Police urge residents to mark valuables in Operation Identification
Lawton Police Department promotes Operation Identification to cut burglary. Vibro markers and free door stickers available. high school Interact clubs offer to mark items for a fee. Last July Lawton saw 301 burglaries with $32,455 losses. similar programs in Sagina w Township, Michigan, reduced incidents.
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Lawton
Intercat Club
Interact
Rotary
Rotary Club of
Saginaw Township
Mich
Lawton council acts on projects and appointments
The Lawton city council approves a street vacate for urban renewal development to an entertainment center. It votes to set Sept 19 hearings on four LMAPC actions and to purchase an air conditioner. The meeting covers a day care appeal delay, bids for equipment, a street sweeper, junk iron, and used vehicles. A cooperation with the health board funds a Family Health Center project, and personnel appointments are made to the Industrial Trust and Pension commissions. A library plan discussion follows with Horack and Smith Architects.
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LMAPC
Lake Ellsworth
First Street
D Avenue
Lawton
First
Mark Real Estate Enterprises Inc
Comanche County Board of Health
Bill Erwin
Lawton Industrial Trust Authority
Allen Bilbrey
Earl Jackson
Employe Pension Trust Commission
J. T. Neal
Horack and Smith Architectural Firm
Vietnam War Update Amid Attacks On Saigon Highways
Officials said weather limited air operations as a tropical low moved toward Hanoi. In Saigon region terrorists blew two bridges on highways 1 and 22, disrupting traffic briefly. North Vietnam casualties were cited as over 180 killed. U S aircrews claimed a MIG-21 downed by Capt Steve Ritchie earning him the era’s first Vietnam ace. Fire at a Da Nang Shell fuel farm damaged a 264000 gallon tank with saboteur suspicion.
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Hanoi
South Vietnam
Saigon
Quang Tri
Que Son
Associated Press
Dennis Neeld
Boulder Hill
Neeld
U.S
Steve Ritchie
Reidsville
N.C
Charles DeBelleyue
Lafayette
Ritchie
Air Force
United States
Highway 1
Tay Ninh
Bong An Ha
Hoc Mon
da Nang
Price Commission Denies Ford GM 1973 Increases
The Price Commission rejected requests by Ford and General Motors to raise prices on their 1973 models. In related AP briefs, the Sixth Circuit ordered a Memphis desegregation busing plan affecting about 14 000 students, Newark Evening News to cease Thursday issues, a Belfast gun battle near a hospital, Laos Plain of Jars airlift, and an Athens embassy bombing with no injuries.
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Washington
The
Price Commission
Ford
General Motors
Cincinnati
Ohio
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Memphis
Robert M. McRae
U.S. District Court
Vientiane, Laos
U.S
Plain of Jars
Vientiane
Pentagon says all volunteer force progress depends on new laws
Laird reports a drop in draft calls due to smaller active forces and more volunteers. Manpower stands at about 2.3 million, 1.2 million below Vietnam peak. Bills are urged to expand enlistment bonuses for regulars and guards, with boosts to attract medical staff. Army and Marine Corps report pilot bonuses aiding four year ground combat enlistments. Black enlistments cited at 10-18 percent across services.
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Pentagon
Laird
U.S
National Guard and Reserve
Army
Marine Corps
Asst. Secretary of Defense
Roger Kelley
Air Force
Lawton Newspapers List Rates and Delivery Details
Local publications the Lawton Constitution and Sunday Press outline subscription rates and delivery options. The notice lists in town and outside Lawton prices, including combined subscriptions for Constitution with Sunday or Press, and mail rates to Oklahoma and other states.
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THE
Lawton Constitution
Sun
Lawton Morning Press
Lawton Constitution and Morning Press
Lawton Publishing Co., Inc
3Rd & A Ave
Lawton
Ohio
Aklahama
Constitution
Lawton-Fort Sill
Oklanda
Puerto Rico autonomy debate at UN sparks international clash
Puerto Rico’s status is debated as China and the Soviet Union back Cuba against a UN declaration. Governor Ferre calls the insult to Puerto Ricans living under a chosen democracy. Voting allies include China and the Soviet Union with abstentions from Venezuela and others.
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Puerto Rico
United States
Luis A. Ferre
Soviet Union
China
Cuba
U.N
Chang Yung-kuan
United Nations
Alarcon
General Assembly
The
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
Ecuador
India
Iraq
Mali
Sierra Leone
Syria
Tanzania
Enrollment figures show varied gains and declines across Chicago schools
School officials report elementary enrollment totals for many campuses with declines in inner city Rogers and Jackson while Sheridan Road projects a post Labor Day rise. Schools listed include Adams 248 Brookland 375 Cleveland 462 Country Club Heights 256 Douglass 130 and more with Woodland Hills at 572 and the Amazon River reference noting the source.
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Mentary
Hoover
Park Lane
Woodland ‘Hills
Rogers and
Jackson
Sheridan Road
Adams
Brookland
Cleveland
Country Club Heights
Douglass
Dunbar
Edison
Eisenhower
Garfield
Geronimo
Howell
Jefferson
Kuntz
Lee
Lincoln
Pecan Grove
Pioneer Park
Rogers
Roosevelt
Sheridan
Sullivan Village
Swinney
Whittier
Wilson
Amazon
Taft
Washington
Western Hills
Westwood
Woodland Hills
Animal drawn ambulances debut in Crimean War era
Historical note recalls that animal drawn ambulances first appeared during the Crimean War of 1854 to 1856 as a practical method to carry wounded to field hospitals. The innovation reflected wartime needs and evolving medical logistics.
Registration Deadline Nears For Sept 12 Bond Election
Voter registration for the Sept 12 courthouse bond and Sept 19 runoff will stay open at the county election board office until 5 PM Friday. Normally open through Monday, the holiday closure extends the deadline. Citizens may register with precinct registrars in Como manche County and some registrars may accept registrations this Saturday.
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County Election Board
Comanche County
Election Board
J. N. Logan
Eisenhower Highsmiths Form Inclusive Spirit Group
Eisenhower students form a new spirit organization governed by a student congress. It includes boys and girls, aims to boost turnout at games, and follows models from Wichita Falls High and others. Light blue jackets costing 6 dollars identify members as they travel by chartered buses to events.
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Cathy Rhoads
Eisenhower
Jack Baker
Wichita Falls High School
Baker
Chickasha
Bartlesville
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Eufaula
Ada
Shepard Wins Democratic Nomination in Tulsa House Race
Charles C. Shepard received the Democratic nomination for Oklahoma House District 23 in Tulsa County after Dale E. Howerton withdrew from the race.
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Oklahoma City
Charles C. Shepard
House of Representatives
Tulsa County
Dale E. Howerton
Sleep Patterns Shaped by King Karpen Experts
King Karpen experts say a typical night involves about 40 position changes as people adjust during sleep. The claim highlights restless movement surrounding comfortable mattress design.
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King Karpen
McGovern Proposes Tax Reforms and Welfare Overhaul
Senator McGovern advocates tax overhauls to cap top rates at 48 percent for earned and unearned income, foresee $22 billion annual federal revenue gain, and fund welfare via closing loopholes and defense cuts. His plan includes a guaranteed annual income proposal and shifts away from the existing welfare and tax-exemption structure.
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McGovern
Public Service
Nixon
Minnesota
Hubert H. Humphrey
California
Humphrey
Nachtrieb pleads guilty to conspiracy and drug charges
Christian Nachtrieb 21 pleads guilty to three felonies including conspiracy to murder an undercover narcotics agent and two counts of marijuana sales. He receives two year sentences on each charge, with marijuana terms running concurrently to a 15 year LSD sentence and the conspiracy term running separately for a total of 17 years. Co defendants Creech and Kirby face separate legal actions. Kirby fights extradition in Austin and Creech is jailed on $25,000 bond.
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Walter K. Ayres
1St Baptist Church
Little Rock
Ayres
University of Arkansas Razorback
Arkansas State College and University
Christian John Nachtrieb
Nachtrieb
John C. Mackey
Ben Michael Creech
Cecilia Kirby
Creech
Kirby
Austin
Tex
Lawton
Tulsa Atty and investigator face contempt hearing
Tulsa District Attorney S. M. Fallis Jr and chief investigator Ron Shafer face a contempt of court hearing Wednesday for failing to return confiscated alleged obscene material to the original owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa, Okla
Tulsa Dist. Atty. S
Oily Rags Safety Reminder Prevents Spontaneous Combustion
Local safety guidance warns against stacking oily rags in heaps as they can self ignite. Fire officials urge proper disposal and monitoring of oily materials to prevent fires.
Nixon to Return to Washington from San Clemente Visit
Clare Boothe Luce reports Nixon will wind down at the Western White House in San Clemente. After two conferences and a working dinner with Tan he will depart Friday night and fly to Washington on Sept. 5, stopping in the San Francisco area.
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Clare Boothe Luce
Republican Congress
U.S
Italy
Eisenhower
Tanaka
Nixon
San Clemente
White House
Washington
San Francisco
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