LPA Recommends Subsidy for Bus Co and Rejects Dallas Lease
The Latox Parking Authority urged the city to subsidize the Lawton Fort Sill Bus Co retroactively from December 1, covering losses including salaries, with the authority as the administrative agent and reimbursement by the city. It rejected Mark Real Estate Enterprises lease purchase for 820,000 square feet of downtown land, citing annual payments of about 96,000 vs bond costs around 177,000 over two years. Mayor Whitaker urged caution, while council approval was needed to proceed.
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Skip Gibson
Latox Parking Authority
Lawton-Fort Sill Bus Co
Mark Real Estate Enterprises, Inc
Dallas
LPA
Don Whitaker
Parking Authority
Lawton
Don Whitak
Lawton Urban Renewal
LURA
Mark Real Estate
Charles Tupper
Mark
Neal Harper
Cause
Harper
Lawton Urban Renewal Authority
Runoff Lifts Lawton Lakes Levels After Rains
Lake Lawtonka is rising about three inches due to runoff from Tuesday’s rains, says Lake patrolman Gerald Little and filter plant chief L. T. Harrison. Weekend runoff had raised Lake Lawtonka 3.5 inches. readings show 16.90 feet below floodgates. Lake Ellsworth expected to rise about one foot.
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Chandler
Tony
Gerald Little
Lake Lawtonka
L. T. Harrison
Lake Ellsworth
Lake Eat 'Wale Apache
Black Panther Huey Newton's Murder Charge Dropped
In Oakland California a judge dismissed a manslaughter charge against Huey Newton leader of the Black Panther Party after the district attorney said it would be useless to try him again. Newton 29 was charged in the 1967 slaying of Officer John Frey.
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Oakland
Calif
Huey Newton
Newton
John Frey
Oklahoma Storm Tops Oklahoma Then Moves East
A fast moving storm system drenched eastern Oklahoma with heavy rain and hail while bringing high winds and tornadoes to the state. Rogers County Commissioner Bob Beck was killed, and three inches of rain fell in Tulsa with highways closed but mostly reopening as clearing skies moved in from the west. Flooding potential remained on some creeks as cooler air followed.
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Missouri
Rogers County
Bob Beck
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Jordan Envoy to Britain Shot in London Ambush
Jordanian Ambassador Zaid al Rifai, 35, was wounded in the hand by gunfire from an automatic weapon while being driven to the embassy in London. He has been mentioned as a future Jordanian prime minister. Prime Minister Wasfi Tell was killed in Cairo on November 28. Egyptian authorities hold three Palestinians. Ammunition details and further context cited by Information Minister Adnan Abu Odeh.
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London
Jordan
Zaid al Rifai
Rifai
Wasfi Tell
Cairo
Tell
Jorda
Kerner Jr Indicted in 19-Count Supreme Court Case
Federal grand jury charges Otto Kerner Jr former Illinois governor with bribery mail fraud tax evasion perjury and conspiracy related to race track stock dealings while in office. Three appointees to his administration and a Chicago businesswoman also named in the 19 count indictment issued in Chicago. Congress sends 70.5 billion defense appropriation bill to Nixon after House and Senate approval ending a major Christmas adjournment hurdle.
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Washington
Otto Kerner, Jr
Federal Appeals Court
Illnois
Kerner
Chicago
U.S. District Court
U S Jets Hit Antiaircraft Site North Of Hanoi
U S planes attacked an antiaircraft battery about 145 miles south of Hanoi as they escorted bombing missions along the Ho Chi Minh trail. No damage reported after missiles were fired at the American jets. North Vietnam strengthens border defenses to protect its logistics network.
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Hanoi
Vinh
Quang Lang
U.S
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
North Vietnam
Highway 6
Me‘kong
Chap
Minh
Bhutto Calls UN Security Council A Fraud Farce
Pakistan deputy premier Zulfikar Ali Bhutto tore up notes and walked out of the United Nations Security Council accusing the body of delay and surrender for East Pakistan. He called the UN a fashion house masking ugly realities as Dacca neared fall.
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United Nations, N. Y
Pakistan
Security Council
Council
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
East Pakistan
Bhutto
Britain
France
United Nations
Indian forces near Dacca pause as Pakistan surrenders offer sought
Pakistan commander A. A. K. Niazi appeals to Indian chief of staff for cease fire as India orders a bombing halt on Dacca and sets 16 hours to surrender. Gen. Sam Manekshaw says cease fire will follow Pakistan confirmation. Final stages of battle near Dacca and Chittagong noted with threats to resume 0900 Dec 16 if demands unmet.
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East
Pakistan
Aay
New Delhi
India
Dacca
Sam Manekshaw
Ge. A. A. K. Niazi
Chittagong
East Pakistan
Manekshaw
Niazi
Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan
Yahya Khan
Tidal Wave Warnings Canceled After Quake
A 7.8 magnitude offshore quake near Kamchatka prompted seismic wave watches for Alaska and Japan. The alert was lifted as no large tides or damage occurred. Seismologists cite varying scale readings from University of California and National Earthquake Center, with epicenter near Kamchatka and Komandorskie Islands.
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Palmer
Alaska
Siberia
Kamchatka Peninsula
Palmer Observatory
Observatory
Aleutian Island
Kamchatka
Anchorage
Japan
Meteorlogical Agency
University of California Seismological Station
National Earthquake Center
Washington, D.C
Washington
Kamchat‘ka
Meteorological Agency
Komandorskie Islands
Nixon Expected to Sign Alaska Native Land Claim Bill
President Nixon is set to sign a bill granting Alaska natives 962.5 million dollars and 40 million acres in a long debated settlement. The package includes 462.5 million dollars in federal funding over 11 years and 500 million dollars in royalties from mineral production, with land to native corporations for villages and native projects.
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Nixon
Ashington
White House
Congress
Senate House
Alaska
U.S
Russia
House
Senate
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Fort Sill
Fort Sill Boulevard
Randolph
Lawton Area
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Black Panther
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William J. Hayes
THE
Associated Press
N Amman
Adnan Abu Odeh
Bulletins
Tobacca
Saigon
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D Zone
U.S. Command
UN Security Council
San Francisco
Kamshatka
Kuriles
Pacific
Sea of Okhotsk
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