Senate Votes Split Over Vietnam War Funding Split
The Senate considered end the war amendments and voted to cut off money for combat operations in Vietnam Laos and Cambodia within four months if Hanoi returns American prisoners. Senators Fulbright Mansfield Cook Church Stennis Javits Cooper Brooke and others weighed veto risk and prisoner exchanges.
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House
Sen
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Fulbright
White House
Mike Mansfield
Marlow Cook
Scott
Jane Fonda
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Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Thailand
Hanoi
John Stennis
D-Miss
Paris
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Mansfield
Indochina
John Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
Cooper
Edward Brooke
R-Mass
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Army Court Asked To Reconsider Ban On GI Court Martial
The Army asks a federal court to reconsider its ruling blocking a Fort Sill soldier's court martial. Capt Bruce R Councilman 25 of Montague Center Massachusetts allegedly sold marijuana to a military investigator posing as an enlisted man off post duty. The defense argues the incident was off base and not a duty related matter. Assistant U S Atty C B Johnston III contends no civil procedure complaint was filed, denying jurisdiction.
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Fort Sill
U.S
Stephen S. Chandler
Bruce R. Councilman
Montague Center
Mass
Councilman
Sooner Learns The Hard Way In Denison Kidnap Case
Chris Hartwick of Tulsa gave a hitchhiker a ride from near McAlester to Denison Texas. The hitchhiker was a six foot blond man who claimed a North Texas home. After stopping near U.S. 75 the man produced a knife, took 480 dollars and fled. Police searched for the suspect.
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Denison
Tex
Chris Hartwick
Tulsa
Okla
McAlester
Hartwick
Texas
City actions approve bids and deny waivers in council session
The council denied Ed and Pat Brooks water access outside city limits and approved bid advertising for hay baling on city land. It approved denying a waiver on Lot 38 Sungate Addition and tabled the sewer and water line extension ordinance for industrial use. Allen Bilbrey resigned from the Lawton Metropolitan Area Planning Commission. Mayor Whitaker appointed Ben Hutchins to the Park Board.
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Pat Brooks
Sungate
Allen Bilbrey
Lawton Metropolitan Area Planning Commission
Bilbrey
LMAPC
Don Whitaker
Ben Hutchins
Park Board
Mine Fire Traps 40 Workers With Three Explosions
A mine fire that began Saturday night trapped 40 miners one mile inside the shaft as three quick explosions occurred. Officials noted rising methane levels Monday and began sealing the area after evacuating all personnel and vigil families. Thirty one miners escaped unharmed.
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Harry Myers
Diplomatic Clash Over Vietnam Dike Bombing Claims
Rogers rejected Waldheim’s charges that U S planes bombed North Vietnam dikes as false and urged Bush to inform the UN secretary general that the allegations are part of a North Vietnamese campaign. Bush said the secretary general implied if dikes were bombed action should end.
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Rogers
Waldheim
North Vietnam
Bush
U.S
Eugene Carson Blake
World Council of Churches
Nixon
Hsinhua
China
Peking People’s Daily
Sooner student pleads guilty in bank robbery case
Robert D. Dennis, 29, of Okmulgee, changed his plea to guilty before Judge Fred Daugherty in Oklahoma City after jury selection. He admits robbing the Greer County First State Bank of $277.55 in silver and taking three prisoners to the teller's home, where they were nailed in a closet and a fire started. the victims escaped unharmed. Sentencing date not announced.
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Oklahoma City
Okmulgee
First State Bank of
Willow
U.S. District Court
Fred Daugherty
Robert D. Dennis
Greer County
New Firearms Policy Outlined In Capital City
Oklahoma City Police Chief Sam Watson unveiled a firearms policy creating the Handling and Discharge of Weapons Board to review possible violations. The guidelines closely mirror the old policy except for added philosophical notes on valuing human life and a advisory panel that makes recommendations but cannot act. Watson avoided commenting on whether recent police shootings influenced the policy. He emphasized restraint and that deadly force should not be used when lesser force suffices or to pursue misdemeanants where it would endanger innocent lives.
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Oklahoma City
Sam Watson
Watson
Parchment Now Common for College Diplomas
Most college diplomas today use high grade paper parchment rather than sheepskin. The shift reflects modern printing and archival standards in universities and educational institutions.
Eisenhower High ROTC Cadets Offer Summer Leadership Course
Eisenhower High School will sponsor a volunteer summer leadership school from July 31 to August 11 for first year cadets. Classes run 8 to 11 a.m. in the ROTC room and will be led by senior cadets covering rifle marksmanship and leadership topics. All first year cadets were invited to participate.
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Eisenhower High School
ROTC
Eisenhower
Tragic boat tragedy leaves two dead in harbor incident
Van Beber recalls Bobby Williams drifting away before dawn after he argued with devils in the sea and began removing his life jacket. Joyce Williams, later found with blue lips and a strangled strap, died after Van Beber tried to revive her and eventually pushed her away. The couple vowed one would survive to care for their children.
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Bobby Williams
van Beber
Bobby
Joyce
Jean
Britain Braced as Wildcat Strikes Brace for Shutdown
Heath met with his Cabinet as dockworkers and sympathy strikers swelling to about 120 000 threaten Britain with a widespread stoppage. Longshoremen, fishermen, miners and transport workers walk out while Prime Minister Heath weighs emergency actions and questions the rule of law amid mass protests at Pentonville Prison.
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London
Pentonville
Trade Union Congress
Britain
TUC
Vic Feather
Feather
Mew Labor Court
Ilegal
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