Prisoners Head Home from Clark Air Base
Twenty American prisoners of war and a Vietnamese puppy left Clark Air Base on a hospital jet bound for Travis Air Force Base in California. Forty more POWs follow Thursday in two planes, leaving 80 still at Clark and one in Saigon. Captain Jeremiah Denton thanked Clark personnel and President Nixon for the welcome and the experience.
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Clark Air Base
Philippines
United States
California
Travis Air Force Base
Clark
Saigon
Jeremiah A. Denton
Virginia Beach
Nixon
U.S. orders end to Viet Cong POW delays
The United States formally accuses the Viet Cong of stalling prisoner releases under the Vietnam peace accord and demands no further delays. A protest over a 27 prisoners’ release at Loc Ninh cites a 9 a.m. Feb 12 schedule missed until 7:20 p.m. Brig. Gen. McClellan reports Viet Cong held up by their own swap with South Vietnam.
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AIGON
United States Today
U.S
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Gil
Joint Military Commission
Loc Ninh
Woodward
International Commission For Control and Supervision
Stan L. McClellan
Saigon
United States and Hanoi Plan Joint Economic Commission
Washington reports Hanoi and Washington agreed to establish a joint economic commission to foster postwar reconstruction and economic ties with North Vietnam. The panel will have equal representation and focus on rebuilding and expanding trade relations following Kissinger’s Hanoi visit.
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U.S
Hanoi
Washington
Joint Economic Commission
North Vietnam
United States
North
Henry A. Kissinger
Nixon
Kissinger
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
China
Chou En-lai
Pham van
Nixon halts VA disability benefit cuts proposal
President Nixon ordered the Veterans Administration to rescind proposed revisions to disability benefits that critics said would reduce aid to Vietnam era veterans. A House committee official said the administration would announce later today that the proposal has been killed.
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Washington
Nixon
Veterans Administration
House Committee
Lawton Two Cent Sales Tax Nets $2.9 Million in 1972
Lawton's two cent municipal sales tax, approved in 1971, netted $2,931,151.90 in 1972 with half funneled into a sinking fund to retire a $13 million bond issue. The added cent produced $1,465,575.95 for 1972, while the other half funded the city general fund. The first bond series matures in 1974, with final mature dates through 1997. early retirement could occur if revenue accumulates.
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AWTON
City General Fund
Don Whitaker
Lawton
Oklahoma Cities
Oklahoma Tax Commission
Local Contractors Ready to Buy Downtown Mall Property
J C Hester Jr and O V Warner told Lawton Urban Renewal Director Arch March they are ready to form a corporation and purchase the nearly seven acre downtown mall land valued at about 1.2 million dollars. They plan to clear land and develop within two or three years, with financing split roughly half local and half outside.
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Lawton
J. C. Hester Jr
O. V. Warner
Arch March
Warner
Constitution Press
Hester
Corporation Development
Lura
Mark Real Estate Enterprises
Mark
March
Don Gaskins
Nixon Urges Congress To Finish 1972 Environmental Work
President Nixon called on Congress to complete unfinished environmental legislation from the 92nd Congress and to forward new proposals. He highlighted past progress, noted 19 bills未 enacted, and emphasized land use, energy, and farm policy within a broader plan to curb pollution, manage lands, and boost the economy.
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Nixon
Congress
Ashington
Environment and Resources
America
Wright Quits Denies Any Wrongdoing
State Labor Commissioner Wilbur Wright resigned under fire to avoid a legislative probe and possible impeachment. The 68 year old Muskogee Democrat said his travel claims involved honest mistakes and that attacks have harmed his effectiveness. The resignation is effective immediately. Gov. Hall will appoint Wrights successor to serve the remaining term.
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Oklahoma City
Wilbur Wright
Muskogee
David Hall
Wright
Dollar Slumps as Global Markets React to Devaluation
London reports a broad selling wave against the U S dollar as governments seek stability. Gold hits a London fix record of 72 30 an ounce while Tokyo Zurich Frankfurt and Amsterdam show lower dollar quotes. The Japanese state bank intervenes to protect the yen amid fears of export damage. The dollar trades at 270 8 yen in Tokyo from 301 1 yen prior.
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London
U.S
Tokyo
Zurich
Cold forecast for Lawton and Southwest Oklahoma
Forecasters expect fair to partly cloudy skies with cold temperatures through Thursday. A high near 40 is forecast for today with tonight’s low near 20. Northerly winds 12 to 22 mph will drop to 6 to 12 mph tonight. High Tuesday reached 48 with a low of 30.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
Food Stamp Program Set for Comanche County Start
Oklahoma Public Welfare Commission will start the food stamp program in Comanche County on March 1 as the county board adopted a resolution in 1972. Coupons will be mailed to welfare recipients who requested mail service and can be purchased March 1 in the county courthouse office by low income families not on welfare.
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Peggy JO Ormson
Oklahoma Public Welfare Commission
Comanche County
Frank White
County Board of Commissioners
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Commissioners’ Office
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