U N committee backs Puerto Rican independence at UN
A United Nations Special Committee on Colonialism voted 12 to 0 to recognize the inalienable right of Puerto Rico to self determination and independence amid abstentions from ten nations. Puerto Rican leaders welcomed the move while U S officials warned the wording was tentative with a 1973 report planned.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N
Puerto Rico
United States
U.S
Special Committee On
Ricardo Alarcon
Caribbean
Juan Mari-Bras
Mari-Bras
Commonwealth
U.S. Congress
McGovern Proposes Welfare Tax Reform Plan
Democratic presidential candidate George McGovern unveiled a second welfare and tax reform plan, proposing a federally guaranteed $4000 annual income for a family of four, expanded Social Security, and one million public service jobs. He calls for closing investment loopholes, taxing capital gains equally with regular income, and a $30 billion three year military cut while denying higher taxes on workers.
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W York (Ap
George McGovern
South Dakota
New York Society
McGovern
Nixon Announces 27,000 Troops Left By December
U S officials report 27 000 troops to be left after a December withdrawal as Navy aircraft and ships conduct another raid on Haiphong coastal targets in North Vietnam The operation involved the cruisers Newport News Providence and the destroyers Rowan Robison with Vice Admiral Holloway aboard The raid shelled depots barracks and coastal defenses and ended with two torpedo boats destroyed by air and naval gunfire
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Saigon
Haiphong
U.S
Newport News
Providence
Rowan
Robison
Adm
J. L. Holloway II
7Th Fleet
Navy
North Vietnam
Air Force
Cora
Hanoi
Zero Draft A Possibility By December of 1972
The Pentagon aims to stop draft inductions by December six months before Nixon’s target to end conscription. Melvin Laird pledges to minimize calls January to July 1973, as induction authority expires. Nixon cites a shift to an all volunteer force and political gains from the youth vote.
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Washington
Pentagon
Nixon
Defense
Melvin Laird
Laird
Nixon orders 12,000 troop cut in Vietnam over 90 days
President Nixon announced a reduction of 12,000 U.S. troops in Vietnam over the next three months, dropping the force to 27,000 by December 1 and noting Saigon places a 37,700 troop total. The plan follows years of withdrawals as air and naval operations expand in other regions. Nixon travels to Honolulu for talks with Japan's Prime Minister Tanaka and meets with U.S. officials before a bipartisan reception at Hickam.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
U.S
Vietnam
Saigon
South Vietnam
CBS
Hanoi
Thailand
Guam
7Th Fleet
Honolulu
Kakuei Tanaka
Japan
Tanaka
Ellsworth Bunker
William P. Rogers
Henry A. Kissinger
Paris
Hawaii
Hickam Air Force Base
Spirit Organization Replaces the Pep Club at Eisenhower High
Eisenhower High eliminates the pep club amid a steady decline in participation. Students cite changing attitudes and view the club as old fashioned while concerns about uniforms transport and seating arrangements are noted.
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Spirit Organization
Pr Club
Eisenhower High School
Eisenhower
Robert Smith
Student Congress
Eisenhower High
Sherry Watson
Trish Parks
Bicentennial Committee Organized Here
Agarose Don Whitaker formed a local American Revolution Bicentennial Celebration Committee to plan activities through 1976. A 13 member panel will coordinate with the state group as Tulsa and Oklahoma City advance plans. The council also ordered temporary warning lights at dangerous rail crossings and discussed permanent signals delays.
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Agarose Don Whitaker
Whitaker
Oklahoma Cities
Wells
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Sam Johnson
Chester Wells
Jim Warkentin
Jack
Dorothy) Carter
T. J
Pat) Henry
Mark Torbert
E. G. Hahney
James Roberts
W. W. Godlove
Reuben Brown
Dallas Howard
Bill
Joan) Wade
O. E. van Meter
Archie Fleming
Lawton
Mild Weather to Persist in Lawton Area
Weather in the Lawton area remains mild with temperatures in the mid-80s today and a mid-60s overnight. Partly cloudy skies prevail as warming is expected Wednesday. A 20 percent chance of thundershowers is noted for tonight and Wednesday by the U S Weather Bureau. The high Monday reached 89 and the low 68.
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Lawton
U.S
Eisenhower High tops Lawton in city enrollment shifts
Lawton school officials released enrollment figures showing a total city decline of 275 students from last year. First day totals show 20,095 students, with elementary losses, and Eisenhower High School surpassing Lawton High for the first time with 1,837 students, up 100. MacArthur and Central districts also show mixed changes, while overall high 3,962 junior 4,823 and elementary 11,310 pupils reflect uneven shifts.
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Lawton
Eisenhower High School
Lawton High
S. Eisenhower
MacArthur
MacArthur Junior High
Central
Eisenhower Junior High
Tomlinson
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California
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