Senate Dispute Over Bellmon Edmondson Election Moves Forward
The Rules Committee split along party lines 5 to 3, ruling the Senate should decide the Bellmon Edmondson contest or order a new vote. Edmondson claims voting irregularities in Tulsa County affected the November 5 1974 election, where machines lacked levers for straight party voting and misdirected instructions were printed on most devices. Bellmon won by 3835 votes helped by Tulsa County margins. the panel dismissed three Republican efforts to dismiss the complaint, with Democrats resisting. Hatfield vows to use constitutional means to challenge any vacancy or new election.
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Senate
Henry Bellmon
R-Okla
Bellmon
Ed Edmondson
Edmondson
Tulsa County
Bellman
Tulsa
James B. Allen
D-Ala
New Hampshire
Hatfield
Man Dies In Fire In Oklahoma City Home
A northeast Oklahoma City house fire killed 60 year old John E. Gentry. He was found on the kitchen floor early Monday and officials say smoke inhalation was the probable cause.
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Oklahoma City
John E. Gentry
Gentry
Oklahoma Appointments Highlight Oklahoma City Officials
Gov. Boren reappointed Dr. Charles Smith to the State Board of Mental Health and named Allie Reynolds to the Indian Affairs Commission. Baron joined the Human Rights Commission, while Ross McLennan faces an investigating committee inquiry into the ABC Board. In Skiatook custody case five year old Ernesto Mercado opposes return to Honduras.
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Oklahoma City
David Boren
Charles Smith
State Board of Mental Health
Keeg
New York
Allie Reynolds
Indian Affairs Commission
Herenin
Eee D. Baron
Human Rights Commission
Orville E. James
E Reno
Ross McLennan
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
McLennan
Sooner Alcohol Narcotics Education
SANE
Weldon Davis
ABC
Skiatook, Okla
Ernesto Mercado
Honduras
Miriam Mercado
E. M. Hasselis
Skiatook
Hassells
Ernesto
Nelmacarete
San Antonio
U.S. State Department
Regents OK policy to ease junior college transfers
State Regents approve a policy letting junior college graduates transfer to senior colleges without repeating courses. The change sets minimum lower division general education credits accepted by four year schools and becomes effective next fall across Oklahoma’s state higher education system. Some opposition centers on OU language requirements and arts and sciences concerns.
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Oklahoma City
Jack Patten
Norman
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma State University
E. T. Dunlap
OU College of Arts and Sciences
Dan Hobbs
OSU
Lahoma Junior College
Tonkawa
Scott Orbison
Tulsa
Eed
State High Court To Hear Fund Transfer Suit
Oklahoma Supreme Court to hear at 10 a.m. whether to block Gov. Boren from moving 80.2 million dollars from surplus to a sinking fund for bonds. Legislator Wiseman seeks a writ of prohibition, arguing only the legislature may appropriate funds.
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State High Court
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Supreme Court
David Boren
William Wiseman Jr
Rtulsa
High Court
Baren
Atty
Larry Derryberry
Leo Winters
Wiseman
Boren
Ers
Martin
Huge New Alaskan Oilfield To Be Tested
The Lonley Pet-4 reserve area 100 miles southeast of here will see a two of 26 planned deep wells in operation by winter’s end as Husky Oil NPR Operations begins testing what could be Alaska’s largest oilfield. Prospects cited include potential gas and oil, with government estimates of up to 33 to 100 billion barrels, and USGS figures on proven reserves at 34.25 billion.
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Teshekpuk
Alaska
Here
Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 4
Cmdr
Terrence J. Woods
Navy
Husky Oil
NPR Operations, Inc
U.S. Geological Survey
Husky
Beaufort Sea
Warren Harding
Ike Bay No. 1
Cape Halkett No. 1
Barrow
Bush at CIA hearings signals mixed views on coups and politics
George Bush tells the Senate Intelligence Committee he would not rule out future CIA support for foreign coups and paramilitary actions. He says his political background is an asset and he would have direct access to the President but avoids congressional planning of covert operations.
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Ashington
George Bush
CIA
Minices
Bush
Intelligence Committee
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Church
Ford
William E. Colby
Republican Party
Leahy
U.S
Peking
Republican National Committee
Congress
Senate
Lloyd Bentsen
Dtex
United States
United Nations
Pbt
Nader Accuses IRS Tax Guidance Of High Error Rate
Ralph Nader’s Tax Reform Research Group says IRS help on returns often contains errors and taxpayers bear responsibility for underpayments from IRS mistakes. The analysis cites IRS surveys of 374000 returns for 1971 showing 55 percent error with IRS aid and 74.3 percent on itemized deductions. It notes even CPAs and lawyers had high error rates.
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Ashington
Internal Revenue Service
Ralph Nader
IRS
House
Nader
Louise Brown
Congress
Charles Davenport
Congressional Budget Office
Davenport
Administration Conference of the United States
Donald C. Alexander
Subcommittee
Benjamin S. Rosenthal
D-N.y
Brown
Certified Public Accountants
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Oklahoma Sity
State Board For Property and Casualty Rates
Ashetans
Gili Ag Elite Biladit
Wokeconnnen
Beartoen
Otten
Parawax Co
C. R. Eason
Stone
Dave Steelman
Eason
Ray Parr
Capitol
Parr
Gene Howard
Supreme Court
Denver Davison
C. Ave
Sheridan
By Jerry Scarbrough
Derryberry
Winters
Asst
Mike Martin
Oklahoma
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Kuwait
Prudhoe Bay
Prudhoe
Woods
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