Emperor Selassie Drives Step Toward African Unity Charter
In Addis Ababa Emperor Haile Selassie convened leaders from 20 nations to draft a charter for unity. The assembling figures included Nasser Ben Bella and Nkrumah, who urged anti colonialism while Balewa urged caution. The draft mirrors the OAS framework and assigns a secretariat budget committee and cross field cooperation, placing the burden on Selassie to implement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UPT
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
League of Nations
League
Addis Ababa
New Africa Hall
Africa Hall
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
Ahmed Ben Bella
Algeria
Kwame Nkrumah
Ghana
Casablanca
Monrovia
Syria
Iraq
U.A.R
Nasser
Ben Bella
Mozambique
Angola
Guinea
Africa
Nkrumah
Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
Nigeria
Organization of American States
Saver Type Leaves A Happy Widow
Hal Boyle humorously contrasts savers and discarders. Savers stockpile mementos and memories, ending with an attic full of junk for a widow to remember. Discarders live lean, carry essentials, and leave only a paid-up policy behind. The piece ends with a widow recalling a husband who saved enough to spark memories.
Police Court Disposes Municipal Court Cases Today
Police court records show multiple defendants listed before Judge J Merle Oaks with charges including improper mufflers speeding reckless driving running red lights and no driver s license. Fines and bond forfeitures range from 5 to 20 dollars plus several 10 and 20 dollar penalties and suspensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Merle Oaks
Arthur E. Eaton
Ronald Leon Batman
Rogers Lane
David L. Hemmerman
Fort Sill
Bobby Joe Miller
Walters
Alfred Salas
Joan Wilson
Donald Lee Whitsell
Lillian Hill
Washington
Loretta Stevenson
S. 14Th
Marvin D. Martin
Garfield
Calvin V. Burdwell
Kent A. Smith
Ray Shelton
Texas
Doyle A. Crokey
Hutzu Korczynski
Sycamore
Michael H. Hendrix
Gene Ferrell French
R. S. Nolan
Talks To Continue In Union Dispute In Oklahoma City
Negotiations resumed in Oklahoma City between Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co and the Oil Chemical and Atomic Workers union over a wage increase after a contract expired May 11. The company serves about 240000 customers in 50 Oklahoma cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
UPI
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union
Oklahoma
Captain Grover H. Lewis Takes Post at 6th Training Battalion
Captain Grover H. Lewis is assigned as S-3 to the 6th Training Battalion at the U S Army Training Center Field Artillery this week. He comes from the G-2 Section of the 8th Army in Korea and was commissioned through Officer Candidate School at Fort Sill in 1952. He and his family reside at 4619 Atom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Army Training Center, Field Artillery
Grover H. Lewis
Lewis
8Th Army
Korea
Fort Sill
Atom
Prof Says Common Aspirin May Cause Ulcers and Anemia
San Francisco UPI The University of Pennsylvania medical educator Dr. James Roth warned that aspirin can cause internal bleeding ulcers and anemia. He cited studies showing 60 to 70 percent lose blood in the stomach after two tablets and criticized physician complacency regarding aspirin risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
UPI
Pennsylvania
James Roth
University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Medicine
Roth
University of California
Oklahoma Lawmakers Weigh Transfers for Enforcement Divisions
Oklahoma City reports renewed efforts to move narcotics enforcement from the attorney general to public health and to cut Alcoholic Beverage Control staff. House Speaker J. D. McCarty described the plan, drawing mixed reactions from Atty. Gen. Nesbitt and liquor director Parham. Senate supports liquor enforcement transfer. both houses must approve in appropriation bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
API
House
J. D. McCarty
Narcotics Enforcement Division
Attorney General's Office
Public Health Department
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Crime Bureau
Charles Nesbitt
Roy Parham
Nesbitt
Senate
McCarty
Mishap Kills Two Cyclists Near Perry
An auto crash on U S 64 eight miles west of Perry killed Charles Lane Jr. 41 Stillwater and Stillwater police officer Herman W. Eisle 53. A pickup driven by Jerry Prickel 24 Enid crossed the center line after a tire blew out, killing the two motorcyclists and leaving Prickel with minor injuries. Oklahoma's 1963 traffic toll rose to 242.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Perry
Stillwater
Oklahoma
Charles Lane Jr
Stillwat
Er. Lane
Eisle
Jerry Prickel
Enid
U. S. 64
Highway Patrol
Prickel
De Gaulle Plans Trip to United States When Time Is Right
Paris AFP UPI President Charles de Gaulle aims to visit the United States to confer with President Kennedy at the opportune moment. Information Minister Alain Peyrefitte said de Gaulle owes a visit after Kennedy and Mrs. Kennedy toured France two years ago, but no date was announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
United States
Kennedy
Alain Peyrefitte
Peyrefitte
de Gaulle
France
Peyrefi
Johns Record Mart Ad Offers Repairs and Records
A local advertisement for Johns Record Mart promotes repair services for record players, televisions, and radios. It also sells records across genres including spirituals, jazz, pop, and rock and roll with a sale of four records for one dollar. The outlet is identified with the street number 103 Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnnie’s Record Mart
Columbia
Funeral Rites Held for Mrs Olive Estes at Becker Chapel
Funeral services for Mrs Olive M Estes 64 of 406 Mission Blvd were conducted at 10 am in Becker Funeral home chapel. Rev F M Pillow of Mission Village Baptist church led the rites and she was buried in a Nashville Tennessee cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive M. Estes
Mission Blvd
Becker Funeral Home Chapel
F. M. Pillow
Mission Village Baptist Church
Nashville, Tenn
Charlie Ross services held in Worley chapel
Charlie Ross 76 died Thursday in a Norman hospital. Special services were held Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. in Worley Funeral Home chapel with Rev. John Rogers of Oklahoma City officiating. Burial was in Hastings Cemetery.
Titan 2 rocket explodes after Cape Canaveral launch
The Titan-2 missile exploded mid flight at Cape Canaveral at 12:35 p m EDT. The 103 foot launch vehicle produced a massive booster breakup and red flame plume after 30 seconds. The incident released toxic nitrogen tetroxide as safety officers monitored the cloud with no ground threat indicated.
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Cape Canaveral
UPS
America
U.S
Former Langston Worker Guilty Of Fraud
Guthrie Oklahoma AP Willie Mitchell 41 former Langston University building and grounds supervisor was found guilty of fraud Tuesday in district court. The jury recommended one year in prison and a 7000 dollar fine. Judge Bob Hurt set sentencing for June 14. Mitchell and L A Marang former manager of the Antrim Lumber Co were charged with defrauding the state by fake purchase orders. Marang testified against Mitchell and was granted immunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Willie Mitchell
Langston University
Bob Hurt
Mitchell
L. A. Marang
Antrim Lumber Co
Marang
Texas oil output cut ordered by Texas Railroad Commission
The Texas Railroad Commission ordered oil production limited to 28 percent of capacity for June. The move followed the appointment of Judge Jim C. Langdon of El Paso as the agency’s third member, replacing W. J. Murray Jr. who resigned April 10. Next month’s output set at 2,845,818 barrels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin, Tex
Texas Railroad Commission
Jim C. Langdon
el Paso
W. J. Murray Jr
Judge Dismisses Integration Suit in Madison County
U. S. District Judge H Hobart Grooms ruled the Justice Department lacks authority to sue for school integration in Madison County and Huntsville. The suit sought to bar segregation of military and civilian dependents in federally funded schools near Redstone Arsenal and Marshall Space Flight Center. The Mississippi case precedent influenced the decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
U.S. Dist
H. Hobart Grooms
Justice Department
Madison County
Huntsville
Grooms
Mississippi
United States
5Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Army
Redstone Arsenal
Marshall Space Plight Center
Blaze Strikes On Destroyer Blandy Docking for Memorial Day Visit
A smoky engine room fire aboard the USS Blandy during a Memorial Day port call in Portland left one Navy man, J. Metcalf, requiring oxygen. Firefighters from Portland and a 50-man crew from USS Johnston battled a hole in a lubricating oil line, which ignited and spread to wiring. The blaze was confined to the after engine room and extinguished in about an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Maine
USS Blandy
Navy
J. Metcalf
Blandy
Carl P. Johnson
Johnson
Two Women Jailed in Prostitution Vagrancy Case
Judge Jack Brock sentenced Donna Jean Hyland and Florence Lee Ward after guilty pleas to vagrancy by prostitution. Each woman received 30 days in jail and fined 100 dollars plus court costs. The proceeding occurred in Special Sessions court Tuesday. Additional charges included Daniel J. McIlrath for scooter with a passenger on an unsafe scooter setup and Richard D. Lightner for operating an overweight vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Brock
Special Sessions
Donna Jean Hyland
Tulsa
Florence Lee Ward
Fort Worth
Tex
Daniel J. Mcllrath
Fort Sill
Richard D. Lightner
Best Motel
Soviet Cuba to exchange ocean research data
The Soviet Union and Cuba agreed to share scientific information and pursue joint ventures including a study of the ocean near Cuba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Soviet Union
Cuba
Sill Man Draws Year In Prison
Fort Sill man Eric L. Lewis Jr. received a one year prison term after pleading guilty to obtaining property under false pretenses regarding a 1954 Pontiac from Randall Crow. He allegedly issued two $100 checks with a fake bank deposit slip to cover them. Ann Littleman pleaded guilty to forging a $40 check, receiving a suspended two year sentence. The forged check used Spencer Quetone's name at Herb's Red Bud Store No. 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eric L. Lewis Jr
Randall Crow
Lewis
Ann Littleman
Spencer Quetone
Fort Sill
Herb
Nuclear Force Run aground in UK over Polaris plan
Washington reports Britain still has reservations about the Atlantic alliance sea borne nuclear missile force. If resolved in weeks a Kennedy Macmillan meeting could occur during Kennedy's European tour. Core issue is a fleet of 20 to 25 ships with about 200 Polaris missiles and a $5 billion 10 year cost shared by participants. West Germany pushed for submarine basing but Bonn accepted surface ships as cheaper and quicker to build.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kennedy
Atlantic Alliance
Britain
Harold Macmillan
Europe
Macmillan
U.S
West Germany
United Sates
Bonn
Rusk Presents Pre Summit Conditions and Cuba Talks
Rusk urged that for a summit to work the test ban deadlock must be broken and stressed ongoing contacts with the Kremlin. He cautioned uncertainty in Soviet and Red Chinese policy, noted Soviet troop reductions in Cuba, and welcomed Britain and Russia’s neutral Laos pledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Kremlin
Moscow
Cuba
Rusk
Britain
Russia
Laos
Major General Gent Reassigned from Oklahoma City Post
Maj. Gen. Thomas J. Gent was reassigned Tuesday from his Oklahoma City post to Joint Task Force 4 based at Ft. Monroe Louisiana. He commands the 32nd North American Air Defense Command Region and 32nd Air Division and will serve as deputy commander of the Louisiana force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Thomas J. Gent
Joint Task Force 4
Ft. Monroe
Gent
32Nd North American Air Defense Command
32Nd Air Division
Louisiana
Bar President Says ABA Wrongly Quiet On Amendments
Walter E. Craig, president-elect of the American Bar Association, defends Warren’s criticism of the bar’s silence on three constitutional amendments. He says the organization acted slowly and deserves criticism while noting 16 states have moved on at least one proposal this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix, Ariz
American Bar Association
Earl Warren
Walter E. Craig
American Law Institute
Warren
Bar
Court of the Union
U.S. Supreme Court
Congress
Board of Governors of
The
Association
Craig
Cuba accuses U.S. plane of firing on oil crew off Cay Frances
Havana reports a U S Navy P5B aircraft fired bursts from a thick caliber machine gun on a Soviet Cuban oil drilling crew off Cay Frances 220 miles east of Havana. The ministry blamed Pentagon CIA elements and urged strong U S measures to end the aggression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Cuba
U.S. Navy
Armed Forces Ministry
Cay Frances
Pentagon
CIA
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Chickasaw Nation Governor Chosen in Washington Ceremony
E B Hugh Maytubby of Muskogee was named governor of the Chickasaw Nation to fill the unexpired term of his nephew Floyd Maytubby who died earlier this year. Secretary Udall witnessed the ceremony and announced Overton James of Oklahoma City will be named governor when Maytubby’s term ends October 18.
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Washington
E. B
Hugh) Maytubby
Muskogee
Maytubby
Floyd Maytubby
Secretary of the Interior
Stewart L. Udall
Overton James
Oklahoma City
Chickasaws
Lewises Expecting Their Sixth Child
Hollywood AP reports Jerry Lewis and wife Patti expect their sixth child in January a girl is anticipated though a blue layette will be bought. The Lewises already have five sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Jerry Lewis
Patti
Lewis
Lewises
Violence Flare Hits Mississippi Capital in Race Protests
At a Jackson NAACP meeting about desegregation measures, a crowd heard calls to remove segregation signs and upgrade Negro city jobs. Police beatings and vandalism followed a Tuesday sit in, as white mobs harassed protesters with food and projectiles. The day also saw a federal admission of a Black law student, Kennedy desegregation talks, and a pending anti segregation bill tied to interstate commerce.
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NAACP
Haughton
D. L. Luckey
Thompson
Memphis Norman
Wiggins
Benny Oliver
Norman
Lonnie Moody
Peralina Lewis
Walter Williams
John Salter
Tougaloo Southern Christian College
Jackson Clarion - Ledger
State College Board
McDowell
James H. Meredith
Washington
Kennedy
Birmingham
Ala
U.S. Dist
Seybourn H. Lynne
Alabama
Alabama Senate
Montgomery
George C. Wallace
University of Alabama
James E. Horton Jr
Wallace
University
Oxford
Miss
Charles Adams
St Marys Students Receive Mu Alpha Theta Honors and Attendance Awards
Senior students at St Marys listed for Mu Alpha Theta certificates include Barbara Valliant Margaret Sulley Robert Hernandez Robert Shalvey Terry Kitchen Carolyn Pittman Pam Price Robbie Richard Peggy Richard Patricia McBride Erlinda Reyes Kathe Sohl. Choral and regular attendance awards were presented to listed seniors and juniors. Olga Lopez received perfect attendance recognition from the State Department of Education for three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddy Ben Cordes
Carolyn Pittman
Margaret Sulley
Patricia McBride
Kathe Sohl
Erlinda Reyes
Thomas O'Donnell
Sarah Banta
Barbara Picek
Marie Keester
Mu Alpha Theta Mathematics Society
Barbara Valliant
Robert Jules Hernandez
Robert Shalvey
Terry Kitchens
Pam Price
Robbie Richard
Peggy Richard
Darnall
Janet Gorski
Gloria Baker
Keran Wright
Barbara Lawrence
Linda Seay
Patty Dawes
Donna Benke
Bobbie Richard
Gloria Benke
Jeanie Fisher
Ann Strachan
Cathy Chandler
Kaye Pittman
Regina Hawkins
Paul Landoll
Billy Baker
George Foley
Kenneth Schoeneberg
Larry Benke
Gail Ketter
Richard Conway
Joseph Angus
Joe Kennedy
Olga Lopez
Bob Bryant
Suzanne Keester
Pat Landoll
Dan Kelly
Kaye Jarousak
Mike Richard
Karen Cherubin
Sonia Rosado
Nestor Reyes
Robert Radtke
Charles Lewis
State Department of Education
Fort Sill Holiday Services Honor Fallen Soldiers
At Fort Sill at 11 a.m. Lt. Weldon Wright will lead Protestant services with Lt. Donald C. Warren sounding taps. A firing squad and 34th Artillery Brigade bugler participate as crosses and poppies mark graves. At noon the flag lowers to half staff as 2nd Howitzer Battalion raises the flag and 21-gun salute honors the dead. Special post services open the Wichita Mountains lake area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sill
Weldon Wright
Donald C. Warren
34Th Artillery Brigade
2Nd Artillery
McNair Hall
Tith
97Th Army
Lake
Wichita Mountains
Stevens receives Caroline Capes Memorial music award
Myra Stevens daughter of Mr and Mrs T E Stevens Cyril received the Caroline Capes Memorial music award during honors day and Hypatia assembly at Oklahoma College for Women Chickasha in recent ceremonies
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myra Stevens
T. E. Stevens
Cyril
Caroline Capes
Oklahoma College For Women
Chickasha
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OAS Charter
Hal Boyle
New York
Herman W. Eisle
Mrs
Olive Estes
Charlie Ross
Titan
Langston
Blaze
Dimitri Letzo
Lawton
Sill
Robert Landers
Quality Optical Service
High Point
N.C
M.& D F A FE Avenue
ST. Mary's
Oklahoma State Employment Service
South 6Th Street
Will Rogers Memorial
Jackson
Elgin
Commission
SGU
4Th and
E Avenue
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