British Air Crash Worst In History
A BEA Trident jetliner crashed after takeoff from Heathrow for Brussels, killing all 118 aboard, including 34 Americans and 12 British doctors. Investigators recover both flight recorders as inquiry begins, with details on passenger lists and groups among Irish and British attendees.
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London
Brussels
British European Airways
Heathrow
Peter Knoll
Department of Trade and Indistry
Britain
Aerospace
Michael Heseltine
BEA
G. P. Keogh
New York City
Ivan Webb
Council of the
Irish Employers’ Federation
Guy Jackson
Orphan Buffalo Julie Finds Home At Oklahoma City Zoo
Julie a 22 month old buffalo given to Wichita Mountains Refuge last week now roams at the Oklahoma City Zoo. Refuge manager Julian Howard cites summer programs and visitor use as reasons for the transfer noting Julie is bottle fed and human oriented.
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Peggy Joormson Joo
Buffalo
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Oklahoma City Zoo
Julie
Oklahoma City
Julian Howard
Howard
Daniel M. Watson
Abilene, Tex
Zoological Society
John Venegoni
South Viet Push Encounters Red Resistance Near Hue
South Vietnamese forces face hard fighting as Thieu orders a three month push to reclaim lost areas. Marines and rangers clash with North Vietnamese positions from Hue toward An Loc and Highway 13, with casualties reported on both sides.
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Saigon
Nguyen Vang Thieu
North Vietnam
U.S
United States
Hanoi-Haiphong
Nikolai Podgorny
Thieu
Demilitarized Zone
Highway 13
An Loc
Hue
Associated Press
Holger Jensen
South Vietnaese
Quang Tri Province
Patrol Squad Nabs 67 In Comanche County Weekend
A nine man Oklahoma Highway Patrol task force arrested 67 people in Comanche County over the weekend from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Friday through Sunday. The group assisted by Lawton Police and the Comanche County Sheriff's Office focused on drunk driving and related offenses. Thirty eight arrests were for driving under the influence, twenty for public drunkenness, six for transporting an open container, five for marijuana possession, three for driving without a license, one for missing safety inspection, one for eluding an officer, one for drug DUI, and one for allowing an unauthorized person to drive. Arraignments for 60 detainees were set for 2 p.m. today.
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Comanche County
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Lawton
Supreme Court limits government wiretapping without warrants
The Supreme Court ruled 8 to 0 that tapping suspects without a warrant violates the Fourth Amendment and the 1968 Safe Streets Act. The decision, written by Justice Powell, rejects the Nixon administration’s stance and upholds protections for political dissent and private conversation.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Lewis F. Powell Jr
Court
Richmond
Nixon
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Justice Department
Lawrence Plamundon
Central Intelligence Agency
Ann Arbor
Mich
Federal District Court
Damon Keith
Detroit
Plamondon
U.S. Circuit Court
Cincinnati
Powell
Blackmun
Burger
Demos Charge Political Espionage After Break-In
The five arrested men included a Nixon campaign security expert, prompting Dems to call the break-in political espionage. Lawrence O'Brien urged a full FBI probe, while Justice says FBI is already examining it. Republicans deny involvement and White House stays silent. Mansfield suggested the incident could happen to any party.
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O’brien
Atty
Richard Kleindienst
FBI
Justice Department
John N. Mitchell
Committee For
Republican National Committee
White House
Mitchell
Sen
Robert Dole
Democratic National Committee
Mansfield
Lawton Weather Forecast Predicts Hot Fair Conditions
The National Weather Service forecast fair to partly cloudy skies with 90 degree temperatures for Lawton this afternoon and Tuesday. Lows near 70 tonight. Southerly winds 10 to 20 mph this afternoon. Sunday’s downtown Lawton high reached 92 with a low around 73 this morning.
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Lawton
National Weather Service
Hong Kong Deluge Kills 150 Persons
Hong Kong faces a three day storm’s toll with over 150 feared dead on Hong Kong island and Kowloon. Avalanches from rains and collapsing buildings crushed squatter huts and several apartment blocks on Victoria Peak. 54 bodies recovered near the airport area, with 30 to 50 more expected.
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Hong Kong
Hong Kong Island
Kowloon Peninsula
Kowloon
Victoria Peak
Three U S Flights Stand Grounded In Runway Strike
The 24 hour international pilot strike halted only three U S flights with Eastern Northeast and Southern airlines suspending service while groups pressed for stronger anti hijack measures. One Southern flight resumed by midmorning as courts blocked broader participation.
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Amite
U.S
Canada
Europe
United States
Eastern
Northeast
Southern
Airline service continues at Lawton with injunction in place
Lawton Municipal Airport operated normally as Frontier and Continental crews honored a court injunction against the ALPA one day strike over hijacking protests. Airport officials reported no disruption and flights remained on schedule.
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Lawton Municipal
Frontier
Continental Airlines
Washington, D.C
U.S
Airline Pilots Association
ALPA
Lawton
Bill Cox
Powerful Agnes Hammers Florida Panhandle Coast
Hurricane Agnes nears Panama City with 14 dead and many injured as it nears landfall. Tornadoes from the storm strike Okeechobee and La Belle, killing several, while 1,500-plus evacuations occur along the Gulf Coast. Residents weigh evacuation or staying.
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Apalachicola, Fla
Florida
Panhandle
Okeechobee
Fila
Mike Mars
Okeechobee General Hospital
Hurricane Center
la Belle
Fla
Cuba
Gulf Coast
Here
Venice
Keys
Sarasota
Florida Panhandle
Farver
Panacea
John Trotman
Alligator Point
Wallace Receives Positive Recovery Update After Surgery
Doctors say George C. Wallace has a 90 percent chance to move about with assistance within six months after surgery to remove a spinal bullet. Wallace may attend the next Democratic National Convention and could walk with braces or crutches, though long term paralysis may persist.
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Ilver Spring
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Wallace
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William H. Rehnquist
White
aaNet
Dear Abby
TI Bridge
Demos
Senate
Democratic
Mike Mansfield
Republican Committee
Agnes
Miami
Trans World Airlines
American Airlines
Northwest Airlines
Delta Airlines
Atlanta
Pilots’ Association
International Federation of Airline Pilots
Panama City
National Hurricane Center
Silver Spring
Holy Cross Hospital
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