Lawton Council Moves Toward Rainmaking Contract
Lawton Oklahoma city council moved toward negotiating a rainmaking contract with Krick Weather Modification Service. Officials discussed reports on operations, generator placement around the watershed feeding Lake Lawtonka and Lake Ellsworth, and potential refunds if a statewide project uses the firm. Governor Hall plans to apply for federal funds for an 11 county rainmaking program in Southwest Oklahoma.
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Krick
Kenneth Easton
Easton
Woody Wolverton
Cleo Craig
Max Seibold
Harold Beaty
Dave Cagle
Ernest Roper
County Excise Board
Lawton
Lake
Lawtonka
Lake Ellsworth
Homa
David Hall
Comanche County
Oklahoma
Nixon urges balanced approach to private and public schools
President Nixon stresses careful, equitable school reform to preserve nonpublic education while preventing a monopoly by any system. He praises Catholic and other private schools for offering spiritual values, warns against harsh desegregation, and cites a crisis of nine years of parochial enrollment losses amid calls for federal funding and moratorium on new busing.
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Nixon
Congress
America
Community cleanup mobilizes multiple groups at Lawton refuge
Northwest Kiwanis Club Knights of Columbus Lawton High Ecology Club Eisenhower Key Club organize a dawn cleanup using 13 trucks seven jeeps two field kitchens with 15 teams of about 20. A command post near Quanah Parker Lake coordinates with an observation plane and radio network as civic observers watch from a helicopter.
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Provement Organization
Northwest Kiwanis Club
Knights of Columbus
Lawton High School Ecology Club
Eisenhower High School Key Club
Quanah Parker Lake
Lawton
Environmental Advisory Council
Army
Julian Howard
Rainmaking Programs urged for five counties in southwest Oklahoma
Southwest Oklahoma representatives urged Gov. David Hall to back airborne cloud seeding as an alternative to ground based methods. They cited signed petitions and a 10 inch rainfall from a summer project and asked Hall to seek federal funds for an immediate program. Senator Bellmon in Washington proposed a five year, 20 million dollar plan across six states leveraging Bureau of Reclamation weather studies.
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Ple
Okla
ALTUS
Oklahoma
David Hall
R. L. Patton
Greer County
Wilbur Brown
Tilman County
Bob Bartlett
Harmon County
Clarence Cox
Kiowa County
Murray Williams
R. W. Radcliff
Orville Saunders
Jackson County
Governors Weather Modification Study Committee
Hall
U.S. Bu
Bellmon
Congress
Texas
New Mexico
Colorado
Kansas
Arizona
Bellman
Bureau of Reclamation
Newspapers Abroad Say Nixon Re-Election Hinges On Economy
London dispatches report that overseas papers last week tied Nixon's chance for a second term to the U.S. economy. They criticize Kissinger's Tokyo plans, call McGovern naive, and quote that Americans are concerned about economic conditions.
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Nixon
London
U.S
Henry Kissinger
Tokyo
George McGovern
Explosion and Fire at DeKalb Refinery Injures Worker
A gasoline tanker loading事故 caused a massive blaze in Doraville near Atlanta. Firefighters from DeKalb and neighboring counties battled the inferno since dawn while two local schools were closed. A worker, Smith, was burned as he ran through flames near the trucks and refinery offices. Eyewitnesses described orange flames filling the sky and a loud blast.
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Smith
Nicholson
Debbie Arp
Doraville
Atlanta
DeKalb County
Womack
Southern Railway
DeKalb Fire Department
Jack Nichols
Seven Newsmen Injured in North Viet Attack Near DMZ
North Vietnamese mortars hit a South Vietnamese tank post along the Dong Ha River as reporters from AP NBC NYT were wounded. Holger Jensen and Rex Ellis among those hurt. others include Vo Huynh Phan Bach Dang Richard Brummett Nguyen Ngoc Luong and Vinh Dan. A SAM missile was observed near Charlie 2 area.
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Dong Ha, Vietnam
Dong Ha River
Demilitarized Zone
U.S. Army
Holger Jensen
Associated Press
Rex Ellis
National Broadcasting Co
Vo Huynh
Phan Bach Dang
NBC
Richard Brummett
Nguyen Ngoc Luong
New York Times
Vinh Dan
Quang Tri
da Nang
Dong Hai
Jensen
Dmz
Ellis
Charlie 2
Orphan Buffalo Calf Raised At Refuge Seeks Pasture
A keeper describes Julie the orphan buffalo calf raised at the refuge and notes she will join the herd when strong enough in about nine months. Officials say most calves are orphaned after their mothers are hit by cars and calves are often left to graze separately. The 1972 calf crop is expected to be 20 to 30, with 158 born in 1971 and herd calving roughly every other year. March dates mark early and late first births in prior decades.
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Julie
Bartnicki
Youth Christian witnessing gains noted in sermons
The Rev Dr Arthur L B Rutledge head of the Southern Baptist missions board says there is a spiritual awakening among youth nationwide. He notes a more favorable climate for effective Christian witnessing across all population segments than in recent years.
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Nashville
Tenn
Arthur LB. Rutledge
Missions Board
The
Southern Baptist Convention
U S Forces Launch Major Strike Into North Vietnam
U S air and ground forces press a multi pronged attack on North Vietnam after redeploying the carrier Kitty Hawk and launching 287 strikes inside South Vietnam and across the DMZ. US and South Vietnamese commanders report tanks destroyed and soldiers killed near Dong Ha while northern forces mount missile and rocket assaults.
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Gion
Creighton W. Abrams
U.S
Highlands
Dmz
North Vietnam
Republic of
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
U.S. Command
Philippines
North
Central Highlands
Saigon
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
Radio
Dong Ha
Four Lawton Firms Bid On LURA Downtown Land
Four Lawton firms submitted proposals for redevelopment of three downtown parcels sold by the Lawton Urban Renewal Authority. Bids came from Powill Enterprises Inc, Lawton Novelty Co, Ratcliffe Book Stores, and B&F Finance Co with review set for April 14 including two Pleasant Valley Project land proposals. The parcels include 75-foot, 200-foot, and 200-foot frontages on C Avenue with asks of 39,375 105,000 and 120,000 dollars respectively or 4 dollars per square foot for partials.
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Lawton
The
Lawton Urban Renewal Authority
Powill Enterprises Inc
Lawton Novelty Co
Ratcliffe Book Stores
B&f Finance Co
C Avenue
Third Street
LURA
Don Gaskins
Pleasant Valley
Comanche County Foundation Wins $202,947 Grant
The Comanche County Improvement Foundation received a $202,947 grant from the Office of Economic Opportunity for the new fiscal year starting July 1. CCIF says the amount is about $11,000 below last year and will fund 15 percent admin costs and 85 percent for neighborhood centers, general services, and youth and senior programs.
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Comanche County Improvement Foundation
Office of Economic Opportunity
CCIF
Comanche County
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Rio de Janeiro
New York
Paulo Francis
South Dakota
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McGovern
Henry Brandon
Sunday Times
Wisconsin
Brandon
Kyoda News Service
Tokyo College
Kyodo
United States
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Thanx
S Dorethy
Flint, Mich
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Tec
Wiest
Quan Tri
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Stee
BankAmericard
Os Ave
Cache Road
Lura Land
Cache Road Square
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