Lawton School Board Seeks Cooperation Over Desegregation Plan
Lawton Public Schools prepare to open as Supt Hugh Bish asks citizens to cooperate with a federal desegregation plan while a court reviews it. Opponents threaten a boycott after the board’s plan to close Dunbar Elementary and convert Douglass to a Working Parents School.
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Donna Evers
Lawton
Hugh Bish
Citvans
Bish
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Dunbar
Douglass
Army
Herbert Booth
Cameron Rotc
Oklahoma City
Lawton Board of Education
Lawton View
Ranch Oaks
Board of Education
HEW
Council OKs Record Budget and Water Rate Hikes
The city council approved a 9.3 million budget with 7 3 votes after muting an emergency clause. rates rise for garbage and water sewer services. Debates covered the garbage fee to 2.75 monthly and the water authority to recover over 180000 in clear well repairs.
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Glascock
Whitaker
Norma Roberts
Wayne Smith
Willie Hopkins
White Ozier
Cleo Craig
Larry Ferguson
Roy B. Hooper Jr
Charles Beller
Max Seibold
Roberts
Beller
Seibold
Craig
Ferguson
Hooper
Indiana Gunite
Lawton Water Authority
Water Authority
Harris Claim Denied By Ride
Oklahoma City AP Gov David Hall’s attorney denied he promised Oklahoma County District Atty Curtis P Harris a district court judgeship. G Dan Rambo said the judge will be chosen through the Judicial Nominating Commission, not by direct appointment. Harris said he was told he could get the post, which Rambo disputes.
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Oklahoma City
David Hall
Oklahoma County
Dist. Atty
Curtis P. Harris
G. Dan Rambo
Hall
Clarence Mills
Judicial Nominating Commission
Harris
Judicial Post
Rambo
Rebozo Records Sought by Senate Watergate Panel
The Senate Watergate Committee subpoenas an officer and records from Charles G. Rebozo related to illegal political contributions channeled through the Bahamas to the 1972 Nixon campaign. Franklin S. DeBoer, VP at Key Biscayne Bank and Trust, is ordered to produce documents.
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Washington
Senate Watergate Committee
Bank of Presidential
Charles G. ‘Bebe’ Rebozo
Bahamas
Franklin S. DeBoer
Key Biscayne Bank and Trust Co
H. R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
Key Biscayne Hotel
ABC News
Nixon
Miami Area
Key Biscayne Bank and Trust
DeBoer
Miami
Securities and Exchange Commission
Fertilizer Shortage Threatens Oklahoma Wheat Crop
The Oklahoma wheat crop for next year faces a critical fertilizer shortage as depleted natural gas supplies curb anhydrous ammonia production. Altus dealer Bob Kerr says orders are being canceled daily while most southwestern dealers run low to 15 or 20 percent of normal.
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Oklahoma
Altus Fertilizer
Bob Kerr
Kerr Southwest Fertilizer
Sooner Says Pigs Produce Farm Energy
Dickson AP reports 55 year old maintenance man Chester Rollins at Lake Murray Lodge claims three pigs and basic equipment can generate bio gas from pig waste. He says enough gas heats a five room home and fuels cooking for a family of five, with odor free fertilizer as a byproduct.
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Dickson
Chester Rollins
Rollins
Lake Murray Lodge
Oklahoma City man says pistol went off by accident
A 19-year-old woman Kendra Odor died after a neighbor and police said Charles Earl Welch was "playing with" a .25 caliber pistol in his living room when it discharged. Welch was jailed overnight with release expected after investigation.
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Oklahoma City
Kendra Odor
Baptist Medical Center
Charles Earl Welch
Miss Odor
Rick Logan
Phillip Morris
Welch
Kendra
Altus Youth Dies In Rifle Mishap
Danny McMinn aged 17 died after a .22 caliber rifle discharged while he showed it to friends in Altus Oklahoma. He was the son of Mr and Mrs J H McMinn Jr and died in an Altus hospital from a stomach wound.
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Altus
Okla
Danny McMinn
J. H. McMinn Jr
New Letter Bomb Warning Cited by Scotland Yard
A Scotland Yard officer warned the attack could signal a new method of letter bombing citing a statement involving the London Environment Ministry and the Royal Air Force Association head quarters as well as the Union Jack Club and the British Legion.
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Royal Air Force Association
Union Jack Club
The
British Legion
National Exservicemen
Scotland Yard
Man Charged In Nixon Threat Sought By Police
Police pursued Gaudet in Taos after he fired on officers during a morning confrontation at a commune. Officials tied a 1970 New Orleans flag incident to the charge that he threatened to kill President Nixon, with a warrant filed after the suspect claimed he would act if no one else would.
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Nixon
Ronald L. Ziegler
Rivergate Convention Center
New Orleans
Ziegler
Secret Service
Gaudet
John Paul Jones
New Mexico
Taos City
Jose Lucero
Joe G. Martinez
Lucero
Trujillo
Carl
Taos
Morning Star
Cat
Carin
Chilean leader reshuffles as strike disrupts nation
President Allende moved to quell a broad strike involving truckers, construction workers, airline staff, professionals, and about half of Chile's 6,000 doctors. Gen Cesar Ruiz resigned as public works and transport minister after failing to end the walkout, with Gen Gustavo Leigh succeeding him as air force commander after talks with the president.
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Ment
Salvador Allende
Chile
Cesar Ruiz
Ruiz
Allende
Air Force
Air Force Public Relations Office
Santiago
Gustavo Leigh
Coup in Southeast Asia Raises Phnom Penh Risk Amid Lapses
U.S. sources say the military situation has improved but Laos and Cambodia remain fragile. They warn a new attempt to seize Phnom Penh may occur in coming weeks. In Vientiane a curfew was imposed but life otherwise continued normally after the coup attempt. Officials link the move to Pathet Lao aims for a larger capital garrison.
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U.S
Phnom Penh
Vientiane
Pathet Lao
Fort Sill Youth Leadership Program Graduation
Thirty-one summer aides from Fort Sill’s Satanta Toastmasters Club will graduate Wednesday in a 2 p.m. ceremony at Service Club No. 1. Dick Schneider of Toastmasters International will present certificates. The eight week course taught public speaking, listening and conference leadership.
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Fort Sill
Satanta Toastmasters Club
Post
Dick Schneider
Toastmasters International
Oklahoma City
Toastmasters Club
Consumer Price Jump Smallest In Eight Months
The report shows an average monthly price rise of six tenths of one percent in the first six months, the smallest since December’s two tenths. Inflation cooled due to a mid June price freeze now largely lifted, with August likely to rise again in September. July index 132.7, 5.7 percent above a year ago. real weekly earnings up 0.8 percent from June to July. Real spendable earnings up 0.7 percent, but down 0.2 percent for the year due to higher Social Security taxes. Average weekly earnings were $146.65 in July versus $136.86 a year earlier.
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Labor Department
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