New Desegregation Plan For City Schools Okayed
Lawton Oklahoma prepares a wide plan to disperse Dunbar and Douglass students to 20 area elementary schools and realign boundaries to create neighborhood schools. The plan includes a dedicated working parents school at Douglass, a 320 student cap, extended hours, and selective staff to support desegregation efforts.
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Bish
Dunbar
Douglass
Kinder
Gore Boulevard
Dents
Tomlinson
Central
MacArthur
Post Oak
Eisenhower
Rogers
Sheridan Road
Geronimo Road
Fort Sill Post
Washington
Washington School
Traffic Consultant Values State Study Costs
The study required about 300 man hours at 15 dollars per hour, totaling roughly 4500 dollars. Tidmore received a 1000 dollar monthly retainer and 19000 dollars for the study. Senate testimony described irregular claims handling by Kay Hammons and delays in delivering Tidmore’s checks, including dispatches to Tulsa Chamber of Commerce and to Tidmore’s home.
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Billings
Tidmore
Senate
Jerry Scribner
Industrial Development Department
Bill Ryan
Kay Hammons
Arthur Lindberg
Scribner
Rainfall Totals Reported Across Area
Rain measurements in Lawton downtown and Fire Station Five at 53rd and Gore Boulevard showed .50 of an inch. Fletcher and Faxon reported heavier rain with .97 and 1 inch respectively. Other totals included Carnegie .42 Hobart .24 Altus .20 and Duncan 10.
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Lawton
53Rd
Gore Boulevard
Fletcher
Faxon
Carnegie
Hobart
Altus
Duncan
Hearing Opens In Robbery Case
A preliminary hearing in district court for John Carl Miller 31 a state convict proceeded on an armed robbery charge. He allegedly overpowered a guard in Oklahoma City February 14 kidnapped a Midwest City couple and drove them to Lawton where he robbed a clerk at Cagle's Grocery. Miller was captured by Lawton police near First and Euclid and is jailed awaiting further charges. He already faces kidnapping and escape charges and was serving three concurrent 30 year terms at McAlester.
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John Carl Miller
Oklahoma City
Midwest City
Lawton
Miller
Children’s Memorial Hospital
James Smith
Hilda Crane
Cagle
First
Euclid
State Penitentiary
McAlester
Stolen City Taxi Recovered
A taxicab stolen from driver Richard Roy Black near the Elgin Apache Turnpike was recovered with Black’s wallet and other possessions on a railroad service road near Richards Spur. Sheriff Paul Elkins reported the robbery occurred about 12 45 a.m. Sunday.
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Richard Roy Black
Cimarron Trail
Paul Elkins
Richards Spur
Black
Elkins
Elgin - Apache Turnpike
Sheriff's Deputies
Stock Prices Plunge Amid Inflation Fears And Oil Slide
A relentless stock rout continues on Wall Street as inflation fears and a weak oil market pull major indexes lower. The Dow Jones average drops 10.46 points to 925.72 at noon with declines led by Exxon and Atlantic Richfield amid ongoing concern over price controls. Brokers note light trading and a 3 to 1 edge of declines over advances while the NYSE composite falls to 58.36 and the Nasdaq-like index slips to 24.26.
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NEW York
trans-Alaska
Rithfield
Exxon
New York Stock Exchange
American Stock Exchange
Nixon
Wall Street
Dow
Martin Marietta
Atlantic Richfield
Supreme Court
City panel studies dirty movie ordinance amid church urging
Lawton Oklahoma debates a proposed ordinance to ban obscene films citing church concerns and Supreme Court guidelines. The council weighs constitutionality and possible prosecution paths while considering church led pressure and potential theater boycotts.
Argentina Kidnappers Grab Boy and Three Men in Separate Actions
Four victims including Antony R. DaCruz of Eastman Kodak and retired Rear Adm. Francisco Aleman were abducted in Argentina. DaCruz and Aleman were seized Monday by suspects claiming leftist ties, while Gerardo Scalmazzi and Angel Fabiani were taken in Rosario and Buenos Aires. Kidnappings have risen with ransoms totaling over five million dollars in two years.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Antony R. DaCruz
Eastman Kodak Co
Francisco Agustin Aleman
Gerardo Scalmazzi
First National Bank of Boston
Angel Fabiani
da Cruz
Aleman
Fabiani
Scalmazzi
Rosario
DaCruz
Kodak
Portugal
University of Minnesota
Solon Charges FBI Spying for Nixon
Rep. Les Aspin cites a 1971 FBI Portland memo claiming the Nixon administration used the agency as a political tool. The document dated January 21 1971 lists six information categories to forward to the President or attorney general including items about prominent personalities. The FBI distanced reporting political matters and noted a 1969 start of an intelligence letter program code named inlet.
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Washington
Les Aspin
FBI
Oregon
Portland
Ore
Aspin
Wisconsin
Bureau
Senate votes split over price controls and expansion of powers
The Senate rejected a 60 day price freeze amendment and a simple extension of presidential control powers by 39 to 37 and 25 to 15 in a party line vote. Henry M. Jackson warned the move could invite recession as leaders push farm price supports and beef pork lamb ceilings while Shultz Dunlop and Butz faced sharp questions from Democrats.
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Senate
House
Henry M. Jackson
Nixon
House Banking Committee
Boycott Seen Uneven Across Oklahoma Meat Counters
Oklahoma City and Norman shoppers show sparse meat purchases amid the boycott but seniors in Norman cite price strains. Enid and Guymon stores report stable or rising sales while Tulsa grocers note unclear impact with a small drop offset by recent gains.
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Oklahoma City
Norman
Rick Daniels
Enid
Jerry Looper
United Supermarkets
Westgate
Guymon
Joe Costner
Bayman
Tri-State
Ron Moore
United Supermarket
Tulsa
Banita Keith
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Rose Hill
Pleasant Valley
Bob Morford
Albert Johnson
Johnson
Douglass High School
HEW
Lawton Public
Rogers Elementary
Pioneer Park
Sullivan Village
Park Lane
Carriage Hills
Ranch Oak
Horacek and Smith
Ron Stephens
Ted Horton
Horton
Fisenhower High School
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Central Air Distributors, Inc
S. Sheridan Rd
State Department of Agriculture
Afton
Geary
Manchester
Medford
Keyes
Liberal
Perryton
Clinton
el Reno
Okeene
Watonga
Weatherford
Muskogee
Yukon
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Gulf
Barley
Mangum
MILO
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Lamont
Pauls Valley
Don Whitaker
Jerry Cude
Whitaker
Cude
U.S. Supreme Court
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Charles Beller
Vic Ramirez
Laird
Morning Press
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Max Seibold
Ernest Roper
Adam Matthews
Israel
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Rangers
Planning Commission
al Swann
Grand
Capital Hill Subdivision
Eddie Cordes Motors
Roy B. Hooper
Larry Ferguson
Larry Fountaine
Police Department
H. Gene Walker
Woody Wolverton
Beller
Washington D. C
Washington, D.C
Rela
Dre
Eich Nts
ST A
Rochester
N.Y
U.S
Britain
People’s Revolutionary Army
Navy
Justice
Trelew
International Telephone & Telegraph
Solon
Treasury
George P. Shultz
Cost of Living Council
John T. Dunlop
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
E-Lim
Gibson's Pharmacy
Curtis Mathis
Techno III
Techna I
Hawkins
Lee Blvd
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