Eagleton resigns as Democratic VP nominee
Senator Thomas F. Eagleton of Missouri formally resigns as the Democratic party's vice presidential nominee citing deep divisions within the party. In a letter to party chairwoman Jean Westwood he says the decision was not easy and reflects the party's fractured state.
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Washington
Thomas F. Eagleton
D-Mo
Democratic Party
Jean Westwood
Eagleton
Missouri
Thomas Eagleton
Democratic National Committee
Eagleton resigns VP bid amid McGovern ticket unity push
Missouri senator Eunice Eagleton resigns as Democratic vice presidential nominee to back George McGovern's bid. He vows to seek re election to the Senate in 1974 and praises columnist Jack Anderson for retracting a drunken driving arrest claim.
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Jack Anderson
Eagleton
Anderson
Missouri
Today
Senate
Haiphong Shipyard Ablaze After U S Bombing Raid
U S Navy jets attacked Haiphong Shipyard No 3 first time in the war leaving it in flames. Three large fires were set as ships in the yard were built and repaired. U S Command said the strikes avoided deepwater ships with no foreign vessels in the targeted area.
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AIGON
U.S. Navy
Haiphong Harbor
U.S. Command
Haiphong
U.S
North Vietnam
July Driest Since 1969 in Lawton Weather
Downtown Lawton recorded only .54 inch of rain in July 1969 the driest July in three years. The city totals reached 12.66 inches for seven months, 2.65 inches below last year and 6.19 inches under the 100 year average. Lake Lawtonka and Lake Ellsworth levels fell sharply with the drought, though lakes fared better than downtown rainfall. See JULY Page 4 Col 3.
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Lawton
Lake Lawtonka
Lake Ellsworth
Hijackers Land in Algiers After Delta Plane Seizure
An Delta Air Lines Boeing 707 landed in Algiers with hijackers and a reported one million dollar ransom. The jet then flew to Barcelona with crew and passengers aboard after Algerian authorities questioned suspects for two hours. US officials noted Black Panthers Eldridge Cleaver Don Cox and Pete O Neil were present but not allowed to speak to the hijackers.
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Barcelona
United States
U.S
Eldridge Cleaver
Don Cox
Pete O'Neil
Delta
Lawton Birthday Parade Opens 71st Celebration
A downtown parade Thursday at 5 p.m. will kick off Lawton’s 71st birthday events and the 25th annual Lawton Rangers Rodeo. Floats honor pioneer heritage with riding clubs and Fort Sill Artil lery Half-Section, featuring Miss Natalie Smith and Miss Geneva Clark.
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Awton
LO Rangers
Lawton
Fort Sill Artillery
Natalie Smith
Lawton Rangers
Geneva Clark
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
U.S
Gillett Griswold
Dennis Saunders
Griswold
Fort Sill
Saunders
McMahon Memorial
Vehicle Crash Claims City Man
A 79 year old Lawton man identified as C. C. Powell died in a two vehicle crash southeast of Lawton at an unmarked county road intersection. Jack E. Crow sustained minor injuries and was treated at Memorial Hospital. The wreck occurred about 11 25 a m near Southeast 45th Street and Oklahoma 7.
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C. C. Powell
Jack E. Crow
Geronimo
Public Service Co. Employe
Highway Patrol
Charles Hough
Oklahoma 7
45Th Street
Crow
Memorial Hospital
Hough
Powell
Lawton Area Forecast With Warm Temperatures and Rain Chance
The National Weather Service calls for a 20 percent chance of rain this afternoon tonight and Wednesday in the Lawton area. Expect highs in the mid 90s and overnight lows in the mid 70s. Monday's high reached 93 with a low of 72.
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Lawton
National Weather Service
Lawton council limits LMAPC appeal reversal power
Lawton Oklahoma City council approved an ordinance granting the Lawton Metropolitan Area Planning Commission final authority on use permit appeals, with six votes required to reverse LMAPC decisions. A prior attempt to lower the reversal threshold failed. The ordinance also allows appeals to the council with a $15 filing fee within 14 days.
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Lawton Metropolitan Area Planning Commission
LMAPC
Larry Ferguson
Woody Wolverton
Don Whitaker
Wolverton
Charles Beller
Inside Pages Index and Departments Reference
A listing of sections in the newspaper including editorials Dear Abby markets sports classifieds bridge comics hospitals crossword entertainment and obituaries with page numbers for each. The note also provides the editorial office contact.
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Dear Abby
Police reconstruct fatal shooting in Lawton
Lawton police and State Crime Bureau agents study autopsy reports to reconstruct a Monday night shooting that left Donald Mack and his wife Rebecca Mack dead and Officer Leon Burks wounded. Four bullets were fired by police and Mack. Ballistics tests expected.
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Lawton
State Crime Bureau
Donald Mack
Surrey Place
Rebecca Sue Mack
McKinley
Mack
Leon
Stoney) Burks
Burks
Maj
Robert Gillian
Gillian
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By Coy Hobbs
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D Avenue
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