Hall blasts federal crime fighting role at Midwestern Governors
Oklahoma Governor David Hall told the 10th annual Midwestern Governors Conference that the federal government pays little toward crime control. He noted 1969 criminal justice spending at 7.3 billion with 11 percent federal funding and heavy local and state contributions. West Virginia Governor Arch Moore and others joined in the debate.
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South Sioux City
Neb
Oklahoma
David Hall
Hall
Law and Order
West Virginia
Arch Moore
Moore
Congress
Inmates Escape After Holding Guards AtokA Prison
Two inmates seized correctional officers at the Oklahoma state penitentiary farm near Atoka and forced them to drive away. A knife was held at one officer’s throat as the pair fled triggering a manhunt three miles from the farm. Officers John Bonds and Charles Hubbard alerted authorities. escapees identified as Paul DeWayne Weaver, 25, serving four years.
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Atoka
Okla
State Penitentiary
McLeod Honor Farm
John Bonds
Soper
Charles A. Hubbard
Antlers
Ray Page
Paul DeWayne Weaver
Page
Vet to vaccinate horses at Eagle Park Rodeo Arena
Lawton veterinarian will administer Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis vaccine to area horses at Eagle Park Rodeo Arena Friday morning from 9 until noon. Owners who have not yet contacted a veterinarian should bring their horses. Fees are paid by the federal government.
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CACHE
Lawton
Eagle Park
Bank Names New Vice President Jim Odom
City National Bank & Trust Co. named Jim Odom vice president and cashier, noting he has served as cashier for two years. Wagoner, Oklahoma native, earned a geophysics degree from the University of Oklahoma and joined active duty in the National Guard before relocating to Lawton. He and his wife Judy reside at 9 NW 60th, with parents Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Odom of Wagoner.
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Jim Odom
City National Bank & Trust Co
Odom
Wagoner
University of Oklahoma
Beta Theta Pi Fraternity
National Guard
Lawton
45Th Artillery
Judy
NW 60Th
W. L. Odom
J. R. Kimbriel
Waco, Tex
Army Chief Preview and Dedication at Field Artillery Center
Army Chief and Sill attend briefings on activities at the U S Field Artillery Center and tour facilities. A 4 45 p m dedication marks the post new mobile arts and crafts trailer near Building 3435.
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U.S. Field Artillery Center
Army facility opens first distant arts and crafts trailer
The new trailer marks the first of its kind for an Army installation to serve distant living areas with a compact version of the post arts and crafts center. This evening General Underwood will attend a dinner in his honor at the Fort Sill Officers Club.
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U.S
Post Arts and Crafts Center
Gen. Underwood
Fort Sill
Four Fort Bliss Officers Visit to Coordinate Pershing Practice
Four officers from Fort Sill's 2nd Battalion 44th Artillery visit Fort Bliss Texas to begin coordinating the battalion's fall Pershing missile service practice at Fort Bliss. Capt. David Nemitz and others from D Battery lead the trip and Fort Sill's unit is described as the Army's first Pershing missile unit and largest artillery battalion.
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Fort Sill
44Th Artillery
Fort Bliss
Tex
David Nemitz
Army
Moon Walk Festival heats Brevard as Apollo security expands
Brevard County braces for crowds during the second Moon Walk Festival while Apollo 11 anniversary events draw visitors. Florida troopers from across the state join 24 local officers to handle traffic and safety as Scott and Irwin prepare for a July 30 moon landing revisit with a 67 hour stay and lunar buggy exploration.
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Florida Highway Safety
Ralph Davis
Brevard County
A. E. Reddick
Reddick
Florida
Scott
Irwin
Vietnamese Bombers Fly Missions in Northern Provinces
The report notes four missions by South Vietnamese bombers over Quang Tri and Thua Thien with no fresh enemy activities afterward. It details shelling attacks that damaged supply caches in the Plain of Jars, totaling 763 tons of rice, with informants estimating a month to replace losses after the rainy season ends in November.
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Quang Tri
Thua Thien
Plain of Jars
Vietnamese Origins Traced to Early Ming Ling Nomads
The Vietnamese are described as descendants of Mongoloid nomads who moved from China and Indonesia and entered the region of Vietnam in the A D 700s, shaping early population patterns in the area.
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China
Indonesia
Vietnam
Bish Explains School Plans To Protesters
About 200 demonstrators marched three miles from Dunbar Elementary to the Lawton School Board offices to protest a desegregation plan submitted to HEW. Representatives including Mary Owens and Jackie Davis urged orderly conduct and opposed closing Dunbar and Douglass, while asserting black residents’ resolve to keep local schools open.
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Hugh Bish
Lawton
Dunbar Elementer
U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
HEW
Mary Owens
Jackie Davis
W. B. Rice
Brown
Didgeridoo Played by Aborigines of Northern Australia
The didgeridoo is a drone-pipe created from a five-foot hollowedlength wood and played by aborigines in northern Australia.
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Northern
Australia
Drug Programs Channeling Effort Into One CODAC Group
A city county health drive forms task force committees on education enforcement counseling treatment and financing to curb narcotics abuse. CODAC seeks a 40000 federal grant to establish a combined treatment and counseling center in Lawton with plans for possible alternatives in Norman.
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Charles Green
Norman
Hayden Donahue
Green
Postal strike held as IBEW backs protests over rates
IBEW workers on picket lines in Iron Mountain protested a cut in Yellow commission fees affecting 37 Michigan UP communities served by the Postal Service. A $1 billion contract includes pay hikes totaling over $1,700 for the average worker over two years. Assistant Labor Secretary WJ Usery Jr. stated seven unions representing 650,000 employees agreed to job protection against layoffs in return for management’s option to pursue technological changes to improve efficiency.
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IBEW
Iron Mountain
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Arson Suspected In Twin City House Fires
Fire units from Stations 1 and 2 responded to two vacant houses on 16th and Washington and 1605 Jefferson with suspicions of arson. Investigators said a lack of solid leads and unknown owners hinder progress. Two men, Jack Walbrick and Joe Tape, provided statements as efforts continue.
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Jefferson
16Th
Washington
Jack Walbrick
Joe Tape
Porter
16Th and
Jeffer
Flood Control Dam Nearing Completion at Morehead State
The flood control project plans a recreation bonanza in the Daniel Boone National Forest and protects about 21 000 acres of corn tobacco and pasture in lands upstream. Groundbreaking occurred six years ago for the 35 million dollar facility.
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Daniel Boone National Forest
Nixon Nominee Named for Five Year Theos Post
New Yorker Harvard graduate Doub was nominated to replace Theos J. Thompson who died in a Nevada plane crash last November. The post carries 42 500 dollars annually, with Doubt set to receive 40 000.
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Schlesinger’s Post
Doubt
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