City Considers Water Release to Aid Farmland
City officials debated releasing water from Ellsworth reservoir to relieve drought impacts on farms near Ellsworth and Fort Sill. Discussions noted inflow, legal rights, and pumping limits, with authorities estimating at least 50 acre feet would be needed to reach below the reservoir.
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Ferrell
Ellsworth
Cache Creek
Lake Ellsworth
Lawtonka
Bonifield
Max Seibold
Fort Sill Military Reservation
Wayne Evatt
Lawton
Hans
Haws
Charles Beller
Auto makers to discuss 1973 prices with Rumsfeld
Washington reports say representatives of the big four auto manufacturers are summoned to the White House at President Nixon's request to discuss the 1973 pricing with Donald Rumsfeld, head of the Cost of Living Council.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
Donald Rumsfeld
Cost of Living Council
Two Candidates Remain for School Board Job
Black Caucus submits four names for a vacant school board post as Sept 5 deadline nears. Board seeks unanimous choice but may appoint with dissent if needed. If election occurs, county board plans to decide after Sept 5 with possible vote around Oct 3 and a fresh election in January.
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Black Caucus
Holmes
County Election Board
J. N. Logan
Memorial Hospital project awarded firm to direct work
A construction management firm was chosen to supervise Memorial Hospital work. Bids from subcontractors will follow, with start planned in September and completion expected by mid 1974. The board approved support for area health planning through the SOUTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA Governments agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Coffey
Association of South Central Oklahoma Governments
Vietnam War Rages Near Saigon With Regional Clashes
Reports say South Vietnam seeks to seal the border near the northern Mekong Delta to deter an assault that could cut Saigon from the rice belt. North Vietnamese and Viet Cong staging areas reappear in eastern Cambodia as heavy fighting continues between Quang Tri and Hue. Saigon claims 61 North Vietnamese and three South Vietnamese killed, 45 government troops wounded. An airliner carrying eight Americans and 43 passengers including two civilians and eight U.S. military personnel was attacked.
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Mekong
Saigon
Cambodia
Quang Tri
Hue
U.S
Clark statements draw fire over POW releases and North Vietnam
Clark defended his remarks on POW releases linked to a peace settlement, saying Hanoi would free U.S. prisoners when a full settlement is reached. He faced Senate criticism for aiding Hanoi’s propaganda and for not notifying families about POWs shown in a Communist film.
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Clark
McGovern
U.S
San Francisco
Hanoi
Senate
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Scott
Ramsey Clark
Defense Department
North Vietnam
Daniel Z. Henkin
Defense Secretary
Pentagon
Henkin
Republicans Split Over Rules As 1976 Convention Looms
Conference coverage shows party divisions on representation and delegate quotas. GOP critics push for inclusive rules while conservatives oppose quotas. Key figures include Sen Edward Brooke Anne Armstrong Richard Lugar and Mayor Lugar with Dole announcing three keynote speakers. Labor unions form a National Labor Committee backing McGovern with initial funds.
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John Asbrook
Nixon
Paul McCloskey
Miami Beach
McGovern
Sargent Shriver
Illinois
Ohio
Shriver
California
Richard Nixon
GOP
National Committee
Charles Percy
David B. Kennedy
Wyoming
William C. Cramer
Florida
Robert Dole
Kansas
Republican National Committee
Edward W. Brooke
Massachusetts
Senate
Anne
Police Clear Nondelegates Park After Miami Beach Protest
Police evicted protesters thinning to 50 to 75 from a senior community area in Miami Beach. Demonstrators marched toward City Hall but were diverted to a church. by dawn about 3 000 used Flamingo Park as a campsite during earlier events.
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Miami Beach
Pomerance
Miami Beach Community Church
Flamingo Park
Clifford O’key
O’key
Convention Hall
Chuck Hall
Harold Rosen
Council
Leonard Weinstein
Kissinger Discusses Negotiations and Vietnam Trip Timing
Kissinger dodged questions about breakthroughs in Paris and cautioned against speculation. Ziegler noted Nixon at Camp David handling legislative matters with Haldeman and addressed Kissinger's Saigon trip timing tied to his schedule. Nixon plans troop reductions to 39 000 by Sept 1 with future moves to follow. This will be Kissinger's third trip to South Vietnam after 1969 and a 1971 prior visit.
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Paris
Ziegler
Nixon
Camp David
H. R. Haldeman
Kissinger
Saigon
Dr. Kissinger
U.S
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Thieu
China
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Whitaker
State Crime Commission
Oklahoma City
U.S. Senate
Jed Johnson
Charles Nesbitt
Johnson
Nesbitt
Oklahoma Corporation Commission
Carolyn Skelly Burford
William G. Skelly
The
Skelly Oil Co
Supreme Court
William C. Douglas
Commerce Department
Department
George L. Hart Jr
Memorial Hospital
Della Crutcher
Hospital Medical Records Department
Ann Arbor, Mich
Commission For Professional Hospital Activities
Hospital Products Co
Parenteral
Southwest Chemical Co
Ames Laboratory
Grayson
Hos
McCord’s
C Ave
Rhodesia
Cameron College
South Hall
Ed Meece
Laird
Cimeum
National Bank
D Ave
Smokey
American Red Cross
Gordon Beznoska
Charles Sion
Chim
Columbia
Rachel Wray
Sullivan Dr
Treas
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