Three Inch Snow Expected In Lawton and SW Oklahoma
Snow accumulations of up to three inches were forecast for Lawton and southwest Oklahoma as a winter storm from the Southern Rockies develops. Dense fog gives way to freezing drizzle and snow with colder temperatures and 10 to 20 mph northerly winds. Travelers advisories remain in effect across the eastern half of the state with potential one to three inch totals nationwide.
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Oklahoma
Rockies
Weather Bureau
Pace 4
North Vietnam expected to release some POWs for Christmas
U S and South Vietnamese sources say North Vietnam may free a number of American prisoners for the Christmas season. Tin Song cites officials who warn North Vietnam uses POWs as bargaining leverage while no bilateral deal is anticipated.
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AIGON
U.S
North Vietnam
Tin Song
United States
See Want Ads Circulation Circulation Data
Brief line from a newspaper page listing contact numbers 353 0620 and 353 0626 for want ads and circulation information. No additional context.
Oklahoma City desegregation plan upheld by Supreme Court
The U S Supreme Court let stand the ten year court desegregation plan in Oklahoma City requiring widespread busing of city students ending a long legal battle. The ruling preserves the city plan and signals a final stage in the desegregation effort.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City School Board
U.S. Supreme Court
Rodgers Wins Heisman Trophy in 1972
Johnny Rodgers of Nebraska captured the Heisman Trophy with 1,310 points and 301 first place votes. Oklahoma’s Greg Pruitt finished second, Rich Glover third, as Bert Jones and Terry Davis also placed high in the 38th annual Downtown Athletic Club award.
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Oklahoma
Greg Pruitt
Nebraska
Rich Glover
Omaha
Neb
Pruitt
Glover
Neill A. McAllister
Downtown Athletic Club of
New York
Louisiana State
Bert Jones
Alabama
Terry Davis
John Hufnagel
Penn State
High Court Rules States Can Close Bars Over Nudity
The Supreme Court ruled 6 to 3 that states may shut down liquor bars featuring unclothed dancers and other explicit entertainment. Justice Rehnquist said the First Amendment does not protect gross sexuality in public and the 21st Amendment grants broad state control over liquor establishments. The decision upholds California regulations suspending licenses for conduct contrary to public morals.
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Supreme Court
William H. Rehnquist
California
Rehnquist
Department of Alchoholic Beverage Control
Nixon Names Lynn To Top HUD Position
AP report states Nixon names Lynn to head the Housing and Urban Development Department with Morton retained as Interior secretary. Lynn, a Cleveland native and Harvard Law graduate, will join a Cabinet already marked for continuity as Rogers and Shultz are kept in State and Treasury. Morton's move to remain signals ongoing leadership of interior duties as the White House expects similar progress in domestic affairs.
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Harvard Law School
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Walter Hickel
William P. Rogers
Treasury
George Shultz
Welfare checks crackdown could trim federal aid next year
Washington reports potential loss of up to 689 million in federal welfare funds if states fail to weed out ineligible recipients. HEW will cut matching grants starting January based on spot checks and aims to remove about 850,000 ineligible or aged and disabled recipients. California and New York face over 9 million each. Nebraska shows 98 percent mis spending, North Dakota 1.2 percent. CAPE KENNEDY Apollo 17 flight on schedule with launch at 9 53 p m as preparations reach peak.
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AFDC
Nebraska
North Dakota
California
New York
John D. Twiname
Social and Rehabilitation Service
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Moon
Space Agency
Truck Overturns Kills City Man
A 63-year-old Lawton man, Chale Cecil Snider, died when his pickup overturned on Oklahoma 65 after hitting loose gravel seven miles east and three miles north of Lawton. Two other Lawton men survived. Snider was thrown from the vehicle. Funeral services are set for Thursday at Becker Memorial Chapel.
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Lawton
Oklahoma 65
Chale Cecil Snider
Memorial Hospital
Highway Patrol
Snider
Melvin K. Ragan
Wesley D. Miller
Becker Memorial Chapel
City Council Grants Partial Easement Vacation
City council wrestled for hours over easement vacation for property at 24th and Gore Boulevard owned by Art Hudson and William Johnson. They approved five feet of the 20 foot utility and access easement and a 10 foot setback variance, with court action to lift related plot restrictions. An ordinance on the matter awaits January consideration.
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ITY Council
24Th and
Gore Boulevard
Art Hud
William Johnson
Gore
Cleo Craig
City Building and Safety Department
Larry Ferguson
Larry Fountaine
Council
Kissinger Tho Meeting Canceled Amid Negotiation Push
The Kissinger Tho session was canceled this morning with no reason given. Washington and Hanoi spokesmen said they would reconvene Wednesday as talks edge toward a climax. Tho met with Thuy and Binh, while Kissinger spoke with Lam as South Vietnam presses for a cease fire.
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Henry A. Kissinger
le Duc Tho
U.S
Nixon
Hanoi
Kissinger-Tho
Kissinger
Tho
Washington
Xuan Thuy
Paris
Nguyen Thi Binh
Pham Dang Lam
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