Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Seventy-five Oklahoma City firemen fought a 3-alarm lumberyard fire for nealy an hour this afternoon before bringing the blaze under control. Three firemen were overcome by the heat and billowing smoke at the Capitol City Lumber Co., 27 SW 29. Two were reported taken to mercy Hospital, but neither was seriously injured, firemen at the scene said. Deputy Chief Roy Johnson said 11 engines, 4 truck companies and 4 tank pump units were employed to fight the flames, which erupted shortly after noon...Fire Marshall Ed Koch said the fire apparently started in a trash bin at the southeast corner of the building, and spread nearly instantly to the rest of the building."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Demonstraters, including two state legislators, form human chain to block garbage truck ar Westwood garage. All were arrested. They are, from left, Sen. E. Melvin Porter, Rep. Archibald Hill, city NAACP President Henry Floyd, and Rev. Norbert E. Kabelitz."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Larry Shock view entertainment while Cheryl Self chews on pretzl. 9article) To help youth have a better understanding of Christ, the Nichols Hills Baptist Church has rented a vacant church building at 2472 NW 39 and opened a "coffee house." Times photographer Dave Heaton visited Scarborough Hall, as the youths call the coffee house, for the above pictures. Bob Bender, youth director at the church, said there are three programs a night. The first part of the program is 35 minutes of entertainment featuring bands from around the city, she said. This is followed by 20 minutes of preaching. The preaching is called "testimony time" and is conducted by youths who tell "what being a Christian means to me" Bender heads up the program. The coffee house is opened Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Lumber yard defied three-alarm fire fighting efforts Thursday afternoon for a $120,000 loss. Fire roared through an Oklahoma City lumber yard Thursday, blackening most of a city block, injuring four firemen and leaving an estimated $120,000 loss. Capitol City Lumber Co., covering two-thirds of a city block with offices at 27 SW 29, was a total loss despite efforts of 21 pieces of firefighting equipment. "It went quickly...It was engulfed when we arrived," district Chief Roy Johnson said after scores of firemen battled more than an hour to control intense flames. Two firemen were hospitalized after being overcome by smoke and heat. Paul Elrod and Ted Robinson were admitted to Mercy Hospital "overnight for observation." Fireman Bob Taylor recieved facial lacerations and crew member John Rowe suffered second-degree burn to both hands. They were not hospitalized. The cause of the blaze is undetermined, but Chief Fire Marshall Ed Koch said a trash bin inside the large wooden structure ap-"

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "For the second straight day confrontations between Oklahoma City police and striking garbage collectors at the Westwood garage led to mass arrests today. Four of those arrested, identified right to left in the picture above, as they form human chain to block a truck, were State Sen. E. Melvin Porter, State Rep. Archibald Hill, state NAACP offical Henry Floyd and Rev. Norbert E. Kabelitz. mrs. Clara Luper, shown at the left, was arrested later along with a group of people who moved into the street clapping their hands. Maj. I. G. Purser, police patrol division commander, center, had asked the people to move out of the street."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Devastation in immediate vicinity of blasts is depicted by twisted railroad track and debris remaining of rail cars, above. Wrecked homes two blocks away are depicted above left, while force of explosion is illustrated above right by smashed boxcar, one of five destroyed in blast. (O-8-5-69) Blasted track and box car are shown after explosions."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(Photo of two firemen on the ground handling a hose, two on the left on a small ladder at the wall, three firmen on the roof, another fireman going up the large ladder, two boys on the bottom left watching, and more.)"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "We were very, every fortunate and I thank the good Lord more people weren't killed," a Noel firemen who witnessed a disastrous explosion in this Oklahoma-border community said Sunday. Harold Mauck watched a train car blow up 200 yards from his fire truck at 4 a.m. Sunday. it was "a huge orange-red mushroom cloud of smoke, fire and flying debris," he said. The blast - the second and most powerful of two - leveled numerous buildings and "hardly left a business or home untouched," Mauck said. The fireman said he was riding on the back of a fire truck just before 4 a.m. when the explosion occurred. The train was stopped at a crossing and started up just before the explosion, he said. The car then exploded with a "tremendous roar and a force that would have knocked me flat if I hadn't had a good hold on the truck," Mauck said."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "A southeast Oklahoma City auto salvage operation, bowing to pressure from city hall and a number of area residents, today said he is selling all of his cars and closing his operation. Ed Johnson's salvage yard at SE 36 and Santa Fe tracks has come under fire from residents who charge that school children going to Shields Heights, 301 SE 38, from the east side of the tracks must go through the junked cars to reach a crosswalk above the tracks. (photo tag: School children pass through this salvage yard to get entrance of elevated walkway across railroad tracks. Shields Heights School is in background.))"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Peaceful Supporters of Oklahoma City sanitation workers who want their jobs back sat Saturday on the steps of the Civic Center Music Hall, singing and listening to speeches. No police were in evidence as the group of more than 150 persons conducted an hour-long demonstration, then went to Police Headquarters to protest the arrest of two sanitation worker who were among those who have walked off the job since Tuesday."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(Photo of a few firemen at the structure in the fairground, a fire truck in the street, many people watching all around, and more.)"

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(Photo of four firemen in a field at the fire, the three on the right have the hose spraying with guy near is "Houts," the one on the right is looking back towards the camera area, and more.)"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Mrs. Clara Luper and James Brown, NAACP executives, take grievances to City Hall Monday. And Monday night, police-escorted truck picks up trash in downtown area."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Adult living in a resort atmosphere is the goal of the new Woodbrier Apartments, now nearing completion on NW 38, between Ann Arbor and Grove, in Warr Acres. The $1.5 million project, on 14 1/2 acres, built by Robert P. Lammerts, is actually on a small creek which is the source of Little River. The creek which is normally almost dry will flow regularly with a small stream of water from deep wells. All of the natural big timber of the area has been left intac. The 127 units are designed to look out inot the park-like, atmosphere instead of at other apartments, with only about 14 untits to the acre compared with a normal 25 to 30...R.W. Finely was the realto who put the project together and it was designed by Alan Lower, Henry Towles is finishing up the construction. It is expected that there will be a tiny stream of clear water in the area, and the sidewalks will follow the meandering stream, which with the huge native timber will create the "resort atmosphere." (photo tag: Shade, privacy and open space are features of Woodbrier.)"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Burned through in the band shell at the state fairgrounds. An electrical short Sunday afternoon caused the large, composition roof to ignite, firemen said, and a $500 loss was estimated."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(Photo of three firemen in a yard with the hose and nozzle spraying an electric pole, the firemen left to right is "Woods," "Houts," and "Collins," burned vehicle and building, and more.)"

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "An Oklahoma City man, in sympathy with striking sanitation workers, has staged a demonstration of his own - by refusing to pay his garbage bill. "I cannot accept the manner with which you and your constiuents in City Hall are dealing with our city sanitation workers," Ronald B. Querry, 300 NW 84, said in a letter to Robert Oldland, city manager. Querry enclosed a check for $12.32 for water and sewage service, but told Oldland, he is ignoring the $5 garbage charfge, and is instead sending a check in that amount to Mrs. Clara Luper, spokesman for most of the strikers. Querry said he wants the money to be used by Mrs. Luper "in the best interest of the sanatation workers."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Devastation in immediate vicinity of blast is depicted at left where ground was leveled while force of explosion is illustrated at right by a smashed boxcar."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(photo wth two policemen in the foreground with the one on the right with his right hand on the wrist of guy in sunglasses, other people in the background, and more.)"

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(Photo of a fireman with hose and nozzle spraying an area from a fence/safety bars, standing on sheet metal, more.)"

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "A candle provides the light for this young couple."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Two city sanitation department crews, claiming they are short handed, joined forces today to cover two garbage collection routes. The crews were short one man each, leaving only two men to a crew to carry out their regular Monday routes. The four remaining workmen met near NW 21 and Pennsylvania were four of them began making pickups on one of the routes and then planned to move to the second route to make collections. "This is just an example of what we have to put up with," said Haywood Boone, driver for one of the crews. Boone said it is not unusual for the crews to be short one man and be required to do the same amount of work as assigned to a three man crew. Horace Jamieson, one of the collectors, said when men complain about extra work they are told by their foreman that they can be dismissed if they refuse to go out in a two-man crew. Andrew Jackson, driver for the other crew, waved his arm to show the number of containers other than garbage cans the men have to pick up. Jackson …

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Scarborough Hall "coffee shop" enjoys a full house of young people whose discussions are designed to bring them close to Christ."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "(Photo of four firemen atop a roof with three at the left ladder spraying into a roof hole, another fireman on the right coming off a ladder, and more.)"