Library funds stall plan for Lawton Urban Renewal project
City council delays a public hearing on amendments to the Lawton Urban Renewal Civic Center Project amid uncertainty over library improvements. The Lawton Library Board selected Horacek & Smith for a $3 million central library, a choice rejected 5-3. The board seeks AG guidance on handling funds for library improvements. The city has 1.5 million bond proceeds and seeks 1.5 million federal matching funds.
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Lawton
Lawton Library Board
Lawton Urban Renewal Authority
Horacek & Smith
Temperature Outlook For Lawton Oklahoma Through Wednesday
Fair skies and 50 degree readings were forecast for Lawton and Southwest Oklahoma through Wednesday. The U S Weather Bureau projected daytime highs in the low 60s to mid 50s and nights in the low to mid 30s with Monday reaching 68 and a 31 degree low.
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Oklahoma drys weigh trial or court delay on petition
Oklahoma drys considered whether to go to trial on March 14 or seek more time from the Supreme Court. Supreme Court Referee James D. Giles set March 14 for trial after a pre trial conference and overruled the drys request for more time. The drys must file a formal challenge by March 9 listing grounds and invalid signatures.
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Oklahoma Drys
Supreme Court
James D. Giles
Drys
Giles
John Rogers
Rogers
Melvin Spencer
Spencer
Mitchell resigns as attorney general to aid Nixon campaign
Atty Gen John N Mitchell resigns to head Nixon’s 1972 re election effort effective March 1. Nixon names deputy Atty Gen Richard G Kleindienst to succeed him. White House expects opposition from liberal and civil rights groups as Kleindienst is identified with law order issues.
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John N. Mitchell
Nixon
Richard G. Kleindienst
Mitchell
Kleindienst
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Senate
Ziegler
Oval Office
Bid To Reinstate Hair Suit Fails
A motion to reinstate a discrimination suit against Lawton school officials over long hair was overruled by U S District Judge Luther Eubanks in Oklahoma City. The case, filed Feb 11 by Enid attorney Stephen Jones for Mrs Frances Wise of Lawton and her three sons, follows dismissal on Feb 4. The Wise children were barred from Roosevelt Elementary School for hair length exceeding the district code.
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Oklahoma City
U.S
Luther Eubanks
Federal District Court
Eubanks
Enid
Stephen Jones
Frances Wise
Wise
Roosevelt
Nixon China trip itinerary sketched for weeklong visit
President Nixon prepares for a weeklong trip to China with an open series of meetings with Communist leaders, four banquets in three cities, and sightseeing to the Great Wall. He met French writer Andre Malraux for 80 minutes and dined privately before the trip while Washington announced a step to place China on the same trade footing as the Soviet bloc, enabling exports of locomotives engines and other industrial goods through commercial channels.
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Andre Malraux
White House
Nixon
China
Great Wall
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Chou En-lai
Soviet Union
U.S
Missing LeFlore County School Official Arrested
John Kitchens, former Le Flore County school superintendent who had been missing since December 6, was arrested in Dallas area and brought to Le Flore County jail on a forgery charge, with a federal count for fleeing to avoid prosecution. An audit showed about $4,600 in school shortages. he reportedly left a stack of forged warrants.
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Dallas
LeFlore County
Durant
Poteau
Oklahoma Department of Education
Westmoreland to Visit Fort Sill for AUSA Luncheon
General William C. Westmoreland will arrive March 14 at Fort Sill and speak at a March 15 noon luncheon of the Southwest Oklahoma Chapter of the Association of the United States Army at the Hotel Lawtonian. He has been touring AUSA chapters nationwide after returning from Southeast Asia.
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William C. Westmoreland
U.S. Army
Fort Sill
Southwest Oklahoma
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Association of the United States Army
Westmoreland
Lawtonian
AUSA
Southeast Asia
Guppies Multiply in Will Rogers Classroom Aquarium
Fourth grade teacher Bob Hooper at Will Rogers Elementary started with ten fish and now oversees about 150 in ten tanks with 110 babies. The project teaches students responsibility as they feed water and maintain filters while plans to sell pure bred guppies to raise funds for supplies unfold.
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Bob Hooper
Rogers Elementary School
Terry Lynn Griffin
Yul Dunn
Jackie Barfield
Yul
Will Rogers
Hooper
Molly
Leo Holmes
U S Keeping Pace At Sea Laird Says
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird told Congress that Soviet nuclear power is growing faster than forecast and the USMS speedup signals resolve to keep a strong retaliatory capability. He noted midyear Soviet missiles outnumber US forces in ICBMs and the submarine fleet gap narrows, while Vietnamization progresses and funds shift from warfighting to people.
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Melvin R. Laird
America
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Congress
United States
U.S
Vietnam
Five freeholders now seek county post
Two more filed for freeholder seats at the county election office, bringing the tally to five candidates. Harold L. Walker of 2711 Marion Ward 2 and Paul D. Cook of 708 Jefferson Ward 5 joined the race. Walker is a retired civil service employee and Cook, a retired soldier, works in local photography. Two freeholders will be elected from each city ward on March 7 charter vote.
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Marion
Paul D. Cook
Jefferson
Walker
Civil Service
Cook
Freeholder
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