City council approves roof repairs and city projects
The council awarded a 21 553 contract to Comanche Roofing Co. for roofs on city hall McMahon Auditorium and the Museum of the Great Plains and moved funds to cover subsidies. Other actions include demolishing 16 parcels for 6 843, buying a new fire department vehicle for 3 171 07, and adopting ordinances on bicycle registration fireworks towing and related matters.
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Ning
Morris
Henry Nabers
Comanche County Excise Board
City Hall
McMahon Auditorium
Museum of the Great Plains
Comanche Roofing Co
Squaw Creek Presi Cae
Ace Walker
Walker
Pickering Demolition Co
Lawton
Euclid
NW 55Th Streets
Mel Meek
Richard Neptune
Gene Walker
McMahon Auditorium Board of Trustees
Mary Lou Strickland
Estell Jones
Park Board of Trustees
William Scearce
Strickland
Scearce
Lindsay Sets Wisconsin Primary Plans After Harlem Trip
Lindsay tours cities after state appearances and heads to Wisconsin to announce April 4 primary plans. He criticizes federal aid neglect of Harlem Watts Appalachia and unemp loyed Cape Kennedy while urging Washington to address needs beyond its walls. He says joining the Democratic party offered best chance for new leadership.
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Lindsay
Wisconsin
Miami
DuPont Plaza Hotel
Peking
Moscow
Harlem
Watts
Appalachia
Cape Kennedy
New
America
Washington
Democratic Party
Hoffa Attacks Nixon Economic Plan After Parole Release
Hoffa after federal parole press appearance criticized President Nixon's Phase 2 economic policies. The 58 year old said the plan harms the working man and woman while noting war time constraints. He claimed freedom to speak on all issues despite parole limits.
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Nixon
Hoffa
Fed
ASCOG Health Panel Sets First Meeting Date
The ASCOG health panel schedules its initial gathering for health planning in the ASCOG area. The meeting will convene at 6 30 p m in the Chamber of Commerce Auditorium in Dun.
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Ascog Health Panel
Ascog
Chamber of ‘Commerce
Dun
U S Air Strikes Expand in Laos and Vietnam
U S B52 strikes hit the Lao border area with North Vietnam while Hanoi accuses pilots of bombing civilian sites in Quang Binh Province. Laird cited violations of the 1968 bombing halt as talks in Paris collapse. Laotian and Thai forces retreat amid Bolovens clashes as Pathet Lao reports over 3100 enemy deaths. Cambodian government troops sweep toward a concentration near Phnom Penh.
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North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Laos
North Vietnamese
Foreign Ministry
U.S
Quang Binh Province
Demilitarized Zone
U.S. Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Washington
Hanoi
Paris
Laird
Bolovens
Pak Song
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Tulsa Klan Rally Planned at Party Barn Site
Tulsa leaders weighed how to handle a planned Ku Klux Klan rally at Dutch’s Party Barn on private property. City officials debated jurisdiction under clean air rules and ordinances while NAACP officials cautioned community tolerance. Organizers expect 2000 to 2500 participants with ritual elements, including mounted figures.
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Bales
William Morris Jr
Joseph Coleman
Brad Scheer
Anthony Keating
Scheer
Tulsa
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Klan
Fred Davis
NAACP
Davis
McAlester
French and
Shelton
Oklahoma
French
City Commission
Commission
Ktul-Tv
Judith Clayton
Oklahoma Klan
Tulsa Civic Center
Fairgrounds
Party Barn
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Ada
Okla
Not a Martyr Apostle John’s Patmos exile and Revelation
St John the only apostle not to die as a martyr. He was exiled to Patmos for a time and there is a traditional belief he wrote the Revelation about A.D. 95.
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St. John
Island
Patmos
Silk, the strongest natural fiber for thread
Silk is described as the strongest natural fiber with a thread stronger than equal size steel in some cases, highlighting its superior strength.
Nixon Azores talks touch off currency shifts and trade moves
Nixon and Pompidou paced a global currency shift as the Azores meeting followed by the Group of Ten making progress toward monetary reform. Brandt relaxed in Florida with Nixon aboard, signaling a calmer atmosphere as the summit nears its final Wednesday session after a 24‑hour morning session.
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Nixon
Azores
Georges Pompidou
Nixon-Brandt
U.S
Group of Ten
Brandt
Florida
China
Soviet Union
U S and North Vietnamese Talks Deteriorate Over War Plans
U S and North Vietnamese leaders clash over alleged pretexts to expand the war. Laird cites heavy bombing since Sunday in response to violations and recent attacks on reconnaissance planes. Paris negotiations falter as Saigon rocket strikes and a demilitarized zone road raise tensions and a December 30 meeting is canceled.
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U.S
Laird
Washington
North Vietnam
Laos
Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
Paris
Helicopters Help Aberdeen Area Find Rich Metal Deposits
Private firms using helicopters report signs of large nickel and copper deposits near Aberdeen with possible zinc. John Hutton, development officer, says air and ground surveys could unlock huge potential, potentially transforming the sector alongside North Sea oil and gas as early as the next few years.
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Aberdeen
Scotland
John Hutton
North Sea
Unseasonable Frost and Snow Hit New England in 1816
Frost and snow occurred in June and continued through the summer months across New England during 1816, an abnormal weather anomaly reported by regional observers and described as part of the year without a summer.
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New England
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