Troops May Be Used At Alabama Integration Showdown
Washington officials said the federal government was prepared to use troops to integrate the University of Alabama next week if Gov. George Wallace blocks the entry of three Negro students. Administration stress aimed to avoid a clash with Alabama police.
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UPI
University of Alabama
George Wallace
U.S
Clemson
Clemson College
South Carolina
Wallace
Alabama
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Municipal Band To Start Again In Lawton
The Lawton Municipal Band will hold its first meeting at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Lawton High School auditorium. Band instructor Ken Hatch says the group, formed each summer for all community members, will offer two open air concerts and a Pioneer Day performance on August 6. Instrument access will be available for nonowners and membership is open to all interested persons.
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Lawton Municipal Band
Lawton High School
Ken Hatch
LHS
Hatch
Captain Dies In Car Crash In Oklahoma
A 76 year old widow Mrs Bessie Dawn Richardson died from injuries after a collision involving a station wagon east of McAlester at the Oklahoma 31 and U S 270 intersection. Captain Donald Eugene McGowan 25 of Pleasant Ridge Michigan stationed at Clinton Sherman Air Force Base was killed in a two vehicle crash two miles west of Burns Flat. Airman Harvey Dean Vernon Texas was seriously injured. The Oklahoma traffic toll reached 257 for the year, down from 273 at the same point last year.
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Associated Press
Air Force
Oklahoma
Bessie Dawn Richardson
Shimson
W. Va
Donald Eugene McGowan
Pleasant Ridge
Mich
Clinton-Sherman Air Force Base
Richardson
McAlester
Oklahoma 31
U. S. 270
McGowan
Burns Flat
Washita
Harvey 8
Dean
Vernon
Tex
Lawton GOP Feud Stalls Voter Registration Probe
A legal clash over local Republican leadership in Lawton centers on Robert Cook and the Zumwalt faction. An eight a.m. Saturday hearing in the Hotel Lawtonian will probe party rifts after a county grand jury declined to indict.
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Forest McClung
Republican Party
Zumwalt
Robert Cook
GOP
Cook
Lawton
Cache Schools Awarded $33 730 Federal Aid
The Department of Health Education and Welfare told Congressman Victor Wickersham that Cache Independent School has been certified for $33 730 in immediate payment under Public Law 874. The aid supports schools in federally affected areas including non taxable Indian land and military installations. T. E. Lauderdale serves as Cache schools superintendent.
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Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Victor Wickersham
Cache Independent School
Bureau of Reclamation
T. E. Lauderdale
Cache
James Comer Charged After Negro Girl Assault amid Integration Sparks
In Davidson County a 23 year old white man named James Comer was charged with striking a Negro girl in the face as a race integration push begins to unfold. Sheriff Homer Lee Cox requested help from the state Highway Patrol sending twenty troopers from Greensboro to quell disturbances. Meanwhile in Greensboro 27 Negroes were arrested after sit down protests at a midtown street intersection echoing a broader civil rights drive. Jesse Jackson an 11 year old student body president at North Carolina A and T College was detained for inciting a riot after leading a sit down in front of City Hall and refused $1,000 bail.
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James Comer
Davidson County
Homer Lee Cox
State Highway Patrol
Greensboro
Jesse Jackson
North Carolina A&t College
Jackson
Cityans Nephew To Visit Fort Sill With Cadet Class
Gwynn Vaughan 19 nephew of Lawton couple John W. Tyree and wife joins West Point cadets for Fort Sill visit starting Monday. Vaughan’s brother Curry previously attended Fort Sill as a cadet and Curry was appointed to the academy by ex Congressman Toby Morris.
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U. S. Military Academy
Fort Sill
West Point
Gwynn Vaughan
John W. Tyree
Tyree
Vaughan
Curry
West
Toby Morris
Ned Vaughan
Lebanon
Tex
University of Ohio, Columbus
Prime minister under pressure over Profumo affair
Legislators probe security awareness of the Profumo affair and the PMs handling of findings. Shadowing of Ivanov and Kee ler links noted. Harold Wilson to be consulted. Queen seen Profumo at a race track after his Commons denial. public scrutiny of royal involvement grows.
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Miss Keeler
Profumo
Macmillan
Labor Party
Harold Wilson
Buckingham Palace
Commons
Elizabeth
Oklahoma Senate OKs 10 Day Limit on Grand Jury Sessions
The Oklahoma Senate passed HB 551 34 to 0 sending it to the governor. The bill sets grand jury sessions to ten working days with daily hearings except weekends and holidays and allows a 20 day extension by the presiding judge. Sponsor Sen. Roy Grantham says the limit prevents jury sessions from being used as a threat. House authors include Reps. Levergood Priebe Ruby McCune and Thomas.
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Oklahoma City
UPI
Senate
Henry Bellman
Roy Grantham
Ponca City
Oklahoma County Grand Jury
House
John Levergood
Shawnee
Milton W. Priebe
Kingfisher
Russell Ruby
Muskogee
John McCune
Tulsa
Alfred Thomas
Lawton
Sill Man Escapes Injury In Mishap
Fort Sill resident Francisco Garcia Aldape escaped injury when his 1% Pontiac was forced against the rail on the top level of a three level interchange in north Lawton. A witness said another vehicle tried to squeeze between Aldape and a third car, sending his car 252 feet along the rail, through a steel railing, and another 236 feet before stopping.
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Fort Sillman
Lawton
Francisco Garcia Aldape
Aldape
Defendants Face Armed Robbery Charges in County Court
Ray Hargrove and S E Powell charged with armed robbery. Ronnie Gaskins failed to appear for arraignment on a felonious check case. Disposed cases include Ernest L Parker embezzlement under rental contract with a one year sentence, Michael A Mitchell unauthorized use of a motor vehicle with two year suspended term.
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Ray Hargrove
S. E. Powell
Ronnie Gaskins
Ernest L. Parker
Michael A. Mitchell
Anne Littleman
John Horace Poe
Budgeted Senators Seize Funds for Adjustments and Bills Move
Senate approves 700000 for necessary adjustments. A 67 million college appropriation bill advances, with house approval expected Monday. House also backs an 18.5 million highway fund and a 92 million two year program. Sunday closing bill sent to conference. liquor price fixing remains on calendar. Narcotics enforcement shifts from attorney general to state health department.
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Senate
House
General Revenue Fund
Sanded Steps For Safer Ladder Use
To reduce slipping on step ladders the advise is to paint each tread and, while the paint is wet, sprinkle fine sand over every step. This creates a textured surface that improves grip and reduces fall risk for users.
Open House Scheduled for New State Highway Facility
Area residents are invited to a 3 p m open house Saturday marking the opening of a district maintenance facility of the state highway department. J C Kennedy former state highway commissioner and head of the chamber streets and roads committee will lead the program. An equipment demonstration and tour of the new facility south of Lawton will highlight the observance.
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State Highway Department
J. C. Kennedy
Chamber of Commerce Streets and Roads Committee
Lawton
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