Vernon bank closing prompts multiagency probe
State and federal examiners expanded a probe into the Vernon State Bank closure tied to a bogus cotton deal affecting 26 creditors in 11 banks across four states. FDIC FBI and a state task force review cotton warehouse receipts used as collateral and drafts drawn on the Vernon bank totaling about 4 million dollars.
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State Bank
Vernon
Rex E. Sullivan Jr
R. E. Huntley
G. F. Hemphill
First National Bank
Altus
Oklo
Sullivan
Altus Bank
Vernon Bank
Hatton McMahan
Vernon, Tex
Vernon State Bank
Dist
Bill Neal
FBI
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FDIC
North Texas
Frank McCowan
U. S
Northern District of Texas
John Shaffer
National Banks
Memphis
Tenn
Dallas
McMahon
Nina Hatcher
U. S. District
Wichita Falls
Huntley
Neal
Oklahoma
Wisconsin
Mississippi
Grand Jury
U.S. Declines to Join Allies in France Atmospheric Tests Protest
Washington will not join Japan Canada or Australia in protesting France s atmospheric nuclear tests. State Department officials cite no danger from the blasts and say U S protest would be ineffective while emphasizing adherence to the 1963 test ban treaty.
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Washington
United States
France
South Pacific
Japan
Canada
Australia
State Department
Paul Hare
Peru
House of Commons
Hare
Paris
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Soviet Union
Nixon
Peoples Republic of China
U.s.-Peking
China
Two Bids For Land On Avenue C In Lawton
Lawton Urban Renewal Authority received two bids Monday for a 275 foot front commercial parcel on Avenue C near the new Otasco store. Bids under fixed price method. names and cost withheld until board review at the July 31 annual report meeting. Land cost fixed at 144 375. Selection based on organization financial ability and development plan.
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Lawton Urban Renewal Authority
Avenue C
Lura Board
LURA
Otasco
Ehrlichman Defends Innocence Amid Watergate Fallout
John Ehrlichman publicly tells the Senate Watergate Committee he is innocent of involvement in the scandal or its cover up. The former White House aide faced heavy scrutiny over alleged roles in destroying documents and coordinating the plumbers operation, with resignation announced April 30 and his future plans unclear.
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John D. Ehrlichman
Nixon
Ehrlichman
Watergate
Senate
Watergate Committee
Seattle, Wash
H. R. Haldeman
FBI
L. Patrick Gray II
John W. Dean III
Plumbers
Daniel Elisberg
Central Intelligence Agency
Great Falls
Haldeman
McLean
White House
Jeanne
Puget Sound
Hike In Grocery Prices Sparks Shopping Spree
A surge of post freeze price boosts triggers widespread stocking up as shoppers rush to beat rising costs. The AP survey links higher pork poultry and eggs to Phase 4 policy. Store managers report record meat and deli demand while some limits appear on ground beef.
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Tennessee
Seattle
Wash
Dallas
Associated Press
Nixon
al Lieffert
Ager
Neb’s
Phoenix
Ariz
Lieffert
A. J. Bayless Markets
Roger Hegel
Floyd Orman
Memphis
Tenn
Pete Bracchi
Penn Fruit Co
Philadelphia
City Brothers To Get Degrees
Corky and Hank Cranfill sons of Mr and Mrs Cecil Cranfill of 613 Roosevelt will receive degrees at Southwestern State College Friday night. Corky a Union Valley High graduate earns a master's in education and will be a learning disabilities specialist with Fort Collins Public Schools. He holds a Southwestern BA, a divinity master's from Asbury Seminary, and a Southwestern BS in education. Hank, Lawton High graduate, earns a BS in pharmacy and will work at Memorial Hospital pharmacy.
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Corky
Hank Cranfill
Cecil Cranfill
Roosevelt
Southwestern State College
Union Valley High School
Corky Cranfill
Fort Collins, Colo
Southwestern
Asbury Seminary School
Wilmore
Memorial Hospital Pharmacy
Lawton
Talkback TV Session Slated at Lawton Chamber
Milt Jarrett of the University of Oklahoma will speak at the Lawton Chamber of Commerce from 1 30 to 4 30 p m Wednesday about talkback television courses. The system uses closed circuit microwave transmission to link teaching sites with receiving classrooms for student discussions. The second year of operation is run by the Oklahoma State Regents of Higher Education with OU and several state institutions offering courses. Cameron College receives upper division technical courses via the system but does not broadcast classes.
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Milt Jarrett
University of Oklahoma
Lawton Chamber of Commerce
Oklahoma State Regents of Higher Education
Northeastern State College
Tahlequah
Oscar Rose Junior College
Midwest City
Central State University
Edmond
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater
Tulsa University
Cameron College
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Bay! Finance Company Incorporated
D Ave
Blunt Zorger
Washington, Rear
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