Panel Pushes Nationwide Ban on Handguns and Relaxed Laws
The National Advisory Commission urges states to outlaw handguns except for officials and seize civilian firearms by 1983. It also recommends repealing jail sentences for gambling, marijuana use, prostitution, pornography, and private consensual acts, and relaxed penalties for sexual conduct. The report, chaired by ex Gouvernor Russell Peterson, notes FBI data on murders and awaits broader policy debate.
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Nixon Prepares Reply To Watergate Claims
President Nixon secludes at Camp David to craft his Watergate response while Senate Watergate committee lawyers prepare a lawsuit to compel turnover of subpoenaed tapes and documents. Archibald Cox has a similar suit pending. Nixon shows no sign of complying and may forge a public reply after the committee wraps its initial probe.
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Inmate suit seeks 2.2 million from Oklahoma warden
Eleven Oklahoma State Penitentiary inmates file a federal suit alleging retaliation and harassment after a prison riot. They seek 2.2 million dollars each from Warden Park Anderson, claiming third class convict status and lock up as punishment.
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Refuge petitions sent to Washington over Wichita Mountains use
About 7 245 signatures and more to come urged Rep. Tom Steed to block a Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife plan to curb recreational use at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. James K. Freeman and Jimmie Hysan led the drive with petitions from Medicine Park and Summit, with more to come from Fletcher Duncan and Texas cities.
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Supreme Court clash over Cambodia bombing ruling
Justice William O Douglas scorches a Marshall led action as illegal saying the court acted beyond the law. He decries a telephoned single justice order and argues six votes are needed for court action. He warns the court has not adhered to Congress’s quo rums in the Cambodia bombing dispute.
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Oil Prices To Continue Rising as Bartlett Warns
Sen Dewey Bartlett says the oil industry faces a grim dilemma and prices will rise for years, harming the economy and consumers. He predicts higher petroleum costs amid a decade of tough adjustment to international economics, noting foreign buyers influence and no concrete consumer impact detail.
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Coast Guard rescues balloonist after Atlantic ditching
American balloonist Bob Sparks, 37, seeking a transatlantic crossing from Bar Harbor, Maine, was rescued 45 miles northeast of Newfoundland by the Canadian Coast Guard vessel Sir Humphrey Gilbert after his Yankee Zephyr gondola ditched in choppy seas. Sparks, reported in good condition, had launched Wednesday and aimed for France, with a plan to adjust for any landing site from Finland to Italy.
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Warm Weather Dominates Southwest Oklahoma This Week
Fair to partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures prevail through Friday in Southwest Oklahoma. Expect highs in the mid 90s each afternoon and a low tonight in the lower 70s. Wednesday recorded a high of 98 and a low of 72.
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Nixon proposes mandatory petroleum allocation plan
The Nixon administration unveiled a proposal for mandatory allocation of petroleum products while stating no immediate plan to implement it. Energy adviser John A. Love said the plan aims to provoke public debate and preparation for future shortages, with emphasis on preventing reduced fuel supplies and maintaining fair treatment for independent dealers. A voluntary allocation plan will stay in effect, and Phase 4 rules to boost imports and domestic production are to be announced Friday.
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Skylab spider spins normal web in zero gravity
Arabella the space going spider aboard Skylab 2 learned to weave a normal circular web without gravity. Astronauts Garriott Bean and Lousma will survey earth resources over Canada and the US while a meal of filet mignon awaits Arabella. Judith Miles, 17, of Lexington, was noted by Garriott.
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