Laird Seeks to Keep Vietnam From Dominating 1972 Campaign
Defense chief Laird aims to shift focus from Why Vietnamization to Beyond Vietnam as he argues for recognizing 1970s realities. He emphasizes U.S. military reductions, an all volunteer force, and a move toward negotiation with the Soviet Union while navigating friction with Congress and the Joint Chiefs.
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Laird
Nixon
White House
Soviet Union
U.S
American Newspaper Publishers Association
New York
Vietnam
Erd
Packard
Joint Chiefs of Staff
JCS
Uniformed Services
Congress
Lawton HUD Approves Second Year Model Cities Funds
The Department of Housing and Urban Development approves 2,067,000 for Lawton Model Cities to fund eight new projects nine continuing efforts and nine modified ones. Shirl Butler notes funding will boost employment through jobs created by HUD funds across the Model Neighborhood in Lawton's south and east areas with 15,000 residents and 18 percent unemployment.
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Lawton
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Shirl Butler
Model Cities Direct
Butler
Model Cities
YMCA
Camp Fire Girls, Boys Club
Jer Scout Post
Lawton Urban Renewal Authority
Great Plains Vocational - Technical School
Lawton Public Schools
Cameron College
Chamber of Commerce
Edmondson backs brother in bid to unseat Harris in 1972
Oklahoma City former Gov Edmondson predicts his brother will defeat Senator Fred Harris in the 1972 Democratic primary. Edmondson notes Harris flipped after the 1968 convention and shifted to national ambitions, while urging liberal support for the Edmondson faction.
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Oklahoma City
B. Howard
Ed Institute of Government
Oklahoma City University
Edmondson
U.S
Fred Harris
Harris
Dewey Bartlett
Howard Edmondson
Senate
Bob Kerr
Fred
Sheriff Appeals DWI Conviction in Oklahoma City
Rogers County Sheriff Amos Glen Ward asked the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals to overturn his DWI conviction. Ward, 54, was fined 100 dollars and jailed 10 days after trial found him drinking before a cattle rustling case search. He denied intoxication and argued the verdict lacked sufficient evidence.
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Oklahoma City
Rogers County
Amos Glen Ward
Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals
Ward
Rogers
Washington
High Court
Apparent murder Suicide found in Oklahoma City apartment
An apparent murder death by own action was reported in an Oklahoma City apartment Monday afternoon. Police say Wilda L. was involved in the incident and investigation continued.
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Oklahoma City
Wilda
No federal tax on first $100 of stock dividends
A statement notes that the initial $100 earned from stock dividends is not subject to federal income tax. It highlights the tax exclusion and implies preferential treatment for small dividend income.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Foreign Relations Committee
North Vietnam
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Devet
Edly
House of Representatives
Henry M. Jackson
Jackson
Southeast Asia
GOP
House
National Security Council
NSC
Creighton Abrams
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
Abrams
Saigon
South Korea
State Department
Europe
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Gaylord Nelson
J. Howard
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Dee al Ban
Eynolds Tobacco CO
Menthoe 2
FTC
Reynolds Tobacte Co
Clinton
Liz
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