Reds Ignore Peace Talk Proposal
U S envoy Porter in Paris said President Nixon made a secret proposal to North Vietnam to resume talks via a private channel on April 1. He cited North Vietnamese and Viet Cong inaction and a massive March military buildup as the only response, while urging a businesslike restart of negotiations.
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Paris
U.S
Vietnam
Nixon
Republic of
South Vietnam
William J. Porter
United States
Porter
State Department
Nguyen van Thieu
Refuge Youth Fish Festival At Wildlife Refuge
Refuge Youth Fish Festival for boys and girls under 14 is set for Saturday April 22 at Sunset Camp near refuge headquarters. The event starts at 9 a.m. with sunfish and bass stocked in Sunset Lake and includes cooking help and youth participation. Reservations are first come first served by calling refuge headquarters at 429 3222 or 429 3221 between 9 and 10 30 a.m. on April 16.
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Wildlife
Sunset Camp
Refuge
Sunset Lake
Steve Smith
Smith
Pair Hijack Jetliner Demands TV Coverage
Two men hijacked a Frontier Airlines Boeing 737 over New Mexico and forced it toward Los Angeles. The jet landed as officials sought to determine the hijackers demands and resolve the incident.
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Los Angeles
Frontier Airlines
New Mexico
Ector Garcia
Denver
Colo
Phoenix
California
FBI
Rain Chance Friday Amid Cooler Lawton Forecast
The National Weather Service projects a low 90s daytime high in Southwest Oklahoma with a Friday high in the mid 80s and a 30 percent chance of rain Friday afternoon in the Lawton area. Wednesday saw Lawton highs near 99 degrees before cooling, with storms spurring late Wednesday activity in central and north areas.
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Lawton
National Weather Service
Oklahoma
Mercury
Northern Vietnamese take half of An Loc after dawn attack
North Vietnamese troops with tanks pressed into An Loc near Saigon, seizing the northern half of the town and its airfield by late afternoon. South Vietnamese forces, aided by American air strikes, fought house to house as a relief column stalled and its commander was killed during helicopter reconnaissance.
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Saigon
An Loc
Calvary Regiment
Nguyen van Thieu
Chon Thanh
Peace Solons Ask Nixon For Full Buildup Report
United States ships and planes surge to Southeast Asia as 17 Senate and 34 House members press President Nixon for a full report on the size purpose and cost of contemplated U S military action in Indochina. The lawmakers warn a major new commitment could raise casualties and POWs while urging full disclosure.
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Washington
United States
Southeast Asia
Senate
House
Nixon
U.S
Indochina
Congress For Peace Through Law
North Vietnam
Senate votes to curb presidential war powers sends measure to House
The Senate approved a 68 to 16 bill limiting the President's power to commit U.S. armed forces without Congress approval. An amendment requiring UN peacekeeping troop approvals failed 55 to 27, and a proposal to authorize retaliatory force in emergencies was rejected 45 to 37. The measure now moves to the House.
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Senate
Washington
U.S
Congress
House
James L. Buckley
R-Con-N.y
United Nations Security Council
U.N
United Nations
Peter H. Dominick
R-Corp
Bugs Wanted Dead Or Alive
Lawton residents are asked to help feed a wounded Purple Martin after a BB gun injury. The bird once ate up to 3,000 flying insects daily and now needs crickets or grasshoppers, dead or alive, to recover. Contact B. H. Good at 1710 N 44th or 355 4772 with any available insects.
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Lawton
B. H. Good
Lawton Airport Authority orders fresh terminal plans and rebid
Lawton Airport Authority will redraw plans for a new terminal and rebid the project after bids exceeded the $300 000 budget. The authority rejected negotiated terms of 325 000 and reaffirmed a 300 000 limit, with architect Ted Horton noting prior overreach in exterior work.
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Lawton
W. D. Ford & Son
Ford
Horton
Airport Authority
Gilbert Gibson
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Miles
PTA
Lawton Ptas
Woodland Hills
Paul Crisp
Lawton Public
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Garfield
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