Clean-Up Begins As Waters Recede In Flood Areas
After widespread floods from Agnes large swaths of Pennsylvania New York and surrounding states faced water shortages looting and damage. Officials warned swift aid from federal and state agencies while Red Cross launched a 10 million disaster fund campaign as 30 000 families were identified as needing assistance.
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19 Year Old Elected to Minnesota Electoral College
William Jungbauer a 19 year old Mahtomedi youth was chosen to represent Minnesota in the Electoral College if Nixon wins the state. He nominated himself at the Republican state convention after years of campaigning beginning in 1960 with his precinct chairman father. Betty Torrey and Jungbauer were elected by secret ballot. Vote totals were not released.
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Jungbauer
Nixon
Betty Torrey
Red Wing
St. Mary’s College, Winona
Witnesses Gain Right To Challenge Wiretaps in Court
A divided Supreme Court in a 5 to 4 ruling grants grand jury witnesses the right to contest the legality of government wiretaps before testifying. The decision blocks contempt jail until the government proves no illegal tapping, upholding reversals of civil contempt convictions of Sister Jaques Egan and former nun Anne Walsh tied to an kidnapping probe of adviser Henry Kis singer.
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Anne Walsh
Henry A. Kissinger
Brennan
City Registrars Listed by Ward for 18-Year Registration
A compiled roster shows 23 ward specific registrars with names and addresses for voters age 18. The list spans Washington to Powell wards, noting registrar Mrs. Kenneth Clapp through Joseph F. Hardiman and others.
McGovern Arrives in Oklahoma City for Delegates Debate
South Dakota Senator George McGovern arrives in Oklahoma City to press for delegates for the national convention. He meets with delegation members and labor leaders, holds a downtown rally, and holds a 2 p.m. press conference at the Skirvin Hotel.
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South Dakota
George McGovern
Skirvin Hotel
Oklahoma County
Jerry Gilbert
McGovern
Skyjacker flees after hijacking American Airlines jet
The hijacker forced an American Airlines 727 from St Louis to Tulsa to return, demanded 502000 dollars and two parachutes, then swapped planes after a crash. He vanished over Peru early Saturday. FBI Indiana chief James Martin says leads are dead ends and a 12,000 acre reservoir area remains to be searched.
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Tulsa
Oklo
Peru
James Martin
FBI
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Grissom Air Force Base
Martin
U S Commands Consolidate Air Operations Amid Vietnam War Actions
U S forces report heavy fighting near Hue and Quang Tri with B52 raids killing over 400 North Vietnamese troops and tonnage destroyed. Despite shelling along My Chan h defense line, tanks escaped. The move to absorb SAC and 7th Air Force centers aims at tighter control amid force reductions.
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My Chanh
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North Vietnam
John D. Lavelle
Vietnam
New Food Program Is Revealed At National Grocers Meet
New Orleans broadcasting of Project Consumer Concern announced by Under Secretary J. Phil Campbell during the 73rd annual convention of the National Association of Retail Grocers. The two year program partners the association and the Department of Agriculture to improve food handling storage and distribution.
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National Association of Retail Grocers
United States
Association
Department of Agriculture
America
High Court Sets Stage For Obscenity Review
The Supreme Court plans a broad review of obscenity laws in the next term. Questions include national versus state standards, theater and film restrictions, and interstate transport of obscene material. Cases from Paris Adult Theater, Village Books, Ariel Paladini, George Orito, Marvin Miller, and Murray Kaplan frame the dispute over community standards and permissible content.
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Los Angeles
Ariel O. Paladini
George Joseph Orito
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Marvin Miller
Orange County
Supreme Court narrows ruling on Army activities case
Burger notes no view on policy of challenged Army actions while courts lack basis to decide the matter. Other actions include delaying judgment on Texas and Georgia abortion laws, setting up next term review of obscenity laws, and ruling that prior recorded testimony may be used without violating confrontation rights. Final decisions due Thursday before summer recess.
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Supreme Court
Texas
Georgia
Five Drown Over Weekend In Oklahoma Lakes
Five persons drowned over the weekend in Oklahoma. Wayne Clarkson, 20, of Chandler, was found Sunday at Chandler city lake after an overnight campout with two friends. On Saturday two Tulsa brothers Ronald Wall, 5, and Franklin, 9, drowned in Lake Yahola.
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Chandler’s City Lake
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Ronald Wall
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Lake Yahola
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Nixon Campaigns On Food Prices In Speech
President Nixon pledged to fight rising food costs and said he would do whatever is necessary to win the price battle. He noted an 11 percent rise in meat import quotas from 1971 and framed the policy as addressing a short term shortage beyond farmers’ ability to fill. The Price Commission held a four hour closed session but issued no statements.
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Cost of Living Council
Hitchhiker Killed On Interstate 40
An unidentified teen was struck and killed early Monday on Interstate 40 just south of Clinton in Custer County. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said the youth stepped into the roadway. The death raised Oklahoma’s 1972 traffic toll to 365, up from 349 a year earlier.
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Custer County
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Oklahoma
Simple test could prevent many US strokes say UCLA researchers
Carmel California AP reports two UCLA medical researchers say a simple new test could reveal conditions leading to a stroke and prevent many of the 1.5 million strokes that occur annually in the United States.
Harvest and Hunter’s Moon Times Defined
The harvest moon is the full moon near the autumnal equinox on September 23, and the hunter’s moon is the full moon in October.
OBU Honors 11 City and Shawnee Students Named
Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee lists 11 city students and seven from OBU on the Presidents Honor Roll for the spring term. The Dean's Honor Roll also includes four city students meeting the 3.0 GPA with at least three courses.
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Oklahoma Baptist University
Shawnee
Tommy Chris Hansen
Kenneth David Roark
Jennifer Lynn Jenkins Weber
Saradell Green
ROTC Programs Encourage Path to Commissioned Officers
The article outlines ROTC and related programs noting emphasis on pursuing commissions through the U S Military Academy, the Senior ROTC program, and officer candidate school. Junior ROTC remains a voluntary program delivering leadership training and basic military orientation guiding students toward Senior ROTC and eventual second lieutenant commissions.
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U.S. Military Academy
Fire report shows multiple alarms and fires in Lawton
Lawton Fire Department logs Sunday responses at 6310 and 4415 Cache Road for automatic alarms with no damage. A 493 Williams electrical fire, 706 Washington grass and house fires, and 1208 Sheridan grass fire are recorded, plus 1th and Monroe grass at 9:27 a.m. Monday.
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Williams
Washington
Monroe
Sheridan
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