Syrians vow heavy retaliation after Israeli strikes
Beir ut reports Syria pledged to retaliate against all future Israeli attacks after conducting its first air strike against Israel in nearly two years. Mortars and bazookas shelled Israeli positions in the Golan Heights for eight hours as Damascus claimed heavy losses from Israeli air and artillery strikes on guerrilla camps.
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Beirut
Syria
Israel
Damascus
Golan Heights
MIGI
Israe
Middle East
Missionary Beeby Ordered Deported From Taiwan
A 52 year old British missionary Rev Dr H D Beeby acting principal of Taiwan Theological College and his wife were ordered to leave Taiwan by March 6 for calling for elections to oust the Nationalist regime. He supported Taiwanese self determination and helped prepare a Dec 29 statement by the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan. The couple plan to go to Hong Kong with two children.
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London
Taiwan
English Presbyterian Church
H. D. Beeby
Taiwan Theological College of Taiwan
Beeby
C. M. Kao
Presbyterian Church In
Hong Kong
Devaluation Bill Clears Senate in Easy Vote
In Washington the Senate approved Nixon’s dollar devaluation bill by a wide margin and urged a clean measure to calm global markets. Treasury Secretary Connally warned a House amendment allowing gold ownership would spark confusion and raise prices. The bill shifts official gold price from 35 to 38 dollars an ounce, an 8.57 percent devaluation.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate
House
Treasury Department
Treasury
John Bb. Connally
House Banking and Currency Committee
Connally
Bixby Promoter resigns over Freeway 77 dispute
Bert Reid Jr, chairman of the Freeway 77 promotion in the Bixby area, resigns after accusing Gov. David Hall of lying and selling out. He denounces the $259 million program as highway robbery and says it neglects four-laning Oklahoma 64 from Bixby to Tulsa in favor of the Mingo Valley Expressway.
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Bixby
Okla
David Hall
Bert Reid, Jr
World Deaths Vladimir Golschman Led Great Orchestras
Vladimir Golschman 78 longtime conductor of the St Louis Symphony Orchestra from 1931 to 1957 died at home. He also led orchestras in Boston Philadelphia Cincinnati Cleveland Detroit Minneapolis Rochester San Francisco Chicago and New York. Lievd Aubert retired Los Angeles oil firm executive and civic leader died Tuesday night after a career as vice president of Signal Oil Co.
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New York
Iap
Vladimir Golschman
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Boston
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Detroit
Minneapolis
Rochester
San Francisco
Chicago
Los Angeles
Lievd Aubert
Signal OF Co
Pr Victor Babin Dies at 63 in Cleveland
Victor Babin 63 longtime head of the Cleveland Institute of Music and renowned concert pianist has died in Cleveland AP reports. His leadership and performances shaped regional and international classical music scenes.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Victor Babin
Cleveland Institute of Music
George D. Smith UPS Chairman Dies at 74
George D. Smith, 74, chairman of the board and chief executive of United Parcel Service, died Tuesday. He joined the firm as an accountant in 1925 when the company served only a small section of the Pacific Coast.
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Los Angeles
George D. Smith
United Parcel Service
Pacific Coast
MacArthur Talent Winners Named at School Assembly
Plaques awarded to three MacArthur Junior Senior High students for first place at an all school talent assembly in the MacArthur auditorium. Winners include Tommy Michele pianist Myron James and Marline Butler vocal duo. Acts featured vocal piano guitar violin solos dramatic reading and a rock band.
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MacArthur
MacArthur Auditorium
Tommy Michele
Myron James
Marline Butler
New Year’s Eve Debt Payoff Practice in China
On New Year’s Eve Chinese households traditionally settle debts incurred during the year. The ritual aims to clear financial obligations before the new year and start afresh with a clean slate.
Nixon Chou statements hint at talks for better ties
An unnamed official says future Sino American steps may include direct talks with Chou En Lai to ease 22 years of barriers and advance peaceful coexistence. He notes China’s shift after Nixon Chou Shanghai declaration and concerns over Taiwan policy and domestic reaction in the United States.
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U.S
Peking
Chou
Nixon
Taiwan
United States
China
Assessor records show largest five year rise in local history
The board will review complaints in a legal session set for April 24. The district attorney said letters from residents unhappy with tax evaluation increases are received when mailed and copies go to the assessor. The Oklahoma Tax Commission noted the letters remain the county clerk’s property until the session, while Clark seeks early access to the complaints.
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Glenn
Clark
Field
Oklahoma Tax Commission
Infant Thomas R Harrold Funeral Rites Set
Graveside rites for infant Thomas Robert Harrold son of Pfc Thomas A Harrold and his wife were scheduled for 4 p m today at Resthaven Cemetery Oklahoma City. Rev Gerald Quiram of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Midwest City will officiate with Ritter Dalton Funeral Home directing. survivors include grandparents Mr and Mrs Arstinestall and Kenneth B Harrold and Nadine Harrold. Phc Harrold belonged to RB Battery of the Enlisted Students Battalion.
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Thomas Robert Harrold
Pfc
Thomas A. Harrold
Lee
Fort Sill
Resthaven
Oklahoma City
Gerald Quiram
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Midwest City
Ritter Dalton
Robert Arstinestall
Kenneth B. Harrold
Edmond
Nadine Harrold
Phc
Harrold
RB Battery
Penick of Medicine Park Ernest Penick Dies at 77
Ernest Benjamin Penick, 77, of Medicine Park died after a long illness in a Lawton hospital. Born December 4, 1894 in Strawn Texas, he lived in Comanche County since 1994 and retired in 1969 from Fort Sill civil service. Survived by wife Lorene Garner, six sons, one daughter, a brother and 17 grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are pending at Ritter-Dalton Funeral Home.
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Medicine Park
Ernest Benjamin Penick
Lawton
Ritter-Dalton Funeral Home
Mr. Penick
Strawn
Tex
Comanche County
Meers
Fort Sill
Lorene Garner
Ernest L
Star Route
Charles
Slaton
Eugene
Harlan J
Donald
Cecil
Peggy Allison
Robert
Heroin Seizure Linked to Cigarette Smuggling Ring
A long surveillance led to the capture of heroin aboard Caprice near Villefranche. The vessel, once captained by Boucan, was chased by two customs boats before being searched in Marseille where water tight sacks hidden in the hold under tanks were found. Police and U S authorities praise cross border cooperation and mark the seizure as a major find.
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Boucan
Caprice
Villefranche
Marseille
Tulsa Union Fires Agent Over City Commissioner Bid
Tulsa Municipal Employer Union fires James Hillard, its business agent, citing political activity risk to the union’s tax exempt status as he contemplates running for the city commission this spring. Hillard had previously served as a street department employee and was involved in prior city political controversies. A later line notes a survey about married women on hospital nursing staffs in western Australia.
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Tulsa, Okla
Tulsa
James Hillard
City Commission
Hilliard
Union
Robert J. LaFortune
Western Australia
New Military Force To Be Smallest In 25 Years
The United States aims for an all volunteer force with 2 358 000 in uniform by mid 1973 and draft reductions toward 30 000 this year. Costs rise above pre Vietnam levels with pay and benefits climbing, while incentives seek to attract volunteers and possibly use National Guard and reserves as a last resort.
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Laird
National Guard
Nixon
United States
Pentagon
Guarda Reserve
Armed Services
South Korea
Vietnam
Ex-Prisoner Sought In Killing
Oklahoma authorities search for Robert Steele a recently released federal prisoner in connection with the slaying of Leon Pase 51 of Milford Delaware whose body was found along Interstate. Steele faced murder charges and was last known to be in a station wagon with West Virginia plates.
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Shawnef
Okla
Oklahoma
Delaware
Seminole County Asst. Dist. Atty
Bul Biggers
Robert Sieele
Atlanta
Here
Leon W. Pase
Milford
Del
Pase
Steele
Biggers
Biewers
West Virginia
Senate Debates School Desegregation Funding Proposals
A constitutional amendment faces two thirds Senate odds while Nixon weighs positions on busing Atty Gen Mitchell says option papers arrive by week end. House and Senate clash over desegregation funds college aid and higher education rules with grants loans and work programs and new Indian education and women discrimination aims.
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Senate
Nixon
John N. Mitchell
House
Schol
Home is where the carpet is
A casual ad style pitch promotes movable carpet squares that can be added or removed to fit any space. The copy emphasizes versatility and portability, likening the squares to a security blanket for frequent movers and suggesting various textures and patterns.
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Paze
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U.S. Narcotics Bureau For
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