Prairie columnist Audrey Routh heads home to Medicine Park
Audrey Routh writes from California about moving after Jan 1 1972 to Senator Elmer Thomas's Medicine Park home now owned by Mr and Mrs J M Lyons. She recalls Medicine Park’s rise as a resort, its link to the Holy City and Easter, and vows to promote Oklahoma to the world while plans her return with sister Maude Marshall.
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Cache Gate
Audrey
Elmer Thomas
Medicine Park
Oklahoma
California
Oklahoma Prairies
U.S
J. M. Lyons
Lawton
Thomas
Holy City
Maude Marshall
Keith Howard
Audrey Routh
Stock Market Slips as Dow Dips at Noon
In New York trading the noon Dow Jones average of 30 industrials fell 3.76 to 81.10. Declines outpaced advances nearly two to one on the New York Stock Exchange as trading moderated.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Unclear Food Stamp Suit Over New USDA Rules
Nine low income families sue over new food stamp schedules claiming monthly benefits are too low to meet basic needs. The suit cites a Jamaica New York mother with nine children and notes shifts in eligibility and monthly allotments, with other figures from the USDA and policy groups referenced as context.
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USDA
South
Katherine McKnight
Jamaica
N.Y
Rankin
Corporation
New York City
Ronald F. Pollack
Center On Social Welfare Policy and Law
Columbia University
Pollack Wence
Seattle
Wash
Policy to firing overshadows Vietnam bombing debate
Two F105s each fired a Shrike but results were unclear. President Thieu said the action is not a resumption of bombing but a reaction to North Vietnamese provocations. U.S. B52s reportedly attacked eastern Cambodia north of Highway 7 between Krek and Dam Be, striking North Vietnamese units along Highway 6 west of the Mekong River.
McCloskey Files for Primary With Signatures
Robert Reno the McCloskey state campaign chairman presented the filing fee and certified signatures to Secretary of State Robert Stark to initiate McCloskey's primary bid.
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Robert Stark
Robert Reno
McCloskey
Graduate Work Accepted for John W Newsom
John W. Newsom of 601 B. C. has been accepted for graduate studies confirming his advancement in higher education.
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John W. Newsom
B. C
Funeral Rites Set for Local Resident at Fletcher Church
Funeral services follow in Fletcher First United Methodist Church at 2 p.m. Friday with Dr. G A Moreland officiating. Burial in Fletcher Cemetery under Robbins Funeral Home. Newcombe born July 5 1886 in Rensselaer Falls New York moved to Lawton at 17. Survived by two sons Arnold and Jack two daughters Mrs Hugh Thompson and Mrs Curtis Jones, brother Leroy and two sisters, 16 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren.
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Fletcher First United Methodist Church
G. A. Moreland
Fletcher Cemetery
Robbins Funeral Home
Mr. Newcombe
Rensselaer Falls
N.Y
Lawton
Jessie Brazile
Fletcher
First United Church
Elgin Pilot Masonic Lodge
Arnold
Euclid
Jack
Freehold
N.J
Hugh Thompson
Curtis Jones
S. 23Rd
Leroy
Los Angeles
Calif
Dora Backus
18 Prisoners Listed as Missing or Captured in Vietnam War
The Marine Corps confirmed 18 U.S. prisoners listed as missing or captured in South Vietnam. Families from Bell Gardens to Brooklyn react with relief upon received letters from loved ones, while the overall count in North Vietnam remains 339 prisoners. A Hanoi spokesman in Paris said the North Vietnam list is current at 343 with recent adds. The released names include David Franklin of Phoenix and Floyd Harold Kushner of Danville among others.
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Marine Corps
Riate
Zelda Lovinto
Bell Gardens
Calif
Mary Pepper
Valerie Kushner
Danville
Floyd Harold Kushner
New
Aes
David Franklin
Gisela
West Verde Lane
Phoenix
Ariz. Anton
Frank Gene
Peor
Frank J
Snowflower Lane
William Allen
William H. Baird
Apple Creek
Ohio
Branch
Michael Patrick
Charlotte
Wilson Road
Highland Heights
Chenoweth
Robert Preston
Barbara Lucille Chenoweth
55Th St
Portland
Ore
Daly
James Alexander
Mary Daly
Madison St
Brooklyn
N.Y. Davis
Thomas James
Honolulu
Hawaii
Kushner
Floyd Harold
Southland
India Bangladesh tensions and Pakistan POW exchange rumors
A Pakistani ranking source cautions on prisoner return tied to Bhutto's policy toward India and Bangladesh. Ram denies a trade linking Sheik Mujibur Rahman’s release to POW repatriation. Gandhi's emergency rule to stay, with review planned near Parliament’s February session.
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Bhutto
India
Bangla Desh
East Pakistan
Sheik Mujibur Rahman
Ram
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Bay of Bengal
U.S
7Th Fleet
Indira Gandhi
Pakistan
Mrs. Gandhi
Mayor Whitaker Delivers Yale Christmas Message to Lawton
Mayor Don Whitaker offers a Christmas greeting to Lawton-Fort Sill residents thanking them for the year and expressing hope for the future. He notes cooperation and understanding in the community and wishes a merry Christmas with peace and joy into the coming year.
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Don Whitaker
Nixon Signs Cancer Bill
President Nixon signed the National Cancer Act to launch a 1.0 billion federal crusade against cancer. The act directs the National Cancer Institute to boost research into causes and cures and grants the institute direct access to the White House for support.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
National Cancer Institute
VA forecasts record growth in veterans education and care
The VA media briefing notes the Vietnam era GI education program will surpass 1.2 million trainees, with enrollments higher than earlier wars. Johnson cites 160000 veterans in daily VA medical care, the largest VA workforce ever, and predicts 1971 care will be bigger and better than before.
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FHA
Johnson
Korea
Nixon Signs Law Extending Wage and Rent Guidelines
The act allows retroactive pay for workers with previously frozen raises and extends control authority through April 30, 1973. It sets wage and price rules, limits annual increases, and permits triple damages for overcharges. Rent guidelines estimate average hikes around 3 to 3.5 percent with potential up to 15 percent in some cases.
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Nixon
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
C. Jackson Grayson
Afl-Cio
George Eany
Meany
NEA
Donald E.morrison
Commission
Grayson
Rent Advisory Board
Rossetta Wylie
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