Argentine drug kingpin Ricord jailed twenty years
Argentina born narcotics trafficker Auguste Joseph Ricord dubbed the biggest drug kingpin brought to justice in the United States received a 20 year prison term and a $20,000 fine. U S District Judge John Cannella described the case as involving a vast heroin operation shipping from France via South America to the United States. Ricord, 63, was convicted of conspiracy to smuggle hundreds of pounds of narcotics after a swift jury verdict. He awaits appeal while remanded to the Manhattan federal detention center.
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NEW York
United States
Auguste Joseph Ricord
U. S
Walter Phiilips
France
South America
Ricord
U.S. Dist
John Cannella
Ricard
Paraguay
Herbert Handman
Manhattan Federal Detention Center
Budget plan grim for Oklahoma amid Nixon cuts
Oklahoma faces delays in highway work and funding losses as President Nixon proposes cuts. Education official R. E. Carlton says federal money could drop by more than half, jeopardizing funding for impact aid and loans totaling several millions to students, with college loan programs likely ending.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Nixon
R. E. Carlton
Oklahoma Education Association
Carlton
National Defense
Lawton
Midwest City
Altus
Enid
Tulsa
E. T. Dunlap
Regents For Higher Education
Dunlap
Study Proposed On Water Woes
Tulsa AP reports a proposed three year study of urban water problems in Central Oklahoma. Col John G Driskill says the effort would complement surplus water moves from Southeastern to Central Oklahoma, with costs possibly reaching 200000 dollars. The area covers Harrah to El Reno and Guthrie to Norman.
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Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma
Congress
John G. Driskill
Army District
Harrah
el Reno
Guthrie
Norman
Cape Town Undertaking Firm Uses Quirky Name
A Cape Town firm adopts the unusual business name Human and Pitt in a local funeral and undertaking sector. The company operates in the funeral services market serving residents with traditional and contemporary arrangements.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Human
Pitt
Navy wives contest Mardi Gras ship deployment in New Orleans
In Norfolk, Navy says two ships Nashville and Coronado will attend Mardi Gras as representatives. Wives of seven officers protest as a public relations move, arguing ships serve as VIP hotels while cutting sailors’ jobs. Navy confirms order came from Adm Zumwalt. ships last year also made the trip.
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Norfolk, Va
Navy
New Orleans
Nashville
Coronado
Adm
Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr
Naval Operations
Zumwalt
Washington
Arts and Crafts Meeting Set
Rudolph Tartsah of the Southwest Indian Arts and Crafts association will meet Cotton County members at 7:30 p.m. in the Arts and Crafts building at Walters. He explains the program and a possible Cotton County join. A Southwest board member will be elected and a decision on meeting frequency will be made.
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Rudolph Tartsah
Southwest Indian Arts and Crafts Association
Cotton County Indian Arts and Crafts Association
Arts and Crafts
Walters
Tartsah
Cotton County
Southwest Indian Arts and Crafts Program
Southwest Group
The
Students sue Oklahoma Democrats over precinct meetings
Three Oklahoma University students James Todd Glenn Rawdon and Thomas Mauldin Jr and Seminole Nation assistant chief Eula Doonkeen filed suit in Oklahoma City federal court to halt Democrat precinct meetings. They argue the party violates the one man one vote principle.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma — University
Seminole Nation
Democrat Party
U.S. Supreme Court
James Todd
Glenn Rawdon
Thomas Mauldin Jr
Eula Doonkeen
The
Seminoles
Mauldin
Funeral Procession Delayed by Hearse Traffic Ticket
A funeral procession in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, was delayed over an hour when the hearse ran a red light and the driver received a traffic ticket.
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Port Elizabeth
South Africa
JFK Limousine to Leave Government Service for Museum
The 1961 black Lincoln Continental used in Kennedy's assassination will be retired from government use and returned to Ford. Edison Institute has first option on the car, with a potential sale price raised by Kruse Classic Auction Co., though Ford says it will be retired gracefully if not exhibited.
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Ford Motor Co
Jack Warner
Secret Service
Ford
Edison Institute
Henry Ford Museum
Greenfield Village
Mich
Russell Kruse
Kruse Classic Auction Co
Auburn
Ind
Adolf Hitler
Dallas
White House
County Youths To Be Honored Torchbearers Named At Oklahoma City
Eighteen youths including five from Comanche County will become Farmers Union torchbearers in a Sunday night ceremony Feb. 18 at the Skirvin Hotel in Oklahoma City. The 18 qualified by completing five years of senior youth work and study. Comanche County youths include Kim Sullivan Diana Webb and Vicki Webb of Fletcher Brent Humble of Chattanooga and Nancy Hill of Lawton. Others are Nancy Brawley Jana Marquart Jeffrey McKibbin Linda Welch of Duke Lexie Jo Anthony and Jim Hurley Blanchard Steven Condiff Perkins Mary Jane Drew and Paul Engel Harrah Vicki Wright Fort Cobb Danell Mackey Sayre and Larry Ridge Amber.
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Comanche County
Farmers Union
Skirvin Hotel
Oklahoma City
Kim Sullivan
Diana Webb
Vicki Webb
Fletcine
Brent Humble
Chattanooga
Nancy Hill
Lawton
Nancy Brawley
Jana Marquart
Jeffrey McKibbin
Linda Welch
Duke
Lexie Jo Anthony
Jim Hurley
Blanchard
Steven Condiff
Perkins
Mary Jane Drew
Paul Engel
Harrah
Vicki Wright
Fort Cobb
Danell Mackey
Sayre
Larry Ridge
Amber
Stolen Clothes Reported From Florence Dresser Room
In Florence Italy AP reported French stripper Sonia Martin told police her dressing room clothes were stolen.
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Florence
Italy
Sonia Martin
Explosive Mail Targets Italian Sex Film Stars
A letter bomb was mailed to Laura Antonelli in Rome and another to Selvi Stubing in Florence, with both envelopes flagged after X ray screening. Police report this is the second such incident in five days, with no injuries in the Florence case and a defused device at Rome’s railway station.
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Rome
Laura Antonelli
Florence
Selvi Stubing
Tokyo Poll Supports Emperor Visit and Nixon Return
A Sankei poll of 1,000 Japanese by telephone finds 65 percent support Emperor Hirohito visiting the United States and 78 percent welcome a return visit by President Nixon. Officials have floated the possibility of a US visit this year with a Nixon return.
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Tokyo
Sankei
United States
Hirohito
Japan
Nixon
Abortion Ban Bill Proposed by Rep Hogan
Rep Lawrence J Hogan proposes a constitutional amendment to ban most abortions, defining life at conception and opposing Supreme Court rulings that states may regulate or ban abortions after certain gestational limits. The plan declares equal protection for life from conception and would limit state power over abortion.
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Washington
Lawrence J. Hogan
R-Md
Supreme Court
Judge Postpones Grayson Hearing and Other Military News
Two arraignments scheduled in Miami were postponed to after Feb. 6. Former Dist. Atty L Frank Grayson faces a false pretense charge over a $2,000 loan tied to a leased car as collateral. Don Hogan's robbery and perjury charges were rescheduled after he changed attorneys. Also notes James Stanley G Wilson enlisting in the Air Force for six weeks at Lackland and Sgt. Robert C. Bourn reporting to Chanute AFB in Illinois for Civil Engineering duties.
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Miami
Dist
Atty. L
Frank Grayson
Grayson
Don Hogan
Hogan
Commerce Travern
Ottawa County
Lt William Frink in Korea Leads Platoon in 31st Infantry
Lt. William M. Frink, 24, son of Mrs. James L. Frink Jr., 1325 Cherry, serves with the 2nd Infantry Division in Korea. He leads a platoon with Company C, 1st Battalion of the division's 31st Infantry. A 1965 Lawton High School graduate, he earned a BS from Oklahoma State University in 1969.
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William M. Frink
James L. Frink Jr
Cherry
2Nd Infantry Division
Korea
Frink
31St Infantry
Lawton High School
Oklahoma State University
Silent Vote Bill Faces Hurdle in Oklahoma Senate
Oklahoma Senate sends repeal to voters but blocks special election provisions. The 33 11 vote passes while 29 15 fails to meet 32 vote threshold, meaning the bill would appear on a general ballot where silent vote could affect outcome. Senator Al Terrill delays reconsideration of the special election clause.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma State Senate
al Terrill
Lawton
Area Men in Service Highlight Air Force Promotions
Sgt Edwin F Pauley Jr son of Mr and Mrs Edwin F Pauley 6410 N Birch graduated from the Air University Academic Instructor and Allied Officer School at Maxwell AFB Alabama He is assigned to Malmstrom AFB Montana with a Strategic Air Command unit Americas nuclear deterrent force of long range bombers and ICBMs The sergeant is a 1969 Eisenhower High School graduate Roosevelt Carmack Jr son of Mrs Ethel M Carmack 1317 S 26th Pl has received his first Air Force promotion to airman after basic at Lackland AFB Texas He serves as a vehicle operator with a Strategic Air Command unit and is a 1972 West Philadelphia High School graduate.
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Edwin F. Pauley Jr
Edwin F. Pauley
N. Birch
Air University
Maxwell Air Force Base
Ala
Malmstrom Air Force Base
Mont
Strategic Air Command
America
Eisenhower High School
Roosevelt Carmack Jr
Ethel M. Carmack
S. 26Th PI
Air Force
Carmack
Lackland Air Force Base
Tex
Beale Air Force
Calif
West Philadelphia High School
Airman Merrill Assigned to Sheppard Base Tex
Airman Bruce A. Merrill has been assigned to Sheppard Air Force Base Texas after basic training. He reports to the Technical Training Center for specialized training in accounting and finance. Merrill is a 1968 Lawton High School graduate who attended the University of Oklahoma and is the nephew of Mrs. Ethel Fenwick of Lawton.
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Bruce A. Merrill
Betty McClure
Lawton
Sheppard Air Force Base
Tex
Air Force
Technical Training Center
Sheppard
Merrill
Lawton High School
University of Oklahoma
Ethel Fenwick
Hiring Fund Plan Dropped By Governor
Oklahoma Governor David Hall canceled his budget request for 400000 to extend the Federal Emergency Employment Act for six months. He warned federal support would end before the 1974 budget. He defended the program as a wise employment effort amid controversy over a state senator's son and longtime employees participating.
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Oklahoma City
Apgov
David Hall
Hall
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