May Day Law Day Proclaimed At Fort Sill Ceremony
Military and civilian leaders signed the annual Law Day proclamation in McNair Hall Fort Sill at 12 45 p m. Maj Gen David Ott post commander Fort Sill Lawton Mayor Don Whitaker and Dist Judge J Winston Raburn attended with Lt Col Wallace Taliaferro and Comanche County Bar Association representatives. Fifth and sixth grade students from Sheridan and Geronimo Road Elementary will compete in an essay contest on what justice means to me with $25 savings bonds awarded to the top writer in each grade.
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David Ott
Lawton
Don Whitaker
J. Winston Raburn
Comanche County
McNair Hall
Fort Sill
Wallace Taliaferro
Comanche
Sheridan and
Geronimo Road
Cameron pre enrollment opens at Cameron Campus
Cameron announces pre enrollment for the fall term with hours of credit for freshmen sophomores and students under 60 hours. Pre enrollment runs today Tuesday and continues Wednesday Thursday and Friday for eligible students. Regular enrollment for fall occurs August 20 and 21. Contact Cameron Admissions at 248 2200 ext 30 for details.
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Cameron
Office of Admissions
State board to meet June 23 on county assessment equalization
The State Equalization Board plans a June 23 meeting three weeks after the county board ends its term. Sasser warns county actions may be futile until state action occurs. The board focuses on county by county equalization and may adjust valuations if assessors dispute recommendations.
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Glenn
Sasser
State Equalization Board
Supreme Court
Dirolts
Equalization Board
Gienn
City considers funding plan for new sewage plant operations
Officials debate whether to raise sewer rates or use general revenue sharing to cover the plant’s annual costs. Estimates place operating expenses near 701 382 dollars, with electricity and staffing driving the main difference. Thomson warns rates may need a 2 50 per month hike, or a year in advance, while Brune says the delta is small. Public Works Director Brune cites electricity and staffing as the key factors. Thomson favors avoiding tax raises and reevaluating revenue sharing for a first year.
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Paul Brune
Brune
Thomson
Autopsy Clears Sykes Infant of Beating Death
Officials reported the autopsy could not confirm that the infant Sykes died from injuries tied to a beating. The Reynolds hospital intake notes cited bruises and a severe burn from February. police said the bruises were not new injuries and the burn stemmed from a heater incident. The parents had brought the child in on April 21 claiming seizures.
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Page One
Sykes
Reynolds
Prison Riot Sparks Nightlong Standoff
Inmates shouted obscenities as armed guards kept position at the end of the run during a tense nightlong incident. Police and jail officials monitored the scene, seeking to restore order without further escalation.
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Page One
Weather update tracks light rainfall and warming trend
Weather tonka and Ellsworth recorded slight rainfall near flood gates with .72 feet below. Meers in Lake Lawtonka and Apache in Ellsworth areas measured moisture. The Pacific cold front moved out, cooler tonight, upper 40s, then by Tuesday lower 80s. Fair to partly cloudy through Friday with little change.
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Tonka
Ellsworth
Meers
Lake Lawtonka
Americans reduce Saigon presence as evacuation continues
The press secretary said decisions were in the hands of Ambassador Graham Martin. About 954 Americans remained in Saigon with 11 dependents. In the last 24 hours 128 Americans were evacuated and just over 6,000 South Vietnamese rescued. The administration aims to cut American forces in South Vietnam to under 1,000 by the weekend.
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Vietnam
U.S
Graham Martin
Martin
Nguyen van Thieu
Nessen
State Department
Saigon
South Vietnam
Court terms on interstate business tax and school desegregation
The court declined to review a lower court ruling that voided a Massachusetts law. The law strips the State Board of Education of power to order busing to achieve racial balance in schools.
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Massachusetts
State Board of Education
City Council pursues HUD ruling and reviews multiple contracts
Council directs staff to seek a direct HUD ruling to justify using community development funds to match federal transportation money. They will consider street light removal on Fourth Street, a waterline project on Flower Mound Road, ASCOG board appointment, sewer easement acceptances, and various infrastructure contracts including traffic signals at Second Street and Lee Boulevard, Squaw Creek channel sprigging, and rip rap at Lake Ellsworth. A police vehicle damage action and a library transmission site agreement also await action.
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Fourth Street
C Avenues
Flower Mound Road
Lawton
Eddie Rhone
Second Street
Lee Boulevard
Squaw Creek
11Th
17Th Streets
Lake Ellsworth
Viet Cong Rejects Minh Cease-Fire Plan in Saigon
A Viet Cong spokesman at the Joint Military Commission in Saigon rejected Minh's cease-fire proposal. The statement called for ending the Saigon administration and U.S. neocolonial influence, and for ending war machinery and oppression in South Vietnam. It claimed the Paris agreement would better realize the people’s aspirations.
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Viet Cong
Joint Military Commission
Saigon
Minh
South Vietnam
Vietnam
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