City study bids for street lighting gear on Gore Boulevard
The city reviewed four bids for street lighting equipment with prices from 111 617 to 206 552 dollars. Nabers and Fleming will study the bids before a purchase, to support new installations on Gore Boulevard at Second Fourth and Sixth Streets. A closing order by the Building and Safety Department followed zoning concerns about a local business.
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U.S
L. A. Noel Co
Glendale
Ariz
Jack Hullett Sales
Fort Worth
Tex
Southwestern Electric Co
City
Ve-Ped
Oklahoma City
Henry Nabers
Archie Fleming
Gore Boulevard
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Fourth
Sixth
Nabers
Robert Johnson
Building and Safety Department
Com
Tors, Inc
Cor Hill
Mead- Sonahan
Ernest Bentley
Cherokee
69Th
Tist
Delta
SW Tist
Lawton Uso
4Th Street
C Avenues
Fire Base 6 battles continue as Viet attacks fail to harm
South Vietnamese forces claim heavy enemy losses near Fire Base 6 after mortars and rockets hit the area before dawn. Tan Canh lies eight miles from the base, with North Vietnamese units retreating into Laos after a failed push. The 66th Regiment reportedly killed or wounded many attackers, while a prisoner and several safety items were captured. In Lawton, city council approves zoning changes and park funding, plus a police resignation and other civic items.
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Ters
South Nolinicente 22Nd Infantry Division
Tan Canh
28Th Regiment
Laos
66Th Regiment
Medicine Park Clean Up Set by Aviation Unit
Members of the 154th Aviation Company join civilians and residents Saturday April 17 to clean Medicine Creek in Medicine Park. The four hour effort begins about 10 a.m. at the Cid Plantation restaurant with trash barrels placed along the creek bed for centralized collection.
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154Th Aviation Company
Medicine Park
Medicine Creek
Artillery Aviation Command
164Th Aviation Company
Cid Plantation
McGuire
Aviation Company
Capt. McGuire
Pratt Captures Republican Nomination Amid Local Voting
Larry Ferguson Republican supporters note Pratt defeated Harrell Moore for the nomination. Polls open until 7 p.m. A pre noon survey lists Ward 1 Kennedy 114 and Adams 187 Patterson 57. Ward 2 Whittier 130 Ferris 102 Grant 113. Ward 3 Howell 78 Eisenhower 133. Ward 5 Sullivan 93 Park 41 Roosevelt 48 Cleveland 70.
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Larry Ferguson
Pratt
Harrell Moore
Ward
Patterson
Kennedy
Adams
Whittier
Ferris
Grant
An Howell
Eisenhower
Sullivan
Park
Roosevelt
Cleveland
Foundation heads to Caen Cold headquarters at 716 C
The text notes the foundation, linked to the late E. P. McMahon, basing its headquarters at 716 C in the former home of Mrs. McMahon. It mentions the founder and ties to Caen Cold.
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E. P. McMahon
Caen
Foundation
Funeral rites for DeWanda Jo Revel in Fletcher
DeWanda Jo Revel, 49, will be funerally honored at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Fletcher Christian Church with Pastor Art Wilson officiating and Rev. A. L. Swagerty assisting. Revel was found dead in her car Sunday morning west of Cyril. Burial follows in Fletcher Cemetery under Robbins Funeral Home direction.
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Fletcher
DeWanda Jo Revel
Fletcher Christian Church
Art Wilson
A. L. Swagerty
First Baptist Church
Jury Convicts Fort Sill Man
A 12 man jury found Robert Carl Bruce twenty from Fort Sill guilty of the July fourteen nineteen seventy armed robbery of Carl s Service Station near Medicine Park on Oklahoma forty nine. Chief District Judge Jack Brock will sentence Bruce later this month.
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Robert Carl Bruce
Fort Sill
Carl
Medicine Park
Oklahoma 49
Jack Brock
Bruce
Proposed 82.7 Million Revenue Measures Stir Debate
Officials warn of a financial bind as state agencies face possible payroll shortfalls in November or December due to the national economy. Democrats share concern over high unemployment and tax shortfalls, while Smith Privett and Gov Hall pledge to push funding for common schools and seek savings and new revenue.
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Privett Fa
Smith
Privett
Hall
Nixon outlines plan to limit revenue sharing and spur innovation
Nixon proposed a comparability requirement on part of the revenue sharing fund and argued existing federal education aid programs stifle innovation. He said current programs waste money on outdated or ineffective efforts while funds for new ideas are blocked. He urged freeing state and local educators to use aid more productively as he sent related messages on urban rural development transportation and manpower training.
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Nixon
Congress
Nixon speeded up Vietnam pullout rate says Aiken
Aiken said Nixon has accelerated troop withdrawals to about 18 000 a month for two weeks with formal announcement due Wednesday. He noted withdrawals averaged 12 500 monthly since last year and predicted a full withdrawal by next year, with few troops remaining.
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Washington
Nixon
U.S
Aiken
Senate
Democrats
Vietnam
Henry M Jackson
Melvin Laird
Jackson
South Vietnam
Oklahoma Parents Seek Answers on Economic Pain
The article quotes Smith highlighting persistent parental concerns as the 40,000 affected families in Oklahoma await a satisfactory explanation. He notes that these issues are not unique to Oklahoma and blame the national administration's economic policies for widespread troubles across states.
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Oklahoma
Trail vows thorough bed check before lying down
Spider quotes Trail declaring a rule to inspect the bed from head to foot before any thought of lying down. The remark underscores a cautious approach to choosing rest.
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Trail
Stock Market Rises Amid Moderate Trading Session
U S stock averages edge higher with the Dow up 5.06 at 910.13 as advances beat declines two to one. Big Board readings show gains in oil stocks, building materials, and select railroad and utility shares amid ongoing consolidation.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Big Board
Associated Press
Federal National Mortgage
Memorex
Reading & Bates
Bunker-Ramo
Occidental Petroleum
American Stock Exchange
Austral Oil
ITEL
McCulloch Oil
Teleprompter
Blaze Damages Edwards Store
A fire at Edwards Store caused damage to the building and inventory this morning. Lt. R. B. Mitchell said the blaze began about 8 30 a m and reached the rear of the structure. Fire Marshal Ray Catlin remained on site after extinguishing the flames as firefighters worked until 10 53 a m.
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R. B. Mitchell
Central Fire Station
Ray Catlin
Police Investigate Rape After Downtown Incident
Lawton police continued the investigation into a reported robbery and rape of a 20 year old woman Monday night. Detectives said the victim described a six foot tall Negro suspect dressed in a gold sweater and green slacks who forced her between two buildings near a downtown bar before taking her to a Gore block building to commit the assault.
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Lawton Police Today
Lawton
Robert Gillian
Clarence Schulte
Bill Bailey
Gore
Science Week at Cameron Features Noted Scientists
Cameron hosts Science Week with two distinguished speakers and a weekend Science Fair. Dr. Peter Richards from the University of Kansas will speak on Wednesday and Thursday, followed by Dr. Hubert Frings from the University of Oklahoma on Thursday and Friday for class lectures and curriculum discussions.
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Peter Richards
University of Kansas
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