Skylab 3 launch tentatively set for November ninth
Space Center Houston AP reports Skylab 2 observations continue as NASA plans Skylab 3 for November 9 to study Kohoutek the comet of the century. Astronauts Gerald Carr William Pogue and Edward Gibson would fly an eight week mission aboard Skylab 3 if Earth orbit operations permit.
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Houston
Space Agency
William C. Schneider
Kohoutek
Halley
Skylab
Karl Heinze
Gerald Carr
William R. Pogue
Edward Gibson
Schneider
Jack R. Lousma
City School Buses to Get CB Radios in Lawton
Lawton school system will install two way citizens band radios in 61 of its 63 buses and in three pickup trucks to improve bus tracking and coordination. Transportation director Bob Dismuke notes radios will help locate buses stalled in traffic or snow and alert principals to discipline incidents. completion is targeted for August 27 before the new school year.
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Elton Clark
Lawton
Hoto
Bob Dismuke
Dismuke
Shoemaker Education Center
Nixon shifts focus to domestic and foreign issues
President Nixon moves beyond Watergate as he plans to speak on national issues at the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in New Orleans then holds a news conference at his San Clemente estate before Labor Day. Officials say the White House viewed the broadcast favorably and emphasize addressing the economy foreign policy and energy.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
New Orleans
San Clemente
Calif
Gerald L. Warren
Warren
Bellmon Bartlett Endorse Nixon Speech
Oklahoma Senators Bellmon and Bartlett endorsed Nixon's Watergate address calling it a clarifying message. Bartlett praised the call to punish the guilty and for Archibald Cox to act, while Bellmon doubted the speech’s impact.
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Bellmon
Bartlett
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Nixon
Henry Bellmon
Dewey Bartlett
Archibald Cox
Bellman
Col
Nixon Address Draws Mixed Reaction In Local Poll
Lawton residents expressed mixed views after President Nixon's Watergate address. Some praised his stance but wished for new information or tapes, while others supported his denial of involvement and blamed aides. Only a few found the speech persuasive or decisive.
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Mick Taylor
Nixon
Lawton
Constitution
Israel vows to hunt terrorists despite world condemnation
Israel pledges to pursue Palestinian guerrillas regardless of UN Security Council condemnations. Lt. Gen. Elazar warned that international law cannot stop anti terrorism efforts while recounting the prior interception of a Lebanese airliner believed to carry four militants. The UN body approved a censure resolution. the United States abstained from veto while reiterating support for Israel.
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Jerusalem
Israel
U.N. Security Council
United States
Security Council
United Nations
Yosef Tekoah
Middle East
Britain
France
Egypt
Iraq
Soviet Union
Sudan
Indonesia
India
Yugoslavia
China
U.N
Lebanon
America
U.S
John Scali
Wheat allotment set at 55 million acres for 1974 harvest
Secretary Earl L. Butz announced a 55 million acre wheat allotment for 1974, aiming to produce about 1.78 billion bushels for export and domestic use. The policy under the 1974 Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act creates a government payment base and supports a target price of 2.05 per bushel amid current high market prices.
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Washington (Ap
Earl L. Butz
Agriculture Department
Bradley in serious condition after emergency surgery
General Omar N. Bradley underwent urgent surgery at UCLA Medical Center to insert an umbrella shaped device in the vena cava to stop blood clots from reaching the lungs. His wife Kitty said the operation succeeded and the prognosis is hopeful. Bradley, 80, has battled recurring clots since a West Point football injury.
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Los Angeles
Omar N. Bradley
Kitty
Bradley
University of California At Los Angeles Medical Center
West Point
Warm Weather Following Rain in Southwest Oklahoma forecast
Scattered showers dropped rainfall across Lawton area with Meers and Apache recording notable totals. Forecasters expect sunny skies and highs in the mid 90s through Friday with lows around the low 70s.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
Lake Lawtonka
Lake Ellsworth
Ellsworth
Meers
Lawtonka
Hijackers Take Lebanese Flight To Lod Airport
An unnamed Lebanese Boeing 707 with 120 aboard was hijacked en route from Libya to Lebanon and landed at Lod. Israeli troops stormed the airliner and a number of passengers were let off or moved to terminal areas while Israeli fighter jets escorted the craft. The hijackers’ identity and intentions remained unclear. Palestinian guerrillas disavowed involvement.
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Tel Aviv
Libya
Lebanon
Lod
Middle East Airlines
Israel
Beirut
Rabeih Shiekh
Edmond Ghosn
Ghosn
Benghazi
Mediterranean
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Tax Exempt Lands Dominate Comanche County Figures
About 37 percent of Comanche County land is tax exempt with 20 percent of non taxable land owned by individuals. County assessor Stanley Sasser reported 257000 acres out of 693760 acres are exempt, largely due to Fort Sill and Wichita Mountains Refuge. Indian lands total 545? acres and tribal holdings 1517 acres are non taxable.
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Comanche County
Stanley Sasser
Fort Sill Military Reservation
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Sasser
Fort Sill
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