Five-Day Filing Opens for City Offices in Weatherford
Nine candidates entered the city race including James Knox and City Treasurer Kermit Denham. Herman Ledford seeks mayor with Mrs. Elia Madden opposing Knox. Ward 3 contenders are Paul Pratt and Larry Ferguson. Voter registration runs to March 5 at courthouse hours or precinct centers. Residence listed as No. 28 S. 49th with spouse Joan.
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James Knox
Kermit Denham
Herman Ledford
Elia Madden
Knox
J. N. Logan
County Election Board
Woody Wolverton
Larry Ferguson
Alford Hennessee
Supreme Court to Hear Birth Control Distribution Case
The Supreme Court will hear Massachusetts appeal on a 91 year old law banning distribution of birth control devices. A Boston circuit ruling last July held the law invalid as conflicting with fundamental human rights. A decision is expected by June 1972.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Massachusetts
U.S. Circuit Court
Boston
South Viets Reinforce Northern Front Areas
Saigon reports further U S and allied air and ground support to Laos as part of the drive to sever the Ho Chi Minh trail. South Vietnamese力量 across the border holds at 16,000. additional helicopters from the 1st Air Cavalry Division bolster the operation. Lt Gen James W. Sullivan leads 9,000 U S troops acting as a blocking force on the Vietnamese side.
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Saigon
U.S
Laos
North Vietnam
Tran van An
James W. Sutherland
Air Force to ban overseas slot machines amid graft probes
The Air Force plans a nationwide ban on slot machines at overseas clubs after charges of corruption in military recreation. Sen. Ribicoff and Rep. Gurney led the investigation citing skimmed receipts and kickbacks. the service has already restricted to nickel and dime games and begun removing them.
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Air Force
M. L. Boswell
Ribicoff
Nixon Seeks Iowa Support for 1971 Goals
President Nixon visited Des Moines to press rural Iowa lawmakers for federal revenue sharing and a government reorganization including the Agriculture Department. He urged decisions affecting rural America be made by those who know it, announcing a $100 million addition to the original $1 billion special revenue proposal. He spoke with Mrs. Nixon and four Cabinet members during the Iowa stop.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Nixon
America
Agriculture Department
D.C
Explosion Harms Capitol Wing In Bomb Blast
A bomb exploded in the U S Capitol wing at 1 32 a m causing extensive damage but no injuries. Police received a call warning evacuations and said the act was retaliation for foreign actions.
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Washington
Laos
Capitol
Senate
Shock at Capitol Bomb Incident Draws Bipartisan Reactions
President Nixon and Senate leaders reacted with shock to a bomb in a Capitol washroom. Senators Scott Fulbright Hughes condemned the act, calling it revolutionary or mad. Officials pledged no capitulation to terror and public opening of the Capitol was urged.
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Scott
Capitol
Spiro T. A New
Harold E. Hughes
Lowa
Hughes
Chicago
Weather outlook for Lawton and Southwest Oklahoma
A 4 percent chance of rain or snow is forecast tonight and Tuesday. Highs in the 50s with overnight lows in the mid-30s. Cooler conditions are expected after a day with a high near 60 and an overnight low around 35.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
Prison escape artist Emmet McCarthy at large in Oklahoma again
Emmet Ray McCarthy, a 38 year old escape artist, slipped from the Vocational Rehabilitation Center at Park Anderson near Tishomingo. He earlier kidnapped seven people in 1967 and escaped Ponotoc County jail twice after return to Ada.
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Oklahoma
Gtringtown
Okla
Emmet Ray McCarthy
McAlester State Penitentiary
Park Anderson
McCarthy
Prison Trustee Board
Anderson
Oklahoma City
Marietta
Texas
Ada
Pontotoc County
Pope
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Ward 3
Paul Pratt
Wweatherford
No. 28
S. 49Th
Joan
Power Col
South Viets
Gardner
1St Air Cavalry Division
I Ab Sas
U.S. Capitol
James
Solons Express
Ashington
Fulbright
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