Weatherford Dentist Dies After Crash
The Weatherford dentist Dr. Robert Luttrell, 32, died after his car collided with a freight train near Weatherford. Four other people died in separate Oklahoma crashes over the weekend, raising the year’s traffic toll to 229.
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Warden Due New Term
Governor Bellmon announced that Ray Page, interim warden of the state penitentiary, will receive a 4 year term subject to Senate confirmation. The informal dinner meeting with the Pardon and Parole Board near McAlester followed Page’s interim appointment on February 15 after Robert R. Raines resigned. Page formerly served as state safety commissioner. Bellmon joked about Sen. Gene Stipe moving to confirm Page.
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Oklahoma lawmakers open 1963 session with party events
Lawmakers quit early as the 20th week began with brief sessions in both chambers to attend an afternoon reception for Vice President Lyndon Johnson. Johnson planned to speak at the Jefferson Jackson Day dinner that night as routine work resumed Tuesday on a turnpike proposal and budget measures.
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Accused Spy Admits Plan to Kill Soviet Contact
Nelson C. Drummond, on trial for spying for Russia, testified he planned to kill his Soviet UN contact the night of his arrest in September in Larchmont New York. He said a loaded .32 caliber gun was in his car and his motive was to stop being hounded by Russians. He denied passing national defense documents, claiming only declassified papers were given.
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Trial Docket Readied Armed Robber Draws Suspended Sentence
William Douglas Carter, 21, Fort Sill, pleaded guilty to armed robbery and received a suspended 10 year term. The Capri Motel hijack netted $12.55. Trial docket includes Cruz Macias and William Barcindebar for armed robbery and attempted murder, plus other cases.
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YMCA To Hear Cleanup Report On Building Campaign
YMCA workers will report on their cleanup drive in the $400 000 building fund campaign at 5 p.m. today in the USA Fourth and B. Rex Madeira, general chairman, said reports must reach the auditor by 5 p.m. A total of $302.54, 76 percent of the goal, had been pledged by last Monday when the victory dinner was held.
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Temperatures Dip Then Rise Across Oklahoma After Storm
Cool conditions linger in southwest Oklahoma with Lawton logging .10 inch of moisture and other areas reporting higher totals. Forecasters expect clearing skies, a cooling trend today, then a warming trend beginning Tuesday with highs near 72 and 75 and a 50 degree overnight low.
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Supreme Court voids lunch counter sit-in convictions
The Supreme Court invalidated convictions of four Southern sit-in demonstrators and ruled that state laws forcing segregation in public eating places cannot be used to convict. Justice Harlan partly dissented as the court warned operators against private segregation where laws exist. The decision could reshape race relations, with cases from Durham North Carolina New Orleans Louisiana Greenville South Carolina and two Birmingham Alabama matters involved.
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Radcliffe G girls stage reverse panty raid at Harvard
About 2 000 students joined a nighttime protest in Harvard Yard after 150 Radcliffe girls marched to Winthrop House. Police arrested eight Harvard men on disturbing the peace charges as crowds dispersed with no injuries reported.
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Cooper Likely To Rest After Mercury Flight
Astronaut Gordon Cooper planned to relax after two days of exams and celebrations. NASA officials said another Mercury flight was unlikely, and Cooper will receive the Distinguished Service Medal from President Kennedy before addressing Congress and attending a ticker tape parade in New York.
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Birmingham Schools Oust Negro Pupils
Hundreds of Birmingham Negro students were expelled or suspended today for taking part in massive civil rights protests. Authorities said the actions involved more than 1,000 children, with older students expelled and younger ones suspended. The city remains tense after recent unrest and bombings.
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Kennedy Pushes Wheat Plan Amid Referendum Call
President Kennedy urged a yes vote in the wheat referendum while signing a feed grain bill. He warned supporters that passage would keep wheat prices near two dollars a bushel. a no vote could drive prices down to about one dollar ten. He spoke at a White House ceremony and used multiple pens to sign the legislation.
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Cooper’s box reveals orbital notes during news conference
Cape Canaveral AP report describes Gordon Cooper turning a knob on a small box that displayed notes from his space voyage. The device acted as a capsule log, easing his recall of the sequence ahead as he spoke.
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Fort Sill Unit to Join SEATO Exercise Dhanarajata
The 593rd Engineer Company under Capt. Robert C. Lybarger will depart Fort Sill late in May to join exercise Dhanarajata in Thailand. The event runs June 12 to 28 with five officers and 180 enlisted men.
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Cooper Space Tour Highlights Contrasts and Calm Reentry
Astronaut Gordon Cooper describes a world tour of contrasts from Red China’s bamboo curtains to Indian towns and a Houston home, recalling a near miss with automatic pilot and a smooth Earth reentry. He spoke with humor and engineer’s precision at a Sunday news conference, noting the need for better transfer pump fittings for urine samples and the long orbital leg to see sights.
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