Federal Grant Goes To College
A federal grant of 80000 dollars was approved to support special services for disadvantaged students at East Central. The Office of Education announced the award through Rep. Carl Albert and Sens. Henry Bellman and Dewey Bartlett. The grant goes to Project Goals at East Central to aid students from deprived educational, cultural, or economic backgrounds. It funds identification, orientation, counseling, tutoring, remedial work, and career guidance.
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East Central
Office of Education
Carl Albert
Henry Bellman
Dewey Bartlett
Attacks on McCord's Testimony Resume at Senate Hearings
Gerald Alch prepared to continue testimony as James W. McCord Jr. faces further questioning over his Watergate account. Alch and John J. Caulfield asserted McCord sought to blame authorities and leverage clemency, while Nixon denies authorizing offers.
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Washington
James W. McCord Jr
Gerald Alch
Senate
McCord
White House
John J. Caulfield
Anthony T. Ulasewicz
Alch
Alfred C. Baldwin
FBI
Bernard L. Barker
Sally Harmony
Baldwin
Maryland Representative Mills Found Dead in Easton Home
Maryland Republican U S Representative William C Mills was found shot to death at his Easton home in a likely suicide. The death followed a Washington Post report that he received a 25000 dollar contribution from secret Nixon campaign funds not reported to the Maryland Board of Election in apparent law violation.
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Easton
Uss
William C. Mills
Maryland Republican
Washington Post
Nixon
Maryland Board of Election
Oklahoma Regents approve $90.7 million higher ed funding
The State Regents for Higher Education approved a 90.7 million dollar funding package for Oklahoma colleges and universities with a 12.3 million dollar increase praised as substantial. Regents chairman John J. Vater Jr. of Enid called the raise the largest percentage gain in years though below the 34.1 million requested. The health sciences center at University of Oklahoma led boosts with just over 2 million, OU Health Sciences Center and Oklahoma State University also receiving near two million increases.
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Oklahoma City
John J. Vater Jr
Enid
Regents
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma State University
Hall Accuses Bartlett Snoop Group Tied to Watergate Tactics
Oklahoma Governor David Hall alleged a Bartlett era Office of Inter Agency Coordination resembled Watergate surveillance. He hinted Nixon involvement but offered few details while noting a IRS audit tied to his earlier tax returns. State appropriations show rises for many universities and colleges across Oklahoma.
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Washington
David Hall
Snoop Group
Dewey Bartlett
White House
Hall
Internal Revenue Service
Winters Sees Probe Need In Indictment
Oklahoma City AP State Treasurer Leo Winters said he will meet with Senate subcommittee counsel Walker Nolan to discuss possible congressional inquiry into Justice Department abuses. He brings petitions with over 20 000 signatures urging an investigation and faces a federal grand jury subpoena next Wednesday.
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Oklahoma City
Leo Winters
U.S. Senate
Justice Department
Winters
Subcommittee
Walker Nolan
William Burkett
Oklahoma Welfare approves 1.3 million for Children's Hospital remodel
Oklahoma Welfare Commission approves 1.3 million in remodeling funds for Children's Memorial Hospital in Oklahoma City. Dr. Harris D. Riley named medical director. renovation aims to convert the facility to an acute care hospital for children within 12 to 14 months. Revenue bonds may be issued with legislative and gubernatorial approval.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Welfare Commission
Children’s Memorial Hospital
Harris D. Riley
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
Children’s
Rader
Commission
Children’s Hospital
Children’s Memorial
Bellmon Admits Using Spies Against Political Opponents
The Daily Oklahoman reports U S Senator Henry Bellmon has admitted using spies against political opponents in a Thursday morning edition. The disclosures raise questions about campaign methods and potential legal implications.
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Bellmon
Oklahoma City
Daily
Oklahoman
U.S
Henry Bellmon
Army Corps to collect fees at five reservoir areas
The Army Corps of Engineers announced that five reservoir recreation areas cleared of high water damage will open for user fee collection Friday. Areas include Tenkiller Fort Gibson Keystone Eufaula and Hulah with multiple public use sites listed for each.
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Tulsa
Okla
Army Corps of Engineers
Eddie Morris
Tenkiller
Fort Gibson—Dam
Flat Rock Creek
Bluebill Point
Chouteau Bend
Taylor Ferry
East Central State College Offers Nassau Bahama Island Tour
The EC Geography Department invites a 15 day summer tour to the Old South and Nassau in the Bahamas starting July 28. Sites include Vicksburg New Orleans Disney World Nassau St Augustine Charleston and Knoxville with two price options 395 or 445 per group or two sharing a room. Dr Joe V Sims is the tour director at the college for details.
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East Central State College
Old South
Nassau
Bahama Islands
Ata Ang li
Vicksburg
New Orleans
Disneyworld
St. Augustine
Fla
Charleston
Knoxville
Joe V. Sims
Skylab salvage ship loaded with repair gear for Friday launch
The Skylab salvage mission heads toward a Friday launch with sunshades and tools aboard the Apollo ferry to repair the overheated 85 ton space station. Astronauts Conrad Kerwin and Weitz prepare for a 28 day mission with solar panels damaged by a launch accident.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
America
Orbiting Laboratory
Space Agency
Charles Conrad Jr
Joseph P. Kerwin
Paul J. Weitz
Apollo
Skylab
NASA
James C. Fletcher
Senate Space and Aeronautics Committee
Washington
Skylab Team
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F. Lee Bailey
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Israel
Chile
Fensterwald
John W. Dean III
John D. Ehrlichman
Dean
Maryland
Vater
Gov. Bartlett
Bartlett
Inter
Oklahoma University
Central State University
Northeastern State College
Northwestern State College
Southeastern State College
Southwestern State College
Cameron College
Langston University
Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts
Panhandle State College
Altus Junior College
Claremore Junior College
Connors State College of Agriculture
Eastern State College
Murray State College
Northern Oklahoma College
Tulsa Junior College
Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma University Geological Survey
Oklahoma State University College of Veterinaria Medicine
Oklahoma State University Agricultural Experiment
Oklahoma State University Agricultural Extension Division
Oklahoma State University School For
Okmulgee
Oklahoma City Technical Institute
OU Law Center
Osu
Burkett
Robert Grove
THE
ADA Evening News
Avy
Reixor
Hewae Freres
Bowes
Pikemss Sas
PRAT
Lloyd Rader
Welfare Department
Konawa
Dura Construction Co
Keystone
Pawnee Cove
Osage Ramp
Osage Point
Cowskin Bay
Washington Irving Cove
Salt Creek
Eufaula
Crowder Point
Hickory Point
Porum Landing
Hulah—Boulanger and
Caney Bend
Bellman
Committee
Informa
Tion
Mike Monroney
Bill Atkinson
Bill
Raymond Gary
EC Geography Department
William C. Schneider
B. M
Mack
NELLS
Carl Anderson P.O. Box
Tamna
Hamilton
Bulova
Elgin
S & MH
Gem Jewelers
Oklahoma
V. W. Main
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