Old Guard Faces Wind of Change at Democratic Convention
The 1972 Democratic gathering draws youth, dissidents, and new faces amid fierce platform debates. McGovern supporters push for an early victory while opponents warn of protracted balloting. First time seating and roll calls by lot reflect reformist mood as Oklahoma remains last in hotel proximity. The convention nears Thursday with no national holiday predicted for the nominee.
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Iowa
Minnesota
Miami
America
McGovern
California
New York
John W. Davis
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Adlai
E. Stevenson
Roosevelt
Chicago
John Nance Garner
South Carolina
Ohio
Canal Zone
Oklahoma
Convention Hall
Terrorist Plea Rejected In Court Proceedings
Lt. Col. Abraham Frish presided as the court rejected the plea by Okamoto after a two hour review of the examination request. Max Kritzman criticized the ruling and noted the defendant’s prior pledge to remain silent. A sanity exam was urged to assess influence at the offense time.
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Abraham Frish
Okamoto
Max Kritzman
Kritzman
Terial
Lod
David Israeli
Yasuyuki Yasuda
Tsuyoshi Okudaira
Yasuda
Okudaira
Arab Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Israel
Adolf Eichmann
Golda Meir
David Rotlevy
Eichmann
Michael Rohan
al Aksah
Jerusalem
Conference on Indian Education And Public Programs
Oklahoma State University hosts a seminar with Dr. Brown on cultural conflict in classrooms and leaders including Dr. Victor and Jim Belvin briefing on American Indian education. The event features panels with Dr. Weiss Meines Wright and Kamor action plans for multiple states.
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Dr. Brown
Wilma Victor
Rogers Morton
Interior
Washington, D.C
Jim Belvin
Durant
Mark Weiss
Columbia University
New York City
Warren Means
Bismark
N.D
Muriel Wright
Oklahoma City
South Carolina
Arizona
North Dakota
Kansas
New Mexico
Wisconsin
Colorado
Oklahoma
Eclipse Study Aims to Track Solar Corona Beyond Clouds
Researchers plan eclipse observations from Air Force aircraft flying near 600 mph to extend totality time and study the corona’s magnetic field and temperature. Rockets from Churchill Manitoba Halifax area and Poker Flats Alaska will loft instruments as ground expeditions deploy in Canada’s Maritime Provinces, weather permitting.
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United States
Canada
Siberia
North Atlantic
Air Force
Earth
Churchill
Man
Halifax
N.S
Canadian Research Council
Los Alamos
Poker Flats
Alaska
National Science Foundation
Washington, D.C
Maritime
Memphis to host 115th Southern Baptist Convention in 1977
Memphis Tennessee has been chosen to host the Southern Baptist Convention’s 115th annual meeting in 1977. The event will involve more than 10 000 registered messengers from across the denomination.
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Memphis, Tenn
Memphis
Southern Baptist Convention
Photography Studio Hit By Fire In Gore Plaza
Fire struck Coady’s Studio at Gore Plaza in Lawton early today for the second time in under a year. Fire Marshal Ray Catlin put damages in the thousands with a $2,000 camera lost in a back room. Cause undetermined, arson not ruled out.
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Lawton
Gore Plaza
Ray Catlin
Coady
Gore
Catlin
Jerry Coady
County election filings and term updates across Oklahoma
Clarence Scott retires as county official and filing opens at 8 a.m. at the County Election Board office. State lawmakers Jim Taliaferro Lindstrom Davis Beznoska Ferrell announce re runs all Democrats. Ward 2 Republican Ernest Roper files for District 4 seat. Richard Brantley a Republican plans District 62 bid. Fred Ferrell to file Tuesday. Al Terrill seeks U.S. Senate seat. his state senate term lasts until 1974.
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Clarence Scott
County Election Board
Court House
Jim T. Taliaferro
Jack Lindstrom
Don Davis
Gordon Beznoska
J. Fred Ferrell
Davis
Lindstrom
Ernest Roper
Richard Brantley
Lawton
Brantley
State Election Board
Oklahoma City
Fred Ferrell
Elgin
Senate
House
Comanche County
al Terrill
U.S. Senate
Fred Harris
Terrill
Woman Hurt in City Crash Involving Mail Truck
Lawton woman Pearl Wells, 102 S. 69th, sustained minor injuries when her car collided with a U S Mail truck driven by Lawrence Frezen at Fourth and Gore. Frezen failed to yield, the traffic officer said. Wells was treated and released from Memorial Hospital.
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Lawton
U.S
Fourth and
Gore
Pearl Wells
S. 69Th
Lawrence Frezon
N. Dist
Frezen
McGovern Seeks Delegates as Credentials Fight Rages
McGovern heads into the convention amid a wave of credential challenges. O'Brien ruled that a majority of those eligible must approve credentials reports and uncontested delegates may vote. The California dispute looms large with Daley appealing a ruling as Alabama and Georgia cases follow.
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Alabama
O’brien
California
McGovern
Associated Press
U.S
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Credentials Committee
Humphrey
Lawrence F. O’brien
Oklahoma Delegation backs McGovern at first caucus
Oklahoma’s Democratic delegation in Miami Beach signals support for Sen. George McGovern as the California challenge faces a convention vote. Ed Weiss spoke for California challengers and Pierre Salinger accompanied the group.
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Miami, Beach, Fla
Oklahoma
George McGovern
California
Ed Weiss
Pierre Salinger
McGovern
Weiss
Salinger
Young and the Black
Washington
Sen
Mike Grave
Alaska
Jack Wallace
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Tallman killed in An Loc siege amid Vietnam news
An Loc remains under heavy shelling as American Brigadier General Tallman died hours after being wounded by a mid day shell. The report notes 50 plus shells hitting the town and seven South Vietnamese soldiers killed with 17 wounded.
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An Loc
Saigon
Tallman
Korea
Vietnam
West Point
the Point
South Vietnam
Quang Tri City
Hanoi
Quang Tri
Hue
Oklahoma filings begin as Branum tops first to file show
James R. Branum a 21 year old Minco municipal judge filed first for any office carrying a portable TV and cot. He opposes Democrat James Kardokums for the House district 56 nomination. Ted Risenhoover Tahlequah publisher later registered second, facing Sen. Robert Medearis in Senate district 3. Two candidates filed against Speaker Carl Albert for Oklahoma's 3rd District seat Marvin Andrews Sardis rancher and Harold Marshall Bokchito chiropractor filed as independent from the American Party.
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Edmondson
Clem McSpadden
Chelsea
Robert Gee
Dmiami
James R. Branum
Minco
State Election Board
Branum
James M. Kardokums
Apache
House
Ted Risenhoover
Tahlequah
Risenhoover
Robert P. Medearis
D-Tahlequah
U.S. House
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
Albert
Marvin D. Andrews
Jujitsu Defined as Gentle Form of Judo Practice
A historical note explains that jujitsu, a form of martial art related to judo, derives its name from the concept of gentleness in practice and technique.
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Harold J. Marshall
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Constitution & Press Circulation
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Dial
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Lawton Evening Constitution
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Volkswagen of America
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