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Today Nominees Expected to Pick Party I 222: THE DAILY OKLAHOMAN Weather Fair. High 78, Low 52 Map, Rage 1 1 IN OKLAHOMA 10c ELSEWHERE 40 PAGES VOL. 75 NO. 139 COPYRIGHT, 1966, OKLAHOMA PUBLISHING CO. 500 BROADWAY, OKLAHOMA CITY.

TUESDAY, MAY 24. 1966 Guessers Mum Democratic, GOP Governor Races Seem Nip Tuck Take your choice in Tups-day's runoff primary election for your parly's nominee for governor and ynu will be doing about as good as ihe best of them. Most experienced political forecasters concede they cannot toll for sure whether Raymond Gary, former governor, or Preston .1. Moore, attorney; will be the Democratic nomjnee for governor. They admit the same perplexity in trying to pick Ihe winner between John N.

Happy Camp. Waukomis, small town banker and former legislator, and Stale Sen. Dewey F. Bartlett Tulsa oilman, in the first, runoff contest for the Republican nomination for governor in the history of Ihe state. Turnout Uncertain About 500,000 voters, less than half of the registered voters, are expected to go to Ihe polls.

They will include 430.000 Democrats and Puzzle Posed By Gl's Baby Funnels Midwest Swarm of Strikes in State Regents Order College Tuition Raised $2-Hour Increase Slated in Norman, Stillwater Cost Republicans (more or less) and a few independents to vote on the two slate questions. The turnout of voters and where they come out remained the greatest uncertainty in the two races for governor and it. has caused most of the experts to back off. call them close races, and tell you to lake your choice, with the admonition there are no cinches and you Will be gambling if you bot on a candidate in cither race. A 1'hoto Finish? Gary versus Moore could be a photo finish.

Little in ISy Rogers A 21-mo nth-old girl was in custody of county authorities Monday night while police Injured Five Texans Ky a Staff Writer STILLWATER Moving off a possible crisis education finan attempted to unravel what appeared to be an unusual child abandonment case. The bonde toddler, who would only. enough 1o say was turned over to police by a woman who said she had taken care of the child Monday as a fa terest in the cities and great cing next year, the Oklaho- industry throughout the ral counties could give Gar Stale Regents for Higher Education approved Monday luilion and oul-of-state lee a margin of up to 25,000 voles. A good turnout in the increases for the slate's IS Town Across State Border Suiters Most colleges and universities vor to a young soldier. Police said Ihe woman, Mrs.

Dale Mitchell, McAlcs-tor, said she agreed to keep cities, and more enthusiasm for Moore than is indicated, could give him a good mar- The increases will become Carol em running up to 40,000 ffectivo next fall. Revenue from the in i nc cniKi iLiier uie mem iuiu. id. He told her he was votes. Most observers expect creases, the regents direct ii will be a close finish, and her he was Carol's father and needed a few hours in Oklahoma City lo find Ihe ed, is to be used lo hire addi hope if isn't close enough I'oi lional teachers and improve a recount such as four years bound for Viet Nam and was being divorced.

Detective Russ Rigsby said he found Ihe child in Mrs. Mitchell's custody at (Continued on Page 2, Column 4) 1 1 ot a home. instructional salaries. Increases for in-stale tui The race closer! with I he man appeared to neii tion were set at S2 per credit bv boih i-anr hdalos lh years Mrs Aiucn- nothing tangible for a Ky Associated Tress A tornado striking nut of a weather disiurhanee that covered much of the midsection of the nation cut a mile-long swath through Wolfe City. Texas.

Monday night, injuring five persons. The swarm of tornadoes hour for Oklahoma Slate University and the University of Oklahoma (from $7 definite forecast of the outcome in a light vole. A heavv Tulsa Republican $9)'. Out-of-state fees at the Siege on Saigon Buddhists Lifted of cables. Closeup shows tangle an area extending state's two largest institutions '''were increased S3 per credit hour (from $11 lo $14).

An out-of-state student. from Texas to Wisconsin. Violent weather reached as Man Rescued u- southeast as Florida. spilled out into adjacent therefore, will pay $23 per credit hour beginning next fall, and in-state $9. vole will help Bartlett.

while a light vote there and substantial across the western pari of the stale will favor Camp. Senate Race at Slake Another important COP race is for the nomination for U. S. senator between Pal .1. Patterson, Oklahoma City attorney, and Don Kin-kaid, Oklahoma City oilman.

The winner will face Sen. Fred R. Harris, Democrat, in November, but the Republicans haven't accorded the In Air Drama The regents figured the in SAIGON (AP) About Buddhists left Saigon's besieged central pagoda Tuesday when government troops opened a narrow passage in the barbed wire barricades around the center of resistance to Premier Nguyen Can Ky. Monks, nuns, and other men, women and children creases wouui oring uu about $1,4 million more revenue next year and OSU about $1.2 million. streets alter spending 1 1 hours in- ihe compound surrounded by sieel-helmeled troops.

Their departure left a handful of yellow-robed monks, employes of the Bud-dhist Institute and Buddhist Boy Scouts inside. Emboldened by the collapse of anii-govet'timeni resistance in. Da Nang. Ky's troops had sealerl off the pagoda in a move 10 stifle which the Saigon Buddhist Institute had been generating since hist Friday. A young const ruction worker was trapped 200 feet in the air on a wind-raked television lower for more than an hour Monday, before other crew members rigged a successful escape system for him.

R. R. "Buck" Morgmt of McAleslcr suffered only a few scratches in the ordeal. A fire department ladder crow, a 45ih Infantry Division helicopter and 151) spectators adtled drama to the rescue. (Continued The state's nine four-year (Continued on Pago 3, Column 5) Court Snubs Homes Demolished The- storm which struck Wolfe City, near the Texas-Oklahomn border, north of Greenville, demolished two homes and severely damaged eight others.

The town of 1.000 was left without lighis and telephone service. The Hunt County sheriff's department identified the Wolfe Cily injured as Mr. and Mrs. Joe Butler, both in their 70s; their son. Pole Butler, 45; Luther Ray 'Woodbury, 14, and Mrs.

Odessa Wright. 25. his sister. I The cold wave which irig-; gored the Texas storm also caused thunderstorm in southeastern Oklaho-ima. but it was expected 10 About 500 banner-carrying The husky.

27-ycar-old workmai other employes of Utility Tower Co 3201) students marched through the streets of Saigon Tuesday; demanding the with ay const ruction New Appeal From Killer The court of criminal appeals for the second time Monday refused to save condemned wife slayer Dallas Quinlon Sharp from the electric chair. Sharp's attorneys announced they will carry the fight drawal of the troops Ky had sent isang ami tnc move 'out of the stale Tuesday. Oklahoma City expected a high of 7S Tuesday fol holding of elections. The marcher's said would call for-'massive. dem onstrations unless the gov- nment acceded lo their dc- NW, 3S.

were cleanup; aw equipment after completing the GOO-foot tower for Ihe new KLPI-t TV station at 71G SK Shortly before 5 p.m.. a block and tackle became entangled in a guy cable at the 440-foot level, station engineer- Lloyd Richardson explained. Morgan tried to kick il loose. In the process, Morgan lost his balance and rocketed down Ihe guy wire, scraping past to the U. S.

Supreme Court. ands. Ky's foes also continued in lowed bv Monday's high ot S4, Illinois Has Storms Prom throughout the midwest came reports of storms and tornadoes Monday. Numerous funnels were I sighted in Chicago and many Illinois cities reported Iwis-jiers. including Astoria where md ask Gov.

Bollmon for a tew stay of ex-ecu tion. A stay of execution issued oy ihe governor in March control of Hue, South Viet Local DAUGHTERS of former Gov. Walton could be heirs to esiale; search under way. Page it. SVMl'ATHV from friends means so much, parents of war victim say in Midwest Cily.

Page 9. State DANGEROUS FEVER strikes two state girls, one listed in critical condition. Page IS. HONOR SET for Oilton doctor who's practiced, even at gunpoint, since boom days. Page Nation 'NEVER says Gov.

Nelson Rockefeller about. future presidential aspirations. Page 24. MORE CHALLENGING flight lies ahead for astronauts in Gemini 9 mission. Page 4.

World POLISH GOVERNMENT cxpclls 3 military attaches to U. S. embassy, Washington boots 3 Reds. Page 24. SWEEPING POWERS given prime minister to keep ear-go moving through struck British ports.

Page, Inside Features Nam's norihormost city. In tho aftermath of Ky's will expire May 27. The gov ernor has followed a policy of extending such stays as 'Buck" Morgi victory in bringing about the surrender of 1he main force of Buddhist dissidents in Da Nang, there were these de a grain elevator was oemoi- long as legal proceeding? are pending. The court, of criminal ap shed and many homes dnm-igcd. A thunderstorm touched velopments: Ky ordered a massive peals previously uphold the oft a civil defense alert in airlift of food and supplies to death penalty when the conviction was originally ap pealed.

Da Nang to ease shortages among the city's 160,000 peo Jerrv D. Sokoloskv and pie after a week ot Jefferson City, causing damage to power and telephone lines and blowing ihe roofs off homes. Windows were shattered in the state penilenliary. A tornado was sighted at Thomas C. Lynn, attorney for Sharp, filed a new pie an insulator and splice at 300 feet.

At 200 feet, his safety hook loriged in another splice and insulator. lie dangled helpless, unable lo dislodge the hook and fearful of releasing the clevis from his body at that height, Beasley. KLPR-TV president, called for a fire department ladder truck. Morgan clung lo the wire, his shirt ba-looning in 23-mile wind gusts, while curious spectators gathered. He was visible as a tiny speck, train a quarter mile away.

Co-workers Fred Campbell, 24, of 1312 NAV 14, and Jim Carlile. 21, of 150S NIC 45, (Continued on Punt 3, Column 7) March seeking a writ of habeas corpus. The petition Id Sports TV Closeup SUI Weather Details .12 Women 's News Amusements Classified Ads Comics Editorials Markets Obituaries contended Sharp's constiiu tionnl rights had been viola bloodshed a move aimed at winning popular favor. He lifted a 24-hour curfew and tension eased. Tho city was slowly returning to normal, The military -junta drew up the agenda for Tuesday's meeting of a eivilian-mili- (Conlinucd on P9e 3, Column 1) ed.

The attorneys also asked Arrow Rock, but there were no injuries. Four southeastern Wisconsin counties were ripped 'violent thunderstorms ant I (Continued on P9e J. Column t) Want Ads CE 5 C722 Other calls CE for tin evidentiary hearing at which they planned to call (Conanuea on rse 7, Column 41 Oil Morgan dangles in air. Public.

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