Nation to Pay Last Respects to Truman Thursday
Indpendence Missouri AP Harry S Truman nears lying in state at the presidential library with a 21 gun salute and a simple funeral. Attending are former presidents Nixon and Johnson and former VP Humphrey. Mrs Truman, 87, stays home as funeral plans are pared back to ease her strain.
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Colleagues Remember Truman as Courageous Leader
Colleagues of former President Harry S. Truman and many lawmakers saluted him as a courageous national leader and humanitarian after his death at 88 in a Kansas City hospital. Tributes praised his decisions, duty, and rise from humble origins to world statesman.
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Topeka
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Armed Services
George D. Aiken
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Federal Offices Sill To Close Thursday
All federal offices including Fort Sill operations and the Post Office will be closed on Thursday for the national day of mourning for former President Harry Truman. Comanche County Courthouse offices close at the discretion of the office head. city offices stay open.
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Wage-Price Controls Face Changes Hinted by Advisers
The Presidents Council of Economic Advisers said 1973 may bring rapid growth and lower inflation with possible major changes to the wage price control system. They expect Phase 2 revisions within a month and note rent ceilings likely phase out later. The year should see 5 percent unemployment and about $1.145 trillion in output, up 6 percent.
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Farm Program demise hits Comanche County funds
The 36 year Rural Environmental Assistance Program REAP is ended by a budget order cutting Comanche County federal funds by about 75000 annually. Projects approved for 1973 and 1972 will be completed except for a few erosion and water projects. The program shared costs and involved landowners with the federal government paying half or less.
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Education Aide Betty Ward Named by Governor Hall
Gov. David Hall appointed Betty Ward a former Oklahoma Education Association president as administrative assistant on his staff. She will advise on common and vocational education and rehabilitation related to education. Ward, an ex Bartlesville teacher, leads in CFA and serves on the National Council on Crime and Delinquency.
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Recreational Vehicle Ordinance Rebuffed by City Council
City Council torpedoed most of the proposed recreational vehicle ordinance and sent it back to committee for major revision. Proponents urged storage off streets with backyard options, while critics mocked the draft and questioned a misprint limiting vehicle size.
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Larry Ferguson
Ferguson
Weather Outlook For Lawton Oklahoma Warm Skies
Forecast calls for warm, fair skies in Lawton and southwest Oklahoma with mid 60s today and a low around 40 tonight. Increasing clouds Thursday bring a high near 70, southerly winds 10 to 18 mph through tonight, and Tuesday’s high was 57 with a 33 low.
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Israeli jets raid Syria to avenge guerrilla attacks
Tel Aviv reports Israeli planes crossed the cease fire line to bomb a guerrilla base, an Arab artillery position, and two Syrian army posts near Nahal Golan. The action ends a five week lull on the Golan front with no damage or casualties disclosed.
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Two More U S Planes Lost In Raids On North Vietnam
Saigon AP reports U S bombers hit Hanoi and Hai Phong with over 1 400 strikes in the past week. The U S Command says many military targets were attacked, including several not hit before in the war, from Dec 18 to Dec 24, with a 36 hour Christmas cease-fire followed by resumed action.
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U S confirms loss of two more planes in Hanoi Haiphong blitz
The U S announces the loss of two additional planes in the Hanoi Haiphong bombing campaign. It lists targets struck including rail yards shipyards command facilities and air defences. North Vietnam accuses the raids of devastating villages and killing civilians.
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New Mexico Bus Crash Kills 19 Injures Many
A cattle truck veered off a guard rail and struck a chartered church youth bus near Sumner New Mexico killing 19 and injuring at least 14 to 16. The Woodlawn Baptist Church group from Austin Texas was bound for a ski retreat near Glorieta. The National Transportation Safety Board took over the investigation.
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New Mexico
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