Bellman Vetoes 17th Measure and Signs Nine More
Oklahoma Governor Bellman vetoed three bills and a part of a fourth, while signing nine others. This raises his veto total to 17 since taking office in January. He rejected HJR 55 directing prison bricks to Arkoma school and SB 108 raising barber college grad and license standards, plus HB 933 requiring school visitors to register. He also used a line item veto on SB 175 and struck a $200,000 education construction provision for Arkoma and Tahlequah. He signed SB 139 for a constitutional amendment to extend terms for county officers, house members, and senators. He also signed HJR 553 revolving fund for public fund audits, HB 711 mileage certification, HB 7889 deductions for dependents care, HB 865 agency rule adoption with legislative veto, HB 1002 repealing old tax rule, SB 2 tax exemption for livestock and farm machinery, and SB 711 funding for highway department totals.
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4H Field Day Set At Ferrell Farm Near City
Annual field day for 4-H and FFA members planned at Fred Ferrell Farms two miles north of Porter Hill on US 62. Hereford cattle judging, barbecue feast, and awards. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with about 1000 youths expected. Fred Ferrell Jr. sponsor. Roy Turner former sponsor to attend. other guests include Paul Swaffa and Dr. A. E. Darlow.
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Fred Ferrell Jr
Roy Turner
Oklahoma
Comanche County
Paul Swaffa
Kansas City
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A. E. Darlow
Oklahoma State University
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Delay In Porter Strike Forces Federal Intervention
The National Mediation Board certified to President Kennedy that a July 1 walkout by the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters would cause an emergency and disrupt interstate commerce. Kennedy is expected to appoint a three man emergency board to probe the dispute and urge a settlement, delaying the strike for at least 60 days.
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Sleeping Car Porters
National Mediation Board
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The Lighter Side on Victory Gardens and Carson’s Warning
A humorous Washington column reflects on Victory Garden momentum fading after World War II. The author riffs on spraying radishes with antisophistication chemicals, questions nature balance after Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, and jokes about baseball broadcasts and garden ethics.
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Sunshine Patriots
Rachel Carson
Officers Given Sill Assignments
Capt. Jack E. Schnoor and Lt. William L. Purdon joined the S3 Section of the U S Army Training Center Field Artillery this week. Schnoor, a 16 year veteran who served in World War II with the 13th Airborne Division, resides with his wife Jane and son at 3822 Columbia Lawton. Purdon earned his commission via ROTC at the University of Akron and arrived at ATC in February as an executive officer with Battery D 1st Battalion.
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Jack E. Schnoor
William L. Purdon
U.S. Army Training Center, Field Artillery
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3Rd Battalion
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13Th Airborne Division
Europe
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Columbia
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University of Akron
Ohio
Slayer Begs Governor Wallace To Spare Life
Ex GI James W Cobern pleads for clemency as Gov. George Wallace weighs death row in the 1959 robbery slaying of Mamie Walker. Cobern, citing wartime honors, asks life imprisonment. Wallace faces a somber duty amid emotional scenes.
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Governor Wallace
Montgomery, Ala
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Normandy
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James W. Cobern
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Mamie Belle Walker
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Nose Bite Fined in Bus Line Incident
George Sandford a window cleaner was fined 14 for biting the nose of Alfred Nosworthy who had pushed past him in a London bus line.
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London
UPI
George Sandford
Alfred Nosworthy
Rookie cop in Pomona jailed for arson to impress superiors
Frank Harding, 21, pleaded guilty to two counts of arson and was sentenced to six months in jail. He was also ordered to pay for the damage caused by the fires.
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