Library Panel Wins Award For Design
The Lawton Library Board received the HE McMahon Foundation Urban Design Award for 1973. Nomination was by Frank Sneed and approved at the Foundation meeting. The $1,000 prize accompanied the honor as the panel cited Fourth Street Plaza as a key achievement.
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McMahon Foundation
Lawton Library Board
McMahon Foundation Board of
Library Board
Frank Sneed
Charles Green
Rose Mary Newcombe
Ernest Godlove
John Jones
Barbara Landau
Willie
Fourth Street Plaza
Councilmen Delay Action On Library Plaza Plan
Lawton council delays final library plaza and parking plans over alley width and B Avenue closing. The plan, part of the Lawton Urban Renewal Civic Center Project, hinges on legal street closure steps and bid advertising timing. The McMahon Foundation cites the plaza in its Urban Design award to the Library Board.
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ITV
Lawton Urban Renewal
Civic Center
LURA
Tne
B Avenue
Fourth Street
Cleo Craig
Craig
Larry Ferguson
McMahon Foundation
Lawton Library Board
Vince Elmore
Council
Norma Roberts
North Viet Forces Strike Across 22 Mile Front In Highlands
North Vietnamese troops backed by tanks and artillery attacked along a 28 mile front from Dak Song to Kien Duc near the Cambodian border. They seized police headquarters in Kien Duc as civilians fled toward Gia Nghia. Government spokesmen warned of possible general offensive next year.
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Saigon
Central Highlands
Dak Song
Kien Duc
Sagon
Kien Due
Junges
Gia Nghia
le Trung Hien
Sai- See
Vietnam
Ford Lays Off 22 033 Workers At 17 Plants
Ford Motor Co laid off 22 033 hourly workers at 17 U S plants largely in big car production. The cuts tie to a 10 day strike against Ford Canada that halted engines from Windsor and could last a week to 10 days after a new Canadian agreement. U A W had a separate U S contract last month.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
U.S
Ford
Mercury
Ford-Canada
Windsor
Ont
Toronto
United Auto Workers
General Motors Corp
Merday
Cool Weather Lingers In Southwest Oklahoma
Sub freezing temperatures are expected tonight in southwest Oklahoma followed by cold weather and variable cloudiness Wednesday. The low should dip into the mid 20s with highs near 53 on Wednesday after a Monday high of 62 and low of 36. Gusty northwest winds 10 to 20 mph diminish tonight.
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Oklahoma
Cappelletti Wins Heisman Trophy for 1973 season
John Cappelletti Penn State six foot running back crowned Heisman winner for 1973. Ohio State offensive tackle John Hicks runner up followed by Roosevelt Leaks Texas David Jaynes Kansas and Archie Griffin Ohio State.
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NEW York
John Cappelletti
Penn State
John Hicks
Ohio State
Roosevelt Leaks
Texas
David Jaynes
Kansas
Archie Griffin
Boss Could Aid Alcoholic, Group Told
Dwight Brainard of the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health Alcoholism Division told about 100 employers and supervisors at Cameron College that the supervisor is key to recognizing an employee with a drinking problem. He outlined progression from early to late stages and cited statistics on drinking, alcoholics, and costs to industry.
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Dwight Brainard
Oklahoma Department of Mental Health Alcoholism Division
Shepler Center
Cameron
State Mental Health Department
Cameron Social Science Department
Brainard
Eight Killed in Wayne Nursing Home Fire
In Wayne Pennsylvania eight elderly residents died and scores were injured when a fire swept Caley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Firefighters battled four alarms as the central section burned, prompting evacuations to Wayne Hall and Paoli Hospital.
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Wayne, Pa
Caley
Philadelphia
Wayne Hall
Paoli Hospital
Chicago 7 figures convicted of contempt at trial
Attorney William Kunstler and co defendants David Dellinger Jerry Rubin and Abbie Hoffman were convicted of contempt in Chicago for actions during the Chicago 7 trial. Sentencing was scheduled for Thursday.
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Chicago
William Kunstler
David T. Dellinger
Jerry C. Rubin
Abbie Hoffman
Diesel fuel protests halt highways across four states
Truckers protested higher diesel costs and proposed five mile per hour speed limits blocking interstates in Pennsylvania Ohio West Virginia and New Jersey. At least two arrests were reported with officials fearing spread nationwide. Industry leaders distance themselves from the actions while urging sacrifice to meet the energy crisis.
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William A. Bresnahan
The
American Trucking Association
Pennsylvania
Interstate 80
Blakeslee
Ohio
West Virginia
New Jersey
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Radnor Township
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Wood
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