Major Saigon City Battle Marks Fifth Week of Offensive
The Xuan Loc assault escalated into heavy fighting as North Vietnamese forces penetrated the city before being driven out. Saigon claims 300 enemy dead, two captured, and four tanks destroyed with a renewed attack beginning at daybreak. President Ford seeks more aid for Indochina in a forthcoming policy speech, amid claims of past secret agreements.
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Ford
U.S. Congress
Indochina
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Congressional
United States
South Vietnam
Xuan Loc
Saigon
Thieu
Ford Faults Congress Over Cambodia Peace Efforts
Ford in his first State of the World speech blames Congress for blocking an "extremely promising" push to settle the Cambodia war by halting bombing. He aims to show executive control over U S policy and distance his administration from past Indochina choices. Senator Byrd urges bipartisanship but cautions against overreach.
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Department
Congress
Cambodia
Ford
United States
Indochina
Henry A. Kissinger
Senate
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Democrat
Federal Court Action Begins In School Suit
A hearing opened in Lawton federal court over a 1973 suit accusing Lawton Public Schools of racial discrimination. Plaintiffs seek desegregation via busing and a new south Lawton school, challenging the closing of Dunbar Elementary and current busing patterns. The tour of south Lawton preceded the 12:30 p.m. hearing with State Sen. E. Melvin Porter representing plaintiffs and Chuck Wade for the school board.
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Lawton
Frederick Chenault
South Lawton
U.S. Dist
Stephen Chandler
Lawton View
Douglass
Ranch Oaks
Post Oaks
E. Melvin Porter
Whitaker cites local revenue concerns over sales tax shift
Whitaker argues that keeping municipal services funded by utility receipts would ignore ten years of underfunding and warns against sales tax as an unfair burden on fixed incomes homeowners and the poor. He testified April 3 and urged an interim study before the bill advances.
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Whitaker
Senate Committee On Revenue and Taxation
Airport board debates OSBI office plans and new holding areas
Air board chairman Ted Horton drafts a plan for a 150 by 200 foot site north of the National Car Rental Building to house 1 200 square feet of OSBI space with options for 2 400 square feet. OSBI may pay 350 per month under a one year lease and stay long term if space is built.
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Cox
Gilbert Gibson
Airport Board
Ted Horton
National Car Rental
CBI
Dick Wilkerson
OSBI
Oklahoma City
Airport Authority
Wilkerson
Federal Aviation Administration
Lawton
Dan Rudder
Gibson
Employment outlook as wheat harvest may boost Lawton jobs
Ey Hahney of the Chamber of Commerce reports optimism for local employment with at least one firm hiring soon and Fort Sill training program aiding the market. State February unemployment was 5.8 percent, national 8.2 percent, and Lawton above state, with Enid at 3.3 percent and Henryetta-Okmulgee area worst at 14.7 led by a closed glass plant.
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Ey Hahney
The
Chamber of Commerce
Fort Sill
Lawton
Enid
Henryetta
Okmulgee
Bowman
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Minister Jailed By Church For Sunday School Goal
A Lawton Baptist minister spent a night in city jail after promising to serve a night behind bars if his parishioners boosted Sunday School attendance from 180 to 225. Attendance reached 231 last Sunday, and the pastor was released at 7 a.m. He said he slept well and used the chance to witness to prisoners. The church plans another jail night if 250 attend.
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Lawton
City
Larry Salmon
Warner
City Jail
Salmon
Oklahoma City Market Report Prices for Wheat and Barley
State Department of Agriculture reports today s grain prices. Wheat ranges from 3.49 to 4.04 dollars per bushel with regional listings including Afton Altus Hobart Manchester Pauls Valley Keyes Liberal Perryton Clinton El Reno Geary Kingfisher Medford Okeene Ponca City Temple Watonga Weatherford Yukon Gulf 4.04. Barley listed from 2.20 to 2.60 dollars per bushel with Keyes Liberal Perryton Watonga Weatherford Geary Kingfisher Ponca City Temple Manchester.
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Oklahoma City
State Department of Agriculture
Afton
Altus
Hobart
Manchester
Pauls Valley
Keyes
Liberal
Perryton
Clinton
el Reno
Geary
Kingfisher
Medford
Okeene
Ponca City
Temple
Watonga
Weatherford
Yukon
Gulf
Ponca Cue Temple
Lawton Officials Address Pawn Shops and Community Crime
Lawton leaders cite 31 of Oklahoma's 52 licensed pawn brokers in Lawton as fueling easy disposal of stolen goods. They urge targeted enforcement, community watch programs, and citizen involvement to curb property crime while warning against relying on any single solution.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
van Meter
Citizens Crime Commission
Prince
Hopkins
Boren Urges Langston University to Solve Problems and Survive
Gov. David Boren said Langston University's survival hinges on fixing its finances and academics. He urged the school to meet a challenging reform agenda and strengthen its administration and programs.
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Boren
Langston Univeristy
Jerry Scarbrough
Oklahoma City
David Boren
Langston University
Boren Relaxes Stand on Teacher Salary Rise and Langston
Gov. David Boren loosened opposition to higher teacher pay saying increases could be funded by reallocating the $109 million budget. He urged no racial prejudice as Sen. E. Melvin Porter pressed Langston debt concerns and a Capitol rally. A $400000 supplemental appropriation was agreed to help Langston finish this term.
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Oklahoma City
David Boren
Boren
Capitol
Langston
Porter
Wine in class sparks interest in chemistry for nonmajors
Juge plans limited wine demos in lectures to overcome chemistry fear and engage nonmajors. He notes his early failed wine attempts and commits to keeping wine as a classroom topic. Dr. Gambrell praises the approach as making science meaningful and useful.
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C. B. Gambrell
Juge
Twenty Soldiers Start Fort Sill Drill Sergeant School
Twenty soldiers began six weeks of vigorous training this week as they start the first class of the new Fort Sill Drill Sergeant School. Fort Sill had closed its previous drill sergeant program in spring 1972.
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Fort Sill
Eckenberger to Speak on Mental Health Prisoner Programs
John Eckenberger will address the Comanche County Association for Mental Health at 7 30 p m on April 17 at the Taliaferro Community Health Center 602 SW 38th Street. His speech titled What is being done at our pre release center for prisoners.
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John Eckenberger
Comanche County Association For Mental Health
Taliaferro Community Health Center
38Th Street
Oklahoma Bell proposes basic exchange rate overhaul
Bell officials outline a plan to raise basic one party residential rates from 55 cents to 1.70 dollars monthly in Oklahoma while business rates jump from 1.00 to 21.75, with added charges for installing lines, on premises work, and central office work.
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Oklahoma
John R. Parsons
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
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