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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1963

Page

3

Girl hurt in Sixteenth Street bombing lies in hospital

Four weeks after the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing Sarah Jean Collins, 12, lies in Birmingham's University Hospital with glass cuts on her eyes and a torn life ahead. Her sister Addie Mae, 14, died in the blast along with two other girls. She speaks little, longs to read, and finds comfort in a friend in radiology.

Birmingham Ala Sarah Jean Collins Sarah Jean Sixteenth Street Baptist Church Addie Mae University Hospital C. S. Norton

White Segregationist Wins Race In Albany

In Albany Georgia James V Davis, a 45 year old white segregationist, won the Democratic nomination for mayor in a high turnout race. Slater King the leading Negro candidate finished second and Edward V Jones was third. Davis stated reforms would occur within segregation. King urged biracial talks and voting for political change. The city saw heavy demonstrations and arrests over the past two years.

Albany, Ga Georgia James V. Davis Slater King Edward V. Jones Davis King Albany Jones

Hourly Test Keeps U S Soviet Hot Line Alive

The hourly teletype test on the line between the Pentagon and the Kremlin has run since August 30 to ensure readiness for an emergency. Officials say there are no conversations on the line, only test and service messages, and access is tightly controlled for security reasons.

Washington Pentagon Kremlin U.S Kennedy Khrushchev White House Defense Department West Berlin William C. Foster U.S. Disarmament Agency House Moscow Ussr Defense Headquarters National Military Command Center

Fleeing Prisoner Shot During Johnston County Escape

TISHOMINGO AP reports an escapee from Johnston County jail was wounded in the leg near Tishomingo after a sighting Tuesday. Raymound Fountain was shot while attempting to flee. his companion Lam Kellog, 25, remains missing.

Tishomingo Johnston County Raymound Fountain Lam Kellog

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