Cameron Football Coach Resigns After 24 Years
Cameron president Dr Don Owen announced the resignation of John Linville after 24 years as head football coach. Linville will join Continental Synthetic Surfaces International as a sales representative. A 5 or 6 member committee will guide the search, with Dr Richard Murray, Lester Jensen, and a student member. Linville cited financial opportunity and goals not reached in coaching. Salary this year was 19800, last year 18100.
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John Linville
Cameron
Don Owen
Owen
Linville
Continental Synthetic Surfaces International
Cameron Stadium
Richard Murray
Lester Jensen
Jensen
Lester ‘‘Bear’’ Jensen
British envoy killed in Dublin land mine blast
British ambassador Christopher Ewart-Biggs was killed in a Dublin land mine attack as his Jaguar left the ambassador's mansion. In the blast Judith Cooke, 27, died with him and Brian Cubbon and the chauffeur were critically injured. The incident occurred as they headed to a meeting with Irish Foreign Minister Garret Fitzgerald. The Irish government held emergency meetings and lowered flags. Police queried if the IRA was behind the attack.
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Dublin
Ireland
Britain
Northern Ireland
Christopher Ewart- Biggs
Judith Cooke
The
Brian Cubbon
Belfast
Garret Fitzgerald
Irish Republic
Liam Cosgrave
Irish Republican Army
Republic
Miss Cooke
Cubbon
Merlyn Rees
Ewart- Biggs
England
Brian O'Driscoll
Jim Markin
Christopher Ewart-Briggs
Reland
Senate backs permanent prosecutor office in Watergate reform bill
The Senate voted 91-5 to create a permanent prosecutor's office to investigate national scandals and to bar presidents from appointing top campaign officials as attorney general or deputy. The measure, offered by Sen. Lloyd Bentsen, faces House action and unknown Ford stance on the appointment ban.
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Washington
Senate
House
Richard M. Nixon
White House
Ford Administration
Lloyd Bentsen
Dtex
Finance Committee
Bentsen
Department of Justice
Oklahoma Senate Debates New Capital Punishment Bill
The Oklahoma Senate opened debate in a special session on a pro new capital punishment law to replace the one struck down by the Supreme Court. Amendments were to be offered, with a final vote expected after lengthy discussion. Senator Dawson proposed a statewide Aug 24 primary vote on retention, plus a five year review, while leaders predicted easy passage once language is agreed.
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Klahoma City
State Senate
U.S. Supreme Court
David Boren
Senate
House
Prices Rise Driven by Energy Costs in June
Washington AP reports consumer prices rose five tenths of a percent in June led by sharp energy gains in gasoline motor oil fuel oil coal and natural gas while food costs leveled off The government notes inflation at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 6.1 percent for the quarter with energy up 1.9 percent offsetting slower grocery gains.
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Washington
Ford Administration
Labor Department
Warm Southwest Oklahoma Forecast With Heat Wave
The National Weather Service reports continued partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures for Southwest Oklahoma through Thursday. Winds will be southerly at eight to 15 mph tonight with temperatures in the low 70s. Thursday's high tops in the mid-90s. Tuesday's high reached 95 degrees and the low was 70.
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Oklahoma
National Weather Service
Post Man Shot On Bailey Pike
An 18 year old Fort Sill soldier was found with a gunshot wound to the head beside the H Bailey Turnpike in Chickasha. Joe Gordon Long of Los Angeles California was in stable condition at Grady County Memorial Hospital and to be transferred to Reynolds Army Hospital Fort Sill for further care. Police reported a hitchhiker assault by two white males near mile 36.4 on the turnpike after the incident occurred at about 1 30 a m.
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Chickasha
Fort Sill
H. E. Bailey Turnpike
Joe Gordon Long
Los Angeles
Calif
Grady County Memorial Hospital
Long
Reynolds Army Hospital
Bailey Turnpike
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Lawton Patrol
Revision of City Charter Sought by Lawton Mayor
Lawton Mayor Wayne Gilley formally asks Tuesday night for a citizen or council panel to study charter amendments. The city attorney’s office studies legality before council acts. Gilley favors broadening his veto to include resolutions beyond ordinances and urges reform amid disputes over charter interpretation.
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Wayne Gilley
Lawton
City Coun
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Gilley
Council
Lawton Constitution Press
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