Ice Storm Paralyzes City Delays Schools and Traffic
An ice storm coated Lawton area roads and traffic lights with ice delaying bus runs and prompting officials to limit travel. Comanche County roads were hazardous as sanding crews prioritized major streets. Absentee rates rose at Lawton schools while layoffs and early dismissals were discussed. Public Service Co. reported 3009 customers without power briefly before restoration. Weather officials warned freezing rain and snow would persist into Friday.
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Lawton
National Weather Service
Highway Patrol
Comanche County
Cache Road
Bailey Turnpike
Newcastle
Fort Sill
The
Post Military
Hugh Bish
Raymond Reece
Great Plains Area
Vo-Tech
Public Service Co
West Leon
Cache
South Viet Command claims 107 foe killed in surge of fighting
South Vietnamese forces reported 107 enemy troops killed across the country amid ongoing fighting. A correction said four vehicles initially labeled tanks were trucks, though a later field report confirmed one tank destroyed along with three trucks. Five Americans were wounded by a booby trap near Da Nang. A district adviser and Vietnamese official were killed in Ba Xuyen Province by Viet Cong ambush. Air strikes accounted for at least 40 enemy deaths. Five SV troops were killed and nine wounded in the overall actions.
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Saigon
Central Highlands
Highlands
U.S
da Nang
196Th
Mekong Delta
Tan Canh
Cai Lay
Winter storm delays Oklahoma road bond vote
Oklahoma House delays action on Gov. Hall's 250 million freeway bond plan as a severe snow and ice storm reduces attendance to 62. Speaker Rex Privett delays until Monday, expecting to pass the measure then with Rep. Bill Skeith the chief sponsor among those absent.
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Oklahoma City
David Hall
House
Rex Privett
Privett
Skeith
Bill Skeith
McAlester
Capitol
U.S. Stands Firm on Nixon Peace Plan Push
The United States said it will not withdraw forces from South Vietnam until a final agreement is signed, while North and South Vietnamese delegations spar over Nixon’s eight point peace proposal. Porter outlined staged military withdrawals tied to a broader accord. North Vietnam called the plan part of Nixon’s election campaign and a “smoke screen” while promising further comment.
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ARIS
United States
South Vietnam
Nixon
North Vietnam
U.S
William J. Porter
Porter
Pham
Xuan Thuy
Hijacker shot dead after NYC bound flight ransom demand
A stocky gunman seized a Albany to New York City airliner demanding $200000. He was killed by an FBI agent after the plane landed at Dutchess County Airport. The hijacker Heinrich von George, 45, formerly of Peekskill, claimed a bomb but no real device existed. Stewardess Eileen McAllister unhurt.
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Poughkeepsif
N.Y
FBI
Westchester County
New York City
Mohawk Airlines
Dutchess County
John Malone
Hajcker
Malone
Peekskill
Heinrich von George
Brockton
Mass
von George
Albany
Feileen McAllister
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
White Plains
Nixon Sees Joblessness as Main Economic Foe
President Nixon declares unemployment the chief economic enemy and vows to curb both unemployment and inflation. He says price controls will continue until price stability is achievable without them and cites a stronger 1971 close and a projected $100 billion rise in real GNP for 1972.
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Ashington
Nixon
Congress
Coun
Gunman Held Hostage at Berkeley Helipad
A 27 year old Patrick Henry McCalroy surrendered after holding a heliport employee hostage for about an hour in a plan to reach Cuba by hijacking a helicopter. He was booked on attempted hijacking and to be turned over to federal marshals for arraignment. The hostage was released unharmed.
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Berkeley
Calif
Cuba
Patrick Henry MccAlroy
U.S
Nixon names Peterson to Commerce post after Stans resigns
AP dispatch reports President Nixon announces the resignation of Secretary of Commerce Maurice Stans and names Peter G. Peterson, the current international economic policy adviser, as his successor. The Chicago AP brief notes gospel singer Mahalia Jackson dies of a heart seizure in hospital.
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Washington
Nixon
Maurice Stans
Peter G. Peterson
Chicago
Mahalia Jackson
Nixon links devaluation to aid for U.S. industry
President Nixon told Congress that dollar devaluation and currency realignment will reduce near term market disruption and boost export industries. He warned that imports from Japan and Western Europe will cost more, but argued voluntary agreements must be used cautiously to avoid fostering cartels. See INDUSTRY Page 4 Col 4.
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Ashington
Nixon
Congress
U.S
White House
Japan
Korea
Taiwan
Hong Kong
Tex
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Kuntz
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Floyd Zook
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38Th
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South Viet Command
Ing
Ba Xuyen
Wiley Spark
Henry A. Kissinger
Dang Lam
U. S
New York
McAlroy
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