US Jets Attack Thanh Hoa Area Denying City Bombing
U S Navy jets hit seven targets in Thanh Hoa province North Vietnam denying Hanoi claims that a business center and cathedral area were bombed. A spokesman said no strikes inside Thanh Hoa city limits and listed targets near the city. Hanoi media reported heavy damage to streets and hamlets including the cathedral area. The U S reported overcast skies canceled many strikes while B52 raids against troop concentrations continued near Saigon with 600 tons dropped 24 to 35 miles from Hanoi. The Saigon command claimed 97 enemy dead and 19 weapons captured near Kom Der 50 miles west of Saigon.
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Saigon
Thanh Hoa
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Vietnam
U.S
U.S. Command
South Vietnam
Komder
Strela An- See
Poge
Council votes to release Ellsworth water to East Cache Creek
Oklahoma City based hydrologist states Lawton bears no legal duty to release water from Lake Ellsworth while Rep. Fred Ferrell presses for upstream rights. Ferrell argued landowners along the stream deserve inflow and cited cattle use, as councilmen weigh upstream bottlenecks and Bonfield dam capacity. Page 4.
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ITV
Lake Ellsworth
Cache Creek
Fred Ferrell
Elgin
Ferrell
Fort Sill Military Reservation
Oklahoma City
Alen Haws
Oklahoma Water Resources Board
Constitution
Lawton
Council
Nixon top adviser heads to Saigon for Viet review
Nixon orders top adviser to Saigon for high level review of Viet problem as air strikes continue, Laird says. At Miami Beach platform hearings he defends Vietnam policy and bombing, attacks McGovern on defense cuts, and insists U S military power remains essential in Asia.
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Nixon
Saigon
Laird
Miami Beach
Fla
Melvin R. Laird
Platform Committee
Pentagon
Sen
George McGovern
South
McGovern
Vietnam
Asia
Two Candidates Selected To Replace Unexpired School Board Term
Lawton school board narrows Coady vacancy to two candidates with a final decision due at Thursday's meeting. If no appointment by Sept. 5 a county election will fill the seat. Board members weighed options after evaluating 20 to 25 hopefuls and sought legal guidance on timing.
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John Coady
Lawton
Coady
County Election Board
Sam Joyner
Firm Named To Head Hospital Work
A Houston construction management firm Caudill Rowlett and Scott was chosen to oversee all phases of the 6 million remodeling and expansion of Comanche County Memorial Hospital. The plan uses 4.5 million in revenue bonds and 1.5 million from hospital surpluses, with UMIC Inc. Memphis selling the bonds at 6.1 percent and Security Bank and Trust Co. serving as depository.
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Houston, Tex
Comanche County Memorial Hospital
Hospital Board of Trustees
Caudill, Rowlett and Scott
Ices
Trust Authority
Umic Inc
Memphis
Tenn
Security Bank and Trust Company
GIs Attack German Firemen at Wiley Barracks
About 50 American soldiers attacked German volunteer firefighters at Wiley Barracks in Ulm Germany while crews fought a blaze on the grounds. One fireman and several U S soldiers police were injured in the clashes as police arrested thirteen soldiers and restrained rioters.
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Neu Ulm
Germany
U.S. Army
Stuttgart
Wiley Barracks
Leinibasitaisie
Sonitary
Brain Scrambler Aids Relief Of Severe Pain
OU Health Sciences Center neurosurgeons report a small external transmitter and implanted spinal cord electrode can block pain signals. Four operations show three successes and one poor result as researchers seek patient criteria and long term effectiveness.
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University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
OU Medical Complex
Oklahoma
Robert G. Fisher
Fisher
Police Evict Protesters From Campsite In Park
About 100 campers were forced from Flamingo Park in Miami Beach by 40 officers eight hours after the City Council allowed demonstrators for the Republican National Convention to use the site. Police said the move gave time to prepare the 36 acre park for expected crowds.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Flamingo Park
Rocky Pomerance
Kissinger and Thieu to Confer in Saigon
President Nixon dispatches Henry Kissinger to South Vietnam for a broad review of the Vietnam problem including Paris talks. Kissinger will meet President Thieu and U.S. officials in Saigon and return before the Republican National Convention. He may discuss all aspects of the peace effort and announced travel plans later.
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Washington
Nixon
Henry A. Kissinger
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Paris
White House
Kissinger
U.S
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Ellsworth Bu’ker
Frederick C. Weyand
Ronald L. Ziegler
Ziegler
Hanoi
North
Switzerland
Dr. Kissinger
Chance Of More Rain Decreasing Across State
Fair to partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures replace the cool readings and showers of recent days as conditions become less favorable for rain. Highs mid 90s today and Wednesday, with a mid 70s low tonight. Southerly winds 8 to 18 mph will drop to 6 to 12 mph tonight. High Monday was 72.
Mitchell Attacks Ramsey Clark as Hanoi Dupe
Former U S attorney general John Mitchell launched a sharp critique of Ramsey Clark calling him naive and duped by Hanoi. Clark had returned from North Vietnam urging an end to bombing and condemned U S actions as morally unjustified. Mitchell pressed McGovern to confront the issue as Clark described war damage including bombed hospitals and dikes.
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United States
George McGovern
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San Francisco
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