Peace talks resume as Kissinger Tho draft faces delay
Paris dispatch reports renewed clashes in semi public Vietnam peace talks between Hanoi and Saigon over the October draft. Hanoi urged the United States to sign promptly while Saigon denounced the plan as a disguised victory for the North. Saigon pressed recognition of two Vietnams. U.S. ambassador Porter urged reconciliation as Kissinger Tho talks to resume Monday.
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Paris
Vietnam
Henry A. Kissinger
le Duc Tho
Hanoi
United States
Saigon
North Vietnam
Dinh Ba Thi
Viet Cong
U.S
South Vietnam
William J. Porter
Nguyen Minh Vy
Pham Dang Lam
Arctic cold snap brings possible snow and freezing rain
A mass of arctic air hit Lawton and southwest Oklahoma with colder temperatures expected tonight and Friday. Cloudy skies and northerly winds 8 to 18 mph will persist through Friday with a 60 percent chance of precipitation. Temperatures may drop to mid 20s tonight. highs near 30 Friday, 42 Wednesday.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
Five Injured In Hotel Laval Fire In Omaha
A four alarm blaze tore through Hotel Laval in downtown Omaha early today injuring at least five, two severely. Four survivors were rescued from the third floor by ladder trucks as dense smoke and near freezing temperatures hampered crews. Fire officials said the fire began on the northeast corner of the third floor and climbed an elevator shaft to the top two floors before being extinguished about 45 minutes after it started at 7 15 a.m. The hotel, about 60 years old, has 150 rooms with 75 occupied by permanent residents. Firefighters credited James Foreman of Texas with saving an elderly woman by carrying her to a window and down a ladder. Sandra Thurman and her four children escaped from the fourth floor via elevator to the lobby.
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Omaha, Neb
Laval
Omaha
James Foreman
Texas
Foreman
Congress Hearing On Vietnam War Degenerates Into Clash
The first 1973 hearing on North Vietnam bombing devolved into a war of words as Rep Frelinghuysen accused Chairman Rosenthal of a mockery and lack of planning. Rosenthal cited late notice for the absent State Department witness while Nixon held a general Indochina briefing with aides.
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Ashington
Congress
House
Nixon
Benjamin S. Rosenthal
D-N.y
State Department
Peter H.B. Frelinghuysen
R-N.j
Rosenthal
Subcommittee
Rielinghuysen
White House
Indochina
Paris
Ger- Lee Congress
Weather and transit incidents across the nation
Sperry Oklahoma faces a surprise runoff flood as Bird Creek overflows while Skintook reports falling waters. In Boston a subway fire forces hundreds to evacuate. in Washington NASA gains stability in leadership for Nixon's term. Saigon reports bomber losses and rising American casualties in late 1972 air war.
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Sperry
Okla
Oklahoma
Bird Creek
Skintook
Bank Deposits Jump in Lawton Fort Sill Banks End Year
Deposits across six local banks totaled 130.95 million at December 31 1972 up from 107.98 million in 1971. Loans rose to 58.25 million from 46.99 million. Figures released to federal and state bank calls show a deposit gain of 22.97 million and loan rise of 11.26 million.
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Lawton
Fort Sill
American National Bank
Cache Road National Bank
City National Bank
State park site debate shifts to Wichita Mountains land
Legislation filed by State Rep. Jack Lindstrom targets land outside the Wichita Mountains Refuge for a possible state park as city site at Lake Lawtonka loses favor. Officials note Interior re-evaluation and a pending reversion clause, with political interest cooling since 1972 over an Indian tourist village plan. See PARK, Page 4A, Col 2.
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Lake Lawtonka
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Jack Lindstrom
Lindstrom
Department of Interior
Department
Mt. Scott
al Terrill
Nixon
Inside Page Fragments and Classifieds Snapshot
The reader sees a table of contents style snippet listing sections such as Editorials, Dear Abby, Markets, Classifieds Hospitals Entertainment Weather Comics Crossword Obituaries and a note about the editorial office contact numbers 353-0620 and circulation. The fragment implies a newspaper page layout with sections and page references.
Lawmakers Brace for Recess as Tax Plan Hovers
Oklahoma lawmakers end the first week of the 1973 session as storm clouds gather over Gov. David Hall's pending Tax Commission plan. The House and Senate near recess while discussions intensify on tax measures and fiscal remedies.
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Oklahoma City
David Hall
U S SALT negotiator quits and state budget clash noted
Gerard C. Smith resigns as chief U S negotiator in nuclear arms talks with the Soviet Union after a career spanning the Truman era. The article also reports opposition in the Oklahoma Legislature to Governor Hall's plan to appoint J O Spiller as Tax Commission chairman, with Senate confirmation and House ties drawing resistance.
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Washington
Gerard C. Smith
U.S
Soviet Union
Smith
New York City
Atomic Energy Commission
Pointment
House
Senate
Gene Stipe
Hall
J. O. Spiller
Spiller
State Tax Commission
Stipe
New Homeowners Urged to File Homestead Exemption
Co manche County opens filing for 1973 homestead exemptions and personal property rendering. 14 000 residents in Lawton and nearby towns will receive forms by mail. Those who filed in 1971 1972 need not refile. Office hours 8 a m to 5 p m through Jan 31, with inventory week closed.
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Comanche County
Stanley Sasser
Sasser
Lawton
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NASA
George M. Low
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