Two Capital Men Named In Bombings Indictment
Oklahoma City demolition firm head Parker and employee Green face federal charges for conspiring with Phipps and Bevil to make Molotov cocktails and bombs to destroy buildings. Parker and Green posted bonds. tax charges also appear.
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Oklahoma City
Henry Harold Parker
David Joe Green
Parker
Parker Wrecking Co
Parker and Green
David H. Phipps
Fred Bevil
Phipps
Royal Homes Manufacturing Inc
Royal Homes Manufacturing
Green
Bevil
McAlester
Apollo 11 astronauts praise moon science and rover
Apollo 11 astronauts Scott and Irwin reflect on the lunar mission, praising the moon’s scientific value and the lunar rover. They describe the rover ride as bouncy and highlight images of layering in Hadley Rille and lunar mountains. They spent 19 hours on the surface collecting 175 to 185 pounds of samples and explored over 17 miles, awaiting unveiling of crust sample in bay 196.
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Moon
Scott
Irwin
Lunar
Hadley Rille
Pacific Ocean
Hadley Ca
Bay 196
Lawton Area Cloud Seeding Program Ends June
Sen Henry Bellman described the Lawton cloud seeding project as worthwhile and said Oklahoma delegates would seek funds to continue if results justify it. Todd explained seeding method using a liquid fertilizer sprayed into clouds to boost moisture. attempts target weather clouds though several years of experiments have shown limited success.
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Lawton
Henry Bellman
Oklahoma
Todd
Weather storms cause outages and hail across Oklahoma
Rain and lightning disrupted services in Yale and Tulsa with outages at KTUL-TV for about two hours. Okmulgee and Oklahoma City suburbs saw strong winds and pea sized hail, while downtown OKC measured one tenth inch officially though unofficial counts reached over two inches in 30 minutes. Tulsa had no official rain but parts reported about half an inch.
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Yale
Okmulgee
Oklahoma City
Norman
Tulsa
Ktul-Tv
Walker condemns Communist rule for mass killings and purges
The speaker warns that progress under Communist rule costs human lives and moral values. He accuses high Chinese Communist Party leaders of crimes against humanity, comparing Chou Enlai and Mao Zedong to Hitler and Stalin, and condemns their long commitment to their faith as justification for acts.
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Communist Party
Hitler
Stalin
Chou
Mao
Walker
Lawton Newspaper Subscription Rates and Delivery Details
Lawton newspapers publish daily and Sunday editions with varying delivery options. Carrier delivery within Lawton and Fort Sill costs monthly rates across multiple edition combinations, while outside Lawton Fort Sill rates apply. Mail subscriptions list annual and monthly pricing for Oklahoma and other states with per copy costs.
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Lawton Constitution
Sun
Lawton Morning Press
Lawton Constitution and Morning Press
Sundey Lawton Publishing Co., Inc
Srd & A Ave
Lawton, Okie
Vance
Lawton Lonoma
Lawton
Fort Sill
Constitution-Press
Constitution
Port Sill
Lahoma
Vietnam War Briefs and Election Questioning Mix In One Report
A communique reports six enemy deaths with no South Vietnamese losses and notes a potential Cam Lo Fuller target as North Vietnamese buildup continues in Quang Tri. U S B 52s bombard suspected positions around Cam Le and Fuller daily. Ky denies dropping out of the race while criticizing Supreme Court action and protests now, urging the court to act.
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Quang Tri Province
Cam Lo
Fuller
Cam le
Supreme Court
Secretariat
Foreign Office expects $24 million cut in foreign service costs
Britain’s Foreign Office forecasts a 24 million dollar reduction in next year’s foreign service costs. Savings arise from higher passport and visa fee receipts, boosting revenue for the department.
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London
Britain
Foreign Office
Foreign Service
Marine survivor testifies of North Vietnamese captivity
Marine survivor describes being seized by North Vietnamese officers during sessions in Radio Hanoi. He recalls a pistol at his head and a 6 by 3 foot cell that led him to lose hope. He says a July 1970 promise to go to Sweden to work for peace was part of his captivity.
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Hanoi
Sweeney
Sweden
Bartlett Backs Hall In Squabble
Former Governor Dewey Bartlett endorsed Governor David Hall in a dispute over State Banking Board appointments. Bartlett urged that a governor should not be forced to pick only from lists submitted by groups, though he said appointments should be subject to approval by a responsible body such as the state senate.
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Tulsa
Dewey Bartlett
David Hall
State Banking Board
Bartlett
Hall
Snyder
T.C. Huckabay
Banking Board
Huckabay
State Senate
Beckley Visitors May Tour Actual Coal Mine
In Beckley West Virginia visitors can be guided through an actual coal mine. The tour offers a look at mining history and the underground environment with informed guides leading groups through the mine passages.
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Beckley
W. Va
Gorton’s leadership amid Liberal party rifts and Fraser clash
The piece notes Liberals accusing a Gorton rebuttal of fueling party splits and arming Labor with political ammunition. It recalls Holt’s 1968 disappearance and Gorton’s controversial tenure marked by a boastful style and a pushy, cabinet‑averse approach. Gorton’s wife Bettina Brown of Bangor, Maine, is mentioned.
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Liberal Party
Gorton
Laborites
Harold E. Holt
Clan of Defense
Malcolm Fraser
Fraser
Bettina Brown
Bangor
Maine
Tanker testing lab housed in Helsinki air raid shelter
A tanker testing facility operates in Helsinki inside a repurposed former air raid shelter. The site houses a laboratory dedicated to evaluating tanker equipment and performance under controlled conditions.
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Helsinki
New Orleans Saints owner testifies in Mullendore case
In Oklahoma City AP report, the Saints owner and Mullendore’s brother in law described introductions to John Mecom Jr. who arranged life insurance for Mullendore. Mecom noted policies lapsed and insurer United Family Life refused payment to Mullendore’s widow, Linda Mullen dore, amid ongoing litigation. He described seeking loans for Mullendore and undisclosed borrowings across banks in three states.
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New Orleans Saints
Mullendore
Oklahoma City
E. C. Mullendore III
Mecom
Leon Cohen
Atlanta, Ga
Texas
Morris Jaffe
Cohen
United Family Life Insurance Co
Atlanta
Leging Mullendore
Linda Vance Mullendore
United Family Life
Memphis
Ark
New York
Murray County Water War Ends with Supreme Court Ruling
In June a Murray County district judge banned the conservancy district from selling water to Lawton. After two years of legal maneuvering the dispute culminated in a Supreme Court ruling shaping the case’s fate.
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Murray County
Conservancy District
Lawton
Supreme Court
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Royal Homes
J. A. Tompkins
Parker's Company
Apollo
Sunday Press
Sunday Const
Press & Sun
Press
APO
Vietnam
TAT Tt Te PA National Bank
la Sill
LA Sill Milk CO
2Nd & Dearborn
Biks. S. Ramada Inn
Kress
Kisimas Games
Juliette AM
Beck Yard
Cache Road Square
38Th
Cache Rd
Platter
Deacon’s Bench
Sect
RED Devil
Royal Mercury Portable Typewriter
John Mecom Jr
Ardmore
Laird’s of
Homeowned & Operated
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