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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1963

Page

5

Court Ruling Due On Negro Efforts To Integrate Birmingham Schools

A federal judge planned to announce a desegregation ruling in Birmingham Alabama by Tuesday as part of a wave of court decisions. The cases challenge pupil placement and overall segregation in Birmingham schools amid Gov. Wallace’s pledge to resist integration. Federal troops remain in nearby areas with thousands still stationed to back order.

Birmingham Associated Press Alabama U.S. Dist Seybourne H. Lynne University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Huntsville George C. Wallace University Lynne U.S. Supreme Court Montgomery Anniston Kennedy Wrigley Field Los Angeles Martin Luther King Jr Hollywood King Robert Shelton Ala Atlanta KKK Gov. Wallace Louisiana San Francisco Market Street California Robert F. Kennedy Albert Pickus Theatre Owners of America Stratford Conn University of Mississippi James H. Meredith Washington Havana

Frostbitten Everest climbers returned after crisis

Two American mountaineers William Unsoeld and Barry Bishop were airlifted from 13 000 feet on Mount Everest after frostbitten toes. Luther Jerstad also suffered frostbite but is reported not serious. They described spending a night at 28 000 feet in near zero temperatures after summiting last week.

Katmandu Nepal UPI Mt. Everest William Unsoeld Corvallis Ore Barry C. Bishop Washington, D. C Luther G. Jerstad Eugene Bishop Jerstad Knut A. Solbakken South Col James W. Whitaker Redmond Wash Unsoeld Thomas F. Hornbein San Diego Calif West Ridge

Catholics Plan Annual Carnival at St Barbara’s Parish

Plans are complete for the third annual St Barbara s Catholic church carnival Friday and Saturday on the church grounds at 25th and Lincoln. General chairman Gene Korpal announces an old fashioned theme with 21 booths of games prizes and food. A spaghetti supper will be served from 4 to 8 p m Saturday by Knights of Columbus members.

St. Barbara’s Catholic Church Parish Lincoln Gene Korpal Knights of Columbus John Mauer Paul Nishimura Grady Burton Bruce Folk Joe C. Butler Truman Johnson Merle Marchbands Bill Streigel Art Cavanagh Jan Gomez Ray Gatti Burwell Mallory C. J. Gramolini Herbert Hunt

Two Drownings Reported In Oklahoma Waters

Two men drowned in Oklahoma over the weekend. Buford Langford of Neosho Missouri died when a boat capsized on Grand Lake, while Ronald Jones an 18 year old from St. Louis drowned in the Washita River near Clinton as he swam with a 15 year old companion Robert Hester of Clinton who survived.

Oklahoma Grand Lake Washita Clinton Buford Langford Neosho Ronald Jones St. Louis Washita River Robert Hester

Racial Explosions In South Could Turn 1963 Into An Agonizing Year

James Marlow surveys the 1963 landscape. Racial barriers crumble amid Supreme Court rulings and protests in the South, while white resistance could trigger explosions. Kennedy faces civil rights push and Southern opposition impacting 1964 unity. Abroad, Khrushchev and De Gaulle strain alliances as NATO plans emerge.

South Washington Congress Supreme Court Alabama George C. Wallace Kennedy United States Khrushchev de Gaulle

Interior names Ball research director at Petroleum Research Center

Washington AP reports John S. Ball aged 48 from Laramie Wyoming appointed as research director of the Petroleum Research Center of the Bureau of Mines at Bartlesville Oklahoma. He succeeds Harry C. Fowler who retired recently.

Washington Interior Department John S. Ball Laramie Wyo Petroleum Research Center The Bureau of Mines Bartlesville Oklo Harry C. Fowler

Injured swallow seeks aid at Mercy Ambulance in Peoria

A swallow with singed wings and a damaged leg flew into the Mercy Ambulance Service in Peoria and was rushed by ambulance to Glen Oak Zoo for medical care.

Peoria Ill UPI Mercy Ambulance Service Glen Oak Zoo

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