New Home Sales Jump During April
U S April new home sales rose 25 percent to an annual rate of 580 000 as tax credit incentives bolster demand. The increase marks the fourth straight April rise and the largest monthly gain since 1963. Construction activity remains higher with single family starts at 754 000 and total housing starts at 990 000. The White House faces a veto on a housing bill proposing subsidies and tax credits for middle income buyers.
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Commerce Department
Ford Administration
Ford
Senate
White House
House
Governor vetoes secret school board talks bill in Oklahoma
Gov. David Boren vetoed a bill allowing school boards to negotiate with teachers in secret citing Open Meeting Act concerns. He also signaled approval of two large pork barrel appropriations while demanding strict accounting, with lists of projects still unofficial.
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Oklahoma City
David Boren
Sigma Delta Chi
Boren
Senate
Jim Lane
D-Idabel
House
Jim Townsend
Shawnee
Tourism and Recreation Department
Oklahoma Historical Society
Army Bicentennial Parade At Fort Sill
Fort Sill prepares for a major Army Bicentennial display with static weapon and helicopter exhibits at Henry Post Field. A parade led by the 77th Army Band starts at 10 a.m. from Randolph Road, with dignitaries viewing from a Geronimo School stand. Brig. Gen. Britson and Lt. Col. Love attend. Rep. Tom Steed to speak at luncheon.
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Fort Sill
Henry Post Field
77Th Army Band
Randolph Road
Fort Sill Boulevard
Randolph
Geronimo Road
Post Field
Geronimo School
Field Artillery
James Britson
Steven Love
Tom Steed
See Post
Indira Gandhi Convicted in Illegal Campaign Case
Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is found guilty of using government officials in her 1971 campaign and barred from public office for six years. She plans to appeal to the Supreme Court and may remain in office during the stay.
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Gandhi
New Delhi
India
Indira Gandhi
Jawaharlal Nehru
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Republicans Boycott CIA Inquiry Hearing Sparks Cancellation
In Washington Republicans walk out of a House intelligence subcommittee hearing on the CIA internal probe, cancelling testimony by CIA Director William Colby. Rep Lucien Nedzi signals he will resign as chairman of the House intelligence committee amid ongoing investigations into U S intelligence agencies. President Ford and Israeli PM Rabin conclude talks with progress but no clear path to break the Middle East deadlock. Ford urges a comprehensive energy program as lawmakers push back on a gas guzzler tax proposal from Rep Fisher during energy tax debate.
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House Intelligence
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CIA
William E. Colby
Lucien Nedzi
D-Mich
House Intelligence Committee
U.S
James V. Stanton
D-Ohio
Rockefeller Commission
Ford
Yitzhak Rabin
Middle East
Rabin
Henry A. Kissinger
House
Joseph L. Fisher
D-Va
Fort Sill Cannoner marks 200th Army birthday edition
Tomorrow Lawton Publishing launches a 60 page Fort Sill Cannoner souvenir edition. The issue covers the 200th U S Army birthday celebration and will be distributed at Fort Sill and to subscribers of The Lawton Constitution and Lawton Morning Press.
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Lawton Publishing Company
Fort Sill
Lawton Constitution
Lawton Morning Press
Pleasant Weather Arrives In Region
Fair weather and low humidity moved into the Lawton area bringing welcome relief to rain drenched Southwest Oklahoma. Skies will stay clear tonight with a low near 60. Winds southwest 8 to 18 mph. Wednesday highs reached 76 and night low around 60.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
Army exhibit features 1702 military dictionary at Fort Sill
A display in the Morris Swett Library Snow Hall basement showcases an 1702 military dictionary among other rare volumes. Library director James Burn organized the exhibit to mark the Army 200th birthday with hours weekdays 7 30 to 5 30 and Saturday 8 to 12 and 1 to 5.
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U.S. Army
Fort Sill
Morris Swett
Snow Hall
James Burn
Confederate States
Senate
Aaron Burr
Friedrich von Steuben
U.S
Vietnamese Military Students at Fort Sill May Join Refugees
Fifteen Vietnamese officers at Fort Sill face administrative limbo after a Defense Department order ends their training and moves them toward refugee centers after June 30. Six were to finish at the Field Artillery School in October. two graduates in Washington, D.C. have sponsors. The group may return to Southeast Asia or be repatriated with awaiting destinations negotiated by the State Department.
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Fort Sill
Defense Department
Pentagon
U.S
Post
Post Public Information Office
Washington
D.C
East Asia
State Department
Asia
PIO
Ft. Chaffee
Ark
Court Action Probable In Jobless Pay Dispute
A decision on whether Oklahoma public school teachers are eligible for summer unemployment benefits may be made in district court or through federal legislation. The dispute centers on if teachers qualify for benefits during summer recess.
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Oklahoma
Boren Attacks Teachers Unemployment Claim During Break
Oklahoma Governor David Boren denounces teachers unemployment applications as ludicrous and immoral. He opposes the move after speaking with Walter Rapp of the State Employment Service, noting most teachers would not approve of seeking benefits while on summer break. Five Lawton teachers are among 4500 statewide claiming seasonal eligibility under a new federal law.
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Oklahoma City
David Boren
Boren
Walter Rapp
Oklahoma
Lawton
Oklahoma State Employment Service
State Employment Security Commission
Rapp
OSES
Oses Review Board
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