New Action On Economy Is Expected
Washington reports indicate President Nixon may announce a tightening of his economic program on Wednesday after a White House meeting with key advisers. The White House has not confirmed any broadcast or new policy details. Senate Republicans urged caution while Democrats pressed for an across the board price and wage freeze as inflation remains high.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
Treasury
George P. Shultz
John D. Connally
Administration
Republican
Senate
Singh Scott
Scott
House
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Proxmire
Mike Mansfield
Area elevators flood with wheat as bumper crop tops storage
Rex Polone of Co-Op Services reports 150000 bushels piled at Geronimo Elevator and 65000 at Bunge Loveland while Duke elevators show ground wheat totaling 75000 and 20000 bushels. Shortage of boxcars and fast harvest drive storage crisis. emergency government loans cover 75 percent of basic county loan rate for wheat and related grains. Lawton area harvest is about 55 percent complete with yields around 40 bushels per acre and moisture near 13.4 percent.
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REA
Rex Polone
Co-Op Services Inc
Geronimo
Bunge Elevator
Loveland
Duke
Jackson County
Department of Agriculture
Glenn A. Weir
U.S. Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Weir
Lawton
Polone
Slight Chance For Rain In Lawton Oklahoma Forecast
A 2 percent chance for showers or thunderstorms was listed for Lawton and southwest Oklahoma through tonight. A high near 90 is expected today and Wednesday with overnight lows in the upper 60s. Monday's high was 87 and low 64.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
College President Tries Hand at Collecting Garbage
Haverford College President Dr John R Coleman took a sabbatical to swap roles and work jobs on the East Coast for two months. He cleaned barns dug ditches washed dishes and did handyman tasks to relearn simple skills and gain perspective beyond academia.
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Averford, Pa
John R. Coleman
Haverford College
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Coleman
Haverford
Ontario
Stans Denies Wiretap Knowledge At Senate Hearing
Mau rice H Stans denied knowledge of wiretapping, political sabotage, or campaign law violations at a Senate Watergate hearing. Judge Sirica allowed immunity testimony from John W Dean III and Jeb Stuart Magruder after rejecting a delay request. Stans prepared a brief statement and asserted possible minor technical violations.
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Washington
Maurice H. Stans
Nixon
Stans
Senate
Watergate Investigating Committee
Kleig
New York
Aa Acons
John N. Mitchell
Edmund S. Muskie
U.S
John J. Sirica
White House
John W. Dean III
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Sirica
Archibald Cox
Magruder
Dean
Cox
Senate Watergate Committee
Sam J. Ervin
D-N.c
Robert Vesco
Mitchell
City Council Raises Littering Fine to One Hundred Dollars
Lawton council approved an ordinance increasing littering penalties from twenty to one hundred dollars on a seven to two vote. Aldermen Cleo Craig and Charles Beller opposed the measure, warning it may not be enforced. The ordinance applies to city property including streets lakes and waterways and targets discarded cigarettes cans and other trash.
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Cleo Craig
Charles Beller
Craig
Beller
Lawton
Larry Ferguson
Larry Fountaine
Max Seibold
Viet Cease-Fire Accord Outlined in Paris Talks
Saigon government sources say a Vietnam cease-fire plan being drafted by Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho would allow a cease-fire within 24 hours after signing and include timetables for provisions of the original truce. If observed it could end U S bombing in Cambodia. Talks paused as Thieu objections linger.
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Saigon
Vietnam
Paris
Henry A. Kissinger
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
U.S
Cambodia
Kissinger
Tho
Gif Sur Yvette
Communist Party
Washington
Orly
International Conference Center
Avenue Kleber
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
City to establish central purchasing department
Memo from Central Purchasing Director Larry Fountaine outlines creation of a formal city purchasing department effective with the new fiscal year. Reuben Brown named purchasing director, to assume full duties in July. department to cover purchasing, inventory and distribution with projected two year implementation.
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Larry Fountaine
Fountaine
Reuben Brown
Community Development Department
Brown
U.S. Army
Cameron College
University of Oklahoma
Lawton
Pair Surrender In Jury Probe
Wagoner County officials Gilbert Pinkerton and Gerald Brown surrendered to authorities after being indicted by a county grand jury. They were arraigned before District Court Judge Bill Bliss with an attorney present. The grand jury had called for ouster and indictments of several officials, with the indictments sealed until arrests.
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Wagoner
Okla
Gilbert Pinkerton
Gerald Brown
Bill Bliss
Tahlequah
Pinkerton
Brown
Jim Jamison
West Point Cadets Arrive for Four Day Fort Sill Tour
United States Military Academy Class of 74 cadets visit Lawton Fort Sill for four days of artillery demonstrations instruction and social events. Maj. Gen. Ott will welcome them Thursday afternoon with activities at Fort Sill including a dance Saturday night. Cadets attend demonstrations and a Buffalo BBQ at Quanah Parker Lake Friday evening.
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Fort Sill
David E. Ott
Mowway House
Lawton Chamber of Commerce
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Southwest
AUSA
Buffalo
Quanah Parker Lake
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City Council
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Whitaker
Gar- See Council
Central Purchasing Department
West Point
Chamber of Commerce
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