Primaries Begin in Rhode Island South Dakota and Montana
Light turnout reported in Rhode Island and South Dakota as Montana opened polls. Ford and Reagan kept their campaigns low key ahead of California Ohio and New Jersey contests next week. Delegates at stake totaled 56 Democratic and 59 Republican with 540 and 320 to be decided nationwide in upcoming contests.
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Associated Press
Ford
Reagan
Sen
Frank Church
Idaho
Edmund G. Brown Jr
California
Morris K. Udall
Arizona
Carter
Udall
Church
Brown
Rhode Island
South Dakota
George McGovern
James Abourezk
Ohio
Montana
Callifornia
Washington
Senate
Mississippi
John C. Stennis
Michael Marks
McGovern
Carter McGovern
Massachusetts
Wisconsin
Michigan
Thomas B. Curtis
Federal Election Commssion
Curtis
Missouri
Congress
Alan Cranston
Calif
Sax
Berkeley
Edward Kennedy
Kennedy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Tom Steed
D-Okla
House
Carl Albert
Albert
Syria enters Lebanon amid fighting and ceasefire talks
Syrian troops and allied Palestinian guerrillas extend into northern Lebanon around Zahleh and Akkar, with reports of ceasefire talks and a broader push to secure Christian towns. Beirut faces shelling as Soviet Premier Kosygin visits Damascus to bolster Syria's stance against Western influence.
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Beirut
Damascus
Radio Damascus
Akkar
Andket
Qibyat
Ahmed Maameiry
Maameiry
Akbar
Syria
Assad
Baath So- Calis Party
Lebanon
Saiga Palestinian Organization
Leba
Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
Kosygin
Soviet Communist Party
Middle East
Soviet Union
United States
al- Baath
Fierce Fire Burns Forest Near King City
A careless smoker started a brush and timber fire in Los Padres National Forest near King City California. By early morning 85 percent of a 24 mile perimeter was lined with fire lines leaving an estimate of when containment would come unsettled. Two firefighters were injured by falling rocks and treated or held for observation.
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King City
Calif
Los Padres National Forest
U.S. Forest Service
King City Hospital
Men In Service Five Lawtonians enlist in Air Force training
Five Lawton men and women enlist for six weeks of basic training at Lackland AFB Texas. Barbara Lee Johnson 1975 Altus HS electronics aptitude. William E W Armstrong 1976 Eisenhower HS mechanical. Clarence Pierce III 1976 Lawton HS telephone switching repairs. Allen S Canlas 1976 Eisenhower HS mechanical. Charles P Williams 1974 Eisenhower HS electronics aptitude. Pvt Randy J Cook 20 completed seven weeks at Ft Benning GA with weapons and mine training. Cadet 2nd Lt Sylvanus J Williams 1301 Upton Rd Fort Sill earned AA from NMMI Roswell and Cadre duties. Spec 5 Theodore C Stevenson Germany safe driving award. bushel note redundant.
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Clarence Pierce III
Clarence Pierce Jr
Lawton High School
Allen S. Canlas
Ricardo Canlas
53Rd
Eisenhower High School
Randy J. Cook
Henrietta J. Cook
Ft. Benning
Cook
Army
Ft Knox
Gillespie, I. High School
Sylvanus J. Williams
S. J. Williams III
Upton Rd
Fort Sill
Junior College Division of
New Mexico Military Institute
NMMI
Roswell
New Mexico
Williams
Theodore C. Stevenson
Eva
Lawton
4Th Transportation Brigade
Germany
Stevenson
150Th Transportation Company
28Th Transportation Battalion
37Th Transportation Group
Mannheim
Carlsruhe
G.W.C. High School
Midlothian
Tex
Texas Weather Forecast Signals Mixed Storm Risk
Clear skies extended from the Central Texas Hill Country into Louisiana and along the coast beyond the storm belt. Forecasters warned of possible severe thunderstorms in Central and East Texas while West Texas enjoyed fair weather. Temps ranged from 79 at McAllen to 30 at Dalhart with Del Rio and Presidio posting top highs.
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Page
Texas
Louisiana
McAllen
Rio Grande Valley
Dalhart
Panhandle
del Rio
Mexican
Presidio
Center study analyzes mental health care utilization at new facility
In May 1975 to May 1976, the center logged 48 voluntary commitments in 1970 and 18 in 1976 amid questions about access to alternative mental health care. Abbott noted the study aims to verify service quality and sufficiency while University of Oklahoma students Lydia Cass and Nancy Long conducted fieldwork at the center.
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Abbott
University of Oklahoma
Lydia Cass
Nancy Long
Bombings Rise Across Europe After Baader Meinhof Ties
May 11 1972 attack blamed on Baader Meinhof gang. An American officer killed and 13 injured. Ulrike Meinhof, a co leader, hanged herself May 10 in Stuttgart. Her death triggers more bombings and demonstrations in Germany and Europe as other leaders go on trial.
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Baader Meinhof
Ulrike Meinhof
Stuttgart
Germany
Europe
Withdrawal of personnel and equipment continues in Indochina
Reports say Thailand still hosts 50,000 U S troops at the height of involvement. In Southeast Asia the Soviet Union and the Philippines agreed to establish diplomatic relations, Brezhnev and Marcos expressing satisfaction over the potential link. Brezhnev met Marcos, Imelda, and Romulo during the visit.
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Indochina
U.S
Thailand
Southeast Asia
Soviet Union
Philippines
Radio Moscow
Radi
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Philippine
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Ussr
Republic of the Philippines
Marcos
Brezhnev
Imelda
Carlos Romulo
Clown Play Nears Suzie's Sleep by Carrie Stafford
The Lawton Public Library summer program will stage a clown play titled Suzie's Sleep written and directed by Carrie Stafford. It will be performed at 2 30 p m Saturday at the main library, replacing the previously announced Wednesday date. For details contact Joyce Goeke at 248 6287.
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Suzie
Carrie Stafford
Lawton Public Library
Joyce Goeke
William Blane and lime juice battle scurvy aid
Sir Gilbert Blane, a Scottish physician, introduced lime juice to the Royal Navy to prevent scurvy, a breakthrough that improved sailor health and readiness during long voyages. His work cemented citrus as a standard naval preventive measure.
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Gilbert Blane
Markets Oklahoma City Cattle and Hogs Report
Markets Oklahoma City AP reports cattle and calves around 3,000 with active trade across slaughter classes. Cows and bulls up, feeder cattle scarce, Wednesday auction projected at 3,500 head. slaughter cows mostly 28 to 32 dollars, cutters 25 to 28 dollars, canners 22 to 25. bulls 34 to 38.50 per hundred weight. Hogs about 1,100 with early sow sales steady. feeders lower for small lots, other hogs steady.
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Oklahoma City
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Lawton Publishing Co. Inc
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Oklahoma
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Ar Aan Sea
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United States Steel
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