Saigon Regime Seeks Talks With Hanoi Amid War Pressures
A South Vietnamese cabinet minister contacted North Vietnamese officials seeking a negotiated peace and planned to travel to Hanoi. U S officials report tacit understanding that Communist forces will refrain from attacking Saigon until evacuees are moved. Reports also note possible shift of power to neutralist Gen. Minh and Khmer Rouge upheaval near Cambodia.
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Michigan
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Duong
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Minh
Aranyaprathet
Thailand
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Chhay Born Lay
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Cambodia
Phnom Penh
U.S
South Vietnam
Ford Administration
Vietnam
Tornadoes Kill Three in Missouri Neosho Area
Severe storms sweep the Midwest with tornados in Missouri and Oklahoma. Three people die in Neosho Missouri while others are injured. Governor Bond activates National Guard. A separate tornado hits near Miami Oklahoma causing property damage and cattle losses.
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Oklahoma Highway Patrol
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Mile Parth
Britain’s biggest bank heist in Mayfair raid
London detectives say six gunmen may have stolen more than 7.2 million dollars from a Bank of America branch in Mayfair. Only 720,000 in cash was recovered. safety deposit boxes yielded cash bonds jewelry and gold coins. Bank accounts officer Mike Fernandez noted the heist may top seven million overall.
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Carnegie Needed To Save Branch, McClure Contends
Postmaster Kinley McClure argues expanding the current Lawton post office is cheaper and keeps the Sherman Station at 44th and Cache Road open. A new wing at 102 S Fifth would cost about 1.15 million and raise rent from 46 496 to about 200 000 annually, anchoring downtown. If a new facility is required it would be built by Lee Carnegie, per the trust authority.
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Trust Authority
Former Oklahoma Governor Hall Sentenced In Bribery Case
Former Oklahoma Governor David Hall was sentenced to three years in prison on each of four counts for bribery extortion linked to his term. Co defendant W W Taylor drew 18 months on each of three counts. both remain free on bonds. Mooney awaits sentencing after pleading guilty to one count. Hall vows innocence and plans an appeal.
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Oklahoma
David Hall
U.S. District Court
Fred Daugherty
Hall
Daugherty
Taylor
Dallas
R. Kevin Mooney
Fort Worth
Tulsa
Oil imports drop to record surplus in trade
The Commerce Department reports March oil imports created a $1.4 billion US trade surplus, the second monthly surplus in a row, with February at $917 million and a year total of about $2 billion.
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Washington
United States
Commerce Department
Front Brings Scattered Storms Across Oklahoma and Arkansas
A stalled cold front moved through Oklahoma Thursday night triggering scattered thundershowers from the Red River to eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas. Reports include funnel clouds in Ottawa County and hail near Wewoka Stilwell and Stratford. McAlester saw over two inches of rain. Lawton area to cool with 50s tonight. highs above 80 Saturday with 50s again Saturday night.
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Miami
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Lawton
Gambling Net Closes On 26
Twenty six persons are arrested in two gambling raids. Verly's Lounge at 1101 Summit yields eight suspects. The African Breeze at 122 S First nets eighteen. Officers describe Verly's as checked after windows were covered and it seemed darker inside. Municipal Court records list five charged with gambling and three with loitering around a gambling game.
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Alvin Gatlin
Verly’s
Summit
Sheriff's Department
Nick Alderson
Ray Anderson
Bobby Hawkins
Martha A. Byrd
Park
Sharon Kay McCoy
Gary Wayne Sanders
SW Jefferson
Southwestern Clinic Hospital Wins OK for 1.7 Million Renovation
Southwestern Clinic Hospital Inc. receives final approval from the Oklahoma Health Planning Commission for a 1.7 million project to demolish the east wing and build a new 33 bed patient wing plus an intensive care unit north of the hospital. Phase one targets the ICU, records center, nurses office, and physical therapy. phase two completes the new patient wing. Completion is slated for September 1976 with 400 thousand for ICU and x ray upgrades. American Medical International Inc. owns Southwestern Clinic Hospital along with 46 other hospitals.
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Banowetz
Southwestern Clinic Hospital
American Medical International Inc
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England
Switzerland
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