Psychiatric TV Dramas Under Fire
Television season features one hour drama on mental illness with more planned. Psychiatrists urge accurate depictions while producers press for drama. Conference at West Point discusses limits, with no conclusions. CBS plans Ustinov Quinn special. Pat Carroll on Danny Thomas Show. Tonight’s pick: The Voice of Charlie Pont.
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Cynthia Lowry
NEW York
1Lth
West Point
N.Y
William Menninger
CBS
Peter Ustinov
Anthony Quinn
Ustinov
Pat Carroll
Danny Thomas
Charlie Pont
ABC
Four Executions Set For One Day at San Quentin
San Quentin prepared to execute four men in one day as last minute legal acts continued. Gov Brown denied clemency for Vlahovich Rosato and Franklin who were involved in the Anaheim tavern owner murder. The state high court rejected habeas petitions for Golston. Ellison planned to seek federal stays for the trio.
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San Quentin
Calif
Edmund G. Brown
John Viahovich
Joseph Rosato
Donald Franklin
Anaheim
State Supreme Court
Charles Golston
Seymour Ellison
San Francisco
Vlahovich
Rosato
Franklin
62 year old dies from farm explosion burns
Jessie Griffith, 62, died in Blackwell hospital from severe burns after an explosion at his farm home southwest of Tonkawa on Monday while working on a gas line. His widow remains in fair condition in the same hospital and Harold A. Martin of Red Rock, who assisted Griffith, is in critical condition.
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Blackwell
Jessie Griffith
Tonkawa
Griffith
Harold A. Martin
Red Rock
Churchill Leaves House of Commons After 60 Years
In London Sir Winston Churchill aged 88 announces he will not stand in the next election ending a 60 year career in the House of Commons. A broken leg and advancing age, plus desire to spare his wife burdens, prompt retirement from politics.
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London
UPI
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Churchill
Commons
House of Lords
Woodford
Conservative Party Association
Doris Moss
Winston
Clementine
Sir Winston
Riviera
Douglass High Installs New Student Council Officers
New officers were installed at Douglass High School during the inaugural assembly. Charles Henry becomes president, with Mike McArthur as vice president, Mary Burris secretary treasurer, Judy Clinkscales secretary, Earlene Celestine parliamentarian, and Patsy Wilson representative at large. Clarence Wilson named student of the year. C L Henry named teacher of the year for 1944 onward NSF work and local church roles.
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Douglass High School
Charles Henry
Mike McArthur
Mary Burris
Judy Clinkscales
Earlene Celestine
Patsy Wilson
C. L. Henry
Carver
Douglass
Atlanta (Ga.) University
University of Oklahoma
National Science Foundation
NSF
Henry
Barnett Chapel
AME
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
Clarence Wilson
Estelle Wilson
Monroe
Douglass Hi-Y
Wilson
Larry Jefferson
Willie Anderson
Nelvin Brown
Bennie Reed
Carolyn Carr
Elsie Ingram
Oilman Robert Mims appeals assault conviction
Dallas oilman Robert Mims appealed Wednesday his federal court conviction for assaulting a chartered airplane pilot. He claims trial errors and prejudice, challenging indictment sufficiency and evidentiary support. Mims, 43, was sentenced to 15 years and fined $10,000 for opening a plane door, scuffling with the pilot, and taking ignition bays near Stillwater on Jan. 6, 1962, during a flight from Wichita to Dallas.
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Oklahoma City
Dallas
Robert Mims
Mims
10Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Stillwater
Wichita
Kan
Eight Charged in Oklahoma City Narcotics Case
Eight persons charged with illegal narcotics sales were arraigned in U S District Court in Oklahoma City. All pleaded innocent and their trials were set for the last week of May. Only one posted bond.
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Oklahoma City
U. S
Oklahoma House defeats bid to legalize horse race betting
Oklahoma City AP Rep Virgil Tinker of Fairfax failed again to push a pari mutuel betting bill onto a public vote. The House gave a do pass in committee but defeated the measure on roll call 71 against 46 for. Some members voted to expunge the record, others warned of future challenges.
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Oklahoma City
Virgil Tinker
Fairfax
Oklahoma
House
Carl Williams
Guy Horton
Altus
Horton
Tinker
Dick Fogarty
Guthrie
Bill Bradley
Waurika
Italians Vote Boosts Communists But Western Ties Look Safe
In Italy's weekend elections the Communist tally rose to a record level yet the shift is seen as a reshaping of domestic sentiment with limited impact on NATO ties or membership in the European Common Market. Analysts caution that stability hinges on Nenni Socialist support and unlikely leftist convergence with Togliatti.
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Palmiro Togliatti
Moscow
Amintore Fanfani
Italy
NATO
Pietro Nenni
Togliatti
Nemni
Christian Democrats
Nenni
Chances Are Slim For Band Leader Weems
Tulsa AP Ted Weems remained in critical condition as doctors fought a pulmonary infection complicating an already severe lung ailment. Weems, hospitalized March 14 for emphysema, saw a sudden decline last week and faced slim odds of survival according to a physician.
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Tulsa
Ted Weems
Weems
Grocery Operator Faces Death Trial
STILWELL AP A 54 year old grocery store operator was bound over for trial on first degree manslaughter charges at a preliminary hearing Wednesday. George Wolfe is charged with the shooting death last week of his wife Letha Mae Wolfe, 18, in an apartment adjoining his grocery store. Wolfe posted a $5,000 bond at the hearing. His trial was set for the fall docket of district court here. Mrs Wolfe died from the blast of a 12 gauge shotgun. Wolfe was first charged with murder, but Adair County Attorney L T Spray reduced the charge before the hearing.
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Stilwell
George Wolfe
Letha Mae
Wolfe
Adair County Atty. L. T. Spray
New Civil Defense Director Appointed in Oklahoma
Gov. Henry Bellman named Don F. Guier a 35 year old Tulsa oilman as state Civil Defense director. The Republican would replace Tom Brett who resigned to run for attorney general. Jerry Ragsdale has been acting director since Brett's departure.
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Oklahoma City
Henry Bellman
Don F. Guier
Tulsa
Senate
Guier
Tom Brett
Jerry Ragsdale
Brett
East Bloc crops hit by uneven 1962 rainfall
East European Communist satellites reported another weak harvest in 1962 due to drought in some regions and excessive rain plus cold in others, impacting grain and crop yields.
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Christian Democratic Party
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Lawton
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