Downtown Development Contract Delayed At Least 90 Days
Mayor urges swift action on downtown area plans as the city and developers work to clear planning issues. A 120 day preliminary agreement covers north side acquisition on C Avenue block 30 with five parcels remaining. Staff instructed to continue review and coordination with the board.
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Lura
C Avenue
Lawton Urban Renewal Authority
Adam Matthews
Don Gaskins
Arnold Newcombe
Matthews
Gaskins
Ralph Wolverton
W. W. Greb
New Hope School Reopens Under Wallace Plan
Governor Wallace orders readmission by attendance zones and offers $30,000 for renovations. Black pupils had been reassigned to Tanner and East Limestone two dozen miles away under a federal order. parents urge reestablishment of the New Hope School with transportation for those choosing other schools.
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Wallace
New Hope
New Hope School
Tanner
East Limestone
Rainy Friday Disrupts Oklahoma Capitol Power
Wet conditions spread across Friday morning with multiple lakes reporting rain. High temperatures reach the upper 80s while a severe storm cuts power to the Oklahoma City Capitol complex for 15 to 45 minutes, affecting the Capitol and Jim Thorpe state office buildings.
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State Capitol
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co
Capitol
Jim Thorpe State Office
Hall To Meet With City Panel On Development
The governor will join City panel members for a discussion on development issues. State officials from Canada are invited to attend and participate in the session.
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Hall
Gram
State Development Canada
First Scientist Astronaut Named for Apollo Mission
SPACE CENTER Houston AP The space agency named Dr Harrison H Schmitt as the first scientist astronaut for the mission. Backups named were Apollo 15 crew Col David R Scott Lt Col James B Irwin and Maj Alfred M Worden all Air Force officers. Engle was bumped from Apollo 17. Landing site to be announced.
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David R. Scott
James B. Irwin
Alfred M. Worden
Air Force
Schmitt
Joseph H. Engle
Associated Press
Space Agency
Se- Force
Charles M. Duke Jr
Navy
Cmdr
Thomas K. Mattingly
Young and
Duke
North Vietnamese Shell Bases at DMZ as Lull Ends
North Vietnamese gunners fired 150 mortar and rocket shells at Alpha 1 and Alpha 2 near the DMZ while U S B 52s answered with heavy strikes. Lt Col Le Trung Hien said some government troops were hurt and the enemy may target one base for an all out assault.
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Alpha 1
Alpha 2
Dmz
le Trung Hien
Hien
Downtown Lawton Craziest Prices Sal Draws Shoppers
Downtown Lawton Inc sponsors the ninth annual Crazy Days Sale with crazy clothing and the craziest prices in town. Merchants open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Shoppers can find bargain lists in today’s Constitution and Saturday’s Morning Press. Prizes of 25, 20 and 15 dollars will be awarded to top participants on the courthouse lawn.
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Lawton
Downtown Lawton Inc
Wensigh Gaetan
Syrian and Jordanian artillery clash across border
Syrian and Jordanian artillery exchanged fire across the border amid tensions after Syria broke relations following a border clash. An army spokesman in Damascus cited Palestinian guerrillas as the cause, while a government spokesman in Amman said the fighting reflected wider regional strain.
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Syria
Jordan
Damascus
Amman Radio
Civil Rights Commission attacks Nixon busing policy
The U S Civil Rights Commission chaired by Rev Theodore Hesburgh says Nixon desegregation policy relying on busing only as a last resort weakens efforts to end dual school systems. The panel warns the Aug 3 antibusing statement erodes administrators enforcing desegregation and undermines legal implementation. Nixon says he favors no more busing than required by law.
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Eees
U.S. Civil Rights Commission
Nixon
Supreme Court
Austin
Tex
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