Enid Hardest Hit With Tornado Watch and Rainfall
Enid was still recovering from twin tunnels damage when a storm system hit the area. Winds reached 100 miles per hour in Stillwater and rainfall totals included 5.73 inches, with three inches at Yukon and 2% inches at Oklahoma City, Norman and Moore. A severe thunderstorm watch remained in effect for southern portions of the state, while hospital conditions showed two of five patients in Enid not in serious condition.
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Stillwater
Yukon
Oklahoma City
Norman
Moore
Enid
National
Salvation Army
Carrier
Tulsa
Mingo
Joe Creeks
National Weather Service
Ponca City
Perry
Blackwell
Oklahoma
Paris West German ministers seek Berlin settlement before NATO talks
French and West German foreign ministers dined together on the eve of a NATO meeting to discuss the German problem. They agreed that a Berlin settlement must come before any NATO arbitration over East German blocking of routes to West Berlin. The report also covers tornado and storm damage in Oklahoma with injuries and weather updates.
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NATO
Berlin
East Germany
West Berlin
Moscow
Oklahoma lawmakers approve wage, tax, and personnel measures
The Oklahoma Legislature moved on multiple fronts with bills to curb overtime after a nine hour day, remove 35 Education Department workers from the Merit System, defer bond payments totaling 2.5 million for 1972 and 1973, extend the 3.25 hunting and fishing license fee, and authorize the Tax Commission to set withholding rates for state income tax.
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Senate
House
Department of Education
Lonnie Abbott
D-Ada
Oklahoma Tax Commission
State Tax Commission
Winds Bring Damp Warm Air Across Texas Regions
Winds from the Gulf of Mexico drive masses of damp warm air across Texas towns including Laredo Wichita Falls Del Rio San Antonio Junction Wink Austin Dallas Mineral Wells and San Angelo with southeast flow.
US and Cambodian Forces Battle Near Hue and Phnom Penh
Reports describe drive forces in the northern sector near the A Shau Valley with casualties among U S soldiers. Fire Base Charlie 2 near the DMZ endured rocket attacks wounding Americans. Cambodian forces reportedly overran a pagoda area near Phnom Penh with disputed casualty figures. A U S helicopter was downed in the central highlands with one dead and four missing. Prisoners from Da Nang were being moved toward North Vietnam as searches continued.
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U.S
Wasparate
A Shau
Hue
Charlie 2
Demilitarized Zone
Phnom Penh
North Viet
Am Rong
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Highlands
Charlies Johnson
da Nang
Upshur
Petroleum Group Urges Go Ahead On Alaskan Line
The Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association urged moving ahead on the transcontinental Alaskan pipeline. Wayne E. Swearingen, president of the group, messaged Secretary Morton that the project is essential for national security and stresses the need to address energy shortages.
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Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association
Wayne E. Swearingen
Oil Group
Interior
Rogers C. B. Morton
VA drug treatment program aims for rehabilitation over punishment
Veterans Affairs officials describe a new program prioritizing nonnarcotic approaches and peer support for drug abusers. Patients may be admitted to beds quickly as demand outstrips supply, with outpatient follow up after hospital release.
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Kuefer
Vietnam
Knefef
Krug
Kurg
Muskogee
Oil Gas Tax Group Named in Oklahoma City
Ten members of a legislative citizen committee were appointed by Senate President Pro Tempore Finis Smith to study oil and gas industry taxes during the interim before the 1972 session. Gov. Hall’s tax proposal prompted the study. Rex Privett will name ten more members. Appointees include Democrats Phil Smalley Jim Taliaferro Bob Murphy Fred Phillips and Al Nichols. Advisory members listed include Eugene Kuntz W D Greenshields Robert Hefner Harold Wages and Douglas Fox.
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Oklahoma City
State Senate
Finis Smith
David Hall
Rex Privett
Smith
Phil Smalley
Norman
Jim Taliaferro
Lawston
Bob Murphy
Stillwater
Fred Phillips
Miami
al Nichols
Wewoka
Eugene Kuntz
University of Oklahoma
W. D. Greenshields
Ponca City
Robert A. Hefner III
Harold Wages
Sun Oil Co
Tulsa
Douglas Fox
Public Service Jobs Bill Wins House Approval
The House passed a $5 billion public service jobs measure 246 to 142 as part of a Democratic push to counter unemployment. A rejected administration substitute proposal and expected presidential veto shaped the debate. The plan triggers federal funds when unemployment tops 4.5 percent. It aims to create about 150,000 jobs annually with veteran preference.
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Washington
House
Nixon
Congressional Democrats
House Senate
White House
Senate
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