China frees two Americans as relations with U S may improve
Washington reports that Beijing released Downey and Fecteau, both long held since 1952, signaling Beijing's desire to ease tensions with the United States. Remaining prisoners include Smith, Flynn, and Harbert, with officials cautious but hopeful for further moves from Peking.
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United States
Ter
Downey
Air Force
Phillip E. Smith
Navy
Robert Flynn
Fecteau
Korea
Japan
Army
Mainland
Smith
Victorville
Calif
Hainan
Flynn
Oak Har
State Department
Kissinger
Washington
Peking
Chinese Weren't Lying says Fecteau's Ex-Wife
Margaret Fecteau, widow of the released spy, asserts the Chinese have not been lying. She expects to meet him in Lynn Massachusetts, near Boston. Her first husband served 19 years in a Red Chinese prison and her second wife died in a 1953 Avalon fire.
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Fecteau
Lynn
Mass
Margaret Fecteau
Boston
Avalon
OU Engineer Questions Myriad Roof Wind Tests
Oklahoma City AP report states Dr. Edward Blick of the University of Oklahoma aerospace engineering department testified before the city council that wind tunnel tests on a scale model of the Myriad suggest the roof may withstand higher wind speeds than claimed. He noted the balsa wood model roof withstood tests up to 175 miles per hour.
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Edward Blick
Aerospace Engineering
Blick
Wife Charged With Perjury in Tulsa Bombing Case
Mrs. Mary Bishop McDonald 43 is charged with perjury in a Tulsa court over testimony about a 1970 bombing tied to a robbery at a birthday party for Albert McDonald. Lester Pugh also faces trial in the same case.
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Tulsa
Okla
Mary Bishop McDonald
McDonald
Albert McDonald
Lester Pugh
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
The institution located in Raleigh named North Carolina State University is identified.
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North Carolina State University
Raleigh
Panel Restores Education Funds for 1972 Total
The panel restores education funds to 18,199,914 dollars for fiscal 1972 matching the prior year's total and maintaining the same allocation level.
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Panel
Hall Paying Off Nebraska Bet
Oklahoma Gov David Hall flies to Nebraska to settle a bet with supporters. The trip follows a wagering dispute involving Oklahoma and Nebraska fans and ends with a ceremonial payoff in a public setting.
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Hall
Nebraska
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
David Hall
Preparation H Provides Quick Relief For Hemorrhoidal Pain
Doctors tested Preparation H on hundreds of patients and found prompt temporary relief from itching and pain. The product also helped shrink swelling caused by inflammation and is recommended by physicians for themselves and families.
Loose Rod Cited In Fatal Crash
A loose connecting rod in the left engine is blamed for the Beechcraft Queenaire crash near Will Rogers World Airport Oklahoma City killing seven. The twin-engine plane owned by a San Angelo tile firm carried three company officials and four others from Iowa and Illinois bound for East Texas. The NTSB continues investigations.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Oklahoma City
National Transportation Safety Board
San Angelo, Tex
Will Rogers World Airport
Iowa
Illinois
East Texas
Oklahoma
Ardmore
Oklahoma Democrats seek 500 at $50 dinner for Carl Albert
The Oklahoma Democratic Party aims to raise funds with a dinner honoring House Speaker Carl Albert. State Chairman J. C. Kennedy announced plans to sell 500 tickets at $50 each for a Saturday fundraiser at the National Cowboy Hall of Fame.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Democratic Party
Carl Albert
J. C. Kennedy
National Cowboy Hall of Fame
Kennedy
State Corrections Panel Re enacts Hiring and Firing
Oklahoma Corrections panel again fired Johnston and kept McCracken as acting director after a public session ordered by the attorney general. Johnston, hired Nov 26, faced questions over open meetings rules and pay for travel expenses while awaiting AG guidance. Johnston, who returned to Dallas Pa, said future job prospects remain uncertain and linked to possible state corrections positions.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma _ Corrections
Atty
Larry Derryberry
Johnston
Pennsylvania
McCracken
Richard Taft
Norman
David Hall
Irving Ungerman
Tulsa
Hall
Oklahoma
Attorney General’s Office
Dallas
Milton J. Shapp
Alyn Sielaff
Big Fertilizer Shipment Delayed to Tulsa
A 15 million ton fertilizer shipment to Tulsa is delayed by flood waters on the Arkansas Verdigris waterway. Army Engineers report lock and dam 9 between Little Rock and Dardanelle is closed and downstream locks are expected to close as water rises. The load sits at Little Rock and won’t reach Tulsa until next week, to be unloaded at Will Bros Terminal Co. Tulsa port.
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Tulsa
Arkansas- Verdigris
Army Engineers
Little Rock
Dardanelle
Will Bros Terminal Co
Kansan Convicted In State Shooting
A Kansas man was found guilty Monday of shooting his father in law after holding him hostage for ten hours in his Miami Oklahoma home.
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Miami, Okla
Kansas
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