Americans Begin Spending After Year of Economic Caution
Americans resume spending after a year of caution as retail and car sales pick up, inflation eases and consumer confidence rises. Tax rebates totaling 8.1 billion dollars spur some purchases while many save or pay down debt. Auto sales rise 16 percent in May though May deliveries remain low for the month.
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Sears Roebuck & Co
J.C. Penney Co
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U.S. Carma
Oklahoma Legislature Edges Toward Adjournment Patch
Oklahoma City AP reports a delayed adjournment as the House and Senate avert a major rift over removing the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission administrator from the merit system. Senate leaders pressed the move to fire Walter Rapp, a clash that blocked adjournment, but a late compromise aimed to finish by around 2:30 PM with most major spending bills already cleared.
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Senate
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Howard
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Ford receives Rockefeller CIA report amid secrecy talk
President Ford accepts the Rockefeller Commission report on the CIA while White House officials keep open the option to release it later. Nessen says no plan change, insists the document may remain secret for now, though Ford calls it important for future intelligence and privacy within constitutional limits.
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Washington
Ford
Rockefeller Commission
Central Intelligence Agency
White House
Commission
U.S
Nessen
CIA
Hijacked helicopter frees inmate at Southern Michigan Prison
In Jackson the prison yard was stormed by a hijacked helicopter that abducted one inmate whose identity was not released. The craft then flew to the Munich area about 15 miles away where the fugitive fled in a getaway car.
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Jackson, Mich
Southern Michigan
Munich
Hot Humid Weather Expected Through Weekend
Forecasters warn Lawton residents to expect continued heat and humidity through tonight and Saturday as warm moist air lingers. Lows near 70 with light southerly winds, skies fair to partly cloudy, and no precipitation likely in the evening. Saturday should bring mid 90s temperatures and high humidity under mostly fair skies.
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Lawton
Senate Backs Bill Coed Cadets OK'd
The Senate approved by voice vote admission of women to all U S military service academies. The move aligns with the House's version tied to a $30.3 billion weapons authorization and follows debate over women in combat roles.
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U.S
Military Service Academies
Sen
House
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
N.Y
U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
U.S. Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
Colo
William D. Hathaway
Maine
Senate
New Attitudes Needed Boren Challenges Lawton Faithful
Governor David Boren urged about 200 men at a Lawton prayer breakfast to believe one person can influence events. The talk at First Baptist Church followed a visit to Fort Sill Army Reserve facilities and a junior ROTC summer camp. He cited scripture from Chronicles and urged reflection amid a fast paced world.
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David Boren
Lawton
Oklahoma Baptist University
Boren
First Baptist Church
Lawtonian
Fort Sill
Medicine Bluffs
Barbara Webb
Arthur Kruger
Unemployment Rises to 9.2 Percent in May
The May unemployment rate climbed to 9.2 per cent, a postwar high, while employment also rose for the second straight month by 320000 to 84.4 million. The labor force increased to 92.9 million as more people entered the job market, with gains led by agricultural employment. Analysts call the two-month rise a positive sign for the job outlook despite rising jobless totals.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Circus Inside Want Ads Page 353
Classified page fragment lists five items with contact numbers 353-0620 and 353-0626. Editorico appears as a header or note amid the ad cluster. No additional names or dates are clearly readable.
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Editorico
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