Nixon Briefs Cabinet and Scions On China Trip
Senate leaders Scott and Mansfield briefed reporters on Nixon's China visit plans and possible outcomes. They cited Kissinger's secret talks in Peking and suggested no combat troops in Vietnam by May 1 1972, save forces to fulfill agreed tasks. They urged restraint in public speculation while noting hopes for a three power US Soviet China conference.
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Nixon
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White House
State Department
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Peking
United States
Soviet Union
China
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Senate
U.S
Postal union uses 750 package to halt lockout drive
About 100000 white collar postal workers remain untouched by bargaining as the union cites a 14 percent raise after a March 1970 walkout. The average postal employee starts at 7100 annually and can reach 9700 after eight years while the spokesman says no areas are on strike today despite wildcat talk in New York.
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New York City
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Western Union
CWA
United Telegraph Workers
United Transportation Union
Charles Luna
Congress
Broken Bow Man Dies In Mishap
A Broken Bow man died in Oklahoma City hospital from injuries suffered July 16 in an Antlers traffic crash. Identified as 33 year old Frank Crippins, he was in a car that attempted a left turn on an Antlers city street. The death raised Oklahoma highway toll totals for 1871.
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Oklahoma City
Antlers
Frank Crippins
Oklahoma
Vaccination Advised for Horse Sleeping Sickness Types
The notice warns of two other sleeping sickness types affecting horses in the state and urges vaccination to prevent outbreaks.
Texas Oklahoma quaratine orders on sleeping sickness in horses
State board of Agriculture led by Billy Ray Gowdy plans a quarantine after diagnosing equine sleeping sickness in Texas. Vaccination becomes mandatory for Oklahoma horses, with county extension offices collecting inoculation numbers. Veterinarians will be paid by the federal government. horsemen have no charge. Other quarantined states include New Mexico Arkansas and Louisiana.
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Hall
State Board of Agriculture
Billy Ray Gowdy
Gowdy
Dr. Brashear
Dallas
Oklahoma
Texas
New Mexico
Arkansas
Louisiana
Parole Granted to Comanche County Murder Convict
A 45 year old Comanche County man convicted of murder in 1952 for the death of a Lawton bootlegger received parole at the Pardon and Parole Board meeting in McAlester. Also up for parole were Gerald Cameron and Nathan Cook, both long-term murder convicts.
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Comanche County
Lawton
Pardon and Parole Board
McAlester
James R. Taylor
Gerald N. Cameron
Fort Sill
Nathan Cook
Funeral Rites Mark Longtime Lawton Resident
The deceased, a 26 year Lawton resident and St James Baptist Church member, is survived by her husband Charlie L of the home Pennsylvania a sister Mrs Elizabeth Christian of the home one brother Seaford Williams Oklahoma City ten grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren.
Infant Son of Dovers Dies at Birth
Randall Dovers infant son of Mr and Mrs Arty Lee Dovers 2103 Bell died at birth Saturday in a local hospital. The parents have a brother Sean Lee of the home and maternal grandmother Mrs Gordy Porter Route 4.
Nellie Quoetone Funeral Pending at Becker Funeral Home
Nellie Quoetone 81 of Route Born March 15 1890 in Mt Scott Meers community, has funeral arrangements pending at Becker Funeral Home as she had lived all of her life in the area.
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Becker Funeral Home
Nellie
Horse) Quoetone
Mt. Scott - Meers
Steed Proposes Crop Yield Bill To Aid Farmers
Washington Congressman Tom Steed introduces legislation aimed at fixing a farm act flaw. He argues current rules penalize farmers during drought and seeks a mandatory standard to adjust 1970 yields to ensure payments are not set at zero. The measure seeks certainty as the Agriculture Department moves forward.
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Washington
Tom Steed
Secretary of Agriculture
Agriculture Department
Woman Reports Rape in Comanche County Incident
A 48 year old Lawton woman was found wandering nude and dazed near Chattanooga by two Frederick men around 8 am Sunday. She told Deputy Sheriff Cowley that a man raped and beat her in the early hours, and she was hospitalized at Indian Hospital. The location was 12 miles west.
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Lawton
Indian Hospital
Chattanooga
Frederick
Comanche County
Doug Cowley
Comanche County Memorial Hospital
Charles Green
Harold Davis
Stella Davis
Grand‘field
Lawton Hospital
Copper Strike Nears Agreement Amid National Industry Walkouts
The 18 day copper strike shuts mines and smelters across the West with 35,000 idle workers. Magma proposes a three year deal including 92 cent hourly rise and 50 percent pension expansion affecting about 3,000 workers. Bell system and rail talks continue as vandalism reports ease and autopsy is ordered for a 9 month old death in Lawton pending cause.
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Magma
Afl-Cio
United Steelworkers of America
Anaconda
Kennecott
Arizona
Afl-Cio Communications Workers of America
Ohio Bell
Canton
Southern Bell
Miami
Vietnam War Shift Shapes Paris Peace Talks
Washington offered no immediate State Department comment on the peace talks in Paris. Sources say North Vietnam and Viet Cong may push for a settlement as U S troop levels fall from 543 400 to about 233 000 with additional withdrawals planned this year. Vice President Ky suggests Red China may have urged Hanoi toward coexistence but Hanoi signals Nixon’s visit won’t yield a settlement unless acceptable to all.
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State Department
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Vietnam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Newsmen
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Red China
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Red Chien
Americans Among Hippies Jailed In Spain
Police dispersed hippies in Santa Eulalia del Rio after gunfire to restore order. British reports allege arrests and beatings, with youths forced to run a police line. CIFRA cites stolen fruit, nude strolling, and public wells defecation by island youths. Court sources mention a quantity.
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Santa Eulalia del Rio
Thiz
Cifra
Meters Removed in Easley Downtown
Downtown Easley South Carolina eliminates parking meters, ending a long standing fee system as city officials declare meters no longer in use and plan alternative parking management for the area.
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Easley
S.C
Jordan Sees Arab Split Over Guerrilla War
In Amman officials defend Jordan's stance as Arab countries react with mixed criticism and calls to isolate Jordan. Sudan denounces the campaign, Iraq severs ties, Libya recalls diplomats, while Egypt and Sadat seek mediation amid the civil conflict and mass exodus toward Israel and Syria.
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Amman
Jordan
Israel
Sudan
Cairo
Hussein
Iraq
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Libya
Syria
Apache Blaze Levels Firm Elliott Frozen Food Locker
An early morning blaze destroyed the old El liott Frozen Food Locker building and threatened nearby homes. Apache firemen answered the alarm around 1:30 a.m. with units from Lawton and Anadarko standing by. fire crews remained on scene until about 8:30 a.m. The cause is undetermined.
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Elliott
Lawton
Anadarko
Mt Scott area fire watch continues after hot spots
Howard said firefighters kept patrolling the rugged terrain to extinguish emerging hot spots. The Mt Scott area road was blocked to visitors during the day while patrols continued and authorities planned regular checks for the next few days. Refuge personnel reported the road was open today.
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Howard
Mt. Scott
Fires Reported Across Lawton Early Sunday
Fire department logs show incidents at 2:21 am in Apache with a building fire and 2:28 am at 1200 NW Sheridan where a man's clothing caught fire. Both fires were treated by Lawton firefighters.
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Apache
Sheridan
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