Ford seeks aid and veto power to curb Vietnam crisis
Ford asked Congress for new Vietnam aid totaling 672 million dollars, adding to a 47.7 billion deficit projection. He urged authority to evacuate remaining Americans and those with special obligations, while warning against widening conflict. Support mixed among Republicans and Democrats, with emphasis on credibility and humanitarian aid as a core element.
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Vietnam
OMB
Ford
U.S
South Vietnam
Congress
Demas
D-Ind
White House
Mark O. Hatfield
R-Ove
John G. Tower
R-Tex
United States
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Senate
GOP
Hugh Scott
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
John J. McFall
D-Calif
House
Indochina
Portugal
Cuba
Turkey
Cyprus
Ecuador
Venezuela
Nigeria
Indonesia
Soviet Union
Europe
Japan
Middle East
Drawing Ends In Tie For Ward 2 Seat In Whittier
In Whittier the Ward 2 council race ends in a tie after recounts. Debra Durham drew Anderson’s name from a hat in a live ceremony to settle the contest. Final tallies show McKenzie 98 and Anderson 192 with other wards unchanged.
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Debbie Durham
Anderson
McKenzie
Robert Prince
Roy Moore
Election Board
Whittier
Eddie Newcombe
Roy B. Hooper
Hooper
McKenzie Anderson Andrews
Ferris
Smith
SU Taft KY
World Deaths Briefs Across Nations
Obituaries report the deaths of Marjorie Main John M Bailey Charles W Roberts Joseph Lani el Philip B Gilliam and Arthur Rosenstock. Main and Bailey are noted for film and political work, Roberts as Eisenhower era chairman, Lani el as French premier, Gilliam as juvenile delinquency expert, and Rosenstock as long serving Newspaper Guild leader.
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Charles W. Roberts Washington
Charles Wesley Roberts
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Kansas
NEW York
Arthur Rosenstock
Newspaper Guild
Afl-Cio
Rosenstock
Guild
Aided Vietnamese Children Reach U S Arrivals Return Home
In Saigon a Babylift arranged by Betty Tisdale from Columbus Georgia sent 275 Vietnamese children to Manila and the United States with two Air Force cargo jets. The orphans from Mrs Tisdales supported home will go to Ft Benning Georgia for distribution to adopting families.
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United States
Saigon
Ninh Thuan
Phan Thiet
Columbus, Ga
Betty Tisdale
U.S. Air Force
Manila
Cameron Probe Sparks Backlash From Owen and Davis
Owen and Davis condemned a proposed probe into Cameron and other small state schools arguing the move harms Cameron’s image. They noted Cameron ranked high in 1974 75 freshman averages and denied admission policy flaws while stressing the plan’s potential to misrepresent the school.
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Davis
Cameron
Owen
Southeastern
Langston
Board of Regents
Regents
Ronio Returns To McAlester State Penitentiary
Anthony Ronio, 23, on a 12 hour pass from Lawton pre release center, was arrested on a marijuana count and returned to McAlester State Penitentiary to finish a one year portion of a three year sentence. The marijuana delivery charge was dismissed for lack of evidence.
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Anthony Ronio
Lawton
McAlester State Penitentiary
Ronio
McAlester
Five Arrested In Drug Probes Fort Sill men held in two marijuana cases
Sheriff department investigations led to five Fort Sill men arrested Thursday night in two marijuana related incidents. Deputy Nick Alderson said informant bought two bags of suspected marijuana at 1404 Kingsbury Apt 4 for $20 with ink marked money. A later probe led to three more arrests at 104 NW 14th residence.
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Sheriff Department
Fort Sill
Nick Alderson
Kingsbury
Apt. 4
Oklahoma market prices for grain hay and poultry
State Department of Agriculture reports today prices for wheat barley Milo and soybeans across towns in Oklahoma with ranges shown. alfalfa hay bids per ton in Chickasha and Pauls Valley. live chickens and eggs priced. note included about Ron Hunt Cardinals career hit-by-pitch record at 243.
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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
Ford
Yukon
Gulf
Barley
Weatherford
Banner
Muskogee
Ron Hunt
St. Louis Cardinals
Hearing Set On Final Account In Reese Estate
In Comanche County Oklahoma the district court fixes April 25, 1975 at 10:30 a.m. for a hearing on the final account and petition for distribution and discharge of administratrix Seiko R Reese in the Nathaniel Reese estate. Interested parties must appear to show cause why the account should not be settled and the administratrix discharged.
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Lawton Constitution
District Court OF
Comanche County
State OF Oklahoma
Nathaniel Reese
Comanche
Seiko R
Nathaniel “Reese
Lawton
Oklahoma
Chad Bled
Oklahoma Letter Carriers Convene in Lawton This Weekend
About 175 attendees are expected for the Oklahoma State Letter Carriers convention in Lawton. Registration opens this afternoon at Montego Bay with a general meeting this evening. The event runs Saturday and ends Sunday morning, featuring a banquet and dance Saturday night and a ladies luncheon Saturday. Danny McCarty of Muskogee serves as state president and Charlie Welborn of Lawton leads the local unit of 91 members and sits on the state executive board.
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Lawton
Montego Bay
Danny McCarty
Muskogee
Charlie Welborn
Soviet Navy to hold high seas maneuvers this month
The Soviet Union says naval exercises with ships and planes will be conducted this month on the high seas, according to Tass.
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Moscow
Tass
Police Jailer Charged After High Speed Chase Case
Larry Clanton 21 of 4475 Lee faces charges of reckless driving eluding an officer and possession of marijuana after a Monday night chase in a blue Corvette along S H 7. Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper Henry Whitehead pursued the vehicle at speeds over 100 mph, the car crashed in a ditch and Clanton was later identified as the driver. Clanton was dismissed from the Lawton Police Department and a district court forfeiture petition was filed. bond set at 100 dollars per misdemeanor.
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Larry Clanton
Lee
Lawton
Alford Hennessee
Clanton
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Henry Whitehead
Local mall project stalls as anchor store sought
LURA Jacobs has yet to secure a major department store as an anchor for the downtown mall on the old bank site. Meanwhile four Rose Hill residential parcels will be listed for sale via local brokers with homes priced around 40 dollars per front foot. Wayne Harris lands a 4990 mowing contract, and 9635 is approved for Civic Center library plaza work including lights transformer install and wall modification.
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Old Bank
Jacobs
LURA
Rose Hill
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