Heavy Fighting Expected In Battle For Quang Tri
South Vietnamese forces press to recapture Quang Tri Province as helicopters land paratroops near Quang Tri City. U S B 52 strikes dust and smoke hinder landing. small VN units, five tanks, and captured enemy arms await in contested zones along Highway 1 and My Chanh River.
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Grice
Quang Tri City
Saigon
South Vietnam
Associated Press
Holger Jensen
U.S
Highway 1
My Chanh
Quang Tri Province
Bank raises prime rate to 5.14 percent starting Monday
First National City Bank announced a rate increase to 5 percent for prime lending beginning Monday after leading banks last week. In Missouri, two former inmates were captured near Norborne after escaping from an Oklahoma reformatory. Governor Wallace plans to attend the Democratic National Convention with a stop in Montgomery. In Germany, a 37-year-old truck driver killed his wife and then himself at a courthouse during a divorce proceeding.
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Silver Spring
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Montgomery
Ala
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Germany
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New Drunk Law Takes Effect This Saturday
State law enforcers will carry a new standard for drunk driving beginning Saturday. A blood alcohol level of .10 or higher is admissible as evidence of intoxication, replacing the old .15 limit. Between .05 and .10 indicates impairment, but proof of dangerous driving is needed for conviction.
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Vernon Field
Senate approves 20 percent Social Security hike many recipients
The Senate voted 82 to 4 to approve a 20 percent across the board increase in Social Security benefits, the largest in history. The boost shifts payroll taxes and raises cost of living adjustments, effective Sept 1 for checks issued Oct 3, amid warnings from President Nixon about economic strain.
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Washington
Nixon
Sen
Frank Church
D-Idaho
House
Church
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Ways and Means Committee
One Million Dollar Grant to Lawton Civic Center Project
The Lawton Urban Renewal Authority received 1,012,372 dollars in federal housing funds to finish the Civic Center Project. The grant funds will fund parking with the McMahon Foundation, property acquisition, land use changes, Third Street paving, storm drainage, water line relocations, sidewalks, and landscaping as the city advances its central library and urban renewal efforts. The project began in 1964 with a 940,367 dollar budget and aims to close out within a year.
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Lawton
Third Street
Gore Boulevard
B Avenue
Fifth
Third Streets
Fourth Street
Fourth See Center
Nixon Heads Back To Paris Talks In July
President Nixon announced the United States will return to Vietnam peace negotiations in Paris on July 13, signaling a chance for more serious discussions. He warned past expectations were often disappointed and offered no details on secret talks. He spoke from the White House East Room during a 43 minute news conference.
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Nixon
United States
Vietnam
Paris
White House
Spiro T. Agnew
Lawton Area Forecast Shows Warm Weekend Chance of Rain
Weather outlook for Lawton area reports temperatures near 90s this afternoon and Saturday. National Weather Service notes a 20 percent rain chance through Saturday across most of the state. Southwest winds 6 to 16 mph. tonight low in mid 70s. Thursday high reached 92 with a 73 low.
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Lawton
National Weather Service
McGovern Says Slice Could Backfire on Delegates
George McGovern argued the Credentials Committee action reducing California delegates may aid his presidential bid by highlighting perceived subversion of voters. He called the move fla grant and an inside deal, though he remained calm on CBS Morning News after learning of the California cut.
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George McGovern
Democratic Credentials Committee
California
McGovern
CBS Morning News
Leap Second To Mark Longest Day In History
The world observes history's first 61 second minute as atomic clocks delay one second at 7 p.m. CDT. Dr. Gernot Winkler notes leap seconds will be added globally to prevent clock and sighting discrepancies.
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Gernot Winkler
International Astronomical Union
Winkler
U.S. Naval Observatory
Washington, D.C
Los Angeles Times
Dr. Winkler
California
Barstow
Calif
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Goldstone
Jay Cartwright
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