Services Announced For Lewis Griffing
Funeral arrangements set for Maj. Gen. Lewis Griffing 71 of San Antonio at New Post Chapel Fort Sill with burial military honors. Griffing died at Brooke Army Hospital after a long military career including Fort Sill commander from 1961 to 1964 and later bank executive in Oklahoma. He is survived by his wife Elizabeth Angell Griffing daughter Jane and two grandchildren with contributions to Comanche County Cancer Society requested.
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Lewis Sherrill Griffing
San Antonio
New Post Chapel
Fort Sill
Ronald Spencer
Griffing
Brooke Army Hospital
Antonio
East Hampton
Long Island
N.Y
Elizabeth A. Angell
Staten Island
Nation
Artillery University
Security Bank and Trust Co
Jane
W.A.) Poe
el Paso
Comanche County Cancer Society
Campaign notes from Ford and Reagan races linger
Continued discussion on campaign finance limits after a court ruling. Ford aides consider refunding part of government salary to Morton as he becomes a top White House adviser. Reagan travels to Florida for a fundraising event amid disputes over fill-in-the-blank press releases used in New Hampshire communications.
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Ten
Ford
Ford Campaign Committee
White House
Rogers C. B. Morton
Federal Election Commission
Morton
Reagan
Florida
Melbourne
New Hampshire
Peter Kaye
Ford Committee
Washington
Kaye
Solon reelection bid amid disclosure of campaign funds
Solon announced he will seek reelection despite saying his plans have not changed. He defended a previously disclosed envelope contribution as not secret, noting many knew of it including himself. He said the amount remains unknown and that auditors cannot fully review records before 1973, with later cycles showing tighter reporting.
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Jones
Committee
Israel Beirut Tensions Rise as Guerrilla Movements Reported
Reports from Amman claim guerrillas alert for raids on northern Israeli settlements while Israel masss troops along Syria and Jordan borders. Syrian foreign minister vows to enforce Cairo agreement as Lebanese Christians accuse guerrillas of exceeding limits and operating from refugee camps nationwide.
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Amman
Israel
Syria
Jordan
PLA
Beirut
Abdul Halim Khaddam
Arafat
Cairo
Resistance Movement
Lebanon
House weighs releasing CIA report amid trust concerns
Rep. Pike accuses Ford aides of blocking a committee report on the CIA and allied operations. McClory and Anderson press for honoring prior agreements while debate centers on whether to leak secret details and how the full House should respond.
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CIA
Pike
Congress
Ford
House
Robert McClory
Illinois
McClory
committee-Ford
Angola
Iraq
U.S
Graham Martin
John B. Anderson
R-Ill
Anderson
James P. Johnson
Colorado
Ceiling On Spending Lifted By Court
The court voided spending ceilings for federal candidates allowing more use of personal funds. It upheld disclosure rules and public financing aims while criticising the Federal Election Commission structure and ordering a reconstituted commission within 30 days. Justice Stevens did not participate.
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Congress
Senate
House
Byron R. White
Warren E. Oe
Harry A. Burger
Federal Election Commission
Ee Ee Ee
John Paul Stevens
Eugene McCarthy
D-Minn
James L. Buckley
R-Con-N.y
Edmondson Challenger Reveals Rapid Backward Spelling Skill
Reports said abductors may have taken Edmondson to his bank but police were unable to confirm withdrawals. Edmondson boasted he could spell any English word backward and challenged audiences to stump him, noting phthisic was the closest he came to being stumped.
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Edmondson
Perry
Wagon Train Visit Escort Details For February Event
Escort clubs including Central Riding Club Cache Eagles Lawton Rough Riders Lawton Saddle Club Comanche County Bishop Chattanooga and Faxon riding clubs Fort Sill Artillery Hunt Club and Lawton Rangers will join a wagon train visit on February 13 in an event linked to the Pennsylvania Bicentennial Commission. The party will dress for weather not parade dress and spend nights February 14 and 15 at Sterling before heading to Chickasha February 16. Other wagon trains started in late December and January from Los rs and Shreveport with contingents from Orlando Fort Laramie slated later.
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Central Riding Club
Cache Eagles
Lawton Rough Riders
Lawton Saddle Club
Comanche County
Bishop
Sterling
Chickasha
Pennsylvania Bicentennial Commission
Los Rs
Shreveport
Orlando
Fila
Fort Laramie
Wyo
Plan a Backyard Orchard with 2-Year-Old Fruit Trees
Plan your own orchard now with two year old peach or pear trees from Wards. Visit to see fragrant blossoms and fruit in summer with winter canned fruit luxury. Trees stand 6 to 8 feet tall and priced at 4.99.
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Lewis Griffing
Solon
Bush
U.S. Court of Appeals
Montgomer
Scotts
Sheridan
Gore
Wards
Vvar
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