Eagleton withdraws from McGovern ticket after illness flap
Senator Eagleton resigns from the vice presidential race amid ongoing health questions. He signs a letter to the Democratic National Committee and says he will seek re election in 1974 while remaining loyal to McGovern. He notes staff overreach and predicts a contested future.
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Eagleton
CBS
McGovern
Sen. McGovern
Democratic National Committee
South Dakota
Nixon
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Heath
Missouri
New York Times
Washington Post
Los Angeles Times
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Divorcees murder suicide ends violent dispute in McKinley home
Police say Donald Mack shot his wife after officers arrived to a disturbance at 707 McKinley. He then killed Patrolman Burks before a gunfight with officers. he died with a .38 pistol in his hand. Mrs. Mack, born 1943, left husband in January with a restraining order. three children survive. He was to contest the order August 2 in district court.
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Derec
Gillian
Burks
Billy Dunford
David Hathorn
Coy Rogers
McKinley
Mack
Kelley
Washington
Karen
Lawton
Bethel Baptist Church
Haggar Slack Company
Kelley Sunday
Hal Falk
Dion
Mike
Ebbie Turner
Surrey Place
Ben Peffer
Dorchester
Jim Falk
Merced Calif
John
Harold Falk
Houston
Tex
George Wickwire
Williams
Donald Mack
Chicago
Mary Mack
Tommie
Ronnie Bean
Ohio
Kissinger Holds Secret Viet Talk
Presidential assistant Henry Kissinger met secretly in Paris with North Vietnamese negotiators Le Duc Tho and Xuan Thuy, marking another unannounced session during the Paris peace talks. Kissinger would report to Nixon after returning from the meetings.
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Washington
Henry Kissinger
Paris
White House
Nixon
Ronald L. Ziegler
Kissinger
le Duc Tho
North Vietnam
Xuan Thuy
Ziegler
Jeff Washington
Louisiana
Allen Ellender
D-La
Court Ruling Reopens Fight Over Insurance Board Member
The Texas Supreme Court sent back a dispute over Tirey a member of the state Board for Property and Casualty Rates to District Court. The case centers on alleged improper communications with an attorney in a pending rate case. The ruling shifts the burden of proof, requiring Tirey to prove he did nothing wrong rather than Hall proving misconduct.
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Dewey Bartlett
Hall
Tirey
Larry Derryberry
State Board For Property and Casualty Rates
Republican Board
Supreme Court
District Court
Rainfall and heat marks from July in lake regions
July saw higher rainfall in lake areas and watersheds than the city. The filter plant at Lake Lawtonka recorded 2.2 inches while the city had just over half an inch. Daily highs ranged from 73 to 100 degrees and lows from 60 to 78.
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Lake Lawtonka
Lake Ellsworth
Lawton Council OKs Strengthening LMAPC Power in Use Reviews
Lawton council approves expansion of LMAPC authority to decide use permitted on review cases with limited council appeal. Tie vote split among members. final approval supported by Hooper Craig Wolverton and Beller’s motion. Other actions include zoning rezones, emergency health survey plan, paving funding agreements, and city awards event.
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Hooper
Craig
Wolverton
Beller
Ferguson
City of
Lawton
LMAPC
Planning Commission
Joe Guffey
Office of Emergency Health Services
State Health Department
Guffey
Cliff Murphy
52Nd
Cache Road
Finley Realty
Lee Blvd
Arlington
Lee Boulevard
Sheridan Road
53Rd Street
Rogers Lane
Whitaker
J. T. Neal
City Pension Trust Authority
Neal
Mattie Bear Park
Lawton Urban Renewal Authority
LURA
Constitution
Vince Elmore
Multiple USA briefs report on varied political and legal moves
In PAYOR Oklahoma a judge reduces bond for Charles Dean Grover after a perjury charge raises penalties. In Washington Welfare Secretary Richardson cites Soviet cancer research promise. In Baton Rouge Edwards names Elaine as interim senator to fill Ellender's term. In Congress antibusing forces clear a desegregation busing amendment for a House vote. In the Senate McGovern's request to cut Pentagon spending fails 59 to 33.
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Washington (Ap
Elliot Richardson
U.S
Soviet Union
Washington
Rules Committee
Senate Today
George McGovern
Pentagon
Hijackers Landplane After Detroit to Miami Flight
FBI identified eight Detroit passengers on the Delta DC-8 hijacked Monday from Detroit to Miami. The jet, after taking $1 million in ransom, refueled in Boston then headed to Algeria and was to return to Barcelona. No injuries were reported and authorities watched closely as the plane resumed its transatlantic leg.
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FBI
Detroit
Delta
Miami
Boston
Algeria
Larry Burgess
Jean McNair
Yahari
Ayana McNair
Joyce Tillerson
Kenya _ Tillerson
Melvin McNair
Harry Singleton
Burgess
Rev. L. Burgess
Barcelona
Spain
Western Airlines
Algiers
United States
Florida
Samuel C. Gardner
Massachusetts Port Authority
Logan International Airport
Boston Harbor
Coast Guard
Federal Aviation Administration
Troit
Vietnam War Update From Quang Tri and Hue Front
Saigon reports heavy shelling of northern Quang Tri City and Hue fronts with 600 shells and light casualties. U S B 52s conduct 100 strikes including targets north of the DMZ while South Vietnamese forces assume patrols near the area. President Thieu urges continued bombing of North Vietnam to force political change before the U S election.
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Nixon
South Vietnam
Quang Tri City
Hue
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
U.S
Reformitory Inmate Killed By Voltage Job
Granite Oklahoma AP says 21 year old Lloyd G Coonce jailed for grand larceny died when he touched a high voltage transformer while helping guard George E Baker a second inmate who was described as berserk Baker 21 Oklahoma City serving five years for second degree burglary was also at risk and the warden said Coonce volunteered to remove fuses before the accident occurred
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Granite
Okla
State Reformatory
John Grider
Lloyd G. Coonce
Tulsa
George E. Baker
Oklahoma City
Grider
Baker
Beserk
Coonce
Lawton Hosts Anniversary Rodeo Parade and Memorial Events
Chester Gibson chairs the Lawton Rangers Rodeo Parade committee with Bill Schrader and Dink Coombs. Four nightly rodeo shows start Thursday at LO Ranch grounds near Lawton. The RCA lists Ranger Arena as a top Oklahoma outdoor venue. About 100 contestants pre-register Wednesday in Hotel Lawtonian lobby. A sunrise breakfast Saturday honors Pioneer Women, followed by a memorial service at the Institute of the Great Plains to mark Lawton’s founding on August 6, 1901. Continuous events run through the five day 71st anniversary celebration including a downtown parade and street dance.
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LO Ranch Rodeo Grounds
Lawton
Rangers Rodeo
The
Rodeo Cowboys Association
Oklahoma
RCA
U.S
Lawtonian
LO Ranch House
Pioneer Women
Institute of the Great Plains
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McCord
C Ave
Lawton Publishing Co
Third and
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Lawton, Okla
City
State
Mo Harrell Moore
Ernest Roper
Max Seibold
Payor, Okla
Charles Dean Grover
William Calley
Associated District Court
William J. Whistler
Baton Rouge, la
Edwin Edwards
Elaine
Allen J. Ellender
Raymond Krutcger
Holland, Mich
Haiphong
Reformatory
Curtis Jeffreys
Poladv
Ons
Peli Baa
PA Ao
National Bank
Lawton Rangers
Chester Gibson
Rangers
Bill Schrader
Dink Coombs
John T. Brewer
E. H. Schortemeyer
Hotel Lawtonian
C Avenue
Rodeo Grounds
Oklahoma City Shrine
Freedom
Lairds OF
Lawton Lumber Co
REMOS
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Dial
Ralph W. Currell
Jack Brittain
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