City Lakes Get Runoff As Rains Belt Area Again
Oklahoma weather brought heavy weekend rainfall across Lawton and surrounding watersheds. Lawtonka recorded 1.40 inches while Ellsworth had 1 inch, with Meers and Apache noting 0.62 and 0.68 inches respectively. A Calumet farmer died in a traffic incident amid high water and a tornado damaged Carney as a cold front moved in, followed by clearing skies and cooler temperatures.
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Lake Ellsworth
Meers
Lawtonka
Apache
Ellsworth
Oklahoma
Carney
Lawton
Medicine Creek
Jimmy Creek
Elmer Thomas
L. T. Harrison
Harrison
Dle Mountain
Eight Persons Killed In Texas Tornadoes
Tornadoes hit three Texas communities Sunday killing eight people and injuring at least 34. Two others drowned in flash floods and three Boy Scouts died when a pine tree toppled their tent. Property damage ran to millions as storms disrupted Plainview and Pearsall with multiple fatalities and widespread destruction.
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Texas
David Bryant
Plainview Daily Herald
Kevin Lewellen
Plainview
South Texas
Pearsall
Bill Rowan
Corsi- Lee
Bodies Found In Lake Claims Two Victims In Local Mishap
The body of Riley J. Constant, 70, Apache, was found about 9 a.m. face down in two feet of water near Fisherman’s Cove on Lake Ellsworth. Howard W. Emerson, 28, of 1207 S Second, died after his car overturned on West Lee Street trapping him for about an hour. Emerson died at Memorial Hospital after the crash.
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Fisherman's Cove
Lake Ellsworth
Lawton
18Th and
Lee
Riley J. Constant
Howard W. Emerson
Fimerson
Constant
Red Turner
G. E. Hood
A. Hood
Turner
Oklahoma City
Paul Elkins
William Banks
Claud Branscom
Emerson
Memorial Hospital
Nick Alderson
West Lee
Alderson
Sacramento
Calif
Greenlawn Funeral Home
Nixon seeks cuts in surplus national stockpile
President Nixon urged Congress to authorize selling 4.1 billion of surplus strategic materials to curb inflation and stabilize metal prices. He cited price rises of mercury platinum cadmium silver copper zinc and cobalt and said total stockpile value is 6.7 billion with 91 commodities.
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Nixon
Washington
Congress
William Clements
Defense
Europe
Asia
Pace
Pentagon to Close 224 Military Installations Across U S
Pentagon officials announce 224 military installations will close and 21 172 civilian and 16 64 military jobs will be terminated amid base reductions affecting 274 bases nationwide. Notable closures include Hunter's Point and Boston Naval Yards while Ft. Dix is expected to stay open.
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Pentagon
Senate
Capitol Hill
Navy Yards
Hunter's Point Naval Yard
San Francisco
Boston Naval Yard
Lake Hurst
Ft. Monmouth
N.J
Pennsylvania
Navy Air Engineering Center
Philadelphia Navy Yard
New England
Senate Battle Over Weather Modification Bill Looms
Oklahoma Senate debate centers on a House approved bill allowing counties to assess residents for weather modification programs. Sen. Terrill sponsors the bill in the Senate, with Sen. Capps chairing a Wednesday hearing and Sen. Crow opposing. U S Bureau of Reclamation and Farm Bureau will present differing views on research versus immediate rainmaking needs. The measure would require county elections to approve contracts and levies.
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Nick Stuartouthwest
Oklahoma
Senate
al Terrill
D-Lawton
Terrill
Gilmer Capps
Snyder
Herschal Crow
D-Altus
Ieee Sanenaeae
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
State Farm Bureau
Bureau of Reclamation
Bureau
Farm Bureau
Nixon Defends Defense Budget Speech Attacks Cuts
President Nixon defended the defense budget in a speech to the AFL CIO National Legislative and Safety Conference. He warned that those who cut military spending would bear responsibility for undermining nuclear arms talks and European force reductions. He rejected any deal that reduces US forces unilaterally and backed Labor Secretary Peter Brennan amid criticism from AFL CIO President Meany.
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Washington
Nixon
Europe
Afl-Cio
National Legislative and Safety Conference
Building and Construction Trades Department
Labor
Peter Brennan
Organized Labor
Aflcio
George Meany
Brennan
Pooe
Skylab moves to pad for May 24 launch
CAPE KENNEDY Fla The Skylab space station carrying nine astronauts heads to the launch pad for preparations ahead of a May 24 liftoff. OKLAHOMA CITY AP An electrical power failure leaves the Jim Thorpe building dark. A Health Department official forecasts federal limits on downtown car traffic by summer’s end. Washington AP The Supreme Court upholds a Maine law banning liquor and food licenses to whites only private clubs. Four Elks lodges appeal. OKLAHOMA CITY AP AIM plans first national convention at Pawnee Oklahoma with about 300 members ready to meet Tuesday.
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Fla
Skylab Space Station
Earth
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Jim Thorpe
Electrical Company
Oklahoma Health Department
Washington
Supreme Court
Maine
Elks Lodges
Maine Supreme Judicial Court
American Indian Movement
Pawnee
Oklo
Don Neconie
Tulsa
AIM
ADI
More South Viet Troops Heading For Cambodia
South Vietnamese forces move toward the Cambodian frontier after the first incursion, with air force gunships and armored units seen near the border. Viet Cong denounces the move as a US-ordered act. Saigon denies border crossing.
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Saigon
Vietnam
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
United States
U.S. Warns of New Laos Bombing If Fighting Escalates
The Pentagon warned North Vietnam it may order renewed U S bombing in Laos after tanks seized a town near Plaine de Jarres. Spokesman Jerry Friedheim said the action violates the cease fire and an update on B 52 strikes would come from Pacific Command in Hawaii.
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Ashington
Pentagon
North Vietnam
Laos
U. S
Jerry W. Friedheim
Plaine de Jarres
Pacific Command
Hawaii
Tha Vieng
Friedheim
Vientiane
U.S
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Bill Dixon
THE
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Auto
By Gary Hearn
Herbert Stein
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
Portsmouth
N.H
Richard S. Schweiker
R-Pa
Ft. Dix
New Jersey
Appropriations Committee
Boston Naval Shipyard
N.H. Naval Shipyard
Schweiker
Office
Wortics
Kremlin
Tinh Bien
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