Gas Prices Roll Back as Freeze Takes Effect in Lawton
Nixon price freeze prompted local gas stations to cut 1 to 3 cents per gallon from increases made last Friday. A Lawton survey found premium fuel at nine Oklahoma cities ranged five to seven cents above some stations, with Duncan and Muskogee listing the highest and lowest local prices between 34.9 and 44.9 cents a gallon. Lawton stations quoted 39.9 and 43.9 cents to reflect the new policy.
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Nixon
Lawton
Oklahoma Cities
Muskogee
Indian Nation Turnpike
Duncan
U.S. 81
Ben Lewis
Cache Road
Gulf
Averane
Magruder’s Watergate confession implicates top officials
Jeb Stuart Magruder told the Senate Watergate committee he co‑directed the 1972 wiretapping and cover‑up, naming John Mitchell and John W. Dean III as participants. He said Nixon had no knowledge of their actions and prepared to plead guilty to conspiracy.
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Washington (Ap
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Nixon
Ma R
John N. Mitchell
Mitchell
Mitchell Before the Election, the President Would Lose the Election,” Magruder
Senate Watergate Committee
Committee
D Mitchell
G. Gordon Liddy
Liddy
Gordon Strachan
White House
H.R. Haldeman
Strachan
Magruder
Haldeman
John W. Dean III
Nixon freezes consumer prices for 60 days shock treatment
President Nixon orders a 60 day freeze on all consumer prices excluding wages rents and farm products. He aims to buy time for a broader wage price control plan as inflation runs high. Senate leaders react cautiously while Congress may need to act on further measures.
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Washington
Nixon
Sill Show Expected To Draw Huge Fort Sill Crowd
Fort Sill officials plan a large firepower demonstration Friday at 1 30 p m at Mowway House with 3000 extra seats and a half hour early arrival advised Army and Air Force units will co operate in an event billed as among the post s largest ever for artillery students at Fort Sill Show Page 4A Col 6
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Dave Brittain
Fort Sill
Mow-way House
Army
Air Force
Fort Fourteen
Fort Sill Artillery
Betsy speech echoes WWI era unity call
The text presents a 1915 Woodrow Wilson address urging national unity amid WWI turmoil. It frames patriotism and political cohesion as essential to preserving united purpose against internal and external pressures. The piece refers to Betsy and directs readers to Page 4A for more.
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Woodrow Wilson
Betsy
Army investigators probe wiretap claims at Fort Sill
A special investigating team from the U S Army Criminal Investigation Command is at Fort Sill examining alleged improper wiretapping of a few Fort Sill telephones.
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U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division Command
Fort Sill
HUD to Review Turn Key Plans in Lawton
Directors of the Lawton Housing Authority sent five turn key housing proposals for 45 units to the Oklahoma HUD for review without recommendations. Final local and state approval is due by June 30. Chairman Jerry Bucklew said HUD advice will guide the selection, with a conference next week to assess which proposals meet HUD standards.
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Lawton Housing Authority
Oklahoma Housing and Urban Development Department
HUD
Jerry Bucklew
LHA
Bucklew
Oklahoma Hud
Oklahoma City
Lee
Stranded as Two Aerial Cable Cars Stall in Sandia Mountains
Thirty eight passengers including a baby remained stranded in two Sandia Peaks cable cars after the haul cable slipped from its track near Sandia Mountain. Rescuers using a crane and bulldozers pushed a lift to restore the cable while officials said there was no danger of a fall.
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New Mexico
Albuquerque
N.M
Sandia Mountains
Robert Nordhaus
Sandia Peak
Nordhaus
City Planner Walt Belland Resigns Expected Next Month
City planning head Walt Belland plans to quit likely in July after nearly two years as director. He has led the department since 1971 and will discuss his resignation later. a retired Army colonel who previously commanded at Fort Sill, he has served in city planning for over six years.
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Walt Belland
Constitution
Belland
Joe Crain
Lawston Metropolitan Area
The
City Planning Department
Ruling May Alter City Nudity Law Outlook
City and county officials cautioned on the impact of the state Court of Criminal Appeals decision reversing indecent exposure convictions tied to Susanne Marie Haines at a downtown club. They noted uncertainty until reports clarify the ruling’s reasoning and possible effect on local ordinances.
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State Court of Criminal Appeals
Susanne Marie Haines
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Bar Journal
Vernon Fields
Jerry Cade
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