Oklahoma Counties Clear Debris After Twisters and Hail
Oklahoma families battled tornadoes hail and high winds that devastated parts of Seminole and Oklahoma counties. Red Cross Salvation Army and county units aided Bowlegs and nearby areas as guards patrolled to deter looting. One person was critically injured and several houses were destroyed across multiple towns.
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Seminole
Oklahoma
United Press International
Bowlegs
The
Red Cross
American Red Cross
Salvation Army
Seminole County
Oklahoma City
Midwest City
del City
Canton
Edmond
Jefferson
Tecumseh
National Guard
Bessie Bramon
Supreme Court rejects Wallace bid to bar troops in Birmingham
The Supreme Court dismissed Gov. George Wallace's suit seeking to ban federal troops in Birmingham during racial tensions. The court said Kennedy's preparatory troop measures do not warrant relief. Justice White did not participate.
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Alabama
Birmingham
Washington
Supreme Court
George C. Wallace
High Tribunal
Kennedy
Wallace
High Court
Justice Department
Department
U.S. District Court At
University of Alabama
Drought No Disaster Declared by Oklahoma Governor Bellmon
Oklahoma Governor Henry Bellmon refused to call the Panhandle drought a disaster, saying loss of one crop is not a disaster and farmers should prepare in good years. He rejected a disaster designation that would allow soil bank grazing and access to subsidized hay.
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Harry Culver
Oklahoma City
UPI
Henry Bellmon
Oklahoma Panhandle
Bellman
Wayne Q. Winsett
Altus
Usda Disaster Committee
Stillwater
Winsett
Cimarron
Texas
Beaver
Woodward
Harper and Ellis
Cityan Convicted In Billboard Cases Plans Court Appeal
Lawton man D. W. Ferguson was found guilty on five municipal counts of unlawful billboard advertising and fined $20 on each. He appealed to county court, with cases to be retried later. The city cites two ordinances prohibiting obstructions on street rights of way and billboard ads in residential districts. Three structures were on Sheridan Road and one on Gore west of 19th.
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Lawton
D. W. Ferguson
Ferguson
Manville Redman
Sheridan Road
Gore
Pontiff Weakens as Vatican Reports Mixed Conditions
Vatican sources say Pope John XXIII remains gravely ill with recurrent hemorrhages and is confined to his apartment. Officials note no worsening and say President Kennedy’s planned visit around June 22 is suspended while papal doctors monitor his condition.
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John XXIII
Vatican
Kennedy
Pierre van Lierde
Rome
Vatican Switchboard
Antonio Gasbarrini
Bologna
Piero Mazzoni
Mazzoni
Apostolic Palace
St. Peter's Square
Gasbarrini
L’osservatore Romano
Mercury Hits Century Line in Oklahoma Heat
The U S Weather Bureau reports temperatures in southwest Oklahoma reached 100 degrees at mid afternoon Sunday after 91 degrees at noon. Forecasters expect readings to level off with a 92 degree high today and 89 on Tuesday, with tonight’s low around 62. The five day outlook calls for 2 to 7 degrees above normal and little or no precipitation.
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U. S
Oklahoma
Mass Wreck On New Jersey Turnpike Kills Six
A fog shrouded high speed crash on the New Jersey Turnpike between interchanges 15 and 14 near Newark Airport killed six truck drivers and injured more than ten others. Police say 14 trucks and three cars were involved as wreckage trapped victims and spilled potatoes, steel, fish, and other cargo along the northbound lanes.
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Newark
N.J
UPI
New Jersey Turnpike
Newark Airport
Robert Behnke
St. James Hospital
Elizabeth General
Alexian Brothers
Elizabeth
Charles L. Hatch
B&i
Richmond Hills
Ronald Pyle
Butler
George Francis Smith
Hogton Ave
Haurdale
George J. Anderson
Studer
Grass Lake
Mich
Vincent Sensei
Baltimore
Blake Saint-Marie
Cedar Crescent
Sarnia
Ont
Court rejects indefinite delay in desegregation orders
The U S Supreme Court unanimous decision says the 1955 Brown ruling cannot permit indefinite delay in ending racial barriers. Justice Goldberg notes immediate desegregation is required for Memphis parks and playgrounds while schools must meet the all deliberate speed mandate without delay.
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Paul M. Yost Washington
Supreme Court
Justice Goldberg
Memphis
Tenn
Goldberg
Brown
Feud Ends in Double Rancher Deaths in Oklahoma
In Comanche County two ranchers Orbin A. Henson and Clay Sommers were found dead after a long dispute over an Indian land lease. Authorities suspect Sommers killed Henson before taking his own life with an 8mm rifle. A note left inside Sommers’s truck referenced peaceful resolution. Ballistics tests planned to confirm weapon use.
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Comanche County
Orbin A. Henson
Clay Sommers
Saddle Mountain
Meers
Henson
Comanche
Kiowa
Sommers
Tex Thixton
State Crime Bureau
Thixton
Summer Classes Draw 576 Pupils
Lawton public schools announced 576 pupils enrolled in summer courses. Lawton High School hosts 340 students while 66 seventh and eighth graders join remedial review at Tomlinson Junior High. An eight week math review for elementary students draws 170 enrollees at Tomlinson.
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Lawton Public Schools
Lawton High School
Tomlinson Junior High School
Tomlinson Junior High
Oklahoma Legislature Faces Budget Deadlock Amid Talks
Oklahoma leaders pressed a second closed door budget session as a Senate House conference subcommittee worked Sunday to settle an overall figure. A final version likely requires three more weeks. reapportionment and a race betting proposal also drew attention.
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Oklahoma
Senate House Conference Committee On Appropriations
Senate House
Senate
Virgil B. Tinker
Fairfax
Tinker
Osage County
Atty
Charles Nesbitt
Plains Spawn Superior Man, Speaker Says
Dr. A M Gibson of the University of Oklahoma argues the Great Plains environment bred a new form of man, selecting the strong to endure the harsh frontier. He says nature conquered man before he adapted, producing tenacity and resilience in Plains communities, with many abandoning eastern settlements for survival on the frontier.
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Plains
Speaker
Great Plains
A. M. Gibson
University of Oklahoma
The
Great Plains Historical Association
Gibson
American
Mayors To Meet For Industrial Survey Discussion
Southwest Oklahoma mayors and officials will tour Lawtons city hall this evening then gather for a dinner meeting at 7 30 p m The session led by Mayor Wayne Gilley will include about 50 officials from area towns The main item on the agenda is a plan for an industrial survey to boost regional economics and attract new industry similar to an Oklahoma Northwest program.
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Southwest Oklahoma
Lawton
Wayne Gilley
Southwest Oklahoma Mayors and Officials Association
Gilley
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Northwest
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