Solon calls for Haldeman resignation and open hearings
Senator Lowell Weicker urged White House chief of staff H R Haldeman to resign over involvement in the Watergate wiretap case. The Watergate committee canceled a secret McCord session and plans open hearings within days, with Ervin noting possible leaks from McCord or his attorney.
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Washington
Senate
Watergate Investigating Committee
White House
H. R. Haldeman
Haldeman
Nixon
Lowell Weicker
R Conn
Weicker
Democratic National Committee
Watergate
James W. McCord Jr
McCord
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Dn.c
Ervin
Bernard Fensterwald
Bedding Plants and Fruit Blossoms Face Frost Threat
An approaching cold front threatens bedding plants and fruit blossoms with frost tonight. The U S Weather Service predicts low 30s and patchy frost with northerly winds. Protection measures include wrapping fruit trees and bedding plants with plastic blankets newspapers, while rains left moisture at local reservoirs.
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U.S. Weather Service
Hugh Payne
Payne
Desegregation Plan Moves to Close Dunbar Elementary
Lawton school board approved a new desegregation plan proposing the closure of Dunbar Elementary and ordered immediate court action to test legality of building new south Lawton schools. The plan, submitted by Supt. Hugh Bish, drew mixed reactions from Black community leaders and board members during Tuesday’s session.
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Supt
Hugh Bish
Bish
Phail’ynn
Iion
Lawton View
Wynn
Hew
Sam Joyner Jr
Maj
Herbert Booth
Comanche County Black Caucus
Ranch Oaks
Lawton
Booth
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Lincoln
Dunbar
Rogers
Joyner
Supreme Court
Panel Named To Study Dirty Movie Question
ITV councilmen appoint a five member panel with Rev L M Woodson and three church representatives to study petitions totaling 4000 seeking a city ordinance banning indecent films. The group will include local movie house reps and the district attorney.
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ITV
Comanche-Cotton Baptist Association
L. M. Woodson
Association
Cache Road Baptist Church
Wood
Woodson
Altus
Power Outage Hits Florida Gold Coast Area
A massive blackout affected about two million residents and businesses along Florida's Gold Coast when four Port Everglades generators tripped. Power began restoring within minutes in some areas while others awaited relief into the afternoon. Fort Lauderdale, Miami Beach, and surrounding regions reported varying recovery, with no long term damage disclosed.
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Miami, Fla
Florida
Gold Coast
Fort Lauderdale
Power Company
Lory Snipes
Florida Power & Light Co
Port Everglades
Snipes
William Johnson
Florida Power Co
St. Petersburg
Miami
Fp&l
Tampa
Jacksonville
Georgia
Fountainbleau
Miami Beach
Fort Lauderdale News
The
Miami News
Voters in Ward 5 Choose Between Ozier and Pair
Polls opened at 7 a.m. and will close at 7 p.m. in Ward 5 as voters pick a city council representative. The race pits Whit Ozier, 53, a furniture salesman from 701 Arlington, against Stitt Pair, 57, a semi retired businessman and former councilman from 608 Roosevelt, in the lone contested race.
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Ward 5
Whit Ozier
Stitt
Ozier
Arlington
Pair
Roosevelt
Tidmore Study Value Attacked by Tulsa Expert
Tulsa freight traffic consultant Art Billings told a Senate investigating committee the $19,000 Tidmore study for the Oklahoma Industrial Development Department has little value. He cited missing dates and lack of source references, saying if stale it has no use and is not worth the price.
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Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Senate
Art Billings
State Industrial Development Department
Don Tidmore
Tulsa Chamber of Commerce
Norman Lamb
R-Enid
Billings
Lamb
House Panel Backs Food Price Rollback
Washington AP report notes the House Banking Committee voted 23 to 11 for a food price rollback to May 1 1972 levels with possible price ceilings and controls. The panel rejected Nixon's extension proposal, and debate suggested later reversal chances.
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Washington
Theiis
Bix- House Banking Committee
Nixon veto override vetoed on vocational rehabilitation bill
President Nixon secured a Senate tally of 60 to 36 failing to reach the required two thirds to override his veto of the vocational rehabilitation bill. With the Senate vote short of the veto override, the measure died without a House action.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Senate
Oklahoma Meat Boycott Shows Mixed Statewide Response
Meatsales were down in some metropolitan areas of Oklahoma amid the national boycott now in its third day. Smaller communities reported normal supermarket meat sales while many say demand remains tied to midweek patterns with Thursday to Saturday as busy days. Norman notes a pork price rise while Lawton reports no boycott impact and even higher beef and other meat volumes. Nowata and See See BOYCOTT for more details.
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Oklahoma
Meat Department
Lawton
Nowata
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Meers
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Ellsworth
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Hir
Fred Shortell
Shortell
Ray L. Spence
U.S
Paul Pearson
Field Artillery School
James L. Chapman III
Tidmore
Frank Annunzio
D-Ill
Garry Brown
R-Mich
Brown
Bulletin
Norman
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