South Viet Action Increases Amid Heavy Air Strikes
South Vietnam reports rising fighting with Saigon claiming 129 enemy killed in two actions near Cambodia border and U Minh forest. U.S. forces conducted protective reaction strikes and bombed the Ho Chi Minh trail with fighters and bombers.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Cambodia
U Minh Forest
Mekong Delta
U.S
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
Ban Raving
Ban Karai
Two Million Men Eyeing Todays Draft Drawings
The draft lottery assigns numbers to men born in 1953 to determine potential call ups for military service. Persons born March 6 1953 drew No 1, while others such as Sept 26 and Oct 11 births received No 29 and No 319 respectively. The 1972 drawing spans many dates as the process begins with low numbers expected to be drafted.
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Ashington
Nixon
City cracks down on overdue water bills with meter removals
City officials issued orders to remove about 20 water meters as part of a broad crackdown on delinquent accounts. City Clerk Ella Madden estimated overdue water bills total around 6000 dollars, with 23 000 meters in service and 45.7 percent of city income from water revenue in 1970 71. The move follows numerous phone calls from worried users and targets bills five months to over a year past due.
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Henry Nabers
Ella Madden
Israel Egypt talks on Suez Canal reopening
Israel approves talks with Egypt to reopen the Suez Canal. Nixon condemns the West Coast dock strike as crippling progress and urges swift passage of permanent anti strike legislation. He proposes three options including cooling off extensions and a neutral panel for binding settlements.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Afl-Cio
West
Israel joins US Egypt talks on reopening Suez Canal
Israel agreed to participate in U S sponsored talks with Egypt aimed at reopening the Suez Canal after a two hour Jerusalem cabinet session. Egypt has not yet committed and threats of renewed conflict linger as Sadat goes to Moscow for consultations with Soviet leaders.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Egypt
Suez Canal
Middle East
Abba Eban
Cairo
Anwar Sadat
Moscow
U.S
Ice Storm Slams Lawton Area Amid Freezing Conditions
Frigid air and gusty northerlies moved into Lawton with freezing mist and light snow creating icy roads. The Oklahoma Highway Department warned travelers as icy conditions spread across the north central and western state. Temperatures fell to the low 20s by noon with a 10 degree low expected tonight.
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Lawton
Oklahoma Highway Department
National Weather Service
British Embassy Burned By Mob in Dublin After Bloody Sunday
Thousands of republican demonstrators marched through Merrion Square Dublin and overwhelmed police to set the British Embassy ablaze after funeral rites in Londonderry for 13 Bloody Sunday victims. Gasoline bombs shattered the walls as the mob surged past a police cordon in a dramatic protest.
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Dublin
Ireland
Bill Puts Beer Drinkers On Edge In Oklahoma City
In Oklahoma City the House tentatively approved a bill granting 18 year olds more adult rights while preserving 21 as the drinking age for women. The measure would allow 18 year olds to sign contracts marry without parental consent and be treated as adults though it drops a jury eligibility and beer purchase change. A statewide vote on a term extension for county officers and House members to four years was also approved for later consideration.
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Alahoma City
House of Representatives
Dan Draper
Stillwater
Senate
House
China History Series Begins in Law ton Constitution
An illustrated 18 part series titled China: One Fourth Of Mankind starts today in the Law ton Constitution on page 27. Writer Don Oakley and Artist John Lane of the Newspaper Enterprise Association present a detailed look at China's 4,000 year past and its turbulent present with a population over 740 million.
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China
Lawton Constitution
Don Oakley
John Lane
Newspaper Enterprise Association
LURA seeks bids on Lee Boulevard land blocks for Pleasant Valley
The LURA board began advertising for bids on two Lee Boulevard blocks for a Pleasant Valley community shopping center. First block priced at 58750 and second at 64000. sizes 92250 and 109200 sq ft respectively. Proposals due by 3 p.m. April 3 with two sealed packets. bids to be reviewed at 8:30 a.m. April 14.
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LURA
Lee Boulevard Land
Ayton Urban Renewal Authority
Pleasant Valley
Nesses
Gaskins
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Curtis W. Tarr
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