Abortion Ruling Sparks Local Civic Debate
The Supreme Court’s 7 to 2 decision allowing abortion in the first six months drew varied local reactions. Lawton figures including State Sen. Al Terrill and Rev. Alan J. Loth weighed personal and moral concerns, while Milton Hicks of the Family Planning Clinic spoke to increased need for information and counseling amid limits on contraception and teen access.
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Mary Smith
Supreme Court
Lawton
Texas
Byron R. White
William H. Rehnquist
al Terrill
Alan J. Loth
St. Barbara Catholic
Rehnquist
Milton Hicks
Informaton
Hicks
Dale Barnett
Maple
Georgia
Oklahoma
Harry Blackmun
Derryberry
Blackmun
House
Bill Willis
Senate
Jim Hamilton
U.S. Supreme Court
Robert Hillis
New York
England
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
American College of Obstetrics
State Bill Follows Court Abortion Ruling
Attorney General Larry Derryberry said Oklahoma's strict anti abortion statute would need alignment with the court edict and acknowledged the law was effectively struck down by the ruling.
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Atty
Larry Derryberry
Oklahoma
Nixon era talks drift amid Vietnam pact reports in Paris
Paris dispatches say Kissinger and Tho began a possible accord as Nixon aides in Washington consider the deal. North and South Vietnamese officials forecast signings in Paris and Saigon with Tu Van Lam and Tri Van Lam vying for roles. Court rulings on abortion prompt mixed Oklahoma response and calls for moral standards.
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Agence France-Presse
Kissinger
Paris
Tho
United States
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Washington
Nixon
William P. Rogers
Rogers
White House
Kissinger-Tho
Hanoi
Nguyen Duy Trinh
Willam P. Rogers
Tri van Lam
South Vietnam
Saigon
Viet Cong
Lam
International Conference Center
Hotel Majestic
Lyndon Johnson and Lady Bird Letters From White House Diary
A mother compiled album of Lyndon B Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson letters and notes from the White House. The Alfords recall rescues and encounters with the Johnsons and describe the president as down to earth and able to connect with people.
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Lady Bird
White House
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lady Bird Johnson
Lyndon
Bertha
James M
Kay) Smith
Kate
Oklahoma
City council debates ward redistricting and incumbents
Council discusses the Old Fightin Fifth and a plan to urge the Redis tricting Commission to review the numbering system and ward population imbalance. The panel notes incumbents Roper Ferguson and Wolverton are drawn out of re election by the plan and votes to request a commission meeting by next Tuesday.
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Larry Ferguson
Roper
Ferguson
Wolverton
tributes mark passing of former president Lyndon Johnson
The article notes widespread praise of Lyndon B. Johnson, calling him a great leader for accepting the presidency’s monumental responsibilities. A 105mm howitzer salute from the Post Salute Battery marked the tribute, with official statements read by Army officials and a chaplain’s benediction.
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Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
2Nd Field Artillery
Reveille
Robert F. Froehlke
the Army
Jack Stovall
Lawton Mayor outlines 1973 city goals and reforms
The mayor stresses finishing law codification and salary study, accelerating street work, and completing sewer, airport and library projects. He backs a 1973 push on water supply from Waurika Reservoir, downtown renewal, industrial growth, and expanded services for seniors and youth.
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Lawton
Whitaker
LBJ To Be Buried At Texas Ranch
Lyndon B Johnson died after a life of public service shaping civil rights. Tributes flowed from Nixon Humphrey and leaders nationwide as the nation mourned the Texan who rose from a Stonewall farm to the presidency.
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Texas Ranch
Johnson
Lynda
Charles S. Robb
Texas
Charlottesville
Robb
University of Virginia
Nixon
White House
Congress
America
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Los Angeles
Willis Edwards
Cal State University
Vietnam
Lyndon Johnson
Harry S. Truman
Truman
All Americans
All America
Kennedy
Stonewall
Rebekah Baines
Samuel Ealy Johnson
Samuel Johnson
Sam Johnson
United States
Onassis Son Dies In Plane Crash At Athens Airport
Alexandros Onassis, 24, son of shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis, died at 6:57 p.m. at Kifissia Hospital after a plane he piloted crashed at Athens Airport. Christina Onassis was with him before his death and Aristotle Onassis and his wife Jacqueline left the hospital in tears as the family received the tragic news.
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White House
Johnson
San Antonio
Lady Bird
LBJ
Brooke Hospital
Onassis
Aristotle Onassis
Kifissia Hospital
Athens
Athanasios Mourtzanis
Christina
Associated Press
Jacqueline
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