Weekly U S Battle Death Toll Hits 88
In Saigon the USS Command reported 88 Americans killed last week the highest weekly toll in nine months. U S planes bombed North Vietnamese forces near Fire Base Mary Ann and near Fire Base 6 in the central highlands.
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USS
Indochina
U.S
Phnom Penh
United Press Inter- National
Kate Webb
UPI
Toshiichi Suzuki
Denpa
Nixon
Mary Ann
da Nang
U.S. Command
Central Highlands
Nixon sets timetable to end U.S. Indochina involvement
Senate GOP Leader Hugh Scott says President Nixon told leaders he has a fixed date to end U.S. participation in Indochina contingent on North Vietnam releasing all POWs. He expects the date to occur within Nixon’s 1969 73 term, with no fixed date given publicly. Scott cautions against a large residual force and notes no Korean style settlement.
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Nixon
U.S
Senate Gop
Washington
Senate
Hugh Scott
Indochina
Scott
Pennsylvania
North Vietnam
United States
Vietnam
Hanoi
Cooler readings forecast for Lawton Friday
The U S Weather Bureau forecast warmer but cooler temperatures for Lawton and southwest Oklahoma Friday. Daytime highs were seen in the lower 90s today with a low near 50 tonight, and the high Friday expected in the upper 70s. Wednesday’s high reached 74 and the low 48.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
U.S. Weather Bureau
Recount planned for Friday mayoral vote in Comanche County
County election office sets 9 a.m. Friday start at the Comanche County courthouse for a recount of the Tuesday mayoral race. Don Whitaker leads Wayne Gilley by 138 votes. the winner may trigger post recount funding and continued review. Four teams of four will conduct the count under Judge John P. Fullerton.
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Comanche County
Wayne Gilley
Don Whitaker
J. N. Logan
County Election Board
Whitaker
Gilley
Cameron Name Change Bill Passed for Cameron College
The Oklahoma Senate approved a name change to Cameron College by a 40 to 1 vote. The House had unanimously passed the measure on March 8 and it awaits Gov. David Hall's signature this afternoon. Endorsements come from Cameron students.
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Oklahoma Senate
Cameron College
David Hall
Oklahoma House
House Defeats Big Boost in Federal Education Aid
Washington AP reports the House narrowly defeated a plan to boost federal education funding beyond Nixon’s request. A 4.8 billion Office of Education bill passed 354 to 7 and heads to the Senate, with Oklahoma split on a separate amendment seeking an additional 728 million.
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Washington
House
Nixon
Office of Education
Senate
Oklahoma
U.S. House of Representa
Tives
Open Meeting Bill Recalled by Oklahoma House and Senate
The Oklahoma House and Senate recalled a bill to open all executive sessions to state legislators. Gov. Hall asked for committee jurisdiction over the agency or commission. Rep. Atkins sponsored the measure to define executive sessions and bar secret balloting.
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House
Senate
David Hall
Hannah Atkins
Oklahoma City
Hall
David Riggs
Tulsa
No Prosecution Found for My Lai Soldiers
The Pentagon said no legal way has been found to prosecute former soldiers involved in the My Lai massacre. Spokesman Jerry Friedheim noted extensive Army and Justice Department study failed to resolve how to try any of the men, including Paul Meadle, who testified about the killings.
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My Lai
Washington
Pentagon
Jerry W. Friedheim
Friedheim
Army
Justice Department
Paul Meadle
Meadle
William L. Calley Jr
State Electric Hassle Settled
Oklahoma City AP reports Rural Electric Cooperatives and investor owned utilities settled a long fight over rates and territories. The agreement lets the state Corporation Commission arbitrate territorial disputes and set rates for cooperatives as it does for privately owned firms. Sen. Herschal Crow announced the settlement.
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Oklahoma City
Herschal Crow
D-Altus
State Corporation Commission
Midwest Regional Zeta Conference Opens In Lawton
The 33rd annual Midwest regional conference of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority runs today through Saturday at the Hotel Lawtonian in Lawton. About 200 delegates from five states attend. E. W. Lawson Oklahoma City's police chief leads the drug abuse workshop. Three workshops cover chapter problems internal structure and drug abuse. Entertainment during a 5 to 7 p.m. cocktail hour and a 7:30 p.m. banquet highlight the program.
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Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
Lawtonian
Zeta Epsilon Zeta Chapter
Lawton
E. W. Lawson
Oklahoma City
Janice Kissner
Philadelphia
Lawson
Narcotics Association
E. Juanite Tate
Tulsa
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