Wily Women of the West profiles famed frontier women
Grace E. Ray's book surveys bold Western women who defied male norms, from Flora Quick and Belle Starr to Calamity Jane and Molly Brown, noting their quests for adventure, wealth, and independence amid sheriffs and lawmen. Belle Starr links to the Younger brothers and Jesse James as one of the era’s most notorious figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora Quick
Ann Bassett
Belle Starr
Dana Tules
Calamity Jane
Poker Alice Tubbs
Lola Montez
Maj
Pauline Cushman
Molly Brown
Wily
Grace E. Ray
Oklahoma
West
Myra Belle Shirley
Maggie Tobin
Johnny Brown
Denver
State Panel Set To Fight Crime In Oklahoma
Gov. David Hall announced the creation of the Oklahoma Organized Crime Prevention Council to combat organized crime. Members include the attorney general, crime bureau director, safety commissioner, police chiefs of Oklahoma City and Tulsa, the Tulsa County sheriff, and the Carter County district attorney.
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Oklahoma City
David Hall
Oklahoma Organized Crime Prevention Council
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Tulsa County
Carter County
Senegal Peanuts Tie Economic Turnaround to Reform
Senegal emerges from a five year slump as peanut production rebounds from 440000 tons to 794000 tons in 1971 72 and higher prices ease political strain. diversification projects like rice sugar and tourism face tariff barriers while the West African Economic Community advances regional market integration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zambia
Dakar
Senegal
West Africa
Casamance
World Bank
Rio
New York
Paris
East Africa
France
Senghor
West African Economic Community
Niver
Dahomey
Ivory Coast
Mauritania
Upper Volta
Mali
Togo
McGovern Plans Oklahoma City Campaign Stop
Senator George McGovern will hold a noon rally Monday at the Civic Center Music Hall in Oklahoma City. He arrives by private plane about 10 30 a m and will hold a 20 minute news conference at the Skirvin Hotel after the rally. He seeks party unity and support from an uncommitted delegation.
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Oklahoma City
George McGovern
Civic Center Music Hall
McGovern
Tom Boyd
South Dakota
Skirvin
David Hall
Midwest
North Dakota
Hall
Hubert Humphrey
Boyd
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City Restaurateur Runs for State Commission
Jack M. Starr, 54, an Oklahoma City restaurant owner, announces his candidacy for the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. He favors a sensible environmental and pollution control program supervised by the state and proposes reduced utility rates for people 65 and older. Starr is the eighth entrant for the seat vacated by Wilburn Cartwright.
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Oklahoma City
Jack M. Starr
State Corporation Commission
Starr
Wilburn Cartwright
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Robert E. Ford
Younger Brothers Gang
Jesse James
Belle
Alice Tubbs
British Isles
Indian Territory
Kitty the Schemer
Airship Annie
China Mary
Halershanks Eva
Fare Nell
Prairie Rose
Iowa Bull
Poker Alice
Kansas Town
Maggie
Newport
Astors
Whitney
Vanderbilts
Carpathia
Kar
Leopold Senghor
Sanghor
OC Restaurant
Massachusetts
Alors
ATCO
Arkla
EE Ucam
National Bank
Ray
Raulston
Gore
Montgomery Ward
Sheridan & Gore Lawton
C&w
Shop Southwest
DEPT
Sheriden & Gore
Bey Auto Center
Catelog Service
Floral Service
Accomodation Center
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