Allied air raids lash Vietnam frontier in massive strike
U S and South Vietnamese air forces launched about 400 strikes over a 225 mile western frontier from the DMZ to the central highlands. Bombers targeted infiltration corridors, base camps, supply depots and troop concentrations across South Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia as U S officers anticipate a new enemy offensive.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
South Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Dmz
U.S
Ho Chi Minh Trail
A Shau
Central Highlands
Four Taft Elementary Students Reaction to School Cancellation
Lawton Public Schools canceled classes today due to bad weather. Photographer Kenneth Frazier met four Taft Elementary students who pleaded for school, saying they were planning a party. Supt. Hugh Bish said the year will likely extend by one day to compensate for the last closing. The earlier gas shortage had already pushed the year to May 31.
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Lawton Constitution
Kenneth Frazier
Taft Elementary School
Frazier
Lawton Public
Taft
Hugh Bish
Britain Battered by New Electric Power Blackouts
The government told Parliament millions could lose jobs as heavy electric cuts hit Britain amid a five week miners strike. Factories were ordered to cut power usage by 50 percent with many shutting down. additional plants faced four day bans and offices halted heating to conserve energy. Opposition warned of severe damage to industry as coal stocks dwindled.
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Ondon
House of Commons
John Davies
Trade and Industry
Britain
Siuuer
Winter Weather Watches Lock In Treacherous Streets
Freezing drizzle snow cover Lawton area closes city schools and slows traffic. Precipitation to diminish this afternoon but hazardous driving persists through Saturday. Highs in the mid 30s. lows around 20s. snow flurries possible Saturday. power lines iced with no outages expected. Local crews handle intersections as Fender-benders rise but no serious injuries reported. See Freezing Drizzle, Page 4, Col. 4.
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Lawton
Public Service Company
Arklagas
Government report questions marijuana beliefs and notes medical value
A National Institute of Mental Health report says marijuana may have medical value for glaucoma but calls for more study on driving ability, effects on women of childbearing age, and possible brain and kidney damage. It warns against young women smoking pot and intravenous use, and suggests social controls may curb abuse. The 270 page review cites broad use and rising popularity among 18 to 29 year olds, with 15 to 20 million Americans having tried cannabis. They defer final recommendations to a presidential commission due next month.
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Congress
National Insitute of Mental Health
Tial Commission
NIMH
National Commission On Marijuana and Drug Abuse
Murray County Sheriff Arrested in Drug Case Across Oklahoma
Sheriff Harold Ready faces marijuana selling charges as raids hit three Oklahoma counties. Ready was arraigned in Sulphur with a $25,000 bond and a preliminary hearing set for Feb. 23. Officers raided the Cedarvale Club near Davis and seized weapons and liquor charges were filed against a club manager’s wife. Police also hit Oklahoma City and Blanchard residences, recovering stolen property and a cache of weapons.
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Murray County
Harold Roady
Oklahoma
Ready
U.S
Elaine Allman
Sulphur
Okla
Cedarvale Club
Arbuckle Mountains
Davis
Oklahoma City
Blanchard
James Welch
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Division
U.S. Treasury Department
Welch
McClain County
State Bureau of Investigation
ATF
Atty
Paul Ferguson
Ferguson
Thurs
Cameron Singers Invited To National USO Meet
Cameron College Singers were invited to perform at a National USO Convention banquet on March 9 in Boston. Gov. David Hall will assist with transportation. Gen. Omar Bradley is the keynote speaker and Bob Hope will host. Final 15 students chosen after Mardi Gras.
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Prizon Cameron
Boston
Mass
Bob Hope
Gen
Omar Bradley
David Hall
National
USO Council
Don Owen
Cameron
George Smith
Music Department
Eugene Schram
Cameron Singers
Schram
Lawton
New Orleans
New York World’s Fair
HemisFair
San Antonio
Washington, D.C
Chicago
Oklahoma City Symphony
Lawton Philharmonic
Colorado
U.S. Air Force Academy Chapel
U S and Common Market Open World Trade Talks
The United States and six Common Market nations will launch in 1973 a comprehensive review of international trade to raise living standards worldwide and invite other countries to join. Japan and the U S announced a similar accord, with short term concessions on grain oranges grapefruit and tobacco to aid U S exports.
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Brussels
Belgium
United States
Japan
Nixon Says Next Move Up To Hanoi
President Nixon declares no further concessions until Hanoi negotiates the eight point peace plan. He says the U S South Vietnam proposal is on the table and will stand there for a reply. He also critiques Democratic critics and cautions against pressuring Thieu with new unilateral ideas.
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Nixon
Hanoi
Washington
White House
Vietnam
U.S
United States
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
William P. Rogers
National Pony Trail dream sparks across America
Jefferson Spivey of Oklahoma rode a dapple gray Arabian from Santa Barbara to Delaware in 1968 to promote a nationwide Free dom Freeway Trail for horses hikers and bicycles. He envisions a public feed and trade network with abandoned rail rights and wide natural corridors linking California to Delaware by 1976 a celebration to mark the nations bicentennial.
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Rehoboth Beach
Delaware
Jefferson Spivey
California
Nevada
Arizona
New Mexico
Colorado
Kansas
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Ohio
West Virginia
Virginia
Spivey
America
Bill Boyer
Scott City
Kan
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Thhey
William D. Eberle
Kennedy
Sooner Eyes
Waost
Ers Font
Jefferson
Yar
Rockies
Paul
McClung
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