Boston School System Faces Negro Boycott
Negro leaders in Boston urged a boycott of Negro junior schools and planned a freedom stay-out day by 5000 students after talks with officials collapsed. The Boston School Committee asked the state attorney general to advise on Massachusetts law requiring children under 16 to attend school. President Kennedy briefed congressional leaders in Washington on civil rights legislation as nationwide tension grows.
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Boston
Edward W. Brooke
Massachusetts
Kennedy
Cambridge
Washington
Charlies Evers
Chicago
Medgar Evers
Mississippi
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Jackson
Woman Stealing Flowers From Graves Arrested
Police recovered more than 450 dollars worth of artificial flowers and wreaths from the home of a woman in her 40s accused of stealing floral arrangements from graves at Highland Cemetery over the past year. The Cedar Crest Manor case led to recovery of items piled in one room. the mayor praised detectives and noted police rented a house near the cemetery to catch the thief.
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Highland Cemetery
Lawton
Cedar Crest Manor
Pete Fuller
Wayne Gilley
Cleo Stout
Soldier Drowns at Refuge Lake During Father’s Day Outing
A 28 year old Fort Sill soldier, Spr Percy Lee Bosier, drowned at Lake Elmer Thomas in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. Witnesses say Bosier slipped while returning to shore with a life raft, about 150 feet from shore around 11 45 a.m. His body was recovered by rescue teams at 2 p.m. Don Hill of Lawton reported seeing him underwater as several unsuccessful attempts were made to locate him.
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Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Fort Sill
Spr
Percy Lee Bosier
Lake
Elmer Thomas
Bosier
Don Hill
Lawton
Hill
George Fincher
Kinyon
Highway Patrol
H. D. Morgan
Wildlife Refuge
Sheriff's Office
County Civil Defense Rescue Unit
Sill ROTC Camp Begins at Fort Sill With 1900 Cadets
Fort Sill opened its 1963 ROTC encampment with 1900 cadets reviewed for Maj. Gen. L. Griffing. Col. Treneman presented colors to Dan Mulhollen. On-site tents mark a shift to six weeks of General Military Science focusing on mortars, rocket launcher, radio, communications, and mine warfare.
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Fort Sill
L. 8. Griffing
Post Field
Gen. Griffing
Griffing
Robert A. Treneman
Dan Mulhollen
University of Arkansas
U. S. Army Area
Colorado
Iowa
L. S. Griffing
Supreme Court Rules School Bible Reading Prayers Unlawful
Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space, orbited near Lt. Col. Valery Bykovsky as the Soviet duo completed days in orbit. Tass reports Tereshkova’s Vostok VI and Bykovsky’s Vostok V conducted multiple orbits with near rendezvous, while Khrushchev praised the cosmonette and announced strong flight systems.
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Supreme Court
Moscow
UPI
Valentina Tereshkova
Valery F. Bykovsky
Russia
Moscow Radio
Bykovsky
Tass
Earth
Teresh
Tereshkova
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Cosmonette
Vostok 6
First American Woman Space Candidate Replies on Soviet Flight
Jerrie Cobb, 32, an Oklahoma City executive and space test candidate, expresses pride that a Russian woman traveled to space and disappointment that no American woman led the first flight. She notes women are capable in space work and urges persistence for future missions. The piece contrasts with a Supreme Court ruling on school prayer and Bible reading, affirming neutrality toward religion in public schools.
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Gaeem City
UPI
America
Jerrie Cobb
Oklahoma City Aircraft Company
United States
National Aeronautical and Space Administration
NASA
Miss Cobb
Russia
Ruling To End Baccalaureate Service Here
Lawton Oklahoma officials say scripture readings in public schools will halt to comply with a Supreme Court ruling that Bible reading and the Lord s Prayer at opening exercises are unconstitutional. Superintendent John Shoemaker says details are unclear but law will be obeyed. churches react with concern.
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Lawton
Supreme Court
John Shoemaker
Shoemaker
Oklahoma
Mild, Overcast Weather Plagues Oklahoma State
A cool front moved into Lawton Sunday morning bringing mild temperatures and cloudy skies across Oklahoma. Readings fell from 82 to 69 within about 45 minutes, with a warming trend expected to reach much of the state by Tuesday. Heavy storms struck early Sunday, hitting Miami hardest with estimated damages around 500000, while hail and wind affected Oklahoma City Union City Geary and Purcell power outages followed.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
Miami
Oklahoma City
Union City
Geary
Purcell
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Calvin Berry
Evers
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Larry Gee
Harlotte G. Moulton
Potter Stewart
Tom Clark
Clark
Congress
Madison
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Potter
Stewart
New York
Baltimore
Madalyn E. Murray
William J. Murray III
Maryland Court of Appeals
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First Methodist Church
H. Tom Wiles
First Baptist Church
Ren. Clayton S. Valder
First Presbyterian Church
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