POW Rescue Raid Planned by Veteran Brigade
The Remember the Pueblo Committee chairs a 118 person force including 13 mercenaries from Britain France and Belgium ready to raid small POW camps to free U S prisoners within 4 6 weeks if Nixon does not secure their release. The plan targets minor camps near Laos Vietnam and China not major POW camps.
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Saigon
Pueblo Committee
Nixon
U.S
P.O.W
Paul Lindstrom
Britain
France
Belgium
Congo
Algeria
Malaya
Lindstrom
Laos
China
U.S. Air Force
Pathet Lao
North Vietnam
Associated Press
Douglas MacArthur
Bangkok
Nixon weighs further Vietnam withdrawals after May 1
Republican leaders emerged from a two hour meeting with President Nixon saying they honestly don t know if withdrawals will continue after May 1 as Nixon has promised a formal decision by then. Senate GOP chief Hugh Scott and Porters planned statement were discussed amid criticism of Communist negotiations.
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Asuaveron
Nixon
U.S
Vietnam
Senate
GOP
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
William J. Porter
Paris
White Hog
House
Gerald Ford
Michigan
Congress
Ford
Scott
Porter
Ziegler
USDA Urges No Stricter Food Price Controls
The Agriculture Department urged the Price Commission against tighter food price controls, predicting total prices rise about 4 percent this year. Asst. Sec. Richard E. Lyng said over 59 percent of the increase has already appeared on shelves and that meat may fall while eggs and broilers rise. He argued farmers need higher income to sustain food supply and warned against extending controls to raw farm products due to potential production chaos.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
The
Price Commission
Asst. Sec
Richard E. Lyng
Commission
Lyng
Heatwave Persists Across State With Record Highs
National Weather Service warns hot conditions continue with 90s to 100s across Oklahoma. Lawton tops 93 Tuesday while Altus hits 101. Oklahoma City and Tulsa set date records with 90 and 93 respectively. OKC also records a record warm low of 70.
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National Weather Service
Lawton
Altus
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Rainmakers to Begin Work in Lawton Soon
The Lawton City Council approved a one year 27000 contract with Irving Krick Associates of Palm Beach to establish a weather modification network. Dr Krick stated a state farm department permit will allow immediate operation and ground generator placement ahead of an expected storm system around April 18.
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Arly
Lawton
Irving Krick
Palm Beach
Calif
State Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Department
Krick
Billy Ray Gowdy
Agriculture Office
California Weather Ex
Pert
Dr. Krick
Dave Cagle
Rocket attack hits Da Nang area as war spreads in South Vietnam
North Vietnamese rockets hit the Da Nang area near the U S air base with no immediate casualty figures. U S air and Marine jets bombarded targets in North Vietnam and Laos as defense forces surrounded An Loc and Bastogne, with resupply helicopters unable to land amid heavy fire.
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DA Nang, Vietnam
da Nang
U.S
U.S. Air Force
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Laos
da Nees
Hue
Bastogne
Quang Tri
Dmz
Dong Ha
Highway 13
An Loc
Nguyen van Thieu
AFL-CIO approves picketing to protest rising prices
The AFL-CIO authorizes 13.6 million members to begin picketing supermarkets and stores. Leo Perlis says the labor federation will escalate as it monitors prices nationwide for protests.
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Washington
Afl-Cio
Leo Perlis
Labor Federation
Community Services Department
Leading Democrats in Oklahoma Senate Survey
Oklahoma City AP reports a statewide poll shows Congressman Ed Edmondson and Corporation Commission Chair Charles Nesbitt leading Democratic U.S. Senate contenders. Political scientist Dr. James G. Caster says Edmondson or Nesbitt could beat former Republican Dewey Bartlett, with results too close to affect the presidential race. Poll covered 20 cities and towns.
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Oklahoma City
Ed Edmondson
Corporation Commission
Charles Nesbitt
U.S. Senate
James G. Caster
Central State
Edmondson Or
Nesbitt
Dewey Bartlett
Widespread tax return fraud found officials say
IRS Commissioner Johnnie Walters told senators widespread fraud has been found in income tax returns prepared by firms aiding taxpayers. He promised criminal prosecutions of preparers and cooperating taxpayers after a mid March check in the Southeast found 97 percent fraudulent. Walters called the findings appalling and said similar checks will expand nationwide.
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Ashington
Internal Revenue
Johnnie M. Walters
Secretary of the Treasury
John B. Connally
Walters
IRS
Senate
Coun
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Thomas
K. Mattingly II
Moon
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Young
Ronald L. Zieglc
United States
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USDA
By the Constitution Staff
Cagle
Max Seibold
Kenneth Easton
Larry Ferguson
Harold Beaty
Cleo Craig
Woody Wolverton
Ernest Roper
Lawton High
Cameron College
Pat Arena
Eisenhower High School
Hilda Velez
Sandy Wilson
MacArthur
New York
Vermont
United Nations
Rhodesia
Kellyville
Okla
U.S. 66
Benjamin L. Hooks
Memphis
Federal Communications Commission
J. Caleb Boggs
R-Del
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