Five Inch Depth Notes In Oklahoma Regions
Lawton lakes remain full despite below average 1974 rainfall. Lawton received 27.86 inches in 1974 and 1.19 inches by noon in 1975, near January average. Current water in Ellsworth and Lawtonka totals 150,000 acre feet, enough for years even without more rain. City works director says lakes are possibly the fullest in history and Waurika reservoir could boost supply in the late 1970s. Flood gates opened. Ellsworth 1.07 feet, Lawtonka 2.18 feet below top.
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Lawton
Lake Ellsworth
Lake Lawtonka
Paul Brune
Public Works
Drivers Told To Use Care As Roads Ice Over
Oklahoma faced a major snow storm with six inch accumulations in the northwest and up to four inches in central and southeast regions. Noon conditions were hazardous north and west of Lawton with travel advisories statewide. Roads stayed dangerous through Friday as temperatures hovered near or below freezing before a warming trend lands Friday near 40.
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Oklahoma
Lawton
Watergate Aides Convicted in Obstruction Case
A federal jury convicts former Attorney General John Mitchell and White House aides H R Haldeman and John Ehrlichman of conspiracy obstruction of justice and related charges in the Watergate cover up. Assistant Atty. Gen. Robert Mardian is also found guilty. Reese Parkinson is acquitted. Four defendants plan appeals as Judge Sirica schedules no sentencing date.
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Nixon
Democratic National Committee
Atty
John N. Mitchell
White House
H.R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
Robert C. Marcian
Kenneth W. Parkinson
Washington
Ehrlichman
Sirica
Haldeman
Mitchell
Mardian
Douglas Stricken by Stroke While Vacationing in Bahamas
Justice William O. Douglas remained in serious condition after an apparent cerebro vascular accident in Nassau. He was flown to Walter Reed Army Hospital for evaluation and underwent care with his vital signs described as stable.
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Douglas
Cathy
Nassau
Princess Margaret Hospital
Washington
Air Force
Ford
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Parvin Foundation
Las Vegas
U.S
State Department
Justice
Warren E. Burger
Multistate Briefs: Derailments Bombs and Hostage Incident
Nine Penn Central cars derailed on two commuter trains injuring 114 with 12 serious. service halted for nine minutes. A Lima bomb damaged a navy minister’s home with no casualties. Phuoc Binh City faced a fresh North Vietnamese assault as Thieu’s regime held a critical line. A discharged U S mail carrier held a Senate staffer at knifepoint before surrender. In Wisconsin, armed Indians seized a 175 acre estate of a Roman Catholic order, halting access as FBI and local authorities monitored the takeover.
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Penn Central
Saigon
South Vietnam
Phuoc Binh
Viet Cong
Nguyen van Thieu
Cambodia
Gresham
Wis
Northwoods
FBI
Shawane County
Alexian Brothers of America
Ford Ends Ski Vacation as Ford Faces Economic Decisions
President Ford returns to Washington from a New Year ski break at Vail Colorado. He plans final reviews with top advisers on the economy and energy, signs a privacy act, and names James T. Lynn to the budget office. He avoided comment on the CIA spying controversy.
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Vail, Colo
Ford
Washington
James T. Lynn
Roy L. Ash
Office of Management and Budget
CIA
Rocky Mountain
Grand Junction
Colo
Air Force One
Vail
Ron Nessen
Central Intelligence Agency
United States
William C. Colby
IRA Christmas Truce Extended For 14 Days
The IRA announces a 14 day extension of the Christmas cease-fire in Northern Ireland. The truce will end January 16 unless Britain shows positive progress toward a lasting solution. Some sources say a one month extension was once discussed. Merlyn Rees outlined new parole moves and January steps toward a permanent cease-fire and troop reduction.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Britain
IRA
Dublin
Provisional Wing
Army Council
Irish Re
Merlyn Rees
Rees
End of 32 Year USO Post Office Station in Lawton
The USO Post Office Contract Station No. 1 inside the Lawton USO building closed permanently at 9 p.m. Tuesday after 32 years. Open for limited hours, it served residents and service members for after hours mail and packages. Declining traffic from urban renewal and peacetime calm at Fort Sill prompted the shutdown.
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U.S
Post Office
USO
Fourth and B
Lawton
Felix Mantell
Fort Sill
Oklahoma Supreme Court Denies Edmondson Rehearing Bid
Oklahoma Supreme Court denied Ed Edmondson a new hearing in his bid to overturn U. S. Senator Henry Bellmon's victory in the November election. After a brief session the court approved a rehearing on the appeal and then refused another hearing, ordering the State Election Board to issue a certificate of election to Bellmon.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Supreme Court
Ed Edmondson
U. S
Henry Bellmen
High Court
Edmondson
State Election Board
Beilmon
December survey shows slight drop in grocery prices
The Associated Press market basket survey tracked 15 items across 13 cities. December 1974 prices fell about seven tenths of a percent mainly due to beef sales, with declines in beef frankfurters and other items offsetting higher sugars and oils. annual 1974 prices rose about 20 percent.
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Associated Press
Agriculture Department
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Charles McC. Mathias
Capitol
William J. Johnson
Seat Pleasant
Maryland
James B. Young
Werete
Abby
Colorado
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Bulletin
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