Pope John XXIII’s Condition Worsens in Sudden Crisis
Vatican broadcasts report a rapid deterioration after two days of improvement. Doctors note a stomach tumor, widely believed cancerous, with internal bleeding and a prostate issue complicating his care. Cardials rush to the papal apartments as the Pope asks for sacraments and prays for peace and the Ecumenical Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican
Manzini
Vatican Radio
Papal
Secretariat of State
Iman
Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli
Sotto Il Monte
Pope John
Gasbarrini
Lee
John XXIII
Father
Senate Approves Bill To Curtail Planning
The Oklahoma Senate backed an amended House bill described by local planning officials as a destroyer of comprehensive planning. The measure, HB 817, now heads back to the House for consideration of Senate changes amid opposition from Comanche County planners and rural groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Senate
House
Frank Sneed
Cooperative Planning Authority
Lawton
Comanche County
Lawton Metropolitan Area
Jim Taliaferro
Don Beauchamp
Walt Hutchins
Alfred Thomas
Planning Commission
Fred R. Harris
Taliaferro
Lawton Men Enlist in Oklahoma National Guard
Three Lawton men join Company B 700th Maintenance Battalion 45th Infantry Division Oklahoma National Guard in Lawton. Recruits are Robert D. Burgess Dieter K. Hensel and Albert E Hoag. They will report for six months of active duty starting in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
45Th Infantry Division
Oklahoma National Guard
Robert D. Burgess
S. Eighth
Dieter K. Hensel
Arlington
Albert E. Hoag
Services for Clyde Roe 87 in Oklahoma and burial planned
Clyde M Roe 87 died early Thursday at Tishu ry. Services set for 2 p m Saturday at Even Baptist church with Rev John Evans officiating. Burial in Frederick Cemetery under Becker Funeral Home direction. Survivors include four daughters and four sons with many grandchildren two brothers and a sister. Roe had lived in Frederick Chattanooga and Walte rs and moved to Lawton in 1951. He was married to Elva Benedict in 1908.
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Clyde M. Roe
Tishury
Odes
Even Baptist Church
John Evans
Baptist
Elva Benedict
Carpio
N. D
Roe
Highland Park
Vera Dennis
Milburn
James Lamb
Evans
Myron Roe
Snyder
Tex
Orville Roe
Oklahoma City
Marvin Roe
Muskogee
Wyrle Roe
Grand Prairie
C. F. Cline
C. B. Roe
Lester H. Roe
Ludrick rites set for Alva J. Ludrick in Lawton
Funeral services for Alva J. Ludrick known as Bud Ludrick will be held Saturday at Beal Heights Presbyterian Church at 10 30 a m with burial at Highland cemetery. Friends may call at Lawton Funeral Home from 4 to 10 p m today. He died Thursday night after a heart attack at his home after becoming ill earlier at Lake Lawtonka. He was born August 14 1902 in Clarksville Texas and moved to Lawton circa 1910. He married Lola Coats in 1921. she died in 1947. He later married Velma Heuser in 1954. He was a draftsman for Larrance Tank Co and a member of Lawton Masonic lodge 183 and Commandery No 18. Survivors include his wife three daughters his mother two sisters two brothers and nine grandchildren.
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Alva J
Bud) Ludrick
Euclid
Beal Heights Presbyterian Church
Highland Cemetery
Lawton Funeral Home
Ludrick
Lake Lawtonka
Clarksville
Tex
Lawton
Lola Coats
Velma Heuser
Donald Mahaffay
Bell
Arthur Cavanagh
Gerald Bowlby
Norman
A. A. Ludrick
Lucille Ford
Ferris
Max Tague
Elm
Jess
Plainview
Jack
Oklahoma City
Russian Patriarch Initiates Call to Vatican on Pope Health
Patriarch Alexis of Moscow phoned the Vatican to inquire about Pope John XXIII’s health in an unprecedented move amid a thaw with the Vatican. The act follows Soviet observers at the pope’s Ecumenical Council and Khruzhev’s congrats to the pope, with talks about releases of Catholic prelates under way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Alexei Adzhubei
Msgr
Josyf Slipyi
Ukraine
Children Rescued From Fiery Southside Home
Firemen extinguished a southside house blaze endangering five children ages three to eight. An unidentified Lawton View man removed the youngsters from a smoke filled home at 1108 Garfield while Mrs. Creola Williams was away. The mattress fire allegedly re-ignited after initial extinguishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creola Williams
Garfield
Lawton View
Malone to Receive BA at Tech College Commencement
Richard F. Malone, a Lawton speech major, will receive his bachelor of arts degree from the School of Arts and Sciences at Texas Tech College during commencement exercises on June 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard F. Malone
Lawton
School of Arts and Sciences
Texas Tech College
Reserve Officers Arrive At Fort Sill For Two Week Training
The first group of U S Army Reserve officers begins two weeks of active duty at Fort Sill. Officers come from reserve components nationwide to attend USAR schools. Over 200 officers will train in classes and field problems with six USAR schools at Fort Sill this summer and more than 2 000 students expected.
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U. S. Army Reserve
Fort Sill
Utah
USAR
Officers Seek Store Robber in Northwest Market Hijack
Police hunt a tall man in a dark winter suit and narrow-brim hat who last night robbed Carl's Food Mart at 2315 N Sheridan, fleeing on foot with cash from the register after displaying a belt concealed gun. The victim, Dorothy Jones, reported the 8 40 p m incident and said the robber ordered her to bag the money. A customer witnessed the escape. The bandit was described as 25 to 28, almost six feet, white shirt no tie.
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Dorothy Jones
Carl Jones
Carl's Food Mart
N. Sheridan
Police Court dispositions list from Munici pal Judge Oaks
The Police Court reports held today list defendants and outcomes. Hilda Hunt and George Alexander faced speeding license and related charges with fines. multiple defendants were fined for obscene language, traffic violations, and yielding issues. Public drunkenness resulted in various bond forfeitures and fines.
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J. Merle Oaks
Hilda G. Hunt
Fort Sill
George Alexander
Georgia
J. M. Thompson
Lynn Circle
James A. McCracken
L. C. Johnson
Monroe
Stewart T. Green Jr
Verden Boy Named Leader of Southwest 4-H Unit
Wayne Dabney of Verden was elected president of the southwest 4-H district during the 42nd annual Oklahoma 4-H club Roundup in Stillwater. Dee Ann Stinchcomb of Minco was chosen vice president Nancy Smith of Waurika secretary and Carolyn Walker of Verden song leader. The officers will preside at district meetings and serve on the state advisory board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Dabney
Verden
Stillwater
Dee Ann Stinchcomb
Minco
Nancy Smith
Waurika
Carolyn Walker
Nationwide protests press segregation as CORE and NAACP mobilize
The article reports coordinated demonstrations by Civil Rights groups across multiple cities including Jackson Mississippi Birmingham Los Angeles and Chicago. It notes arrests in Tallahassee and Jackson among others and describes police actions tear gas and court orders to halt marches. It also covers desegregation moves in Memphis Chicago and Baltimore and President Johnson urging unity in the face of racial issues.
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Jackson
Miss. Is
Los Angeles
Freien Lacheien
Baton Rouge
Willis
Les Pendleton
Pendleton
Bill Joyce
Congress of Racial Equality
Sam Teague
City Commission
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Miss
NAACP
M.B. Pierce
Memphis
Tenn
U.S. Supreme Court
Lyndon B. Johnson
Gettysburg
Chicago
Demonstrations Planned Against Oklahoma City Restaur ants
Porter announces daily summer protests targeting at least three Oklahoma City eateries and hotel lunch counters that refused service to Negroes. He criticizes a proposed mayoral human relations committee and predicts it will not act, while officials say members will be appointed next week.
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Employes
Porter
Oklahoma City
Jack Wilkes
Lawton Personalities Visit From Pittsburgh and San Diego
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Galyon of Pittsburgh and Mrs. Merl Stribling of San Diego, formerly Lawton residents, visit cousin A. P. Galyon and family. Edgar Galyon, an Oklahoma A&M graduate and Westinghouse engineer, is among the notable guests along with Mr. and Mrs. John Harper of near Pittsburgh visiting Mrs. J. C. Harper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Galyon
Pittsburgh
Mer! Stribling
San Diego
Calif
A. P. Galyon
Galyon
Stribling
Lawton
J. J. Galyon
Lawton High School
Oklahoma A&m College
Westinghouse Electric
John Harper
J. C. Harper
Arlington
Army Hikes Draft Calls
The Army asked for a draft of 12,000 men in August the largest monthly quota this year. June had 4,000 and July 7,000. The 1963 high prior was 10,000 in April and May. The rise from July to August may reflect replacements for Berlin crisis draftees ending in September.
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Washington
Army
Berlin
Atomic Annie 280mm Gun Remembered Despite Departure
The 280 mm gun platoon at Fort Sill fired an atomic round in 1953 at Frenchman Flats. Gun 21 reportedly fired the test round. Museum officials seek the gun’s present location for display as Army history preserves this legacy of heavy conventional and nuclear firepower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tor
Fort Sill
Frenchman's Flats
Gillett Griswold
U.S. Army Artillery and Missile Center Museum
Department of Army
Army
Chase case appeals court calls death a misadventure
Attorneys for Chase argued the incident was a misadventure but the appeals court rejected the claim. It ruled his wife’s battered body showed unlawful intent and premeditation. The charge attributed beatings with fists feet boots a tubular instrument and a steel helmet after returning from Fort Bliss Texas.
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Chase
Fort Bliss
Tex
Sugar prices and consumption rise amid summer demand
The piece notes constant prices for novel sugar toys like ice cream bars while soft drinks rise about five cents per carton of six. Some canned goods with sugar increase. housewives vary in purchases. A store owner says sugar use climbs in summer, not a panic buy, with expectations of price drops or summer persistence.
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Holy Father
Alfredo Cavagna
Peter Canisius van Lierde
Alva J. Ludrick
Dimitri Letzo
Sneed
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Allen’s Home Lumber Co
E Street Dial
Mannie L. Johnson
Clifford Beavers
Burkburnett
Ronald L. Beck
Robert W. Brooks
Michael D. Cost
Stev. Greer
Gore
Troy Lee Henson
Calvin B. Mayes
Carver
Emanuel J. Schaal
S. Tenth
Southwest
Wiest 33 Auto Service
Dial EL
Philadelphia
Cambridge
Baltimore
Catonsville
Andrew Young
Birmingham
Birmingham Areas
CORE
Chattanooga
Quality Optical Service
Eugene L. Bowman CO
Cagle’s
Corner Grocery
16Th
Cache Rd
16Th & D
City National Bank
4Th & D
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F.dlg
Discount Department Store
Cache Road
Lawton, Okla
State Farm
Richard Strait
Ferris Dial
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Bloomington
Illinois
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