Gould Bank Hold Up Leaves One Dead Two Wounded
Two women hostages in a Gould First State Bank robbery were shot. Wanda Masters, about 40, died in a car shed nearby. Jana Robinson, about 24, was wounded and taken to Amarillo hospitals. Bank executives Emory Crow and Elton Coppage were assaulted. Police arrested two suspects. a third remained at large as roadblocks closed in. An FBI agent described five employees present during the vault robbery.
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Gould
Oklahoma
The
Highway Patrol
Brick
Harmon County
Bill Fancher
Wanda Masters
Jana Robinson
Miss Robinson
Gould Bank Bank
Emory Crow
Elton Coppage
Crow
Harmon Hospital
Fancher
Coppage
Tillman
Harmon
Kiowa
Lawton
Tillman County
Hollis
Government Opens Bids On Two Million Ounces Of Gold
Washington AP government opened bids on gold to curb imports. Bids numbered well over 100 with early offers from Austern & Paul New York and Vito G. De Marino San Diego. High early bid reached 188 per ounce for a single bar. most bids between 10 and 165. Auction held to protect balance of payments as price trends fluctuated across London and Zurich markets.
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Washington
Austern & Paul
New York
Vito G. de Marino
San Diego
Calif
Leslie E. Ellisson
Wayne
N. J
George Jamieson
U.S
London
Zurich
John B. Conlan
Rariz
Treasury
William E. Simon
General Accounting Office
Conlan
Ford Names Rockefeller Led Panel To Probe CIA In 90 Days
President Ford named Nelson Rockefeller to head an eight member commission to determine if the CIA exceeded its authority. The panel must report in 90 days and findings will be sent to Congress and released to the public. Other members include Reagan Lemnitzer Griswold Kirkland Shannon Connor Dillon.
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CIA
Washington
Ford
Nelson A. Rockefeller
United States
White House
Ron Nessen
Congress
Publli
California
Ronald Reagan
Army
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
Solicitor
Erwin N. Griswold
Afl-Cio
Joseph Lane Kirkland
University of Virginia
Edgar F. Shannon
Commerce
John T. Connor
Treasury
C. Douglas Dillon
HOUSE
Nedzi
State Prison Dorm Burns Fire Probed
McAlester Oklahoma State Prison officials began sifting ashes of the dormitory building for two prisoners missing since a Sunday night fire. Warden Richard Crisp said a final headcount late Sunday found two inmates unaccounted for Arthur Lee Jones and Ira Leo Speer. The fire began about 630 p.m. and roared through the one story brick dorm until only walls remained. No injuries or cost estimate were available.
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Mcalester
Okla
Oklahoma State
Richard Crisp
Arthur Lee Jones
Ottawa County
Ira Leo Speer
Oklahoma County
McAlester Fire Department
Crisp
Douglas Leaves Intensive Care After Stroke Recovery
Supreme Court Justice William C. Douglas was moved from ICU at Walter Reed to a private room over the weekend as his condition improves after a stroke. Hospital spokesman confirmed the update and noted his restful weekend.
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Washington
Supreme Court
William C. Douglas
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Douglas
Top Adviser Sees Upturn In Economy
Washington AP Alan Greenspan chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers predicts an economic upturn in 1975 based on auto and housing recovery Yet he cautions the rebound will not greatly lower unemployment which stands at 7.1 percent Greenspan tells the Joint Economic Committee that production remains in contraction with several months to run and that inventory adjustments should lift production in the latter half of the year
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Washington
Alan Greenspan
Council of Economic Advisers
Greenspan
Bond Questions Lead Council Agenda for Jan 21 Election
City council returns after a holiday with bond issue and sales tax extension on the agenda. Amendments would reduce total debt by 1.3 million and shorten the term. Other items include zoning changes for Village Green Market Center and Elks Lodge property, plus a roof repair contract for Patterson Community Center.
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West Gore Blvd
Village Green Market Center
The
Elks Lodge
Indian Takeover Marred By Gunfire
In Gresham Wisconsin the six day siege at a Menominee occupied estate saw the heaviest gunfire yet with about 30 shots fired early Sunday. No injuries were reported as authorities, including 200 officers, maintained an uneasy cease-fire while negotiations stalled after an Indian spokesman refused to continue talks for unrestricted access.
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Gresham
Wis
Earl Schmidt
Schmidt
Sheriff's Department
The
Menominee Warrior Society
Fie
Richard Stadelman
Shawano County
High Pressure Brings Fair Skies Over Lawton Area
A high pressure system will keep mild winter weather in Lawton through Tuesday with fair to partly cloudy skies. Southwesterly winds 8 to 18 mph will prevail tonight. Tonight’s low near 30s. Tuesday’s high in the low 50s. Sunday ranged from a high of 53 to a low of 27.
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Lawton
Bank deposits rise over 146 million in Lawton Fort Sill area
Bank deposits in six Lawton and Fort Sill banks totaled 146 524 907 on December 31 1974, up from 142 405 340 a year earlier. Loans declined to 70 420 306 from 71 670 116. Figures released after a federal call cover all six institutions American National Cache Road City National Security Sheridan Fort Sill banks listed deposits and loans.
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Lawton
Fort Sill
City
Federal Comptroller of
American National Bank
Cache Road National Bank
City National Bank
Security Bank and Trust Co
Sheridan Bank and Trust Co
Fort Sill National Bank
AEC Probe Details Silkwood Plutonium Death
The AEC released findings on Karen Silkwood's death at the Kerr McGee plutonium plant near Crescent Oklahoma. Tests showed plutonium ingested and added to two urine samples on November 5 and 7 with high contamination. Authorities reported evidence of plutonium on the skin but did not identify who added it or how.
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Klahoma City
Atomic Energy Commission
Kerr-McGee
AEC
Jan Strasma
Crescent
Okla
Strasma
Karen Silkwood
Miss Silkwood
New York Times
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L. M. Knight
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Stanley Sasser
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D-Mich
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D-Miss
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Dala
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Foreign Relations Committee
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Henry A. Kissinger
Saudia Arabia
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Valery Giscard d
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Ricardo Munoz
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