Nixon urges bigger defense budget and new technology program
President Nixon called on Congress to enact more than 90 major administration proposals including a larger defense budget and a new technology program to boost research and jobs. He promised school funding reform without heavy property taxes and urged calm during a political year while stressing international talks with China and the Soviet Union.
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Ashington
Nixon
Congress
China
Soviet Union
Allies Launch New Drive Against Reds
Thousands of South Vietnamese para troopers rangers and armored units pressed through rubber country 40 to 50 miles northwest of Saigon in a new operation. Commanders said 10,000 to 15,000 men took part to disrupt enemy plans during the Tet lunar new year.
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Saigon
Michelin Plantation
da Nang
Fog Grounds Lawton Air Service With Widespread Haze
Heavy fog halted Lawton Municipal Airport air service this morning and reduced visibility to about a quarter mile at 11 o clock. Airports in Oklahoma City and Tulsa were also closed while traffic moved slowly on damp streets with no weather related accidents reported. Forecast calls for a high near 60 and a low around 40 with a warm up to 65 on Friday.
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Lawton Municipal
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Lawton
Soviet Fishing Vessels On Way To U S Port
Two Soviet fishing ships the Lamut and Kolyvan escorted by the icebreaker Storis moved toward Adak Island after being held near St Matthew Island. They were seized for alleged illegal fishery support within the U S 12 mile zone and could face fines up to 100 000 and potential confiscation if charged and convicted.
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U.S
Juneau
Alaska
Bering Sea
Coast Guard
Adak Island
Kolyvan
St. Matthew Island
Storis
Aleutian Islands
St. Matthew
G. Kent Edwards
Anchorage
Edwards
Cigarette Smuggling a Gold Mine for the Mob
A former hijacker describes cigarette smuggling as a Prohibition style gold mine aided by organized crime. New York State investigators say six Mafia families from New Jersey New York and Philadelphia run the trade with venting machine firms, outlets in stores and bars, and loans from bosses. The commission cites over 342 million dollars in lost tax revenue in six years as law enforcement struggles to halt the flow.
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York
New York State
East
North Carolina
Cosa Nostra
New Jersey
New York
Philadelphia
Arthur Gruber
New York City
United States Demands Information On 14 Missing Airmen At Vietnam Talks
At the Hanoi peace talks the United States accused North Vietnam of withholding information about 14 missing American airmen. Heyward Isham cited a December 1970 Hanoi list of 339 prisoners, saying the 14 were known to be alive or identified as captured and not on the list. He urged full disclosure and stated there is evidence Hanoi is withholding data. Porter was absent from the session, returning to Washington for private matters, with Porter’s deputy Stephen Ledogar saying Porter would rejoin next session.
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Paris
United States
Hanoi
Washington
North Vietnam
Heyward Isham
U.S
William J. Porter
Isham
Indochina
Stephen Ledegar
Porter
Massachusetts
Ledogar
Ledegar
Xuan Thuy
South Vietnam
Oklahoma Gov. Hall backs statewide vote on Freeway 77 bond
Gov. David Hall asked the Legislature to submit a 250 million highway bond plan to a statewide vote after Senate opposition and a clash over Highway Commission appointments. He aims to convert revenue bonds to general obligation bonds to win legislative approval but risks voter scrutiny.
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Oklahoma City
David Hall
Senate
Oklahoma
Hall
Smith Hester
Highway Commission
Oklahoma County Senate
Hester
Baggett
Bryce Baggett
Oklahoma County Group
Oklahoma County
Allende Cabinet Resigns En Masse in Chile
President Salvador Allende faces a cabinet shake up after 15 ministers submitted their resignations to allow promised readjustments in the leftist government. In Oklahoma a 20 year old inmate fled the Granite reformatory in a vehicle, with the escape linked to a nearby car theft. the vehicle was found abandoned in Altus. The Interior Department cancelled offshore oil and gas lease sales planned for December 21 due to a court injunction.
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Santiago
Chile
Salvador Allende
Popular-Unity
Granite
Okla
Oklahoma
Granite Reformatory
Altus
Washington
Interior Department
November City Tax Take Up in Lawton 15 000
Lawton city officials report November sales tax receipts of 124 215 27 from Oklahoma Tax Commission covering December filings for November business. The rise over November 1970 totals 14 297 18 and statewide disbursements hit 4 452 192, as Lawton joins Anadarko in adopting a two percent city tax with January payments due in March.
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Lawton
Oklahoma Tax Commission
Clarence DeWees
Commission
DeWees
Tax Commission
Oklahoma
Anadarko
Apache
Carnegie
Chickasha
Comanche
Cyril
Duncan
Elgin
Fletcher
Grandfield
Hobart
Mountain View
Sterling
Waurika
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