Heavy Fighting Near Phnom Penh Escalates
Communist forces launch a twin prong assault near Phnom Penh nine miles southwest at a key road junction. U S B52s and fighters bomb targets through the night as government troops reinforce around Kampong Tuol and Kampong Kantuot. Saigon reports a prisoner exchange plan for 500 Viet Cong civilians and 33 military prisoners plus 410 South Vietnamese military prisoners and 207 civilians to proceed next Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
U.S
Kompong Tuol
Kampong Kantuot
Highway 4
Kompong Som
Saigon
Joint Military Commission
Per Capita US Energy Use Outpaces World Average
The United States uses 35 percent of global energy. An average American consumes five times more energy than the world citizen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Lawton Students Challenge Desegregation Plan in Federal Suit
Brigitte Chenault sue Lawton Oklahoma school system claiming desegregation shifts burden onto black students. She seeks injunctions to halt school closings and curb racially discriminatory practices in assignments, employment, and school locations. Plaintiffs include community groups and civil rights organizations. The case targets Dunbar Elementary and biracial school assignments amid planned 1973 closures. The suit names Lawton School Board and administrators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Lawton
Brigitte M. Chenault
Dunbar
Hugh Bish
Lawton School Board
Stock Mart Awaits Dean Testimony Wall Street Slumps
The stock market declined as Wall Street awaited John W. Dean III testimony in Watergate. The Dow at noon fell amid uncertainty, with McDonald’s down 31 percent as fears of gasoline shortages hurting fast food sales weighed on investors. State grain and produce prices were listed for several Oklahoma towns, while hogs and cattle markets showed varied activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wall Street
John W. Dean III
New York Stock Exchange
Dean
White House
McDonald’s Corp
American Stock Exchange
TWA
Thunderhawk cheerleader camp draws area youths to OU
675 youths from six states attended the first of three sessions of the 21st annual Thunderhawk cheerleader camp at the University of Oklahoma June 18 22. The event sponsored by OU and the National Cheerleaders Association emphasized sportsmanship leadership and crowd psychology with instructors from universities nationwide. Names from Lawton area schools include Sherry High Susan Routh Janice Robertson and others among participants from multiple junior highs and high schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Thunderhawk
University of Oklahoma
National Cheerleaders Association
Tomlinson Junior High
Sherry High
Susan Routh
Janice Robertson
Gaye Neighbors
Vickie Voorhees
Tina Rochelle
Lisa Suffern
Real estate transfers and stamp payments list
A ledger of property transfers shows Roger B. and Barbara Kirk to Michael Chesser for lot 2 block 14 in Country Club West Part Three with 2.20 stamps. Laura Sanders to James Mills and Mills to Mills for a tract in NE section 15 TANRIOW with 10 stamps. Pete Holcombe and Wanda Holcombe with John and Gloria wonesiotis transfer lot 3 block 93 Lawton Heights Part Three with 55 cents stamps. Gerald Neuwirth to Allen and Diana Hardesty for lot 28 block 1 Sherwood Part One with 2.75 stamps. Robert Stockard to Raymond and Mary Holbrooks for lot 31 block 6 Sullivan's Village Part Three with 1.65 stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger B
Barbara J. Kirk
Michael T
Dolores M. Chesser
Country Club West Addition
Laura E. Sanders
James M. Fagida E. Mills
Tan Riow
Pete H
Wanda Holcombe
John C
Gloria L. Wonesiotis
Lawton Heights
Gerald F
Patricia C. Neuwirth
Allend
Diana Hardesty
Sherwood Addition
Robert C. Stockard
Raymond L
Mary F. Holbrooks
Sullivan's Village
Lake Ellsworth aerial survey contract eyed by council
City council will consider awarding a $5,900 low bid to Aero Topo Inc. of Oklahoma City for a photogrammetric survey of Lake Ellsworth properties to aid land acquisitions. The project aims for completion within 60 days weather permitting and may include ground control marking by city staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aero Topo Inc
Oklahoma City
Lake Ellsworth Properties
Aero Tope Inc
M. G. Fuller & Associates
Lawton
Paul Brune
Brune
Area youths attend baton clinic at OU Thunderhawk event
Lawton area youths joined 300 baton twirlers at the 26th annual Thunderhawk baton clinic at the University of Oklahoma. Participants from six states received instruction in dance and routines with specialty classes in two baton and fire baton. Notable staff included Duke Miller. Lawton High and junior high students listed among attendees.
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Lawton
Thunderhawk
University of Oklahoma
Duke Miller
Phoenix
Ariz
Lawton High
Debbie Baker
Laura Elkins
Margaret Robinson
Debbie Audrell
Jo Jo Higgins
Pam Jackson
Dyand Houser
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Skylab
Pete Cooper
Leonid Brezhnev
Communist Party
Nixon
Paul J. Weitz
Joseph P. Kerwin
Viktor Sukhodrev
Cooper
International Commission of Control and Supervision
3Oviet Union
Washington
Soviet Union
Agriculture Department
Foreign Agricultural Service
Stock Mart
State Department of Agriculture
Keyes
Liberal
Perryton
Medford
Hobart
Mangum
Afton
Clinton
Geary
Manchester
Okeene
Watonga
Weatherford
Altus
el Reno
Yukon
Muskogee
Gulf
Temple
Aston
Pauls Valley
MacArthur Junior High
Pam Martin
Dawn Tackett
Concesa Fernandez
Shelia Loftin
Denise Collis
Connie Shaw
Joanna Ezzell
Rita Green
Kim Calciolari
Donna Swindle
Central Junior High
Linda Sperling
JoAnna Nauman
LeAnn Thomas
Gloria Turner
Linda Burch
Susie Byrd
Kathy Marshall
Kara Shaw
Edison
Marlow
Karen Vaughn
Jill Kirkpatrick
Lisa May
Becky Huff
Trisha Wortham
Shari Lawrenz
Loetta Dennis
Marlow Junior High
Barilym Taylor
Betty Scott
Yvonne Lamb
Becky Lamb
Sylvia Dirickson
le- Ann Howard
D Ave
Cache Road Square
Miller
Dearborn
Safety Cab Co
J and Checker Cab Co
Board of Regents
Gore Boulevard
Cameron College
Belt Haynes Equipment Co
Benham - Blair and Affiliates, Inc
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Kingsbriar Addition
AAA Glass CO
Eisenhower Junior High
Laurie Dodd
Connie Gisinger
Kelly Galbraith
Karolyn Curran
Marlow High
Janet Killgore
Lourdes Guijarro
Sheila Wisenhunt
Anti National Bank
Armed Services
Tillman County Memorial Hospital
of Trustees
Friedrich Central
Soma Eee
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