Regional Weather Summary With Mixed Snow Chances Across Zones
Cloudy and turning much colder through Wednesday with light rain possibly changing to light snow tonight. Northwest winds 10 to 25 mph, highs mostly in the 30s to 40s, lows around 20s to 30s, precipitation chances 20 to 60 percent. Outlook includes Oklahoma and Texas zones with similar cold, unsettled conditions and scattered snow in the mountain areas.
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Upper Great Lakes
Midwest
Oklahoma
Pacific Coast
SO Perth
Fow
Colorado
Texas
Kansas
Arkansas
Sooner POW Risner makes calls to VIPs after release
Air Force Col. Risner, the most decorated POW from North Vietnam with Oklahoma ties, called his wife in Oklahoma City and President Nixon in the Philippines after his seven year captivity. He thanked Nixon for efforts to secure his release and offered to meet the president. His wife described the call as joyful and hopeful for a reunion with family at Sheppard AFB.
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Air Force
Robinson Risner
United States
Col. Risner
Oklahoma
Southeast Asia
Risner
North Vietnam
Pentagon
Oklahoma City
Nixon
Clark Air Base
The
Phillipines
Ronald Ziegler
Sheppard Afb
Wichita Falls
Tex
Byrd and Humphrey Seen as Friendly Rivals for Senate Leader
AP reports two possible successors in the Democratic leadership, Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia and Sen. Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota, showing far more friendship than rivalry as talk grows on successors to Sen. Mike Mansfield who may step down in 1977. Byrd leverages favors to build influence despite criticism of crime and welfare stances, while Humphrey eyes the leadership after his presidential bids.
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Senate
Robert C. Byrd
Hubert H. Humphrey
Sen
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Senate Democrats
Edward M. Kennedy
Byrd
Mansfield
West Virginia
Ousted O E O Director Defends Travel Claims
Rex Sparger fired by Gov. David Hall defends extensive state expense travel and urges continuation of the poverty program. Hall says no evidence of criminal violation and has asked state examiners to audit the office. Sparger cites grants and projects including a charcoal operation and rural housing as proof of justified travel. He asks for a $200000 supplemental appropriation and a $2.5 million baseline for OFO programs to survive into the next fiscal year.
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Oklahoma City
Rex Sparger
David Hall
State Office of Economic Opportunity
Oklahoma
Hall
Sparger
John M. Rogers
GEA
Robert White
U.S
Ed Edmondson
Southeastern
Ohio
OEO
Crook Named to Oklahoma State Air Pollution Council
Jess Crook of Tulsa and president of Rocket Freight Lines was appointed Monday to the State Air Pollution Council by Gov. David Hall. The Tulsa business leader will join the panel overseeing air quality policy.
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Oklahoma City
Jess Crook
Tulsa
Rocket Freight Lines
Merrill Selected For Tax Position
The State Senate confirmed Gov. David Hall's appointment of J. L. Merrill to the Oklahoma Tax Commission. Merrill will serve out Mike Connors' unexpired term as secretary, completing the commission's recent reorganizations alongside chairman Connors and member Lawton Leininger.
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Oklahoma City
State Senate
David Hall
J. L. Merrill
Oklahoma Tax Commission
Commission
Senate
Hall
Veteran Tax Commission
Mike Connors
Clarence DeWees
Merrill
Ad Valorem
Connors
Lawton Leininger
Eagle Scout Mark Schmidt Receives Court of Honor at Fort Sill
Mark Schmidt of Troop 178 earned the Eagle Scout badge at a post wide Court of Honor held at Fort Sill. The badge, 23 years in the Schmidt family, was previously awarded to his father. Schmidt, son of Lt. Col. and Mrs. R. C. H. Schmidt, joined the Order of the Arrow last summer and holds the Ad Altare Dei award. He is an altar boy and lector at Hilltop Chapel and has 26 merit badges. He organized a Gremlin Patrol at Fort Sill Girl Scout camp to assist leaders’ troops and earned the 51 mile wilderness hike award along with seven historic trail awards including Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, Washington Crossing, and the Chisholm Trail. He started as a Cub Scout in Minnesota and Virginia packs, earned Arrow of Light, served in Troops 266 and 1 at Fort Leavenworth and Stewart Field, and is a high school honor roll student at Central Junior High. He has multiple lifesaving and swimming qualifications and swims with the Lawton YMCA team.
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Mark Schmidt
Fort Sill
Schmidt
Mark
R. C. H. Schmidt
Order of the Arrow
McLean
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Stewart Field
N. Y
18Th Artillery
Fort Silk
Central Junior High School
Red Cross
Lawton
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