Riots intensify as internment fuels Belfast violence
Officials report ongoing rioting linked to Northern Ireland internment policies. Prime Minister Lynch visits camps near the border for internees dependents. Faulkner hails a war against the IRA while Labour leaders urge parliamentary action. The week ends with two British soldiers killed and several wounded amid clashes.
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Jack Lynch
Republic of Ireland
Northern Ireland
Lynch
Faulkner
Irish Republican Army
London
James Callaghan
Home Office
Edward Heath
Belfast
Harry Thornton
Thornton
Green Howards Regiment
Funeral Rites for Mrs Agnes Slatten Held in Local Church
Funeral services for Mrs Agnes May Belle Slatten 87 of 2211 Crosby will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Ritter-Dalton Funeral Home. Born Oct 12 1883 in North Carolina she was the widow of W E Slatten. Survivors include five sons four daughters 35 grandchildren and 43 great grandchildren.
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Agnes Maybelle Slatten
Crosby
Ritter-Dalton
North Carolina
W. E. Slatten
S&s
Don M
Indiahoma
Ervin C
N. Sheridan
D. E
Elgin
J. W
T. E
Paramount
Calif
Dollie Keupker
S. Ninth
Mable Bentley
Sterling
Thelma Drieth
Los Angeles
Betty Jean Flanagan
Dallas
Lawton Cadet Named Distinguished at West Point
Lawton cadet Thomas Ervin Hoefert son of Lt. Col. (Ret.) and Mrs Ervin Hoefert was named a distinguished cadet at the United States Military Academy West Point NY ranking in the top five per cent of his class for the academic year ending June He is a graduate of S S Eisenhower High School.
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Thomas Ervin Hoefert
Ervin Hoefert
Lawton
United States Military Academy
West Point
N. Y
Local newspaper subscription rates listed for Lawton area
Rates shown for Lawton Oklahoma and Fort Sill deliveries include Press Sunday and Monday at 2.25 monthly, Constitution Sunday and Saturday at 2.25, with outside Lawton Fort Sill options 1.75 and 1.75 for various combinations. Mail subscriptions vary by state with yearly and monthly figures and a 15 cent per copy option.
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Lawton Constitution
Sun
Lawton Morning Press
Lawton Constitution and Morning Press
Lawton Publishing Co., Inc
Ord & A Ave
Lawton
Ohio
Oklahoma
Fort Sill
Constitution
Constitution & Sundey
Constitution, Press & Sundey
Sundey
Press & Sun
APO
Egyptian and Israeli leaders clash over U S role in peace
Sadat says the United States is a superpower and accuses Israel of receiving every aid while Rabin warns that U S conditions hinder an agreed peace. Egypt delays resumption of fighting as debate over a bridge role continues.
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Raeli
Nixon
United States
Sadat
Israel
Dr. Elis- East
Pentagon
Daniel Elisberg
Egypt
Rabin
Stock Mart Prices Slip Into Downtrend
New York investors paused as economic concerns and dollar problems abroad spurred selling. The noon Dow fell 4.82 to 845.79 while NYSE dials showed decliners ahead of advances about 6 to 5. First-hour volume reached 2,030,000, lowest since Aug. 17, with brokers citing European monetary troubles and a slow year.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
U.S
Trial reverses Newton conviction in May 1970
The state Court of Appeal reversed Newton's conviction after ruling the first jury was improperly instructed on unconsciousness as a defense for homicide and manslaughter. Newton claimed he was unarmed and unconscious after being wounded. Prosecution said he used Frey’s gun to fire after his own jammed. The mistrial followed amid Black Panther tensions and related cases, including Bobby Seale’s mistrial and pending appeals.
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State Court of Appeal
Newton
Frey
Whyte
Herbert Heanes
Black Panther Party
Bobby G. Seale
New Haven
Conn
Fjords in Norway Create Depths Rivaling Australia Coastline
A striking description notes Norwegian fjords carving an indented coastline so extensive that it approaches the length of Australia’s coastline, highlighting dramatic natural geography.
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Norway
Australia
Rainfall totals delay service across western Oklahoma
A thunderstorm drenched Elk City with 4.2 inches, causing minor street flooding. Sayre received 0.4 inches, Clinton 1.07, Taloga 1.13, and Leedey 1.65. More showers and thunderstorms were forecast across western Oklahoma with scattered showers extending east today through Tuesday. Lawton also expected showers and thunderstorms through Tuesday with a 40 percent rain chance tonight and Tuesday.
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Elk City
Sayre
Clinton
Taloga
Leedey
Oklahoma
Lawton
Fewer Icebergs Reported This Year in North Atlantic
The U S Coast Guard Patrol reports fewer icebergs in busy North Atlantic lanes this year, according to a dispatch from Greenwich Connecticut.
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Greenwich
Conn
North Atlantic
U.S. Coast Guard Patrol
Apollo 15 crew welcomed after splashdown in Hawaii
Astronauts Scott Worden and Irwin stepped ashore on a red carpet at Hickam Air Force Base Hawaii after splashdown aboard Endeavour. Officials noted a scorched heat shield but no major damage. one parachute failure remains unexplained.
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Earth
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Nixon
Paul VI
Telei Pompidou
France
Okinawa
Hickam Air Force Base
Hawaii
Endeavour
James Cook
Pacific
Cook
Hawaiian
Ocean
Public Records Reports Of Vandalism And Auto Thefts
City police log lists numerous incidents including dog bite on 23rd reported by Richard Hunter 410 S. reported burglary auto theft of stereo tapes valued at 50 dollars at Ernest Harris 1410 A. Western Trail Motel 1211 NW Cache theft of television of undetermined value and vandalism with holes shot through glass at Texaco Station Sheridan and D damage about 200 dollars. James Cole 5844 Dearborn theft of 35 stereo tapes carrying case and camera from auto 250 dollars. Bessie Smith 3804 Columbia theft from auto 40 dollars cash. Cliffton Good 810 Wagnolli theft of two motorcycle helmets 50 dollars. Ron Compton 1006 NW 15th vandalism to auto upholstery cut damage unknown. Roy West and Son 610 N. Sheridan theft of white 1971 Plymouth GTX CM 6650. Aron Espinosa Altus loss of purse with 45 dollars and personal papers.
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Richard Hunter
Ernest Harris
Western Trail Motel
Texaco
Sheridan
James Cole
Dearborn
Aron Espinosa
Altus
Injury accidents reported by Lewton Police
The Lewton Police investigated injury accidents at Yoom on Sheridan south of Lincoln. Drivers were John Lyle Mitchell 34 of 38 NW 63rd and Anna M. Jaynes 4 of 2366 Irwin. Gerald Mitchell 3 of 38 NW 63rd was taken to Reynolds Army Hospital with head injuries per Traffic Officer Paul Welker.
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Sheridan
Lincoln
John Lyle Mitchell
Anna M. Jaynes
Irwin
Gerald Mitchell
Reynolds Army Hospital
Paul Welker
Fire reported at 4207 Avondale by Lawton Fire Dept
A grass fire was reported to the Lawton Fire Department at 6 49 p.m. at 4207 Avondale. Fire crews responded to the scene to contain the blaze.
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Lawton Fire Department
Avondale
Oklahoma Road Toll Rises After Saturday Tulsa Crash
Four of five occupants died in a two car collision in Tulsa while another casualty occurred north of Blanchard Bohannon and Miss Dunn. The weekend toll pushed Oklahoma's 1972 traffic deaths to 465 versus 457 a year earlier.
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Oceu
Blanchard
Bohannon
Bible reading grows in United States say society
The American Bible Society reports more Americans read the Bible, with rising Bible sales and growing demand for materials used in the Society’s daily Bible reading plan.
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New York
United States
The
American Bible Society
Secret treaty outlines nonalignment and broad cooperation
The document details prohibitions on military alliances and actions against either party, and bars obligations incompatible with the pact. It promotes scientific and cultural ties, world peace, disarmament under international control, and automatic 5 year renewals unless 12 months notice is given. India stresses policy of nonalignment remains intact and strengthened.
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Gromyko
Asia
Singh
India
Durant Woman Dies In Crash
Mrs. E. M. Adams, 75, of Durant Oklahoma, was killed when two automobiles collided in Lorenzo Texas on Sunday. The crash occurred on the South Plains, and details remain sparse as authorities investigated the scene.
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Durant
Blue men of the Moroccan desert earn indigo nickname
Desert dwellers known as blue men derive their moniker from indigo robes whose dye stains hands faces and beards as they move through oases and caravan routes.
McSpadden Says Harris Won’t Win and urges tax cuts
State Senate candidate Clem McSpadden told an Oklahoma City radio station that Fred Harris should withdraw from the presidential race or win. He criticized spending, urged a watchdog on campuses, higher tuition, and limits on out of state students, and said he would return to the Senate if he loses.
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Oklahoma City
Clem McSpadden
Shooto Nixon
Vietnam
McSpadden
Chelsea Democrat
Fred R. Harris
Harris
State Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
David Hall
McSp
Baptists Plan First Joint Multi-Association Rally
Integrated groups from five black Baptist associations, plus white and Mexican-American Baptist bodies, will convene simultaneously in Houston and host a joint evangelism rally on October 27.
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Houston
White Baptists
Phoenicians Built Early City Water Delivery System
The article notes that the first known system for delivering water to cities was constructed by the Phoenicians, highlighting ancient engineering innovation and urban infrastructure origins.
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State Department of Agriculture
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Af- Milo
Hobart
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Ee A National Bank
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