Stennis Shot On Quiet Street Near White House
Senator Stennis was shot after leaving a National Guard reception near the Capitol. He walked into his home at 3609 Cumberland Street after the attack as police described two teen assailants in a street robbery that yielded 25 cents, a watch, and a wallet.
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Cumberland St
White House
Ices Committee
Walter Reed
Jackson
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Pentagon
George Keane
National Guard
Capitol
Ronald L. Ziegler
Nixon
Court Challenge Of City Redistricting Plan Looms
Heated City Council discussion over the ward redistricting plan in Lawton aims for a writ ten opinion on lawful limits. The debate featured spats between council members and audience, a near fistfight between Ernest Roper and Reva Jones, and a commission vote to stand by the plan amid potential court action.
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Ing
Manville Redman
Commission
Ernest Roper
Reva Jones
Charles Beller
Robert Hillis
Larry Ferguson
Jason Monroe
Roper
Lawton
Wiley B. Rice
Jones
Hillis
Bob Norris
Norris
Roper-Jones
Woody Wolverton
Ward
Lee and Whittier
Rice
Ferguson
Walt Belland
Monroe
Sam Joyner III
Board of Freeholders
Joyner
Wolverton
Beilland
J. N. Logan
Terry Reffert
Gerald Reed
Dennis Hamilton
Jo Johnson
Max Seibold
Cleo Craig
Norma Roberts
Beller
Roy B. Hooper Jr
Harrell Moore
Guilty Plea Leads to Five-Year Suspended Robbery Sentence
A 20-year-old Lawton man Frederick Johnson pleaded guilty in District Court to robbery by fear. Special District Judge John C. Mackey imposed a five-year suspended term with probation for the November 29 robbery of $15 to $20 from an employee at Jiffy Food Store located at 53rd and Cache Road.
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Lawton
Frederick Johnson
John C. Mackey
Johnson
53Rd
Cache Road
Lawton presses debate impoundment powers and veto rights
Lawton church and civic leaders support a constitutional bill to curb impoundment and defend congressional power of the purse. Officials argue the practice undermines independence, with lawmakers urged to act now to prevent unconstitutional encroachment.
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Congress
Church
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Thomas F. Eagleton
Dmo
Ervin
McCord and Liddy Trials Focus on Motives in Watergate Burglary
McCord's lawyer argues he acted to protect Nixon campaign security while Silbert counterpoints with no solid motive for wiretapping. Judge Sirica notes motive alone cannot excuse illegal activity as Maroulis defends Liddy's guidance as lawful intelligence gathering.
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McCord
Nixon
Alch
Silbert
Sirica
Liddy
Kissinger to Meet Leaders as Vietnam War Moves Toward Postwar Aid
Nixon signals workable Vietnam situation and outlines talks with Thieu Kissinger agenda includes Indochina reconstruction and postwar aid while Agnew visits Saigon. Nixon plans no US trips in first half of year and stresses fair treatment for farmers.
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Navy
Robert Flynn
Air Force
Philip Smith
Nixon
CLA
China
John Downey
Thieu
White House
San Clemente
Calif
Indochina
South Vietnam
Spiro T. Agnew
Saigon
United States
Europe
Edward Heath
Congress
America
Kissinger
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
Senate veteran Wolfe charged after intoxicated driving arrest
Alcohol Safety Action Project reported a motorist witnessed a black 1971 Mercedes straddling lanes on Northwest 23rd Street. Rosson followed to a service station where Wolfe argued with Donald Price. Wolfe, later identified as an attorney and former state legislator, tested .140 on a breathalyzer.
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Alcohol Safety Action Project
23Rd Street
Rosson
Wolfe
House
Senate
Playwright Jack MacGowran Dies at 54 in New York
Dublin born actor Jack MacGowran died at 54 in New York after bronchial congestion and London flu treatment. He had been out since a Friday from Lincoln Center Repertory's The Plough and the Stars and was famed for Beckett and O Casey interpretations and his Beckett solo show.
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New York
Jack MacGowran
Samuel Beckett
Sean O’casey
MacGowran
Lincoln Center Repertory Company
O’casey
Stephen Sheppard
London
Thieu Meets to Finalize Summit Arrangements
President Nixon announced on January 23 that a peace agreement was concluded and pledged U S recognition of the Republic of Vietnam as the sole legitimate government of South Vietnam. Vice President Agnew arrived and reaffirmed support for Saigon as the legitimate government and cooperation in peace.
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Nixon
United States
Republic of Vietnam
South Vietnam
Agnew
Saigon
Cease fire yields heavy casualties in Vietnam fighting
The Saigon command reports 2,434 enemy killed or captured since the cease-fire hour, along with 434 South Vietnamese troops and 15 civilians killed, 1,633 government troops and 9 civilians wounded, and 129 government soldiers missing. Col Tru man R. Boman was slightly wounded fighting from a helicopter. Agnew and Thieu discuss a Nixon-Thieu meeting likely in Honolulu. ICCS teams delayed by security concerns without full North Vietnamese and Viet Cong support.
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Ese
Saigon
Spoksman
le Trung Hien
U.S
Quang Ngai
Truman R. Boman
Militar
ICCS
City honors six Lawton workers with retirement certificates
Six Lawton city employees were retired this week and recognized by the Mayor and City Council. Honorees include F. E. Lawrence city engineer 12 years Ernest Prestidge disposal plant 25 years Larry Bevans building and safety 20 years Roy M. Blake Sr city garage 14 years Frank Godfrey engineering 4 years and William C. Locke street department 3 years.
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Lawton City
F. E. Lawrence
Ernest Prestidge
Larry Bevans
Roy M. Blake
Frank Godfrey
William C. Locke
Don Whitaker
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