission to the University of Alabama. Justice Department lawyers warn of violent consequences seen in Oxford and Little Rock. Wallace's attorneys claim injunction would be premature.
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Birmingham
Ala
UPI
George Wallace
University of Alabama
Lynne
Justice Department
Wallace
Tuscaloosa
Huntsville
Burke Marshall
Oxford
Miss
Little Rock
Ark
Marshall
United States
Alabama
Rains Slow Oklahoma Wheat Harvest Progress
Weekend rains bogged down Oklahoma's wheat harvest with only about 20 percent of the 1963 crop cut so far. Most of the harvest completed lies in the southwest corner where grain has already been stored in elevators.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
State Employment Service
London decorators warn husbands must show note from wives
A London shop window display declares husbands choosing colors must present a note signed by their wives, a playful policy noted by UPI.
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London
UPI
Road Commission Tackles Favoritism Charges in Oklahoma
Oklahoma highway commission moves to curb political favoritism amid bids on Interstate 40 east projects. It approved $7.8 million in July contracts and added a $7,500 main street project in Henryetta to June letting, while $8.5 million in bids were opened May 24.
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Oklahoma City
UPI
State Highway Commission
Arkansas
Main Street
Henryetta
Lobster Anatomy Quiz Teaches About Claws Feelers and Escape
Susan Guillemette of Sanford Maine wins ten dollars for a Junior Editors quiz on lobster anatomy. The article explains how lobsters use their large and small claws to seize and tear prey, how feelers help locate food, and how they swim backward to evade predators.
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Susan Guillemette
Sanford
Maine
Final Words Prayerfully Urge Unity
Pope John XXIII in his final moments urged Christian unity with Ut unum sint. He spoke of death as a new life in Christ and said he had only weeks to live, then faced coma and death less than two weeks later. He expressed faith in the Council’s closure and a world of peace through Gospel spirit.
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Vatican City
John
Jesus Christ
Pope John
Pietro Valdoni
Christ
Vatican
Body Of Youth Found In Farm Pond
The body of a 11 year old Harrah youth, Gene Walker, was recovered Monday from about eight feet of water in a nearby farm pond where he had drowned while swimming with two younger brothers. The pond lies about a half mile from his home.
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Harrah
UPI
Gene Walker
Frederick Pilot Killed In Texas
An Oklahoma pilot from Frederick, Jerry Pettijohn, was killed when his crop-dusting plane crashed on takeoff from a Spur ranch. The aircraft flipped in a wheat field while spraying mesquite. Pettijohn was pinned in the wreckage.
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Spur, Tex
UPI
Oklahoma
Jerry Pettijohn
Frederick
Spur Pettijohn
M. M. Edwards Ranch
Pettijohn
Bellmon To Speak At Youth Meetings
Governor Henry Bellmon will address two statewide youth gatherings this week. He meets teen-age Republicans at the Capitol on Wednesday, speaks at Girls State at Oklahoma College for Women on Thursday, and addresses Boys State at the University of Oklahoma on Friday. He also plans a Saturday session with state newspaper publishers at the Oklahoma Press Association spring meeting.
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Oklahoma City
Henry Bellmon
Bellmon
Capitol
Oklahoma College For Women
Chickasha
University of Oklahoma
Bellman
Oklahoma Press Association
McElreath Arrested For Speeding After Memorial Day Race
Racing driver Jim McElreath, who finished sixth in the Memorial Day 300 mile classic, was arrested for speeding on a state highway and paid a $17.75 fine.
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Portland
Ind
UPI
Jim McElreath
Two Appointments Made By Bellmon
Gov. Henry Bellmon announced two appointments. Leroy Crozier of Minco was named to the state textbook commission, succeeding Frances Curb of Lawton. Clyde Miller of Weatherford was appointed to the state board of pharmacy, succeeding Eric R. Murray of Duncan.
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Oklahoma City
UPI
Henry Bellmon Mon Leroy Crozier
Minco
State Textbook Commission
Frances Curb
Lawton
Clyde Miller
Weatherford
State Board of Pharmacy
Eric R. Murray
Duncan
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