Seven killed as New Orleans snipers terrorize hotel
Police fought a long siege at an 18 floor hotel near the French Quarter where snipers wounded officers and set fires. One sniper fell to a Marine helicopter gunfire as police tightened the circle around the rooftop bunker.
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George Duke
New Orleans
Howard Johnson
Louisiana
William Guste
America
Sikorsky
Clarence Giarrusso
Federal Building
Moon Landrieu
C. H. Pitman
Edward Laporte
Kissinger Returns to Paris as Talks Resume in War Crisis
Tho and Xuan Thuy arrive in Paris as Kissinger says the United States will renew a major effort for early peace. Kissinger cites patience and good will while Tho signals no concession, urging the U S to sign the October draft or face continued hostilities.
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Tho
Xuan Thuy
Paris
Kissinger
Washington
United States
Hanoi
Peking
Moscow
Funeral notices and obituaries from Lawton papers
Funeral for Leo C. Wood of Mountain View California is set for 10 a.m. in Mountain View with Hays Funeral Home handling arrangements. He was born in Lawton July 10, 1916 and died after a year long illness. He leaves his wife Terri Jones and three sons plus his mother and brother. Contributions may go to the Oklahoma Medical Research Cancer Fund. Other items note William Howard Smith of Owensboro Kentucky died in Lawton. Edith Irene Estes of Cement, Oklahoma, 77, died in Chickasha, with services in Cement and burial in Cyril. survivors listed for each.
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Lawton
Leo C. Wood
Mountain View
Calif
Hays Funeral Home
Mr. Wood
Terri Jones
San Francisco
Thomas
Las Vegas
Nev
Jody
Joel
T. A. Wood
Johnny H
Cedarwood Drive
Oklahoma Medical Research Cancer Fund
William Howard Smith
Owensboro
Howard Smith
S. 49Th
Lawton Hospital
Mr. Smith
Beach Creek
Becker Funeral Home
Edith Irene Estes
Chickasha
Cement First Christian Church
Charles Roberts
Celestial Gardens
Cyril
Robbins Funeral Home
Fletcher
General Foods Tops Global Coffee Purchases
The United States consumes about 40 percent of world coffee production and General Foods stands as the largest single buyer of coffee worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
General Foods
Nixon selects Johnson for SALT talks top post
President Nixon announces U Alexis Johnson as chief U S negotiator for SALT with the Soviet Union and says a full time director for the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency will be named. Johnson is undersecretary of state for political affairs since 1969, succeeding Gerard C Smith.
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Washington
Nixon
U. Alexis Johnson
U.S
Soviet Union
Fort Sill to Parade Half-Section Artillery Unit
Maj. Gen. R Wetherill will welcome the newly formed half-section artillery unit as it departs from paddocks near the Old Post Corral at 5 am Tuesday for an inaugural parade. The unit symbolizes artillery legacy and civilian-military cooperation with gear from Fort Sill Museum and funds from Fort Sill Centennial coins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roderick Wetherill
Fort Sill
Lawton
United States
Laird outlines Vietnam War policy and new ICBM threats
Defense Secretary Laird testifies on Vietnamization and Saigon’s strength amid ongoing bombing. He notes Soviet ICBMs including a large new system and a submarine launched Sawfly with about 5,000 mile range, while contrasting U.S. Poseidon. Laird discusses arms deployments and potential peace negotiations.
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Congress
Laird
Defense
Saigon
Nixon
Indochina
South Vietnam
Deep Freeze Slams City Schools and Airports
The deep freeze paralyzed Oklahoma with snow and ice, closing all area schools including Lawton and causing airport operations at Lawton Municipal to run on a limited basis. Fort Sill remained open while several post gates stayed closed. A fatal wreck killed a 20 year old Fort Sill man near Fort Sill Boulevard and Hartsell Road. Water mains froze, cutting numerous Lawton homes.
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Lawton
Bill Cox
Cox
Fort Sill
Apache Gate
Fort Sill Boulevard
Hartsell Road
Roger E. Remenschneider
Fort Wayne
Ind
Ronnie Woods
City Water and Sewer Department
Woods
Trio due for arraignment this afternoon
The three were expected to be arraigned this afternoon. Miss Crumpler was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harley S. Stewart, 416 North 68th Street, but had not lived at home for the past two years.
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Miss Crumpler
Harley S. Stewart
N. 68Th
Stock Market Dips After Friday's Peak Trading
New York AP The stock market wobbled with moderate volume as the noon Dow fell 1.28 to 1,046.21 after Friday’s all time close of 1,047.49. Advancers trailed decliners on the NYSE while Panhandle Eastern Pipeline moved 99,900 shares up 4 percent to be the day’s active issue. Mountain Fuel Supply slid 3.4 to 87 1/4 amid volatility and Jefferson Stores rose 4 1/4 to 101/4 on news of a potential Montgomery Ward acquisition. NYSE index slipped .09 to 65.28 while Amex index gained .02 to 26.70.
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New York
Panhandle F Eastern Pipeline
American Stock Exchange
Jefferson
Montgomery Ward
Marcor
New York Stock Exchange
Sill Print Plant Director Dies
Lt Col (Ret) David O Brown 65 of 2810 Lynn Circle died at 8 46 pm Sunday in an Oklahoma City hospital after a heart attack. He was executive director of the Army Field Printing Plant at Fort Sill and served 29 years in the Army before retiring to civil service in 1957. Born June 15 1907 in Live Oak Florida he served in Italy in World War II and in Japan in 1952. He married Ednad Connell May 14 1943 in Live Oak. He was active in Central Baptist Church and Sunday School. Services are pending. He leaves a son Maj David R Brown and stepsons and daughters. five grandchildren and several siblings.
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David O. Brown
Lynn
Army
Fort Sill
Civil Service
Ednad Connell
Live Oak
Fla
Central Baptist Church
Becker Funeral Home
Air Force
David R. Brown
Davis- Monthan Afb
Tucson
Ariz
Rodney H. Connell
Longwood
Jane Puckett
Columbia
R. A. Brown
Ruby Brown
Myrtie Smith
Fred
Ralph
Columbus, Ga
J. W
Panama City
Israel raids Syria strike at radar sites and airbase
Israeli forces attacked near Dair, El Muzeirib, and Quenestra with two guer rilla bases and two army outposts reported. A dogfight followed with five Syrian MIG21s downed as planes bombed radar stations at El Kuweiyah Sharbah and a third radar near Damascus in the Zabdani sector.
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Nawa
Sea of Galilee
Dail
el Muzeirib
Quenestra
el Kuweiyah
Sharbah
Syria
Mediterranean
Latakia
Damascus
Zabdani
Final Federal Revenue Sharing Check Received
The city of Lawton received a check for 457,229 from the U S Treasury Department as the final portion of general revenue sharing funds. Total received to date is 933,708. Mayor Don Whitaker said the funds will be placed in interest bearing accounts until needed to benefit Lawton’s citizens.
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Lawton
U.S. Treasury Department
Don Whitaker
Whitaker
U S Planes Bomb North Vietnam In Southern Panhandle Action
U S planes targeted the southern Thanh Hoa area as 45 B52s dropped about 1300 tons of bombs and 124 fighter-bomber strikes occurred in the 24 hours ending 8 am. About 40 percent of B52 strikes hit Thanh Hoa near the port. Fighters reported destroying supply trucks and ammo stores. Viet Cong mortars killed nine civilians and wounded 49 in Vi Thanh in daylight.
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North Vietnam
Panhandle
South Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
U.S. Command
Thanh Hoa
20Th Parallel
Demilitarized Zone
Vi Thanh
Saigon
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