Willis Set to Name Probe Panel in Oklahoma
Oklahoma House Speaker Bill Willis planned to appoint a five member panel to lead a full impeachment probe of Secretary of State John Rogers. The House approved the resolution 88 to 5, removing mentions of Hall trial and grand jury, and directing inquiry into Rogers for alleged misconduct and corrupt acts.
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Oklahoma City
Bill Willis
John Rogers
Willis
House
Rules Committee
Tom Stephenson
D-Watonga
John Monks
Muskogee
A. Visanio Johnson
Kenneth Converse
D-Tishomingo
Robert Wilson
Duncan
Rogers
David Hall
Hall
Tornado Toll Rises Across South and East Texas
A series of eight tornadoes struck South and East Texas late Tuesday night causing multiple deaths and injuries. The worst damage occurred in Yancey where three people including a two year old and a couple were killed. Eight others were injured in Beaumont and Victor as winds toppled buildings and felled trees.
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Associated Press
Texas
South Texas
Yancey
Artillery exchanges flare in border clash first in a month
Israeli and Lebanese gunners clashed with artillery fire after a lull as Lebanon reported repelling two Israeli attempts to penetrate south Lebanon and scoring a hit on an Israeli personnel carrier.
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Associated Press
Lebanese Defense Ministry
South
Lebanon
Oklahoma Storms Cause Minor Damage Across State
Strong spring thunderstorms swept Oklahoma with tornado sightings in Norman Blanchard Lexington and Ada. University dorms were briefly cleared as a precaution with windows blown out in Lexington. Hail pelted Tulsa Chickasha and other areas while Wagoner and Ardmore recorded notable rainfall.
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Oklahoma
Norman
Blanchard
Lexington
Ada
University of Oklahoma
Tulsa
Chickasha
Arkansas
Wagoner
Ardmore
Lawton
Coval
Carnegie Site Expansion War Emerges Over Lawton Post Office Move
Officials warn they may be left with the mail on the parking lot within two years if the Carnegie Library site cannot be used for expansion. District manager Chuck Bolar says big national budget plans limit options, while Save the Library supporters seek National Register listing to block demolition and repurpose the building as gallery and offices.
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OSTAL
Lawton
Post Office
Carnegie Library
Kinley McClure
Carnegie
Chuck B. Bolar
Oklahoma City
U.S. Postal Service
Bolar
Reds Claim Saigon Liberated and Renamed Ho Chi Minh City
Hanoi announced Saigon has been completely liberated and renamed Ho Chi Minh City. GPA quoted by Radio Hanoi said the Provisional Revolutionary Government flag rose above the palace on April 30 1975 after a final push from April 26 to 30.
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Tokyo
Radio
Hanoi
Saigon
Ho Chi Minh
Revolutionary Government of
Republic of South Vietnam
Vietnam
Viet Cong
Giai Phong
GPA
South Vietnam
U.S
Mekong River
Xuan Loc
Long Thanh
Bien Hoa
Tan An
Binh Chan
Schools Mall Security Setup
Lawton Board of Education weighs contracting a security firm to cut break ins and losses at 34 elementary and 6 secondary schools plus education center and warehouse. Six local bidders and an Oklahoma City firm are sought with 24 hour central monitoring.
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Donna Evers
Lawton Board of Education
Lawton
Oklahoma City
Shoemaker Education Center
Shoemaker Center
Fort Sill
Geronimo Road
Sheridan Road
Protection Alarm Company
Flags Fly Over Saigon After Unconditional Surrender
Saigon government surrenders unconditionally as Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops seize the capital. Civilians flee or cheer as troops enter, a police colonel dies after saluting an army memorial, and Hanoi reports joyous scenes as Ho Chi Minh City is proclaimed.
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Saigon
National Assembly
Hanoi
Thailand
U.S
Tanjug
Council Studies Revenue Sharing To Delay Sewage Hike
Lawton faces a projected 600000 annual operating cost rise with a new sewer plant opening July 1976. City officials consider using general revenue sharing funds to delay a sewer rate increase, while the federal program expires December 1976 and seeks extension to 1982.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Ford Administration
Thomson
Uncle Sam
Female rodeo star dies from revolver wound near Elgin
Gayle Ann Brannon a 29 year old ranked seventh nationally in barrel racing was shot in the mouth at the ranch home of Junior Garrison two time RCA calf roping champion. A 45 caliber revolver with four live rounds and one spent shell was found in the room. Garrison claimed to have been in bed at the time. Brannon died at Comanche County Memorial Hospital as autopsy awaits.
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Mike Ray
Comanche County
Sheriff's Department
Elgin
Gayle Ann Brannon
Girls Rodeo Association
Junior Garrison
Rodeo Cowboys Association
Bill Banks
Brannon
Garrison
Banks
Miss Brannon
Sheriff's Office
Robbins Funeral Home
Tick Outbreak Noted In Area
Local veterinarians report a spike in tick treatments as spring arrives. Clyde Mason of the City-County Health Department says many residents complain about yard infestations and ticks feeding on pets and humans. Officials urge identification and control to limit spread.
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Clyde Mason
Chairman Sikes to visit Fort Sill for briefings and tests
U S House military appropriations subcommittee chair R Sikes of Florida will visit Fort Sill Thursday and Friday. He will review the Field Artillery School operations military construction and wildlife management. Friday morning he will observe two artillery locating radar units being tested, one to be purchased by the Army. He departs Friday afternoon for Altus Air Force Base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Sikes
U.S. House Military Appropriations
Fort Sill
Sikes
Fourth Dist
Tom Steed
Steed
Field Artillery
Army
Altus Air Force Base
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David Riggs
Riggs
Sanders
Gary Payne
Douglass Learning Center
Larrance and Gore
Elmer Thomas Park
Joey Zulcewicz
Elaine Zuldewicz
Sunnymeade
Kellye Brown
June Brown
Arlington
East Texas
Washington
Federal Aviation Administration
Department of Transportation
Trans World Airlines
Blue Ridge Mountains
Labor Department
Eagle Pass
Tex
Waltham, Mass
Brandeis University
Pearlman Hall
Middlesex Superior Court
Oklahoma Regents For Higher Education
Panhandle State University
Janice Clift
Thomas L. Palmer
Panhandle
Regents
By Paul McClung
Amarillo
Texas Panhandle
McClure
Postal Service
Post Office City Hall Trust Authority
Reds
Minh
3Rd Army
Liberation Army
Tey
Abby Eereeres
By Skip Gipson
Comanche County Memorial Hospital
Robbins
Robert Dix
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