Oklahoma City Times (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 79, No. 108, Ed. 1 Monday, June 24, 1968 Page: 2 of 40
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Monday, June 24, 1968 OKLAHOMA CITY TIMES
Inmates Set
Fire to Prison
" (Continued From Pane 1)
planned revolt," he said, al-
though he said the situation
has been "tight for the last
week." He referred to a sit-
down strike by 51 inmates
last week, and
turbance when
Donald Craigo, an em-
ploye, said he was in the
hospital shortly before 8
a m. when he was rushed by
several inmates armed with
clubs and scissors. He said
another dis-jhe and other employes ran
four prison-j to the third floor and barri-
4 ers commandeered the roof caded themselves.
, cf the power plant. They sur-i Black Smoke Billows
rendered to a Id-man guard| Inmates then set lire to
unil. the hospital, Craigo said.
Barricades Set l p Craigo said trapped cm-
- The seven fires were re-iployes smashed windows
* ported in the hospital, the and attempted to escape by
r ‘deputy warden s office, the j tying blankets in knots and
4 Woolen mill, printing shop.[scaling the outside. They
- power plant, and the paint (were rescued by guards and
*- shop. ! some iiirvuitps.
Many of the injured were. The roaring flames leaped
"treated for smoke inhalation. [40 feet into the air, and
Two men carried out on j heavy, black smoke billowed
- stretchers were bleeding over downtown C olumbus.
; from the forehead. Three|Several of the fires were ig-
guards suffered apparent I nited within minutes of each
* heart attacks. other.
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Enid Charge Filed
unil li'pnm Pniro It
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In Kansas
COLUMBUS, Kail. — A
charge of first degree mur-
der was filed at noon Mon-
Columbus against search
Hopper, 24, Barns-1 he was
in tin
SUPPORT OF NEGROES for Gov. Nelson Rockefeller of New York was urged
In .luckic Robinson, rigid, at a Sunday brunch at the latter’s home in Slum-
lord, Conn. Robinson, former Brooklyn Dodger who is now an aide to Rockefell-
er, was host fo a group of Negro editors and publishers. Rockefeller was guest
of honor. (AP H’ireplioto)
Poor
(Continued From Page L)
Bandaged
Hijacker
Gets Drugs
parking signs have now been installed.
Water is not draining properly on the west side ol
the 2100 block N Kate. Could the drainage be repaired?
A. B.
(Continued From Page 1)
police.
'Pile arrest of Abernathy
took place at the foot of
Capitol Hill amidst a scene
of contusion. Police, tour-
ists, and newsmen wore
jammed into the area.
.1. M. Powell, chief of the o <i II « « K I- inn ||> cm , , sprvlre
capital police, had earlier [robbed the Agnew Pharma- Pla((’ now ' ' ' Wp Prnh*ii.
of witnesses to the jury to
air complaints.
The grand jury heard a to-
tal of 51 witnesses after it
was impaneled June 11.
District Judge J. Russell
Swanson accepted the report
and discharged the grand ju-
rors. day in
"I commend you and each i>ibc>rt
of you for the work you have
done, he told the seven men
and five women on the jury.jar} Arkansas ( itv. Kan
"You have covered a great
deal of work and have made |:s*turda>[
some valuable recommenda-
tions that I hope the respon-
sible officials will take note
of and carry out," Judge
Swanson said.
The jury did recommend
that a project for improve-
ment of the Enid city jail
"he given priority over other
projects of the city of Enid."
Concerning hiring and pro-
motion practices of Enid and
Garfield county, the grand
jury reported: "We find and
believe there has been some
laxity, although perhaps not
intentional, which amounts
to discrimination a g a i n s t
Negroes and other minority
groups."
"It is suggested that the
j city and county officials
rom I age I) j make every effort to remedy
the store own-[this situation and give jobs
lo stay within the getter- ancl promotions according m ICiahnn-'s' b(.dv was found
qualifications and without
t «
the Mc-
heon charged
Mahan death.
Officers said they began a
for McMahan after
reported missing
slaying of when he went to a Picher
man area tavern for a few min-
whose body was found nearjutes June 15. The officeis
said they later received rr>-
llopper and Chester Dale p(irts tpat two
M c D o n a 1 d, 22, Baxter s,,(,n q riving
Springs. Kan., were charged
last week at Tahlequah, investigators said
Okla., with murder in ^[McMahan's ear was left
slaying of a Northeastern a|)alKioned when the Pope
youth was fatally shot near
Tahlequah and two teen-age
girls with him were raped by
men were
McMahans
• 4
his slayers.
Milk
Saigon
((Hat i lined
A young man wearing
bandage over his head
encourage all
ers
al law nn retail competi- iM“'"“"
1 any regard to race.
tl0IL Appointment of a qualified
"1 think the whole tiling Negro to the fire department
has reached the leveling off and police department civil
State College student (rom
Tulsa, Harold James Pope.
20.
Monday's charge filed in
Columbus accuses Hopper ol
slaying Paul E. McMahan.
28, a native of Ponca City,
who was on vacation (rom
his job in Arkansas City.
Kan. when he was killed.
Paul Armstrong, county and almost everywhere else
attorney at Columbus, filed nt the country. U. S. sources
the murder charge against,said the enemy likely may
Hopper in the McMahan j he "laying back” lo receive
death. The charge accuses replacements, retrain,
Hopper of slaying McMahan and resupply (or fresh
at a spot just off US-69 about tacks.
Id miles south of Columbus (\ s. pilots flew 127 mis-
(( oiitiniied Front Page I)
refit
at-
near T r c e c e. Kan.
Forrest Keene, assistant director of the department
of public works, says the city street department has now
laid an asphalt skin patch on this area that should make
an improvement in the drainage.
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Cars park continually on my parking. Could some-
thing be done to get them moved? E. A. H.
We reported this to Maj. S. W. Stephens, police de-
partment traffic commander. He says the owner of these
cars has been contacted and the cars have been moved.
Last February, my son received a defective music
tape from a firm in Chicago, 111. Could you get them to
send another one? Mrs. W. E. L.
We reported this to the Better Business Bureau and
they got in touch with the Chicago firm. Another iape
has now been shipped to your son.
The green fee on city golf courses is still $2 after 6
p.m. during the week. Could it be dropped to $1.50? D. E.
R. R. "Pat" Murphy, director of parks and recrea-
tion. says fees have been reduced 50 cents after 5 p.m. in
the summer and after 4 p.m. in the winter.
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Parole
Poles Charge
(Continued From Page
U. S. Harassing
ing and stomping the boy.
Lloyd George Stanley. She
and her husband had been
keeping the boy and his 3-
year-old brother, who also
was found badly beaten in
the Thompson home.
Lawrence Thompson,
the woman's husband, re-
ceived a 10-year sentence
for his part in the crime
iand was paroled in 1959.
' Mrs. Thompson’s broth-
•er, George Stanley of
iHouston, father of the
iboys. sent a letter to the
^pardon and parole board
asking that they recom-
mend her for clemency,
Gharles Chesnut. board
member, said Monday. It
'.was Mrs. Thompson's
fourth appearance before
•the board.
WARSAW. Poland (AP) —!
The Communist Parly news-
paper Trvbuna Ludu said
Monday Polish ships and
crews were being harrassed
in the United States.
The newspaper reported
searching of all ships enter-
|ing U. S. ports, the question-1 press
ing. photographing and fin-
gerprinting "like a crimi-
nal" of sailors making initial
trips there and limitations
on crew movements once
they are allowed to leave the
j ship.
4>Iost Wanted'
Man Captured
MOBILE.
Classes Closed
Ala. (AP) —
One of the FBI's ten most
wanted fugitives was cap-
tured in Ocean Springs,
Miss.. Monday, the FBI said.
. William Alexander, agent
; RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) in charge of the Mobile field
— With Brazilian students office, said 45-vear-old John-
vowing to continue demon- ny Ray Smith, a native of
^rations which last week led Monroe County. Alabama,
to one death, scores of inju- was taken into custody by
rles and 1.500 arrested, au- two Ocean Springs patroi-
rjiorities at the University of men.
Rio have suspended classes
and started lower school va-
served notice that
marches and demonstra-
tions wore not permitted
on the capitol grounds.
Abernathy, a Negro like
most of the campaigners,
wearing a striped shirt,
denim pants and with a
denim jacket wrapped
around his waist, stood
briefly in a line of demon-
strators waiting to be tak-
en into custody.
Powell, talking through
a portable loudspeaker,
announced there would be
arrests made if the capitol
demonstration continued.
"The police have in-
structions to handle you in
a manner that will not
cause injury if you cooper-
ate," Powell said.
He urged the demonstra-
tors to remain calm and
directed officers to "step
forward and make arrests
at this time."
The first few demonstra-
tors taken into custody
wenl limp and were car-
ried to the waiting bus.
Bui Abernathy called:
“Everybody walk. Don't
go limp. Go with dignity."
"With God." a voice
cried (rom the crowd.
"Thai's right." Aber-
nathy said.
The attempted demon-
stration and arrest took
place in hot. sweltering
weather. Officers and
demonstrators sweated
freely.
The demonstrators gath-
i ered in various groups
amidst the crowd of police
I and spectators that out-
| numbered them.
The demonstrators
chanted and and. "Ain't
Gonna Let Nobody Turn
i Us Around.”
At the White House,
secretary George
Christian was asked
whether the final decision
on evicting the campaign-
ers was made by Presi-
dent Johnson.
He said it was not. but
Johnson did know of the
action taken by’ the gov-
ernment — "he has been
well aware of it."
He said federal and met-
r o p o 1 i t a n Washington
agencies had coordinated
on the matter, wilh justice
and interior departments
being the federal agencies
involved.
jev. 2501 S Agnew, Monday ably expect prices to return
morning of an undetermined j to normal.”
commissions was
also recommended by grand
jurors.
Mc-jsions against the panhandle
in |Sunday through heavy an-
iho brush covered Blue \ tiaircraft lire. Pilots report-
Mound mining area alter a od destroying or damaging
widespread search around 78 trucks, many of them ap-
Picher. Okla., and north into parently loaded with aminu-
Kansas. nil ion. Pilots said flames
The charge said McMahan i from the burning trucks
amount of narcotics.
His getaway vehicle was a
motorcycle.
"There worp several peo-
ple in the store and he got
nervous and didn't wait for
the money,” owner Jack
Coker said.
Kelly Petree, druggist who
handed ihe narcotics over to
the gunman, said lie had a
long-barreled target pistol.
The bandage covered his
head, except "his eyes, nose
and mouth."
Coker described thp rob-
ber as about 5-8. 145 to 15(1
pounds, black hair and wear-
ing colored long sleeve shirt
Hulbert Man
Dies in War
Most retail grocers said
they may have to increase!
their prices on milk once ihe!
war is over if dairy suppliers
increase their prices. 1 HULBERT (AP) —
Bowman said each gro- William A. Gritts, 20,
eery store lost as much as I killed in action near Saigon
SI.000 in
last year, totaling about a
quarter of a million dollars
in the city area.
was killed by blows to the
head with a meat tenderizer
mallet near where the body
was found.
Hopper and M c D o n a 1 d
wore committed last week to
Eastern State Hospital in Vi-
CpI [iiita for up to 90 days mental
was observation by a district
court order issued in Tahle-
could be seen 50 miles away.
r
New York Costs
i
Anion"
Highest
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Cities' Need
Pointed Out
NIAGARA FALLS, Ontar-
io (AP) — Laurancp S.
Rockefeller suggested Mon-
day that man may have to
"miniaturize n a t u r e and
bring it where people are" in
an effort to make cities liv-
able.
"One of the keys to mak-
ing our cities livable," he
said, "is to restore nature or
symbols of nature to relieve
the oppressiveness of the
concrete and asphalt
NEW YORK (AP) - The
New York-northeastern New aa' al
is
jest in the nation in moderate
i living costs required by a
self-supporting retired cou-!
; pie, says the U. S. Labor Do-
j partment.
Herbert Bienstock. region-
al director of the depart-
ment's bureau of labor sta-
tistics, said Sunday it costs
about $4,523 a year to live in
the area.
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Treatment Ends
WASHINGTON (AP)
Mrs. Howard H. Baker jr.,
wife of Sen. Baker (R-Tenn.)
has been released from the
hospital where she was un-
I "As the Japanese have der treatment for two weeks
I done." Rockefeller added. I for complications arising
"perhaps we must miniatu-| from a broken leg.___
bring it
POISON IVY
drive you crazy
?
m9\
stop itching
dry it up
aid healing
BAREST,
»Q «ON ivr
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the milk price war|vip,lian' Iunof1.3’ 1,is Parpn's -
1 have been notified.--
Gritts, 20. was the son of
Mr. and Mrs. W T. Gritts of
Hulbert. The family former-
ly lived in Tulsa.
Gritts had been in the
army since last October and
in Vietnam since March 15.
Services will be held Tucs-
Tahlequah where he
Jersey area is second high- was born.
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Gary Doison. 17, of Grover
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