Nixon says joblessness main goal of policy stance
The White House and Economic Advisory Council defend Phase 2 controls, insisting they will stay until stability is secure. The report notes 1970 recession, predicts 1972 improvements, and urges continued easy money plus cooperation from the public to curb inflation and raise employment.
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Herbert Stein
Stein
Council
Nixon
United States
Jit
U.S
Federal Reserve Board
White House
Independent Board
Industry Cites Imports Impact on U S Textiles
A government report discusses the mixed effects of textile and apparel imports on Americans and workers. It notes 2.3 million textile jobs face adjustment challenges while imports of wool and man made fibers grow rapidly. It highlights negotiated limits with Japan Nationalist China Korea and Hong Kong and cites Nixon messages promoting an open world economy.
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United States
U.S
Japan
China
Korea
Hong Kong
Icy City Streets Blamed For 17 Fender Benders
Lawton police reported 17 accidents by 10 15 this morning due to ice with no injuries. Traffic officers were reassigned to handle crashes as officers urged drivers to exchange information in minor cases. Weather across Oklahoma slowed response and caused road crews to sand intersections and flash lights.
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Jerry Butler
Clarence Hill
Smith and
Sheridan
Lawton
Oklahoma
Red River
Terral
Sterilization bill fails as House clashes over disability payments
Vote on a proposal to require sterilization of married men under 65 on total disability payments failed 85 to 2 amid heated exchanges. Sparkman led attacks as he accused colleagues of ducking accountability. A separate Sparkman bill to limit the Secretary of State’s review of initiative petitions failed by two votes and was held for calendar consideration. Other bills passed or stalled on income tax filing consequences and public office removal. Bills to regulate public trusts and abolish the liquor tax stamp plan were introduced.
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Sparkman
House
John Rogers
Weather outlook for Lawton area with mixed precipitation
The U S Weather Bureau predicts freezing drizzle and snow flurries in the Lawton area through Friday with a 60 percent chance today, 40 percent tonight, and 20 percent Friday. Highs will be in the low 20s today and the upper 20s Friday, with northeasterly winds 8 to 20 mph. Arkla Gas reports no service interruptions from the cold snap earlier this month.
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Gore Boulevard
52Nd Street
Cache
Sheridan Road
Arkla Gas
U.S. Weather Bureau
Lawton
Fire reports list multiple incidents in Lowton area
Fire department logs show incidents from Wednesday including a building fire at 2S S. 11th with minor injuries suspected, a garage blaze near Garfield, a cor fire at the Museum of the Great Plains, a wash down of dry cleaning chemicals near 11th and C, a car fire at 47 Summit, a transformer fire on Flower Mound Road, and a Thursday morning house fire at 4301 Pollerd causing minor damage.
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S. 11Th
Garfield
Gross
Museum of the Great Plains
Summit
Flower Mound Road
Gunman Holds Berkeley Heliport Vigil Before Surrender
A man armed with a .38 revolver threatened a ticket agent at Berkeley heliport near San Francisco Bay and demanded a helicopter to Cuba. After a half hour gunpoint standoff, he dumped his revolver’s cartridges and surrendered, spurred by the likelihood of not getting a flight.
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Berkeley
San Francisco Bay
Patrick D. Donovan
San Francisco International Airport
McAlroy
Cuba
Richard Newport
San Francisco Airport Commission
Richard Berger
SFO
San Francisco
Berger
Mike Freeman
North Vietnam Likely Offensive Near Laos Cambodia South Vietnam
Reports from aerial observers note North Vietnamese tanks sighted in the highlands near the tri border area of Laos Cambodia and South Vietnam. U S and South Vietnamese officials expect a Tet period offensive next month to confront President Nixon during his Peking trip.
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Laos
Cambodia
South Vietnam
U.S
North Vietnam
Nixon
Peking
FFA Initiation Dinner Postponed in Lawton
The Lawton Chapter of the Future Farmers of America postponed its initiation ceremony and dinner set for tonight at Lawton High School Cafeteria. Marvin Bicket said bad weather caused the delay and the event will be rescheduled in February.
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Lawton
The
Future Farmers of America
Marvin Bicket
Lawton High
FFA
Lawton High School
Bicket
Definition and use of a cockade as a servant badge
A cockade is a knot of rib bons or rosette worn as a badge, often part of a servant's livery.
Icy Day Helpers: Home Designed Bird Bath Warmer
Morgan Roberts of 709 N 13th shares a simple thawing device for bird baths using a candle and two pie plates. The inventive setup vents heat to keep water unfrozen while cardinals and blue jays feed nearby.
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Morgan Roberts
709
N. 13Th
Morgan
Gale Roberts
FBI agent kills hijacker at Westchester Airport standoff
An FBI agent fatally shot a hijacker after a seven hour standoff at Westchester County Airport near White Plains. The masked gunman seized control after forcing the crew to stay in the cockpit and demanded money and parachutes, with authorities and police escorting the ransom to the plane.
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Westchester County
White Plains
Poughkeepsie
Hudson River
New York City
Carl Rieth
William O'Hare
Rieth
FBI
Pittsfield
Mass
New York
D.B. Cooper
Northwest Airlines
Washington, D.C
Seattle
Houston
Dallas
Westchester
Nixon’s eight point plan draws Vietnamese rebuttal in Paris talks
Viet Cong leader Nguyen Van Tien denounces the Nixon plan as a step toward neocolonial domination and insists on the seven point Viet Cong demand. North Vietnamese negotiator Xuan Thuy questions Nixon’s credibility for divulging secret talks and accuses the administration of maintaining the Vietnamization policy while escalating the war with B52 raids.
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Nixon
Paris
Porter
Nguyen van Tien
Tien
Hanoi
Henry A. Kissinger
United States
Nguyen van Thieu
South
Vietnam
Indochina
Xuan Thuy
North Vietnam
Thuy
50 Car Crash On Oklahoma City Broadway Extension
Oklahoma City police report a 50 car crash on the Broadway Extension north of the state capitol. A milk truck collided with a car and motorists could not avoid the slick ice coated roadway, sending vehicles into a multi car pileup.
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Oklahoma City
Broadway
State Capitol
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S ‘Ren
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Ome
James Marlers
Art Hallorans
Louis McGees
Joseph Hoopert
Art Halloran
Constitution Press
Nature Man
Art
Roberts
Nature
Halloran
Wiest Auto Service
4Th & B
N. Sheridan
King Size Wallet
Grandpa
Grandma
Shugart
Hotos
Wacker
Lee Street
52Nd
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