Hennessee Pushes For 24 Hour Police Car Use Plan
Lawton proposes issuing marked cars to all 69 uniformed officers for duty and off duty use to provide 24 hour police presence. Required funding ~40 cars, with city council kickoff pending. Officials cite crime reductions in Indianapolis and Jefferson County and project 8,728 extra work hours annually.
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Mick Taylor
Lawton
Fountaine
Indianapolis
Jefferson
Protest Flares At East Lawton Public Housing Site Hearing
About 175 East Lawton residents protested a 45 unit turnkey public housing project half a mile south of MacArthur High School. A 564‑signature petition opposed the site, citing property devaluation and lack of transport and shopping, while critics questioned hearing procedures and notice.
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MacArthur High School
Lawton
Casey Church
Tures
Lawton Housing Authority
North 45Th Street
Ford Road
Frank Richards
Lawton Builder
LHA
Richards
Glenn McQuinn
McQuinn
Mae Quinn
Amin frees 112 Americans held in Uganda ambiguity ends
President Idi Amin ordered release of 112 Peace Corps volunteers detained two days after their plane halted in Entebbe. The group, 49 women and 63 men with five married couples, had spent the night under armed guard before transfer to a Lake Victoria hotel and later to Kinshasa. The United States said East African Airways would fly them out.
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Kenya
Idi Amin
Uganda
U.S
Amin
Washington
Aew
Africa
Robert Keeley
Kampala
State Department
East African Airways
Nairobi
Kinshasa
Zaire
Peace Corps
Entebbe
Lake Victoria
Ken Beck
Robert Beck
Walla Walla
Wash
Beck
Gas Shortage Eases For Now In 1969 Situation Signals Cautious Optimism
The gas shortage that alarmed 106 million drivers eases as service stations resume normal hours and independent retailers regain solvency. Oil executives warn the respite will be brief, predicting the shortage to rebound next spring possibly worse, while large companies weigh advertising choices.
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America
Prince George’s County
Maryland
Pan American World Airways
Czechoslovakia and United States Sign Direct Consular Pact
Secretary of State William P. Rogers signed the first direct consular agreement with Czechoslovakia's communist government, seven months in preparation, calling it an essential building block in the new relationship. Foreign Minister Bohuslav Chnoupek hailed the pact as a start toward normalization during Rogers 22 hour visit.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
William P. Rogers
United States
Rogers
Washington
Bohuslav Chnoupek
PACT
Weyand to Indochina to assess military situation
General Frederick C. Weyand, former Vietnam commander and current Army forces in the Pacific chief, will visit Vietnam and Cambodia to appraise the military situation, the Pentagon said.
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Washington
James R. Schlesinger
Frederick C. Weyand
Indochina
Pentagon
Weyand
U.S
Vietnam
Pacific
Cambodia
Solons Pursue Water Net Study and Funds Check
State lawmakers prepare interim hearings on a statewide water line feasibility study and an examination of state banking and fund spending. Rep. Fred Ferrell and Sen. Jim Taliaferro will lead in eastern Oklahoma to gain support amid opposition over a $4 billion network cost and reservoir siting concerns.
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Solons
Nice Stuart A Co
Fred Ferrell
Rt. 1
Elgin
Jim Taliaferro
Rt. 2
Lawton
Senate
House
Taliaferro
Ferrell
Oklahoma
State Wildlife Commission
Industrial Development Commission
Senate Study Group To Examine Federal Oil Tax Preferences
Senate study group led by Senator Henry M. Jackson will scrutinize federal tax breaks for oil and gas exploration after FTC findings accusing such preferences of stifling competition. The panel will review depletion allowances intangible drilling costs and foreign tax credits and consider climate to Alaska North Slope pipeline progress with potential May legislation if delayed.
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Senate
Ashington
Henry M. Jackson
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Bureau of Competition
Jackson
Washington Democrat
North Slope
Alaska
United States
Commission
Showers Forecast Across Southwest Oklahoma Through Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms is listed for Southwest Oklahoma through Tuesday. Partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures are expected with highs in the mid-90s and lows in the low 70s. Sunday’s high reached 92 and the low was 70.
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Oklahoma
Prosecution Power Sought On Jobs By Local Group
Lawton's human relations and community life enrichment commission asks City Council to amend existing ordinance to authorize its regulations on employment practices. The measure would empower investigations, subpoenas, sworn testimony, and enforcement orders with penalties up to 100 dollars or 30 days in jail and allow prosecutions upon city attorney referrals. The council meets at 9 a.m. Tuesday in City Hall, with guidelines drawn from the Federal Equal Employment Act of 1972.
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City Hall
Lawton Human Relations and Community Life Enrichment Commission
Commission
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