Sooner Farmer Sues Wheat Firms Over Russia Sale
Ed Cleveland, Western Oklahoma farmer, files a 150 million class action in U S District Court charging Clarence Palmby and five grain firms plus Dreyfus Corp with conspiracy in the sales of American wheat to Russia. He estimates Oklahoma farmers lost 50 million and seeks triple that amount.
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Oklahoma City
Okahoma
U. S
Agriculture Department
Russia
Ed Cleveland
Oklahoma Wheat Commission
Cleveland
Oklahoma
Local History Seminar at East Central Oklahoma
A local history seminar is planned Friday at East Central sponsored by the Oklahoma Historical Society. The all day event starts with 8 30 to 9 30 a m registration. Dr Palmer Boeger heads the East Central history department and collaborates with the society. Morning talks outline each department's functions and the afternoon fosters small group discussions on local history projects. The aim is to raise statewide interest and develop a comprehensive Oklahoma history plan.
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East Central
The
Oklahoma Historical Society
Palmer Boeger
East Central History Department
Historical Society
OHS
V. R. Easterling
State Society
Oklahoma
Thieu Ky Clash Over 1968 Row Echo in 1972 Talks
In Saigon secret negotiations before the 1968 U S election Lyndon Johnson sought a halt to bombing and Paris talks, but Thieu Ky and advisers balked. Kissinger’s current talks in South Vietnam face tough Saigon media push, reiterating Thieu’s four no s against communists and coalition.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Lyndon B. Johnson
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Paris
Thieu
Johnson
Kissinger
Radio Saigon
Thieu- Kissinger
Prairie populist McGovern stalls in Kansas polls
In Topeka Kansas George McGovern trails in state polls as Nixon appears set to win margin weathered by an old jingle reference to Doctor Fell. The report frames McGovern’s struggles on the midwestern prairie amid a political climate favoring Nixon.
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Topeka
Kan
George McGovern
Tom Brown
Doctor Fell
Nixon
Kansas
Robert Docking
Vern Miller
Miller
Kansas-Missouri
Missouri
McGovern
Landon
Konawa bonds pass for junior high with high turnout
Konawa voters approved a $625000 bond for a new junior high and gymnasium by 280 to 75, part of a larger educational complex after previously approving a $380000 high school bond. Construction will likely start after the high school, set to finish around March 18, 1973.
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Konawa
Seminole County Election Board
Barrett
Five States Meet Urges Probe of U.S. Wheat Sale
Delegates from Oklahoma Texas Colorado Kansas Nebraska at a five state workshop at the Oklahoma City State Capitol urged a Senate investigation into the wheat sale to Russia. They pressed for a Justice Department grand jury probe and refundable help for farmers who lost profits to grain traders. Governor Hall linked Russian purchase to user profits and questioned ethics, noting two top agriculture officials recently retired and hired in private firms.
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Oklahoma City
U.S
Russia
U.S. Senate
Justice Department
Congress
Texas
White
Lloyd Bengsten Jr
Oklahoma
Colorado
Kansas
Nebraska
State Capitol
Hall
Clifford Pulermacher
Export Market Services
Washington
Burglars Break Into Ada Milling Co Building
Police report a break in at The Feeders Milling Co at 205 Asa Rd Sunday night. Entry gained by prying open a north sliding door and the burglar unlocked another door with a key to escape. A wrist watch and about $5 were stolen from the main office.
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Feeders Milling Co
Asa Rd
Jackie Robinson dies at 53 Hall of Fame star passes away
Jackie Robinson, pioneer who broke baseball color barrier in 1947 and Hall of Fame member, died in Stamford Connecticut of a heart attack at age 53. He had suffered a prior mild heart attack in 1968 and was to speak at a Washington drug abuse symposium.
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Stamford
Robinson
Washington
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Clarence Palmby
Continental Grain Co
Conti
IRS
USDA
Ments
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
OGE
Don Cook
A. W. Barrett
Sen. McGovern
Pat Burnau
Robert B. Docking
Docking
Kansas Avenue
Jim Shaffer
Shaffer
Tommy’s
Topeka Club
Merchants Bank
Alf Landon
A's
Kansas Jayhawkers
Eagleton
Billingsgate
Pierre Salinger
Salinger
Haiphong Harbor
Tommy
Texas Agriculture
John White
United States Department of Agriculture
Agriculture
Earl Butz
Gov. Hall
Continental Gain Co
New York City
Hamilton
Bulova
Gem Jewelers
W. Mein
B. M
Mack” Welch
Baseball Hall of Fame
Star Robinson
Jackie Robinson
Sherrell
Ella -Auuteitu Testo Fis
Ford Tractor Sales & Service
Ford Tractor
N. Broadway
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