Beef Shortage Looms Stirs National Price Freeze Debate
National experts warn beef shortages may persist, keeping price ceilings in place until Sept. 12. Officials probe profits across producers, packers, feedlots, and retailers while assertions arise that Canadian packers and other outsiders exploit the freeze.
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Cost of Living Council
Council
James W. McLane
McLane
Iowa Cattlemen's Association
Iowa
Nebraska
Canada
United States
State Prison Searched For Additional Bodies
Oklahoma officials pursue federal aid after the Oklahoma State Penitentiary at McAlester is nearly destroyed. LEAA teams may survey the damage and determine eligibility for emergency funds. Law enforcement and corrections leaders meet to plan rebuilding. Senators notify a survey team will assess needs.
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House
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
McAlester
U. S. Atty
Elliot L. Richardson
Richardson
Dean Pohilenz
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
LEAA
Justice Department
State Board of Corrections
Hall
Senate
Jim Hamilton
Task Force Committee On
U. S
Dewey Bartlett
Henry Bellman
Federal Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Wampden-Sydney College
Virginia
Oklahoma State
County considers three mile zoning zone around Lawton
The proposed ordinance would limit land uses within a three mile zone around Lawton to 72 square miles prioritizing agriculture. Salvage yards and auto repair would be restricted to specific districts with screening rules and enforcement by the county commissioners. The plan aims for a simple initial form with later refinements and esthetic controls.
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Griswold
Lawton
Walt Belland
Planning Commission
Belland
Vince Faler
Washington
Tulsa
Muskogee
Council OKs New Pay Plan For City Workers
City council approves a new pay plan for municipal workers amid a water bill dispute involving Montego Bay. Councilman Cleo Craig challenges last week’s six month payoff, citing an amendment and legal concerns. The body votes 7 to 1 to rescind and enforce the bill under the ordinance.
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Cleo Craig
Montego Bay
Craig
Montego
Jerry Cade
Cade
Dan Glascock
Currell Lumber Company
Ferguson
Norma Roberts
Beller
Whit Ozier
Larry Ferguson
Sill Man Dies Of Injuries In Four Vehicle Crash
Fort Sill soldier Walter Keating, 23, died about 11:15 p.m. at Reynolds Army Hospital from injuries after his motorcycle collided with a pickup on Rogers Lane and Sheridan Road. John Pittman, 64, of 1411 Lake, was cited for failure to yield. The crash also involved two more cars, with damage totaling $300. Keating, assigned to C Battery 1st Battalion 18th Field Artillery, was Lawton’s seventh and Comanche County’s 14th traffic fatality since Jan 1. Further details withheld pending kin notification.
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Fort Sillman
Rogers Lane
Sheridan Road
Walter Keating
Reynolds Army Hospital
Lawton
Comanche County
Keating
John P. Pittman
Lake
Pittman
Reynolds
Billy Godfrey
James Sullivan
Fort Sill
Aman Naizi
Godfrey
18Th Field Artillery
Haldeman disputes Dean on Watergate tape claims
Former White House aide Haldeman testified before the Senate Watergate committee disputing Dean Strachan and Mitchell on key meetings. He said he learned of Mitchell's "White House horrors" only recently and acknowledged moving a $350000 campaign fund but said it covered not wiretap payments. He denied CIA cover up involvement and said Dean and Strachan handled related payments.
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Senate Watergate Committee
White House
John W. Dean III
Dean
Nixon
Haldeman
Strachan
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Mitchell
John D. Ehrlichman
Watergate
Comione
Nixon Campaign Committee
Dean and Strachan
Jeb Stuart Magruder
FBI
Watergate Grand Jury
Central Intelligence
Charter Sought For Vernon Bank
The Texas Banking Department received an application for a Vernon bank charter to be named Bank of Vernon with capital of 250000 dollars and reserves of 250000 dollars and a 100000 dollar surplus. No hearing date has been set. The First State Bank of Vernon was insolvent and failing and was liquidated by the FDIC after its directors voted to hand it to the state department.
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Austin, Tex
State Banking Department
Vernon
Bank of Vernon
First State Bank of Vernon
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Whalley Pleads Guilty To Federal Charges In Court
Whalley admits guilt to the charges as U S District Judge John L Smith questions his understanding of the plea. He is released on his own recognizance and faces up to 15 years imprisonment and an $11000 fine with no sentencing date set.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Omaha
Neb
Seattle
Russia
U. S. District Court
Morell Sharp
California
Norman H. Maffit
Meat Packers Association
San Francisco
Chambers of Commerce
Whalley
U.S. District Court
John L. Smith
Smith
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