Eight County Officials Sworn In and New Appointments
Eight county officials took oaths for two year terms including Frank White Oscar Sanders Rosa Hines Fred Clapp and Paul Elkins sworn in for third terms. First term winners William Griswold and Stanley Sasser sworn in with L M Knight appointed to the three man excise and equalization boards. Sasser made further appointments and two officials Rosemary Bainbridge and Curtis Jeffreys will assume in July. The tax assessor’s office will be closed through Wednesday for inventory and mailing of farms for personal property taxes.
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Frank White
Oscar Sanders
Rosa Hines
Fred Clapp
Paul Elkins
William Griswold
Hugh Corwin
Stanley Sasser
Garland Clark
L. M. Knight
Brock
Knight
Lawton
Mason Wyatt
Rosemary Bainbridge
Curtis Jeffreys
Bainbridge
Lillian Ward
Jeffreys
Clarence Scott
Sasser
Odell Inglis
Henry Lees
Lillia McCracken
Elsie Vaughan
S. McKinley
Local IRS Office Extends Hours In Lawton
The Lawton IRS branch will open Saturday mornings and two evenings weekly until April 15. Located in the Federal Building at Fifth and E Ave, hours are 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays and 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday and Thursday. Regular hours 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.
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Lawton
U.S. Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Federal Building
Fifth and
E Ave
City council scrutinizes liquor store checks and underage sales
The council heard reports that 21 of 26 liquor stores sold to a 19 year old during checks. Officials discussed procedures and warnings, with Hennessee noting future actions and parents filing charges. The meeting also overturned a tavern approval at 2720 N Sheridan Road after protests from residents.
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Nessee
Hennessee
Whitaker
Constitution Press
Alcohphol and Beverage Control Board
Oklahoma Malt Beverage Association
Tennessee
Constitution
Lawton Metropolitan Area Planning Commission
D. D. Roach
N. Sheridan Road
LMAPC
Weather outlook for Oklahoma and northern Mexico
Weather drifting eastward across northern Mexico brings cloudiness to Oklahoma Monday. Scattered light snow expected in the Panhandle and extreme west this afternoon. Rain and possible snow continue statewide through Wednesday with only minor temperatures changes.
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Mexico
Oklahoma
Panhandle
Lease Signed For Prison Release Center Here
A new blue metal warehouse near the city was leased for a prison release center. Officials kept the site secret with county and city leaders unaware until Police Chief Hennessee confirmed the location. The center aims for about 35 inmates by month’s end with inmates paying three dollars daily for room and meals and one fifty weekly for transport. Funding totals thirty three thousand state dollars and one hundred thousand from LEAA, to be used this fiscal year or forfeited.
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Whitaker
Fountaine
Hall
Alford Hennessee
Hennessee
T. G. Burns
Burns
A. J. Floyd
Alan Day
Oklahoma City
Lexington
Oklahoma City Center
Tulsa Center
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Crescent Seeks New City Manager After Resignation
Crescent Oklahoma with about 1500 residents announces search for a new city manager after Mayor Bob French resigns. French has served six months as police chief and civil defense director in addition to three years in the manager role.
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Crescent
Okla
Logan County
Bob French
Lan
French
Pentagon spokesman changes stance on Bac Mai hospital damage
Friedheim confirmed U S policy targets military sites in North Vietnam and acknowledged possible accidental civilian damage from bombing near Bac Mai and Gia Lam. He noted reports of hospital damage from aerial reconnaissance but said causation remains unconfirmed and no sanctions against pilots are planned.
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Hanoi
Joan Baez
Bac Mai
Friedheim
U.S
North Vietnam
United States
Gia Lam
Pentagon
FED CASE COSTS TOLD
The government average cost for an equal employment opportunity investigation ranges from 2800 to 3000 dollars per case. Group cases cost more depending on circumstances. An EEO hearing costs about 700 dollars.
Hungary Joins United Nations in 1955
Hungary became a United Nations member in December 1955 marking its entry into the global organization. The event placed Hungary among early Cold War era UN states and reflected postwar diplomatic alignment.
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Hungary
Fort Sill PX Robbery: 2 Men Sought in Pontiac Escape
Fort Sill police and military police hunted two African American men after an 11 15 a m robbery at a Sill mobile exchange on Sheridan Road. One suspect reportedly took an undetermined amount from a cash register and fled to a gray Pontiac with a black vinyl top where a second man waited. Both wore civilian clothing.
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Fort Sill
Sill
Sheridan Road
Oklahoma governor pushes four year terms and death penalty revival
The governor outlines a four year term proposal for county officers and a refined bill to revive the death penalty for premeditated murder. He unveils a $2 million drug payment pilot for seniors and indigents, signals possible ad valorem tax reforms, and reiterates plans to spend on highway safety and penal improvements. He calls for expanding Indian Affairs and Human Rights commissions and a $20 monthly raise for state workers as the legislature opens in a spirit of prudent spending and prosperity.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Indian Affairs Commission
Human Rights Commission
Hall
Oklahoma
Plane crash on runway path leaves three confirmed dead
Royal Canadian Mounted Police say three bodies recovered and search continues for the rest. Wreckage partly snowbound with drifting snow hindering access. Police may use tracking dogs to locate additional victims. Transport Department spokesman notes crash near the runway in use and rejects power failure as cause, saying outage lasted five seconds.
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Strument
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Department of Transport
Senate Leaders Vie For GOP Posts As Senate opens
Senate Republicans seek chairmanships with Norris Cotton and Wallace Bennett contending for the Senate Republican Conference post and John Tower and Robert Taft Jr. aiming for the GOP Policy Committee chair. Nixon ordered a halt to bombing North Vietnam over the weekend, affecting antiwar plans. Congress convenes Wednesday for the 93rd session as fresh bills to cut war funds loom.
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Congress
Senate Republicans
Norris Cotton
New Hampshire
Wallace F. Bennett
Utah
Senate Republican Conference
John G. Tower
Texas
Robert Taft Jr
Ohio
Senate
GOP
North Vietnam
Nixon
House Democrats
Hanoi
Haiphong
U.S
Panhandle
Democratic Party
Indochina
Actress Jean Peters Returns to Movies After Hiatus
Jean Peters, who married Howard Hughes fifteen years ago and retired from acting, is returning to the film industry.
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Jean Peters
Howard Hughe
Technical Talks Resume In Paris At Peace Negotiations
U S and North Vietnamese technical experts meet in Choisy Le Roi resuming talks after a three week pause. Nguyen Co Thach and William Sullivan head the delegations as top level talks continue with Kissinger and Le Duc Tho guiding the broader negotiations.
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Paris
U.S
Nguyen Co Thach
William Sullivan
Choisy-Le-Roi
Henry A. Kissinger
le Duc Tho
Hanoi
Viet Nam War Report From Saigon Frontier Fight And Editorial
Reports say a major clash occurred about 40 miles northeast of Saigon with a militia unit facing about 100 enemy troops and continuing into the afternoon. U.S. Command reported no plane losses while Nhan Dan boasted two basic victories in 1972 and denounced Americanization of the war.
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U.S
Saigon
Nhan Dan
North Vietnam
Nahan Dan
Vietnam
Month on the calendar signals time moves beyond paydays
A reflective line notes how the calendar month keeps time moving, indifferent to salary days and pay cycles.
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Jack Brock
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AAA Glass CO
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William P. Rogers
Henry Kissinger
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