Reds Ramp Up Shelling Near Quang Tri City
North Vietnamese forces shelled the Quang Tri outskirts with over 1000 rounds as ground assaults followed. Saigon reports eight Marines killed and 28 wounded, with at least six North Vietnamese slain. Fresh enemy losses in Hue-Quang Tri fighting cited. U.S. confirms an American adviser killed in the Mekong Delta, and two F4 Phantoms were shot down with crew listed as missing or captured.
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Quang Tri City
le Trung Hien
Quang Tri Province
Hien
Quang Tri
Hue
Air Force
North Vietnam
Radio
Hanoi
McClellan Named Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman
Senator John L. McClellan of Arkansas became chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee. He succeeds Senator Allen J. Ellender who died last Thursday. The vacancy was filled by Senator Birch Bayh after a secret runoff vote. Bayh is given the post amid Steering Committee and caucus decisions.
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Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Ellender
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Senate
Democratic Steering Committee
Egypt Libya plan unified state by Sept 1973
Beirut AP reports Egypt and Libya declared intent to form a single state with a unified political command by September 1 1973. Sadat and Kadafi discussed the merger in Libya and said a joint constitution defense and economic systems would be drafted for a regional vote.
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Libya
Beirut
Anwar Sadat
Muammar Kadafi
Kadafi
Benghazi
Middle East
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Sadat
Hafez Assad
Syria
Africa
Israel
Inmate Work Stoppage Shuts Reformatory in Granite
Virtually all inmates at the Oklahoma state reformatory were confined to quarters as prisoners staged a work stoppage. The scene was reported from Granite with AP coverage of the nationwide briefings.
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Okla
State Reformatory
Panel Must OK New VP Choice
Washington AP report says an expanded Democratic National Committee will meet Tuesday to consider Sen. George S. McGovern’s suggestion for replacing Thomas Eagleton as his running mate. A Credentials Committee of nine will meet Monday to settle seating challenges, with sessions also planned for Tuesday 2 p.m. and Wednesday morning at the Sheraton Park Hotel in northwest Washington.
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Washington
George S. McGovern
Thomas Eagleton
Jean Westwood
Sheraton Park Hotel
Lawton Council Approves 6 Million Budget With Longevity Plan
Lawton city council approved a record 6 million dollar budget after a four and a half hour hearing. About 117 thousand dollars is set aside in a special account to guarantee longevity pay for qualified city employees. The plan preserves a five percent pay raise and delays funding for a full time city attorney. Five new police and five new fire department slots were added while several salaries near cut lines.
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Lawton
Fire Department
Field Denies Laxity Charge In DWI Prosecutions
District Attorney Vernon Field refutes claims that his office is lax in handling drunken driving cases. He denies the charges and defends prosecutorial standards in Lawton and Comanche County, countering claims by Jerry F. Johns that DWI convictions are unlikely there.
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Vernon Field
Jerry F. Johns
Southwestern Insurance Information Service
Associated Press
Lawton
Seminole
Field
Comanche County
Johns
Convic
Birthday Celebration Opens City Pioneer Recalled Street Dancing
Agnes Anderson, 96, Comanche County pioneer and oldest Pioneer Women’s Club member, recalls early Lawton birthday festivities. Lawton marks its 71st birthday with a street dancing event tonight at 8 30 in front of the courthouse as residents remember water shortages and farm arrivals from Faxon.
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Agnes Anderson
City Pioneer
Comanche County
Lawton
Lawton Pioneer
Anderson
Pioneer Women’s Club
Faxon
Hot and Windy Weather Forecast for Lawton Area
The National Weather Service predicts hot and windy conditions in the Lawton area through Thursday with mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies. Southwest winds 12 to 22 mph this afternoon easing to 6 to 16 mph tonight, highs near 100 and overnight lows in the upper 70s.
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Lawton
National Weather Service
Funding Snag Delays Vo-Tech Growth
The Great Plains Area Vo-Tech School faces a funding delay from the State Department of Vo-Tech Education, pushing expansion planned to add five courses and extend facilities southward to meet rising demand. Superintendent Milton Worley notes 150 unsited students now, with 300 more expected next year, as state funds are not currently available.
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Donna Evers
State Department of
Vo-Tech Education
Great Plains Area
V-Tech
Vo-Tech Department
Milton Worley
Vo-Ted
Dale Hughey
Vo-Tech
Oklahoma
Worley
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