Oklahoma Leaders Attack Court Limits on Apportionment Amendment
Two women leaders push a proposed constitutional amendment to curb federal court involvement in state legislative redistricting. Oklahoma figures including Carl Albert and Reps Steed Wickersham Edmondson support it, while Gladys Warren and P T Teska argue it would shackle courts and deny redress.
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Oklahoma City
House
Carl Albert
Victor Wickersham
Tom Steed
Ed Edmondson
Edmondson
Gladys Warren
Citizens For Constitutional Reapportionment
P. T. Teska
Norman
Oklahoma League of Women Voters
Albert
Warren
Oklahoma
Congress
Steed
Wickersham
Teska
U. S. Supreme Court
Mrs. Teska
Capitol Dome Hinted For Oklahoma Building Plan
Governor Bellman outlines a plan to erect a dismantlable state exhibit at the 1964 65 New York World's Fair that could later be moved to the Capitol. A dome addition is considered possible with funding from private subscriptions and fair exhibitors.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Henry Bellman
Bellman
Frank Davies
Davies
Ponca City
Tahlequah
Eastern Oklahoma Education Association
Northeastern State College
Arkansas
Thunderstorms and Winds Hit Two Oklahoma Towns
Severe storms swept southwest Oklahoma with broken power lines and damaged buildings in Cement and Tillman county. Public Service Co. crews worked to restore power as a tornado forecast covered eastern Oklahoma and a cold front produced a 30 degree low.
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Oklahoma
U. S. Weather Bureau
Floyd Zook
Public Service Co
Lawton
Tillman County
Manitou
Zook
Public Service
Paul McLellan
Frederick
L. L. Kilgore
Bolin Oil Co
U. S. 277
W. H. Duck
Wayne Lewis
Texas
Missouri
Fort Worth
Tex
Little Rock
Ark
Waurika
Calvin
Vian
County Redistricting Delayed by Rural Majority Action
Rural majority on the county board refused to act on a petition to redraw districts for equal population. They ordered study for at least 120 days and move to appoint a citizens committee, with a majority of the board to name members. Ebisch urged immediate redistricting to reflect population balance.
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Board of County Commissioners
Citizens Committee
James Ash
Western District
Robert Ebisch
Lawton
Ebisch
R. F. Myers
Ash
Myers
New Yorkers Welcome Post Return After Major Strike
New Yorkers rush newsstands for the first New York Post edition in 87 days. The 96 page afternoon tabloid hit presses at 8 am and was distributed citywide. Publisher aide Robert G. Gray cited a 500000 copy run with 60 percent ads and 40 percent news.
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York
Robert G. Gray
Dorothy Schiff
Gray
Post
The
Robert Lawton
Edward Peterson
Lawton
Contract Ready On Ay Building
A contract is expected to be signed Saturday with Stillwater firm H. W. H. Construction Co to build a Cameron College science building. The apparent low bid is $264 8% for about 230 working days. Banked by an $800000 bond-financed allocation for campus facilities. Other bids include J J Bollinger $275722 Shelton $282638 Milner-Emmonds $276485 Milner $284321 Jangum $27300.
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Stillwater
Cameron College
H. W. H. Construction Co
J. J. Bollinger
Shelton Construction Co
Milner - Emmonds
Milner Construction Co
Jangum Construction Co
American Poet and Physician Dr William Carlos Williams Dies
Rutherford New Jersey AP reports Dr William Carlos Williams aged 79 died at his home from a cerebral hemorrhage. The renowned American poet, longtime physician, had lived in Rutherford for decades and bridged literature and medicine with works like Paterson.
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Rutherford, N.J
William Carlos Williams
Dr. Williams
Patern
Rutherford
Marginal Life Possible On Mars, Data Reveals
PALESTINE Tex AP The Stratosphere II balloon flight detected water vapor and carbon dioxide on Mars. Preliminary analysis says life would be marginal at best depending on water content. Princeton astronomer Dr. Martin Schwartzchild led the team. the 30 foot telescope landed near Pulaski Tennessee after a mud-filled descent.
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Mars
Palestine
Tex
Martin Schwartzchild
Princeton University
Earth
Pulaski
Tenn
Khrushchev Sees Unopposed Soviet Elections Confirmed
Premier Khrushchev and the actress he backed were elected to the Russian Federated Republic Parliament along with other Communist candidates who ran unopposed. Elections in eight of fifteen Soviet republics completed with a reported 99 percent turnout.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
Moscow Radio
Bus Skids Off Pier Killing Five In New York
A New York City hospital shuttle bus with about 30 workers aboard plunged from a pier into the East River near WelFare Island on the Queens side. Police said at least five people were killed as rapid currents prevented quick recovery and the bus sank in 33 feet of water.
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Zook
Frederick
Davidson
New York
UPI
East River
Queens
Welfare Island
Goldwater Memorial Hospital
Manhattan
Late Store Hours Set Here Tonight
Downtown stores stay open until 9 PM for another Dollar Day sale. Al Duplantis, Downtown Lawton Inc. president, said special bargains are offered throughout the day.
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al Duplantis
Lawton, Inc
Reds Execute Missionary Before Eyes Of Family
In Saigon a U S missionary Elwood Jacobsen of Foreston Maine and a Philippine colleague were executed by a Viet Cong firing squad before their wives and children after an ambush north of Saigon. Two Filipino youths were wounded and survivors were brought to Saigon. The men worked for the Summer Linguistic Institute studying tribal languages.
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Saigon
South
Viet Nam
Philippines
Here
Elwood Jacobsen
Foreston
Maine
U.S
South Viet Nam
Summer Linguistic Institute
Jacobsen
Supreme Court upholds railroads right to change work rules
The Supreme Court unanimously upheld a lower court ruling that railroads may implement sweeping work rule changes after bargaining. The decision affects about 210,000 workers across 195 railroads, with an informal White House armistice delaying any showdown for 60 days. London Kennedy the White House says a strike could be imminent if talks fail.
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Washington
Supreme Court
U.S. Circuit Court
Chicago
Circuit Court
White House
Kennedy
Man Charged After Alleged Back Carving With Beer Opener
A 20 year old Oklahoma City man was arrested after police say he assaulted his wife at Sixth and I. She reported he held her down tore clothes off and carved her back with a beer can opener before taking her outside the city and scratching her face.
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Oklahoma City
Sixth and I
City
Sixteen Seek Ballot Spots in City Primary Race
Sixteen candidates filed applications before noon for places on the March 19 city primary ballot. Names include Mayor Wayne Gilley seeking a second term, Police Chief Pete Fuller seeking re election, and candidates for street commissioner, city council wards, and city clerk. Filing deadline is 5 p.m. Friday, with voter registration transfers also due.
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Clarence P. (Blackie) Buzbee
Hugh L. Brigham
Lester McKenzie
Andrews
Pete M. Fuller
Park
Wayne Gilley
N. 25Th
Newt C. Adair
N. 13Th
Charles W. High
S. 17Th
W. R. Haile
N. 40Th
Frank M. Murphy
Liberty
Nettie Pippin
N. 28Th
Earl Christmas
Eugene M. Hill
Smith
Jerry M. Brandon
Laird
E. C. Parks
Oak
Henry F. Howell
Claude W
Booner) Patterson
Atlanta
Logan
Former U S Steel Chairman Irving Olds Dies at 76
Irving S. Olds, 76, former board chairman of U S Steel Corp, died today at his Manhattan home after a long illness. A US Steel spokesman said Olds underwent major surgery last July.
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New York
Irving S. Olds
U.S. Steel Corp
Manhattan
US. Steel
Olds
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