Land of Dreams Vineyard Project Plans in Stringtown Area
The government plans to convert 3,000 acres nine miles east of Stringtown into an oasis of vineyards and orchards. The state Office of Economic Opportunity acquired the land and will allocate ten acre tracts to poor urban families who clear the land, aiming for an eventual annual income of 7000 dollars per tract. Over 5,000 applications have been received.
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State Office of Economic Opportunity
Stringtown
OEO
Herrod Seeks Fresh Start At Haskell Institute
Randall Herrod the ex Marine from Calvin Oklahoma returns from a Vietnam acquittal and now attends Haskell Indian School Lawrence Kansas enrolling for spring semester He is in forged check trouble charged with second degree forgery and arrested on a reckless driving warrant while pursuing basketball at the junior college He says restitution helps and he works out for the team
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Lawrence
Kan
Randall Herrod
Oklahoma
Calvin, Okla
Haskell Indian School
Herrod
Haskell
American Nurse Dies In Arab Guerrilla Raid
TEL AVIV AP Israeli security men combed a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip for Arab guerrillas who killed American nurse Mavis Pate, 46, of Ringgold Louisiana, and wounded missionary Rev Edward Nicholas, 49, of Austin Texas, and his 17 year old daughter Carol in the ambush.
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Tel Aviv
Gaza Strip
Mavis Pate
Ringgold
Edward Nicholas
Austin
Tex
Carol
Ada Faces Rising Flu Contacts But Not Epidemic Yet
Ada area reports rising flu activity with 50 to 75 cases seen by local doctors and Valley View Hospital near full. Absenteeism climbs at Ada schools and Moore city system reports 850 to 900 students out, while eastern Oklahoma sees schools shut and three Oklahoma City flu deaths under review.
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Ada
Carl D. Wiseman
Youny
Valley View Hospital
Jim Powers
Ada High
Willard
Irving
Ada Junior High
Associated Press
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Moore
Cutback in Sky Marshals Proposed Amid Hijack Deterrence Claims
The Customs Bureau cites 539 arrests and thousands of weapons seized in the first year of the sky marshal program, arguing the force deterred hijackings. Myles Ambrose notes 20 aboard aircraft, 50 bomb threats, and 11 of 27 hijackings succeeding in 1971 versus higher rates earlier. Airlines favor ground surveillance over airborne marshals, prompting budget cut considerations for fiscal 1973.
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Washington
Customs Bureau
Customs
Myles J. Ambrose
Ambrose
Sky
Poten
Nixon
Congress
Transportation Department
U.S
Doty Wins Southeast Auxiliaries VP Post in Oklahoma
At the southeast divisional meeting of the Oklahoma Jaycees Auxiliary in McAlester Ada resident Mrs Edward C Doty was elected division vice president. Doty has long served the local chapter chairing Community Involvement projects and awards. since September she has been Southeast Divisions representative on the State Awards Committee.
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Oklahoma Jaycees Auxiliary
McAlester
Edward C. Doty
Ada
Hall Seeks State Vote on $250 Million Highway Bond Plan
Oklahoma Governor David Hall asked the Legislature to place his $250 million highway building bond issue on the statewide ballot at the earliest date. He urged unity among leaders and civic groups to back the plan for safer roads and no new taxes. Senate and House leaders weighed the feasibility and support for a statewide vote, with many saying the issue should be decided by the people.
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Oklahoma City
David Hall
Oklahoma
Hall
Chambers of Commerce
Senate
al Terrill
D-Lawton
Terrill
Bill Willis
D-Tahlequah
House
Willis
Consumers can claim refunds under price list law
Consumers may recover at least the overcharge amount and possibly up to $1,000 if a retailer raised prices before lists were posted. The Price Commission enforces postings by big retailers and penalties reach up to $5,000.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
The
Price Commission
President Nixon
Tanker Plym Rescues Crew as Coast Guard Races to Aid
Four Plym crewmen were picked up by the merchant vessel Jacksonville after the Liberian tanker reported taking on water in heavy seas. Coast Guard rescue craft sped to the scene about 200 miles southeast of Cape Lookout, with a plane reporting the Plym in darkness and no one on deck.
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Portsmouth
Coast Guard
Plym
Cape Lookout
N.C
Jacksonville
Pay Board stalemates over trainmen contract in split vote
The Pay Board failed to approve or reject a trainmen contract after two days of debate. Union abstentions, reportedly over anger at Benjamin F. Biaggini and a potential aerospace pact lawsuit, blocked decisive action. The UTU insists all terms, including a 42 percent raise over 34 years, be approved.
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Washington
United Auto Workers
International Association of Machinists
Benjamin F. Biaggini
Southern Pacific Co
United Transportation Union
Arraignment Set for Lawton Protest Group
Fifteen teens arrested for protesting school hair rules in Lawton Oklahoma face arraignment on charges of failure to obey a lawful order and trespassing. Seventeen were arrested after a week of picketing Lawton schools. two juveniles were released to parents. Most detainees were Native American, claiming the rules deny their heritage.
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Lawton, Okla
Lawton
Pitcairn Island Relies Solely on Stamp Revenue
The Pitcairn Islands derive all government income from stamp sales, making stamps the only revenue source for the territory’s administration.
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Pitcairn Island
Tulsa Senator to Seek New Abortion Bill
Tulsa Republican Sen. Peyton Breckinridge plans to file a substitute abortion bill early this week. The measure would lift the 20 week restriction and allow abortions by qualified medical personnel during the first half of pregnancy, with later abortions subject to medical judgments. The current law permits abortions only to save the mother's life.
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Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma
Peyton Breckinridge
Breckinridge
National Commission On Uniform Laws
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Poteau Junior College
Vietnam
Howard E. Redwine
Thomas S. Redwine
State Health Department
NACA
Consumer Relations Service
National Automobile Dealers Association
Washington, D.C
N.A.D.A
Sky Marshals
Mrs. Doty
Neiman-Marcus
Lawton Group
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