Grandfather vows to stay with grandson amid Vietnam court martial
CALVIN Oklahoma AP 64 year old Alvin Self says he will stay with Marine Pvt. Randel D Herrod through his court martial over the February deaths of 16 Vietnamese civilians. Self says his grandson, 20, may appeal if convicted with possible moves to Da Nang, the Military Board of Review, the U.S. Court of Appeals and finally the Supreme Court. Self and family prepare for lengthy proceedings as defense attorney Gene Stipe seeks change of venue.
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Calvin
Okla
Alvin Self
Vietnam
Pvt
Randel D. Herrod
Self
Oklahoma
Herrod
Vietnam Vilage
Gene Stipe
McAlester
Harrod
Stipe
1St Marine Division
da Nang
Military Board of Review
Review Board
U.S. Military Court of Appeals
U.S. Supreme Court
United States
Gas Explosion Injures Ada Man
Ada man Rudy Allen Bailey suffered first and second degree burns in a Sunday gas explosion at his home. Bailey, 928 East 9th, received emergency care at Valley View Hospital and was not admitted. Firemen say he was hooking up heating equipment when the gas ignited. the fire caused minor damage to the building.
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An Adaman
Rudy Allen Bailey
E. 9Th
Valley View Hospital
Bailey
Konawa Soldier Dies In Action In Vietnam
Spec 4 Don Love of Konawa was killed in action in Vietnam last Tuesday. Survived by his parents William and Pauline Love and six brothers. Services set for Thursday at 10 a.m. at Watts Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Robert Healey officiating. Burial in Konawa Cemetery. Born July 7, 1949 in Seagraves Texas. a Konawa High School graduate.
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Don Love
William Love
Konawa
Vietnam
Watts Funeral Home Chapel
Robert Healey
First United Methodist Church
Love
Seagraves, Tex
Konawa High School
Pauline Love
William Jr
Oklahoma City
Jerry Paul
Bakersfield
Calif
Jack
Shawnee
Lenny
Ben
U. S. Army
Germany
Timmie
Oonawa
Jack Harris
Tyra Love
Konawa Cemetery
Lawyer Plans To Appeal D. C. School Decision
Oklahoma City public schools open next week as attorney John Walker says he will seek U S Supreme Court review of the nine year desegregation suit. He aims for total unification at all levels and notes the cluster plan approved by the appellate court to place students in high schools for advanced courses. The case began in 1961 with Dr A L Dowell as plaintiff.
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Oklahoma City
U.S. Supreme Court
John Walker
Little Rock
Ark
Walker
City
Court of Appeals
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court
Luther Bohanon
A.L. Dowell
Dowell
Lawyer for Marine Claims Victims Aided Viet Cong
In Da Nang a U S Marine from Oklahoma faces murder charges for killing 16 Viet Namese including women and children at Son Thang Village. Defense attorney Gene Stipe says victims were Communist families aiding the Viet Cong and that the patrol was fired upon, prompting return fire. Other patrol members have been convicted or acquitted. secret messages from Marine Headquarters were not yet produced.
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DA Nang
Vietnam
U. S
Oklahoma
Gene Stipe
MacAlester
Okla
Pvt
Randell D. Herrod
Calvin
Son Thang Village
Herrod
Charles Brown
Alliance
Ohio
Stipe
Marine Command
Marine Headquarters
Dollar General Posts Increase In Earnings In 1970 Half Year
Dollar General Corp reports net income rose 15.8 percent for the first six months of 1970 to 586 537 with earnings per share at 53 cents vs 46 cents a year earlier. Sales reached 21 206 769 up 12.7 percent, Turner notes inflation pressures. The chain expanded into its 18th state Denison Texas while operating across 18 states.
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Dollar General Corporation
Cal Turner
Scottsville, Ky
Appert Starts Modern Canning With 12,000 Franc Prize
In 1795 the French government offered 12,000 francs to anyone who could preserve food. Nicolas Appert, a French confectioner, used a primitive pressure method to seal fruits and vegetables in bottles with corks and boil them to preserve the contents.
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Nicholas Appert
Ex-Convicts Urged To Ask For Civil Rights
Oklahoma corrections official urges ex-prisoners who have led lawfully to seek restoration of civil rights. At Granite the Pardon and Parole Board noted about 25,000 eligible ex-convicts have not requested pardons and thus cannot vote in the upcoming primary. Ten parole requests were approved. nine clemency pleas were denied, including Napoleon Geans.
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Granite
Oklahoma Department of Corrections
John B. Kiehlbauch
State Pardon and Parole Board
State Reformatory
Oklahoma
Pardon and Parole Board
Kiehlbauch
Napoleon Geans
Lawton
Crossword Across Clue Fragments Listed
Fragmentary crossword clues show terse prompts like Prefix twice Girl's name Abrupt Circular plate Kind of rodent God of love Aconster Atop aged Smell Musical note Sea eagle Prayer desire Small fight A number Greek letter Japanese Placed Monastery Fencing sword
Fragmented Crossword Clues Puzzle
A scrambled list of clues appears with mismatched fragments. Entries include references to people, places, animals, and abstract ideas. The mix resembles a partial crossword or word-association grid lacking clear definitions or grid structure.
Incentive plan promotes reporting litterbugs in La Victoria
In La Victoria Peru the town council proposes a plan paying informants half of the offender fine to curb littering. Separately the Loire Valley's chateau Chambord is noted as a wartime hiding place for France's greatest art treasures during World War II.
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Lima
Peru
la Victoria
Chateau Chambord
Loire Valley
France
White House lunch invite declined by Coco McPherson
Looking Around reports the President invited Coco McPherson to lunch at the White House after church, but the seven year old declined to attend saying she would go to a picnic. Agencies in large cities are exchanging homes for vacations via brokers charging about five dollars for swaps between urban houses and country residences, allowing city living to reach the countryside. Miss Shirley West and Douglas Lee postponed their English wedding to satisfy legal requirements in Eastbourne, England, but held the reception on time and the wedding two days later. A Soviet directive proposes incentive bonuses and profit sharing instead of quotas, a shift from planned economy expectations.
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Courtenay
Coco
McPherson
White House
Shirley West
Douglas Lee
Eastbourne
England
Coalgate Man Dies After Asphalt Crash
Clifford Ray Sizemore aged 43 of Coalgate died Saturday morning in a local hospital after being badly burned by hot asphalt in a collision with a dump truck on SH 3 in Coal County Friday. The car passenger, Thomas J. Pebworth 69 of Coalgate, died at the scene when his car rear ended the truck. Rescue workers had to dig the two men from the asphalt.
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Coalgate
SH 3
Coal County
Clifford Ray Sizemore
Sizemore
Thomas J. Pebworth
Highway Patrol
Pebworth
Marriages Listed For Oklahoma Couples
Orlin Murphy Woods of Dustin Oklahoma wed Edith Marie Talbert from Wetumka. Harold F Woods of Tyler Texas married LaDonna Kay Benge from Roff.
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Orlin Murphy Woods
Dustin
Okla
Edith Marie Talbert
Wetumka
Harold F. Woods
Tyler
Tex
LaDonna Kay Benge
Roff
High speed trains eyed to link Los Angeles and Las Vegas
Frank L. Whitney of Walter Kidde Constructors says a study for the Southern Nevada Industrial Foundation and Los Angeles Airports Department finds 300 mph air cushion trains on U shaped guideways could be economically feasible. Operation might begin by 1980 with net revenue of about 30 million dollars annually after 1990.
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New York
Los Angeles
Las Vegas
Frank L. Whitney
Walter Kidde
Baxter Couple Granted Divorce and Name Restoration
Trenna Mae Baxter and Carl L. Baxter have divorce decrees granted, with Trenna Mae restoring her former surname Marshal. Dora Ozella Wood is granted divorce from Joe Singleton Wood, restoring her former surname Ozella Mays.
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Trenna Mae Baxter
Carl L. Baxter
Trenna Mae Marshal
Dora Ozella Wood
Joe Singleton Wood
Dora Ozella Mays
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