Nixon Budget Imperils City School Aid Model Cities
The Nixon budget proposes eliminating 336.5 million in impact aid and caps on seven HUD community development programs, threatening about 1 million in Lawton school funds and casting uncertainty over 2.067 million for Model Cities and 2.3 million for Urban Renewal. Congress faces a clash over funding power as local leaders monitor possible cuts and consider belt-tightening while awaiting a federal decision.
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Nixon
Congress
Lawton Model Cities
Lawton Urban Renewal
Hill-Burton
Lawton
Elkins
Board of Education
Community Development Department
Nixon seeks rigid 1974 budget ceiling and cuts to programs
President Nixon calls for a $268.7 billion 1974 budget with strict spending limits and 113 program cutbacks totaling $6.5 billion. He warns higher taxes and interest rates if spending rises, while defender military outlays stay at $81.1 billion and no Vietnam reconstruction funds are provided.
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Nixon
Washington
Congress
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Nixon seeks over 14 million for Waurika Mountain Park lakes
President Nixon proposed more than 14 million for the Waurika Reservoir and Mountain Park water project as part of nearly 40 million in Army Corps funding for Oklahoma. The Waurika embankment and spillway would get 7.4 million to continue work, with completion slated for 1976 after a 5 percent project finish.
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Nixon
Waurika
Mountain Park Lakes
Dave Brittain
Waurika Reservoir
Mountain Park
Congress
Army Corps of Engineers
Dallas, Tex
Dahl
Strom Corporation
Corps of Engineers
John Thisler
Cease-fire talks stall as both sides clash over credentials
The South Vietnamese government and Communist opponents accuse each other of cease-fire violations while observers prepare to deploy. Viet Cong refuses to present credentials at the four party joint military commission, delaying the peace process. A U S soldier dies from wounds, the first fatality since the truce began. CEASE-FIRE, Page 4, Col 7.
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Joint Military Commission
U.S
Ten die in Pleasantville rest home fire in New Jersey
A fire swept through Street's Rest Home in Pleasantville New Jersey killing ten residents and injuring others while six escaped. Fire officials said the victims were elderly and the cause remained under investigation.
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Pleasantville
N.J
Walt S. Schlundt
Comanche County Hospital Bonds Seek 950000 More
Comanche County Memorial Hospital plans to issue 950000 in additional revenue bonds to cover higher bid packages for expansion and renovation. The project originally estimated at 6 million will be funded by 4.5 million in revenue bonds plus 1.5 million from operating surpluses. Bond terms ensure no county taxpayer obligation.
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Comanche County Memorial Hospital
John Coffey
Coffey
Hospital Trust Authority
R. J. Edwards Inc
Lawton Drug Bust Nets 64 Pounds and 3 Arrests
Lawton police and state officers seized 64 pounds of a marijuana like substance and a 20 gauge shotgun after an informant tipped off authorities. Three suspects James Curran Samuel Bittle and Patricia Hotchke were jailed pending charges following the Sunday arrest near Medicine Park north of Lawton.
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Lawton
Medicine Park Y
Ron Rutledge
James David Curran
Columbia
Curran
Samuel Bittle
Highland
Patricia Hotchke
Nixon outlines 81.1 billion defense budget for next year
President Nixon unveiled an 81.1 billion dollar national defense plan for fiscal 1974 starting July 1, second largest ever after 1945. The budget supports pay and benefits, anticipates higher costs from an all volunteer force, and foresees 85.5 billion in fiscal 1975. He framed the figures as able to secure negotiations with the Soviet Union and China.
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Ashington
Nixon
United States
Water runoff yields nine month supply for Lawton and Fort Sill
Runoff from Lakes Lawtonka and Ellsworth has produced about 4 billion gallons since Jan 1 1973. The daily use by Lawton and Fort Sill is about 15 to 16 million gallons. Lawtonka level rose to 17.20 feet below the flood gates and Ellsworth to 19.18 feet below the gates. Together the lakes gained over 12 000 acre feet of water. Ellsworth capacity could be increased by extending gates but top levels would back up onto private property.
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Lawtonka
Ellsworth
Lawton
Fort Sill
Pace
Noted Builder Dies at 39 in Oklahoma City
Lawton builder Melvin Willis Means died Sunday in the Veterans Administration Hospital Oklahoma City. Means 39 underwent a kidney transplant in 1971 and had participated in several large projects, including last year’s $750000 apartment complex at No. 20 See BUILDER.
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Lawton
Melvin Willis Means
Veterans Administration Hospital
Oklahoma City
Means
Warming trend expected for Lawton and Southwest Oklahoma
Forecasts show excellent prospects for sun and mild conditions in Lawton and Southwest Oklahoma. Fair skies and warm temperatures are expected with highs in the mid-40s and tonight's low near 30, then highs in the low 60s on Tuesday. Sunday recorded a high of 33 and a low of 26.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
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Sion
Jim Taliaferro
Hayden Donahue
State Mental Health Department
Ton
Hugh Bish
Bruce Justice
Conservancy District
Hanoi
Saigon
U.S. Air Force
Tan Son Nhut Air Base
Ellsworth Bunker
North Vietnam
L. C
Chris
State Board For Property and Casualty Rates
Republican Party
Cuba
Russia
Peggy JO Ormson
By Gary Hearn
Rutledge
Soviet Union
People’s Republic of China
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