Tornado Damages Mobile Home Park As Rains Continue
Severe weather swept Lawton and Southwest Oklahoma with a small tornado destroying a vacant mobile home and damaging four others. Rain totals reached up to 1.53 inches in several towns, with additional showers and possible severe storms forecast into Friday.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
U.S. Weather Service
Chandler
East Cache
Frederick
Grandfield
Walters
Chattanooga
Marlow
Randlett
Gore East Mobile Homes
NE 25Th
Lunar Ship Orion Separates From Command Vehicle
Reds again aim strike at An Loc as 1,600 rounds pound the city 60 miles north of Saigon. U S. Seventh Fleet clashes with MIGs torpedo boats and shore batteries amid heavy fighting.
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Orion
Reds
Saigon
An Loc
U.S
7Th Fleet
Oklahoma City
Midway
Oklahoma Regents Dole Out Token Budgets for Higher Ed
Oklahoma Regents for Higher Education approved small increases totaling 2.4 million in new money for 27 colleges and universities despite warnings of education disaster. Senator Bryce Baggett criticized lawmakers for not funding more and urged the governor to heed higher education needs. The meeting drew protests over proposed service cuts at the University of Oklahoma Medical Center in Oklahoma State.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Regents For Higher Education
Bryce Baggett
Regents
University of Oklahoma Medical Center
Crewmen To Explore Mountains In Apollo 16 Mission
Apollo 16 astronauts John Young and Charles Duke separated from the command ship Casper and prepared to land in the Descartes Mountains to study ancient volcanic activity and lunar rock origins. Thomas Mattingly remains in lunar orbit to run experiments as the duo spends three days on the surface.
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Pace Center
Houston
Orion
John W. Young
Charles M. Duke Jr
Young
Descartes Mountains
Casper
Thomas K. Mattingly
Duke
Mattingly
Highlands
Mission Control
Don Peterson
Farmhouse Near Davis Swept Away Five Perish
A tornado demolished an isolated farm home near Davis Oklahoma Wednesday evening killing five people including two women seeking shelter from the storm and injuring three others one critically. The Curtis Baird residence seven miles northwest of Davis was demolished with Baird 44 in critical condition.
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Davis
Oklahoma
Curtis Baird
Baird
Ardmore
Peggy
Earnest
Pauls Valley
Here
Taylor
Casey
Oklahoma Okays Immediate Voter Registration After Ruling
Oklahoma's Atty. Gen. Derryberry says residency rules are unconstitutional and a newcomer may register as soon as moving in. He cites U.S. Supreme Court overturning Tennessee rules and applies this to Oklahoma, removing six month, two month and 20 day waits.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Atty
Larry Derryberry
Derryberry
U.S. Supreme Court
Tennessee
Presidential panel backs aid to nonpublic schools
The President's Panel on Nonpublic Education urged tuition grants for welfare families using nonpublic schools while cautioning that programs must pass constitutional tests. Nixon, who favors aiding parents and children, received the report from Clarence C. Walton, who warned of a crisis in Roman Catholic and other nonpublic schools due to rising costs and falling enrollments.
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Ashington
Ing
Nixon
Clarence C. Walton
Catholic University
Walton
More Buildings Due Demolition In Lawton Downtown
Lawton Urban Renewal Authority began advertising bids to demolish 35 downtown structures. Most are on property for Mark Real Estate Enterprises first land delivery phase. Bids open at 3 p.m. May 8 in LURA offices.
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Lawton Urban Renewal Authority
Mark Real Estate Enterprises, Inc
LURA
C Ave
Don Gaskins
E Avenue
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