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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Mar 05, 1963

Page

5

Three Who Tried To Kill De Gaulle Might Be Spared

Paris reports President Charles de Gaulle weighing clemency for three men condemned by a military court for the Aug 22 Petit Clamart assassination bid on his car. The five man panel sentenced Bastien Thiry, de Bourgrenet de la Tocnaye, and Prevost to death, with three others sentenced in absentia. De Gaulle has pardoning power but has previously commuted two death sentences.

de Gaulle Paris UPI Charles de Gaulle Petit Clamart Jean- Marie Bastien-Thiry Alain de Bourgrenet de la Tocnaye Jacques Prevost Georges- Marcel Limp Watin Serge Bernier Lajos Marton Edmond Jouhaud Secret Army Organization OAS Algeria Andre Canal France Bourgrenet de la Toenaye Bidault CNR BBC Foreign Office Britain

French Miners Continue Strike Against De Gaulle Draft

Paris AP: About 90 to 95 percent of France’s 200000 coal miners defied President De Gaulle’s return-to-work decree. 31,000 miners in Lorraine and southern mines stayed out, while northern fields with Mondays off joined the defiance and sympathy strikes spread. Electric power was cut downtown in midmorning for about an hour.

Paris France Charles de Gaulle Lorraine de Gaulle

Mines Proposed As Storage Site

VINITA AP A proposal to convert unused lead and zinc mines into underground warehouses for vital government materials was outlined to the Grand River Dam Authority. Authority Chairman Ben Owens said he discussed the idea with mining officials engineers and with Sens. Monroney and Edmondson and Rep. Edmondson. He noted preliminary talks raised no obstacles. Owens plans use of water seeping into mines to generate electricity and then use caverns for storage. The tri state mining industry in Oklahoma Kansas and Missouri has declined in recent years.

Vinita Grand River Dam Authority Authority Ben Owens Sens Mike Monroney J. Howard Edmondson Ed Edmondson Tristate Oklahoma Kansas Missouri

Show Doctor Berkeley Still Going Strong at 68

Hollywood veteran Busby Berkeley, age 68, remains a leading show doctor. His Broadway start led to staging musicals, films with Goldwyn and Warner Brothers, and later television highlights. He recounts famous numbers, personal trials, and recent projects at MGM and Broadway comeback plans.

Hollywood Dr. Berkeley Busby Berkeley Berkeley Broadway Samuel Goldwyn Eddie Cantor Warner Brothers Buzz Louis B. Mayer Frank Sinatra Gene Kelley Esther Williams Palm Desert MGM Bobby Mumy

Russian Editor Seeks Vatican Contact in Rome

In Naples Italian observers report Alexei I Adzhubei son in law of Nikita Khrushchev seeking contacts with Vatican officials possibly to meet Pope John XVIII. Izvestia disputes confirm. Speculation ties to Kremlin outreach to the Vatican and Ecumenical Council observers.

Naples Italy UPI Alexei I. Adzhubei Nikia S. Khrushchev Vatican John XVIII Izvestia Rome Adzhubei Augustin Cardinal Bea Secretariat For Christian Unity John Rada Pompeii Kremlin Khrushchev Josyf Slipyi

Waldo Bigelow Prefiles Habit Forming Wine Sign Bill

Concord New Hampshire Representative Waldo Bigelow has introduced legislation requiring all 49 liquor stores to display a warning sign reading Caution Excessive use of alcoholic beverages may be habit forming. The move aims to curb alcohol abuse and promote public awareness across the state.

Concord N.H UPI Waldo Bigelow

Storm over Bidault TV appearance shocks Britain and France

A BBC Panorama interview with Georges Bidault, fugitive CNR leader blamed for assassinating De Gaulle, sparked protests from Labour MPs who questioned why he was aired. Paris called the program hard to understand as Britain and France remain at odds since De Gaulle blocked Britain's EEC entry.

London UPI Britain Georges Bidault Charles de Gaulle Labor Party Henry Brooke Bidault British Broadcasting Corp Panorama France de Gaulle Council of National Resistance CNR

Change of Luck: Woman Finds $1166 in Old Chair

Mrs. Alice Renshaw, unable to buy coal, chopped up an old chair for fuel when a roll of bills totaling 1166 dollars fell from the upholstery. The discovery occurred in Blackburn England.

Blackburn England UPI Alice Renshaw

Quotes In The News From Nashville Lima and Austin

In Nashville a policeman explains arresting 26 Negroes who lay on restaurant floor blocking service. In Lima Phillip Axe recalls his wife bearing four daughters as a wonderful feeling. In Austin Rev. Ercel Carter comments on Khrushchev sending Russian churchmen to measure shrouds after his remark.

Nashville Tenn Lima Ohio Phillip Axe Austin Tex Ercel Carter Khrushchev

Britain Joining the European Common Market Assumed

Walter Hallstein, president of the European Common Market, states the organization starts from the assumption that Britain will enter. He outlines the path ahead and the expectations for membership as the future of the bloc unfolds.

Washington Walter Hallstein European Common Market Britain

Indian President Radhakrishnan to Visit U S This Summer

The White House announced that Dr. Sarve Palli Radhakrishnan, president of India, will visit the United States sometime this summer with dates to be set.

Washington UPI Sarve Palli Radhakrishnan India United States White House

Anti Castro group funds widows of four missing fliers

A Central American anti Castro group pays 1800 dollars monthly to the four Birmingham wives of American airmen missing after the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion. Attorney Alex E. Carlson said the trust, set up by Castro foes, has supplied 225 dollars biweekly since the pilots vanished near invasion days. The source notes CIA silence and unspecified Cuban exile contributors.

Miami UPI Alex E. Carlson Birmingham Ala Bankers Trust Co New York Riley W Shamburger Jr Wade C. Gray Thomas Willard Ray Lee F. Baker Carlson Tral American Group Double Check Corp Miami Springs

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