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# Gen. Massad Scheduled for New Defense Post
By Ivy Coffey
Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON - Presl-
dent Johnson was expected
to nominate MaJ. Gen.
(ret.) E. L. • Mike” Mas-
rad of Ardmore, Okla., a*
deputy assistant secretary
of defense for reserve af-
fairs Wednesday.
Sen. Mike Monroney (D-
Okla.) and Sen. Fred R.
Harris (D-Oklu.) predicted
the senate will confirm the
nomination without delay.
If Massad is confirmed
by the senate, he will be
the first pprson to hold the
title. The post was only re-
cently created by congren.
The two-star general re-
cently retired aftpr six
years as commander of
the 95th Division (train-
ing), a reserve division in
Oklahoma, Arkansas and
I,ouisiann.
The new deputy assist-
ant secretary will oversee
troop strength and reserve
activities and will coordi-
nate reserve activities
within the defense depart-
ment at top levels.
Massad has been on ac-
tive or reserve status the
past 35 years, serving in
the 1st Cavalary Division,
the 82nd Airborne Divi-
sion, the 11th Airborne Di-
vision as commander of
the 675th Paraglider Field
Artillery Battalion In the
Pacific during World War
Paid Grculation 301,614- Evening-Morning Daily Average April
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40 PAGES—OKLAHOMA CITY. WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 1968
Ten Cents
Club-Swinging Police
’Raid Columbia Again
II. and hs 95th command-
er.
Massad has served on
the armed services re-
serve policy board, and in
1966 he was plected nation-
al president of the Senior
Reserve Commander's As-
sociation.
While serving on the
armed forces policy board,
Massad led the fight
against proposed merger
Gen. Massad Can Relax
Now, Page 21.
of the army reserve and
national guard which had
been urged by former De-
fense Secretary Robert S.
McNamara.
In private life, he is
chairman of the board of a
life insurance company
and is an independent oil
producer.
Monroney said he wel-
comes word of the nomina-
tion. saying: ‘'This is a
great recognition of the
leadership of the patriotic
military reserve in Okla-
homa for helping estab-
lishing and maintaining
American strength.”
Rep. Carl Albert, housp
majority leader, com-
mended the president for
the nomination of Massad.
He said, "1 have known
Mike since we were stu-
dents together at the Uni-
versity of Oklahoma. Not
only is he one of my con-
stituents, but he is a close
personal friend. He is one
of Oklahoma's most out-
standing soldiers and a
most popular citizen.
"The president could not
have made a better selec-
tion.”
Gen. E. L. "Mike" Massad
Wool Pulled
Over Judge
At Hearing?
By .Mary Jo Nelson
A district judgp was deceived when he released a pris-
oner without bond at a night hearing May 14. an official of
the Oklahoma County district court alleged Wednesday.
The court source, who asked not to be identified, said
Judge William S. Myers jr. was told that Melvin Leo Bow-
en had been held all day prior to the hearing. *
Police records show the defendant, a former convict,
was taken into custody by police at 4:05 p.tn. that day.
The source also said at tor-
% Camp Gets
Into Race
i I *
John N. "Happy” Camp
resigned as chairman of the
state board of public affairs
Wednesday to become a Re-
publican candidate for con-
gress in the Sixth District.
Camp, unsuccessful Re-
publican nominee for gover-
nor who was defeatpd two
years ago by Gov. Bartlett,
said he has organizations in
all 23 northwestern Oklaho-
ma counties comprising the
district.
His preparation for the
race has been one of the
poorest-kept secrets in the
state eapilol for weeks.
He will face at least one
opponent in the first primary
August 27. Gene Carrier,
Garfield County assessor, al-
ready has announced he is a
candidate for the Republican
nomination.
Two Democrats, Roger
Folson of Watonga and Dr.
John Goodwin. Oklahoma
State University professor of
economics, also have an-
nounced. Secretary of State
John Rogers has considered
the race, but has not an-
nounced.
Camp, 59, was born in
Enid and has been a resident
of W a u k o m 1 s for many
years.
He is a banker and civic
leader, and was appointed
affairs board chairman by
Gov. Bartlett. He served in
the house of representatives
for 20 years.
Observance Delayed
PARIS (AP) — Mother's
Day, which was set for May
26, has been officially post
poned for three weeks be-
cause of the nation’s internal
crisis.
neys who represented Bowen
at the rare nighi habeas cor-
pus hearing told Judge
Myers the police had no in-
tention of filing a criminal
charge against Bowen.
Bowen was released at 10
p.m., five minutes after law-
yers Valdhe Pitman and Joe
Cannon presented police a
habeas corpus writ ordering
them to bring the prisoner
before Myers.
Suspect Hunted
It was learned Wednesday
Judge Myers, as criminal
judge, was called to the
courthouse that night by Pit-
man. Cannon presented the
petition to the judge, the
court source said.
Police have been search-
ing for Bowen since the fol-
lowing morning, when the
state prosecutor filed a
charge of grand larceny af-
ter former conviction of a
felony.
The courthouse source
said Judge Myers, who has
been on the district bench
for less than a year, was led
to believe that night hear-
ings to free prisoners are
"routine" and happen two or
three limes a week.
No Public Comment
Judge Myers would make
no public comment on the
case.
Court Clerk Dale Smith
said night hearings "never
happen” in habeas corpus
cases. This was confirmed
by his chief deputy, Dan
Gray, who said the May 14
hearing was the first in his
memory after 11 years on
the job.
A check of court records
disclosed another district
judge, then recently-elected,
held a similar night hearing
last July.
The court source said
Judge Myers released Bow-
en on the basis of statements
made by Cannon or Pitman
(See JUDGE—Page 2)
Bleeding from scalp and nose, Columbia student is
led away by police early Wednesday. Armband signi-
fies a call for a student strike. (AP W'irephnlo)
Gromlius Busy
Voter
Mix-Up
Need help? Write to Oklahoma City Times. P. O.
Box 25125, Oklahoma City 73125 or telephone CE 2-3311
between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. Monday through Friday
and ask for “Action Line.”
We have lived ill Midwest City since April, 1966.
Since October, 1966, our voter registration has been
messed up. We tried to re-register and change our poli-
tics in October, but when we went to vote they did not
have my name in the registration book. My husband's
name was there, but not mine. I would like to be able to
vote in the presidential election. Mrs. H. A. S., Midwest
City.
It would appear that the gremlins have been busy.
However, Tex Newman, Oklahoma County election
board secretary, says your record has now been correct-
ed. He said he regrets the inconvenience.
Some neighbors or mine are in bad shape. The young
man has some money due him from the Veterans Ad-
ministration dating back to when he went to school. The
VA won’t send It to him. They need the money badly.
Can you help them? Mrs. R. D. S.
Tim Turnbull, service officer for American Legion
Post No. 35. has been in touch with the VA regional of-
(See ACTION LINE-Page 2)
56 Hurt
In New
Outbreak
NEW YORK (AP) - Calm
returned to Columbia Uni-
versity Wednesday after the
second early morning police
raid in a month ended with
174 students aircsied and 40
students and 16 policemen
Injured.
The injuries occurred
when police clubbed their
way through a crowd of stu-
dents wh6 were protesting
threats of disciplinary meas-
ures against leaders of ear-
lier student disorders.
Earlier in the night, police
who were not carrying clubs,
peacefully cleared student
sit-ins from Hamilton Hall,
where the dean in charge of
the disciplinary procedures
has his offices.
•To the Barricades’
Columbia President Gray-
son Kirk had summoned po-
lice to "clear the area" after
small fires broke out in dor-
mitories and shouting stu-
dents defied orders to return
to the dorms^
At 4:25 a.m.. a thousand
police rushed across the
campus. They were met
head-on by a wave of stu-
dents who answered a call:
•To the barricades!"
A stone flew, striking a po-
liceman in the face. He bled
profusely. Police surged into
the s t ud e n t s, nighi sticks
flailing, and blood was
drawn on both sides.
Hearing Protested
The storm had begun
building late Tuesday, one
month after several hundred
demonstrators led, among
others, by the radical Stu-
dents for a Democratic So-
ciety began a siege that
eventually led to temporary
control of campus buildings.
Mark Rudd, the revolu-
tionary campus loader of
SDS, and three of his associ-
ates had been cited for disci-
plinary action for the earlier
demonstrations, and several
lawyers, about 20 parents
and 200 students went into
Hamilton Hall Tuesday to
protest the hearing.
Rudd Suspended
Rudd, 20, of Maplewood,
N. J., was suspended. Ten-
sion mounted, Inside the
building where sit-ins re-
fused to budge, and on the
grassy campus outside
where perhaps 500 to 600
supporters and opponents of
the demonstrators milled
about.
The threat of police action
(See 5ft—Page 2)
Premier Tells
French Labor
He Will Talk
PARIS (AP) — Premier Georges Pompidou (old the
National Assembly Wednesday he is ready to start discus-
sions with French labor leaders on legitimate demands
they may have. But he said he would refuse to talk with
i them about anything of a political nature.
Pompidou pleaded for a show of confidence from the
assembly to maintain the government’s authority as some
eight million Frenchmen
L
S,.'A
were on strike and the eco-
nomic paralysis gripping the
nation was tightening. He
s|K»ke in debalp on a motion
of censure against the gov-
ernment.
Almost immediately, lead-
ers at France's three majot j
unions said they were ready i
to take part in "any real ne-
gotiation on the essential de-
mands of the workers." It
| was too early to tell, howev-
er, whether this meant a
break in the wave of strikes.
President Charles de
: Gaulle's regime appeared
Ta<r Enters
Capitol Car
Blast Probe
MISSING Tinker Air Force
Rase airman, Sgt. Edward
R. Sperry, 21, of Norman,
is (he object of a search
since his blood-stained car
was found in Dallas Tues-
day night. Story on Page
22.
By Mike Hammer
An out-of-state license tag
on a 1%7 Cadillac that ex-
ploded in a state eapitol
parking area Tuesday morn-
ing touched off an investiga-
jeertain to defeat the censure 'ion Wednesday as to who
motion, due to come up for a actually owns the car.
vote tonight. But iIip strike; jj. Buddy Koch, city fire
crisis, smothering activity in j inspector, said Judge Kirk-
city after city, showed no Ley Nix of the state court Of
sign of abating. criminal appeals told him
Communists and members I Tuesday after the incident
of thp Federation of the that he has owned the car
Democratic and Socialist for about two weeks.
However, the car was last
(See FRANCE—Page 2)
Talks’ Failure
Hinted by Reds
— I registered to a Biolxi, Miss.,
Woman identified as Doris
D. Angelo, 317 Orleans Dr.,
Koch said.
Judge on Bench
Koch declined to say
Wednesday whether he was
disputing Judge Nix's claim
PARIS (AP) - In a
sharp exchange of argu-
ments. North Vietnam's
envoy raised the possibili-
ty' Wednesday that the
Paris peace talks might
fail and told U. S. Ambas-
sador W. Averell Harri-
man the United States
would bear “the full and
entire responsibility."
Harriman, in talking
with reporters after the
formal meeting, accused
North Vietnam of using
the talks to "make a prop-
aganda impression on the
world."
"A lot of people are get-
ting disgusted with these
allegations (about the war
in Vietnam) which have no
basis in fact whatever," he
said.
A North Vietnamese
SHOWERS.
Local: Cloudy and warm-
er with 30 percent chance
of thunderstorms through
Thursday. Overnight low-
62. High Thursday 84. (De-
tail*, Page 17)
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spokesman said that dur-
ing thp fourth session,
which lasted about three
hours. Xuan Thuy told
Harriman, "In the event
these official conversa-
tions do not conclude with
result, the American sidp
must bear full and entire
responsibility.”
The spokesman also
quoted Thuy as telling
Harriman that thousands
of Americans, and "prog-
ressive opinion" around
the world, demand that he
change his attitude.
Thuy denounced what he
called "thp obstinateness
and the lack of seriousness
of the American side."
The meeting was the
fourth in the series which
began 10 days ago. The
next meeting will not be
held until Monday morn-
ing. an interlude of four
days — the longest yet.
Harriman said he had
suggested that "we aban-
don the practice of going
out with public statements
so that we can make some
progress with discussions
across the table.”
Ross Confirmed
WASHINGTON (AP) -
The senate confirmed
Wednesday the nomination
of Stanford G. Ross of New
York as general counsel of
the department of transpor
tation.
Car Examined. Page 11.
to ownership. He would say
only that he was trying to es-
tablish definite ownership.
No change of ownership
papers has been forwarded
to Mississippi or Oklahoma
auio registration offices yet,
Koch said.
Judge Nix was on the
bench Wendesday and un-
available for comment.
Tag Knocked Off
Fire officials were led to
the registration from a 1968
Mississippi licensp tag on
the car. Koch said. He said
the tag was knocked off by
the explosion, but that it was
registered with ihe serial
numbers of the car.
Judge Nix has said public-
ly he owned the car and that
ho did not have any insur-
ance on it.
Wednesday's develop-
ments added still more mys-
tery to the blast, cause of
which remains unexplained.
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Amusement* 18-19
Bridge ft
Business News 31
Classified 33-39
Comics 20
National Affair* 3
Obituaries 10, 18
Oil Reports S3
Our World Today 7
Sports 26-80
TV Tidbits 32
Vital Statistie* 17
Women's News 13-15
Want Ads CE 5-6752
Other calls CE 2-3311
‘Someone Has to Show That the Thing Can Work*
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White Cityans Doing Some Integrating of Their Own
By Tom Boone
Up and down a narrow strip of northwest Oklahoma
City, white familiei are bracing themselves for neigh-
borhood integration.
Some may run, but many appear determined to
stand fast.
Working both individually and through Iheir
churches, residents are forming block groups and Inter-
racial diacuaalon groups. The guldeword in each case is,
"Let’s hold our neighborhood together.”
The flurry of ooncern li most noticeable in the area
between Classen Blvd. and the Santa Fe tracks, from
downtown north (o NW 63.
It Is primarily the middle-class homes In this area
that are considered to he a prime attraction to Negroes,
Integration: A Two-Way Street
First of a Meries
who are expected to move west across the tracks with
the coming of school integration in the fall.
However, In another part of Oklahoma City a differ-
ent type of integration movement Is taking place.
V
In the Wildewood and Musgrave Additions in the
northeast, it is the whites who are doing much of the in-
tegrating.
Of the two. integration of Musgrave Addition is seen
as being the more significant, perhaps because of the
character of the neighborhoods.
Many owners of fine homes In Wildewood are higher
up in socio-economic scale than their solidly middle-
class counterparts.
This month, Dr. and Mrs. James Taylor will become
residents of Musgrave Addition. Taylor la an assistant
professor of religion at Oklahoma City University. He is
34, white and the father of two children, ages 3 and 2.
"My wife's motives were primarily educational and
sociological," he said of the decision to move.
"For me. It was for some sense of a mission. Some-
onp will have to show that the thing can work or. If It
can't work under the present circumstances, why it
can't."
The Taylors are one of a number of families who got
together to seek out an integrated neighborhood In which
(See CITY—Page 10)
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