Gas Shortage Forces School Closures and Heat Reductions
Lawton area suffers a severe gas shortage with cold weather and a winter storm. Schools Eisenhower and Western Hills were closed or released early as heat was trimmed to 55 degrees in plants and warehouses. Arkla and ArkLa officials appeal for emergency gas supplies while Fort Sill and Altus AFB implement heating cuts and emergency fuel oil use.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
Eisenhower
Western Hills
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Oklahoma City
Ralph Dodd
Fort Sill
Arkla
Gordon J. Andrews
Altus Air Force Base
Sniper Evades 200-Strong Police Cordons in Hotel Siege
Police report a shooting spree near a New Orleans hotel tied to a wider conspiracy theory. Officers guarded a 50 block area while probing reports and rumors, with one suspected weapon and a possible second sniper sought. The attack left six dead and injuries among officers and civilians.
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Giarrusso
Landrieu
New Orleans
Prices drift lower as markets trade actively in New York
Stocks edged down in active trading with the Dow Jones average at 1045.30, and NYSE declining issues ahead of a Paris peace talks report. Oklahoma grain and cattle prices shifted, while hogs and other livestock saw varied moves amid road conditions and market signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Paris
Alan R. Shaw
Harris, Upham & Co
Labor Department
Oklahoma City
Nixon aide denies offensive operations above 20th parallel
The Nixon administration publicly refused to confirm specific rules of engagement for air missions above the 20th parallel. U.S. pilots reportedly fired missiles at a MIG21 downed by Capt. Paul Howman and 1st Lt. Lawrence Kullman, marking the fifth MIG downed since Dec. 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry W. Friedheim
Friedheim
U.S
Paul D. Howman
Wooster
Ohio
Lawrence W. Kullman
Hardy
Del
Public Records Complainants Reported To City Police
A list of individuals and businesses reported to Lawton Police Department as complainants. Names include Kim Hanna Jesse Solazer Johnny Curry Woody Wolverton Nancy Love Henry Kalliaily Michael Floyd Charles Hamilton Saveway Gas Shirley Keller Dennie Ozio Carol McKowski Daily Oklahoman. Incidents include thefts of hubcaps radios batteries and billfolds as well as vandalism and a gas charge dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Kim Hanna
Austin
Lawton Publishing Company
Third
Jesse Solazer
Johnny Curry
Plainview
Tex
Woody Wolverton
Nancy Love
Bishop Road
Henry Kalliaily
Michael Floyd
Ash
Charles Hamilton
Fort Sill
Saveway Gas Company
Sheridan
Shirley Keller
Xinyon
Dennie Ozio
N. 25Th
Carol McKowski
Norman
Daily Oklahoman
Fire Reports and Births at Local Hospitals
Fire alarms and smoke investigations reported at Pollard and other areas. Births include a son to Melvin and wife in Chattanooga and a daughter to Jerome Johnson and spouse in Anadarko, with several individuals admitted or dismissed for medical or surgical care at See Graeme Hospital and other facilities.
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Melvin Neugebauer
Chattanooga
George L. Wilson Jr
S. 19Th
Patricia Averre
Fletcher
Tommy G. Bennett
Nora A. Brewster
Bell
Irene K. Clanton
Avalon
Vernon Clift
N. 38Th
Truman M. Cordell
Birch
Anne R. Craig
S. Sixth
William C. Eller
Oak
Ronald Keith Gary
Duncan
Vicki L. Green
Kingsbury
Pollard
Norma McKinney
Grandfield
Melody A. Meek
Jennifer R. Moore
Roberta W. Pain
Anadarko
Glenda M. Poteet
Cache
Alan W. Roundtree
Templeton Terrace
Sharon J. Sterkel
N. 41St
Herbert E. Swann
Williams
Jewell M. Taylor
Douglas R. Thomas
Geronimo
Maggie Tibbetts
Dearborn
Leamon H. Wadley
Mangum
Nancy L. Willis
Linda G. White
Liberty
Lela M. White
Robyn Wooden
Bishop
Bruce E. Glover
Elgin
Jerome Johnson
Nixon Kissinger talks stain Paris amid Hanoi pressure
The resumed Paris talks show cool mood with North Vietnamese and U S officials avoiding cordial exchanges. Hanoi’s paper demands the Oct 20 1972 peace draft be signed and cites recent bombing as a reason for slower progress while U S voices no public optimism.
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Get
Tho
Gil Sur Yvette
Kissinger
Nixon
Paris
Hanoi
Haiphong
Nhan Dan
North Vietnamese
City center seeks lagoon site for sewage amid protests
Residents including Karl Hanza and A L Ledford filed an injunction against a pre release center near their farms. Signs reading unwanted prison release center appeared as organizers warned of possible protests and a temporary retraining order loomed. The state chose a site just outside city limits after a citizens panel failed to agree on an inside location.
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Karl Hanza
A. L. Ledford
Elmer Hardy
J. M. Cochrane
Bob Swallow
T. G. Byrns
Byrns
State Department of Corrections
Farm March 1947 and wage price controls impact
Wholesale prices rose 6.6 percent annually during 14 months of Nixon Phase II controls, vs 5.2 percent before August 1971. Over six months the rate climbed to 8.1 percent. Processed foods and feeds up 5.1 percent last month with animal feeds 25.4 percent and meat 6.6 percent. Farm product prices were 18.7 percent higher than a year earlier.
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Nixon
Preparation H Provides Quick Relief For Hemorrhoidal Symptoms
Doctors tested Preparation H on hundreds of patients and found prompt relief from itching and pain. The ointment or suppositories also help shrink hemorrhoidal swelling and are recommended by many physicians for their families.
Funeral Rites for Maj. (Ret.) Ray G. Uhland
Funeral services for Maj. (Ret.) Ray G. Uhland 53 of 507 N 29th will be held at 10 30 a m Thursday in Becker Funeral Home chapel with Dr Charles Green officiating. Burial in Post Cemetery. He served 21 years in the service earning a Bronze Star and saw World War II European Theater duty and Korean conflict. He died today in a local hospital. Survivors include his wife Pearl Jo Davidson a daughter Janet Seddon Norman two sons Don and David at home two brothers Edward Lubbock Tex Fred Lincoln Neb four sisters Josephine Tacke Warrensburg Mo Freda Sallquist Omaha Neb Ina Sackman Polo Mo Minna Kvytje Kirkland Wash and a step grandchild.
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Ray G. Uhland
Becker Funeral Home
Charles Green
Mission Village Baptist Church
Post Cemetery
Uhland
Braymer
Fort Sill
Lawton Realtors
Pearl Jo Davidson
Chickasha
Janet Seddon
Norman
Don
David
Edward
Edward, Lubbock
Tex
Fred
Lincoln
Neb
Josephine Tacke
Warrensburg
Freda _ Sallquist
Omaha
Ina Sackman
Polo
Minna Kvytje
Kirkland
Wash
Green Space Preservation Deal At Comanche County Memorial
The hospital board and nearby property owners signed an agreement to preserve a 60 foot green space along the west side of Comanche County Memorial Hospital and a 20 foot buffer on Arlington Street during Monday night’s meeting. Also approved was a contract with five nurse anesthetists for anesthesia services. A bid for a Dynamix 60 X Ray Tube was awarded to Miller X-Ray Company of Oklahoma City for $1,875.
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Fannie Mae
American Stock Exchange
Houston Oil & Mineral
Galveston Bay
Texas
New York Stock Exchange
Comanche County Memorial Hospital
Arlington Street
Hospital Board of Trustees
Miller X-Ray Company
Oklahoma City
Storms Freeze Oklahoma With Widespread Delays
Oklahoma faced frigid conditions with temperatures from below zero to 12 above as a winter storm crippled travel. State patrol warned of dangerous roads while city schedules and multiple high school games were postponed or rescheduled, with Lawton, MacArthur, Eisenhower, and Pauls Valley affected.
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Gerous
Oklahoma
Highway Patrol
Ponca City
McAlester
Oklahoma City
Lawton High School
Putnam City West
MacArthur
Frederick
Eisenhower
Ardmore
Lawton High
Pauls Valley
Number of VA doctors reaches over five thousand
A VA study shows 5,280 doctors work full time in Veterans Administration hospitals, up about 500 from five years ago, reflecting growth in staffing and medical capacity across the system.
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Cal
John A. Cain
Lincoln
San Salvador
Guy W. Penland
U.S. Geological Survey
Allyn Feldman
Central America
Lou Estelle Mills
el Salvador
Veterans Administration
Richardson warns on peace terms and SALT security
Richardson advocates a peace path minimizing risks to peace and states U S military strength must remain sufficient. He avoids public discussion of bombing decisions tied to Paris talks and says targeting in Hanoi and Haiphong has military aims. Admiral Moorer to testify in private sessions on intensified bombing.
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Richardson
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
United States
Melvin R. Laird
Paris
Defense Department
Senate Committee
Hanoi
Haiphong
Salt
U.S
Europe
Adm
Thomas H. Moorer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
House Appropriations and
Armed Services Committees
Moorer
Nixon
North Vietnam
White House
Henry Kissinger
le Duc Tho
Laird
Armed Services Committee
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Giarrrusso
State Department of Agriculture
Afton
Keyes
Liberal
Perryton
Manchester
Medford
Clinton
Hobart
Okeene
Altus
Fl Reno
Geary
Watonga
Weatherford
Enid
Temple
Yukon
Gulf
Muskogee
MILO
van Buren
Lamont
Panhandle
Than Hoa
Dong Hoi
Demilitarized Zone
Public Records
Henriette E. Bertol
N. Y
Kerry G. Bessemer
Peggy L. Brinkman
Addie Y. Elliott
Plaza Park Trailer Park
Clifford G. English
Phillip A. Green
Taylor
Pamela K. Kennedy
Route 1
Bill G. Potts
Arlington
Lorna L. Robinson
Mona L. Reod
Brighton Place
Donald Smith
Walters
Minnie L. Summers
Snyder
Robert Tucker
Kim B. Waller
Gore
R. D. Watson
Annabelle L. Williams
Christopher Todd Hunter
N. 28Th
Sarah A. Allison
Danny Collins
Jerry Patton
Milling Circle
John Plank
Edsworth
Raymond Ratliff
Patsy Smith
Deborah Frazier
McKinley
John Brisbane
W. W. Kitchens
Ave. I
John C. Taylor
Forest E. Harpe
Park
James Leath
Medicine Park
Burley B. Carter
P.H.S. Indian
Laquinta Santos
Gloria Scullani
Shawnee
Melvin Mithlo
Apache
Sur
Gery
Priscilla Nesahkula
Carnegie
Susie Oyebi
Alice Mihecopy
Sheila Twohatchet
Chanda Boyiddle
Robert Drunkard
Reuben Standing
Martin Oberly
James Ikner
Capitol
David Hall
Lawton Lumber Co
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Ralph W. Currell
F Avenue
Jack Brittain
Mgr
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