Oklahoma City Times (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 75, No. 165, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 26, 1964 Page: 1 of 34
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Vote Taken Out of Speculative Stage
Requests to Block New
State Elections Axed
Sen. Eugene McCarthy
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Civil Rights Test Case
Requests for a speedy the motel and the justice de-
WASHINGTON ( — The
were filed by the motel and
Davis said the argument hours with each side having
will concern only the Heart
one hour.
might well encourage mo-
Pickrick Restaurant, also of
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er parts of the south to re-
liminary steps in the case
fuse service to Negroes.
ment of the special court’s
but will not be concerned di-
Morton Rolleston, operator City on August 7 voided
What’s Inside
of the Heart of Atlanta Mo-
moat of last spring’s pri-
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partment that it would be
wise to have the constitution-
The justice department will
file a reply brief by Septem-
ber 28. The October 5 argu-
ment will cover at least two
tives of Negro slum areas
in New York were enroute
to Atlantic City when a
compromise was reached.
There is evidence Walter
Reuther, president of the
The motel and restaurant
were principals in the deci-
sion by a special 3-judge fed-
and no flood damage was re-
ported although streets in
and provides enforcement
of the rule at the 1968 con-
vention. Unless changed,
or unless the party drasti-
cally changes segregation
policies in the south, the
compromise could result
in the unseating of a num-
ber of southern delegations
at the 1968 convention.
"Only a half-dozen mem-
(See INSIDE—Page 2)
To this, Jerkins comment-
ed Wednesday:
“I deplore the fact the
county attorney has cast sus-
picion on the integrity of
precinct election officials by
inferring there were wide-
spread irregularities, with-
NEW YORK • — A smoky, one-alarm fire at Saks
Fifth Avenue department store Wednesday forced some
5,000 persons to flee — including a group of women in
hair-curlers and without makeup.
The women, wearing pink smocks over their slips,
fled from the beauty shop, urged along by store person-
nel and police.
Best and Co., one block away, invited in the fleeing
women whose outer clothing was restored to them by
Saks officials.
Best beauticians finished the makeups.
Wednesday to hear on Octo-
ber 5 an appeal questioning
constitutionality of the pub-
lic accommodations sections
of the civil rights act.
The court's action was an-
nounced by its clerk, John
F. Davis. The tribunal is in
summer adjournment.
running board while a stylist completed her hair-do.
The blaze, in a sub-basement, started at 11:07 a m.
and was declared under control by 12:10 p.m. Deputy
contended that the special
court’s action "will wreal
irreparable damage upon
the voters of Oklahoma at
well as the nomiaees and of
flee holders involved.”
Petitions filed in opposi
tion to the stay rsqussts de
nied this contention.
available in Atlanta for com-
ment.
The office of Maddox in
Atlanta reported he left ear-
ly Wednesday for Atlantic
City.
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Burton Logan has resigned
as state budget officer and
will be replaced by state
Rep. Carl Wijliams of Sul-
phur December 1, Gov. Bell-
mon said Wednesday.
However, the governor de-
clined to concede there is
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special court upheld validity
of the public accommoda-
tions section. The case was
the first in which a ruling
was given under the civil
rights act.
October 5 is the first day
of the supreme court’s new
fall term.
Good Reading
DEATH WAITS at school
for an 11-year-old city
girl. Page 25.
ROTJ. CALLS won’t be
needed at the Democrat-
L. ic National Convention,
Sooners say. Page 2.
SOME ALABAMANS say
they probably will vote
Republican because of
the seating fight at the
Democratic convention.
Page s.
BIG RECEPTION awaits
Lady Bird Johnson in At-
lantic City. Page 3.
Pickup what's inside
WASHINGTON • — Jus-
tice Byron R. White of the
supreme court Wednesday
refused pleas that he block
orders for new legislative
elections in Oklahoma. ,
He turned down requests
for stay made in three mo
tions by severet state sena
tors; six members of the Ob
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Sen. Eugene McCarthy in
effect pulled out of the
Democratic vice presiden-
tial contest Wednesday in
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By Allan Cromley
(Convention Bureau)
ATLANTIC CITY — The
biggest decision of the
Democratic convention —
except for the vice presi-
dential nomination — was
made in a smoke-filled
room at a motel headquar-
ters of White House staff
personnel.
Fire Chief Thomas Reilly declared there was "not too
much damage ”
Adam Gimbel, store president, said repairs were un-
der way in the sub-basement when the flames broke out,
sending dense smoke up elevator shafts and into air con-
ditioning machinery.
Answering a reporter's question Gimbel declared:
"This store doesn’t run fire sales."
Gimble estimated the number of persons sent to the
thousands, pointing out that he has 3,500
restaurant.
Later, Lester Maddox, op-
erator of the restaurant,
shut the doors on Negroes
and said he was dosing it
for good
Black said he agreed with
sota, the probable vice
president nominee, did not
engineer the compromise,
which eventually prevent-
ed a walk out of most of
the southern states Tues-
the store for the rest of the day
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ourt Sets
and declared legislative
seats vacant effective as of
November 18.
The special court’s action
was based on U. S. Supreme
Court rulings that both
houses of all state legisla-
tures must be based on pop-
ulation.
In addition to asking stays
of the lower court order, the
throe motions requested the
supreme court hold a special
session to review and over-
turn the Oklahoma City tri
bunal’s action. White made
no comment about this re-
quest. leaving the matter up
in the air for the time being
at least.
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of Williams drawing a salary
as budget director, as the at-
torney general’s office ad-
vised him in June.
"I am personally con-
vinced Carl Williams is high-
ly qualified for this position
and is eligible to be appoint-
ed budget officer,” was the
governor's answer to the
question of legality.
"I don’t intend to raise the
question,” he added.
A spokesman for the attor-
ney general’s office said the
governor was advised the
constitution bars Williams
from drawing budget officer
pay. He said the opinion was
given in June after published
accounts that the switch was
in the making.
Cited was a constitutional
prohibition against a legisla-
(See OFFICERS—Page 2)
next week and plans for the
special election September
29.
(He said Justice White’s
rejection of applications for
a stay "takes it out of the
speculative stage, for the
full court won’t meet until
October.”)
Elections Voided
A special 3-judge U. S.
District Court In Oklahoma
getting to be such a big
town.
“We're getting to the
point where we’ve got to
be taken care of.”
The Shepherd sisters,
Lottie and Edith, are the
only survivors of the fami-
ly that homesteaded in the
vicinity of NW 23 and
Pennsylvania.
They still live at 2237
NW 23 amid the rising con-
crete and steel of a mas-
sive shopping center on
the one side. and a large
department store on the
other.
Oklahoma Tuesday night
and early Wednesday caus-
ing power failures, dumping
heavy rain and hall and fell-
ing trees.
Jerkins also said, "My ex-
perience has taught me the
precinct election officials
are a dedicated group of citi-
zens who are rendering a
high type of service to the
public
"I am certain they are all
law-abiding citizens.
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day night
These and other facts
were disclosed exclusively
to the Oklahoma City
Times by an official who
asked not be identified be-
some direct law violations, of Atlanta Motei Corp. The
in his opinion.
hopped, skipped and jumped
over scattered sections of height of the storms.
any question about legality through Nowata about 1:30
a.m. Wednesday, damaging
Known only to insiders is
the crisis over a Negro
challenge to the seating of
the Mississippi delegation.
It came very close to
tearing the party apart.
A lasting rupture nar-
rowly was averted only by
the intervention of Presi-
dent Johnson.
Strong-arm representa-
inches at the Pennsylvania
Ave. pumping station.
A whopping 6 inches of
rain fell at Lower Spavinaw
Lake, 40 miles northeast of
Tulsa, since Tuesday after-
noon. Rain continued to fall
there Wednesday, but no
flooding was reported.
The lake is kept about 6
inches below the spillway
and water was going over
the spillway Wednesday,
down a creek and into Grand
River.
Almost 5 inches of rain
had been recorded at Upper
Spavinaw (Lake Eucha) and
4.32 inches fell at Pensacola
Dam (Grand River). Both
Lake Eucha and Pensacola
have been several feet below
normal for several months.
A thunderstorm moved
are said to have listed as
most desirable in the man
who would be vice presi-
dent with you would be
met admirably by Senator
Humphrey.
"I wish therefore to rec-
ommend for your primary
consideration Senator Hu-
bert H. Humphrey.”
The two Minnesota sena-
tors have been leading the
pack for weeks in specula-
tion on whom Johnson
might choose, with Hum-
phrey in the No. 1 spot.
They are friends and mu-
tual political backers of
long standing.
Humphrey relayed word
to reporters through his
press secretary, Robert
Jensen, that he is "very
grateful for the support of
his good friend, Gene Mc-
Carthy.”
Jensen said Humphrey
had not received any word
directly from McCarthy
about the telegram nor
had he received any com-
munication from the White
House on President John-
son’s choice of a running
mate.
The White House said
the president would an-
nounce his choice for the
Democratic vice presiden-
tial nomination "in due
time,” but then amended
this statement to leave
open the possibility that
Johnson might prefer not
to make an announcement.
It all added up to contin-
ued absence of any solid
clue as to when or how the
president would make his
wishes known to the Dem-
ocratic National Conven-
tion delegates in Atlantic
City, N. J.
The White House con-
firmed it had received the
telegram from McCarthy.
Justice Hugo L. Black of
the supreme court on August tels and restaurants
Atlanta, was involved in pre- 10 refused to stay enforce- ‘ ' *
Partly cloudy with little
change in temperatures
and scattered thunder-
showers through Wednes-
day night. High 93, low 74.
(Details, Page 25.)
MOURLY TEMPERATURE
United Auto Workers, had
a part la the final negotia-
tions.
And contrary to the gen-
erally held impression,
Sea. Humphrey, of Minne-
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By Jack Tayler
A 92-yearold 89er has
donated more than $1,700
to Oklahoma City for the
purpose of purchasing 25
new shotguns for the po-
lice department, it was
teamed Wednesday
“in the early days the
men carried their own
guns, but now they don’t
so the police have to.”
Miss Lottie Shepherd ex-
plained.
“I think the police are
doing pretty good, but
from the way things have
been going the last few
—o-epesrasaemss-rrmimmeev
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rectly in the October 5 argu- Negroes to the motel and
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“I lived here for 75
years," Miss Shepherd
said, "I've seen the town ‘
grow.”
Help is not new to the
Shepherd sisters. In 1962
they donated 825,000 to the
University of Oklahoma
school of medicine to start
a student loan fund.
And the year before a
8250,000 grant from the
Shepherd Foundation was
used by the First Presby-
terian Church to construct
a home for the aged mem-
More Convention News on
Pages 3, 16, 20
favor of his fellow Minne-
sotan, Sen. Hubert H.
Humphrey.
In a telegram to Presi-
dent Johnson, McCarthy
did not specifically say he
was out of the race, but he
did "recommend for your
primary consideration” his
senate colleague.
The telegram said:
"The time for your an-
nouncement of your choice
of your vice presidential
running mate is very
close. I have, as you know,
during this convention and
for several weeks not been
indifferent to the choice
you must make.
cause of his position in the
negotiation*.
Possibly more signifi-
cant than the drama itself
is the impact' which the
compromise will have on
the Democratic Party in
the South »
It requires southern
Democrats to give Ne-
groes an equal voice in the. "
conduct of party affairs
the justice department. The al issues decided by the su- it because the eouft- says
motel has agreed to O. itspreme court as quickly aswe’ve.otet” Reneayeraid
printed appeal with the high possible:
tribunal by September 21. Solicitor General, Archi-
months I think they need
some more guns," she
said.
She is one of the widely-
known Shepherd sisters
who founded the Shepherd
Foundation.
The guns cost 369 each.
The police budget lacking,
officials were hard pressed
to buy the sorely needed
guns, a spokesman said.
“I gave what Weldon
(Capt. Weldon Davis of the
patrol division) said he
had to have,” Miss Shep-
herd said.r “I think they
really needed them. We’re
"It is my opinion the
qualifications that you
have listed or which you
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Mississippi Decision:
supreme court agreed hearing of the motel case
One county election offi-
cial declared Wednesday he
deplores the suspicion cast
by the county attorney upon
the integrity of precinct elec-
tion officials.
W. S. "Bill” Jerkins,
chairman of the county elec-
tion board, made the state-
ment. It was approved by
Warren Morris, Republican
member of the board.
County Attorney James H.
Harrod said his investigation
of the May 5 and May 26 pri-
mary elections disclosed nu-
merous irregularities and
Angry thunderstorms
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stives and by the Oklahomi
Farm Bureau.
White made no comment
about his actions, merel
writing “stay denied"
across the face of each re-
quest.
‘Na Doubt'
(In Oklahoma City, Okla-
homa election board Secre-
tary Frank Reneau said Jus
tice White’s action "leaves
no doubt about it.”
( “We're going ahead with
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bald Cox, in a memorandum
to the supreme court on Au-
gust 7, said any delay in en-
forcement of the public ac-
commodations section
two churches, knocking out
about 75 telephones and
causing electric power fail-
ures.
Roof Caves in
Heavy rain collapsed the
roof and one wall of the
First Church of the Naza-
rene. The First Presbyterian
Church was damaged when
a tree was blown against it.
A number of Nowata
homes suffered water dam-
age when the high winds lift-
ed shingles and broke win-
dows. About 2% inches of
(See NORTHEAST—Page 2)
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