Seventeen School Systems Closed By Flu Epidemic
Oklahoma schools face wide closures as influenza spreads across at least 17 districts causing high absentee rates. Norman, Vinita, Mooreland, Helena Galtry, Fort Gibson and others halt classes to curb transmission with districts planning a long weekend reopening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Norman
Lawton
Stanley Ferguson
Ferguson
Vinita
Fort Gibson
Mooreland
Helena Galtry
Drummond
Allen
Rex Enterline
Fairland
House Judiciary seeks broad power to subpoena White House tapes
The House Judiciary Committee voted unanimously to ask the House for broad power to subpoena White House tapes and other evidence for its impeachment inquiry. The move aims to strengthen oversight in the presidential investigation and ensure access to critical materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Judiciary Committee
White House
Fairmont Foods to Keep Operations Open, Officials Say
Fairmont Foods officials assured employees and customers today they have no intention of ceasing operations in the area. The statement counters misinformation about a plant closure while noting that a sale to a local group is under negotiation and that a January 31 date referred to a possible transaction date, not a plant shutdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont Foods
Fairmont
Energy Crisis Sparks Heated House Debate in Oklahoma
Oklahoma House members debated a proposed state Department of Fuel Allocation as fuel shortages sparked clashes. Rep. Miskelly argued tanks are full. Rep. Bradley challenged the claim while probing energy advisor Talley on reserves. Wickersham offered to secure gas and diesel delivery, not fertilizer, as the session grew tense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ahoma City
John Miskelly
D-Choctaw
Oklahoma
W. D. Bradley
D-Waurika
Talley
William Talley
Earnest Isch
Cheyenne
Victor Wickersham
D-Magnun
Waurika
Wickersham
Bradley
Nixon Sets Scope for Energy Plan in State of the Union
In a late night address President Nixon urges Congress to pass a 10 point national goals agenda including energy actions. Kissinger says Arab oil embargo could end with a February 14 Tripoli conference as several oil producers back lifting the embargo. He vows cooperation with impeachment probes but not resignation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Tripoli
Nixon
State of the Union
Kissinger
Middle East
Congress
House
Pleasant Weather Forecast For Southwest Oklahoma
Forecasters expect fair to partly cloudy skies across the region with cooler temperatures tonight and a return to warmer readings Friday. Highs near 60s today, a low around 30s tonight, and Friday highs near 70.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lantes
Oklahoma
Violence Escalates as Trucker Shutdown Hits Death in Pennsylvania
A truck driver was killed near Allentown when a rock shattered his windshield during a protest. Law enforcement said a rock was found in the cab and blamed the act on militants. The stoppage disrupted food deliveries to hundreds of stores and halted shipments at Armco Steel’s plant in Ohio. Groups across several states blocked pumps and parked at truck stops as the anti fuel-price protest spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Pennsylvania
Ohio
U.S. 22
Allentown
John Repko
Youngstown
Armco Steel
Washington Court House
Columbus
Interstate 40
Little Rock
Ark
National Association of Independent Truck Owners and Operators
Bobby Kelly Sod
China Frees U S Citizen Gerald Kosh
Gerald Emil Kosh a 27 year old Defense Department employee from Lafayette Hill Pennsylvania was freed by China after being captured in the Paracel Islands conflict. He arrived at Clark Air Base on a U S plane in poor health and was taken to the base hospital. He said little to reporters and was described as in good spirits by the flight surgeon during the flight from Hong Kong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Air Base
Philippines
Gerald Emil Kosh
Paracel Islands
Kosh
Defense Department
Lafayette Hill
Clark Air Force Base
Hong Kong
Clark
Maj
Richard F Cole
Glendale
Calif
Sam Goldwyn Dies at 91, Pioneering Film Producer
Sam Goldwyn, immigrant cofounder of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and a maverick independent producer, dies after a long illness at his Beverly Hills home. His career spanned from the 1910s to 1970s, producing Best Years of Our Lives and other landmark films. He received the Medal of Freedom from President Nixon in 1971.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldwyn
Wuthering Heights
Hans Christian Andersen
Yeankens Nlteyn
Heverly Hills
Nixon
Hall & Century
Cecil B de Mille
Jenne L. Lasky
Lemon Grove
Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
Also Mentioned on This Page
Karen Kopochus
Geronimo Road
Fort Sill
Joe Cool
Karen Shoger
Kopochus
Shell
Singapore
Saxi
Red Army
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Powera
Let
Editorio
Victoria
A-England
Powe
New Orleans
Louisiana State University
Paul D. Caldwell
Marrero
Atomic Energy Commission
Saigon
South Vietnam
Spratly Islands
Suth China Sea
China
Saken
Kuwait
British Petroleum
Gulf Oil
Abdul Rahman Salem Atiki
By Nook Stuart
State Department
House Ways and Means Committee
FAA
John E. Mitchell
Springfield, Ill
Cameron College
Gene Haupert
Wayne Wilson
Rock
U.S
Peter Pan
U.S. Highway 22
Oe Angeles
Samer Goldwyn
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!