South Viet Nam Faces Thieu Warning and Laos Battles
North Viet Nam reportedly fired surface to air missiles over South Vietnam as South Vietnam commits 2000 marines into Laos. U S command notes possible new air strikes. Heavy fighting continues at Hill 30 in Laos with 18 000 U S troops across the border and casualties on both sides.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
U.S. Command
Laos
Hill 30
U.S
Indochina
General Westmoreland Honors Cruz at Ft Hood Ceremony
Retiring General decorates Cruz and presides over Project MAS STER activities at Fort Hood, highlighting ongoing operations and the base’s role in defense initiatives.
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Ft. Hood
Kidnappers Free Fly In Uruguay
Fly, 64, rescued after nearly seven months in captivity in Uruguay. His doctor said he is in apparently satisfactory condition with a mild heart attack noted. he will stay in hospital about a month under care of a U.S. medical team. Ambassador Adair said Fly cannot speak but will rest and receive attention for three to four weeks.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Fly
Jorge Dighiero
U.S
Charlies Adair
Fort Collins
Colo
John
William P. Rogers
John Fly
Wolfman Case Solved by Lawton Police Say Prank Suspects
Lawton police conclude there is no wolfman. Hennessee and Sillman indicate youths may be turned over to juvenile authorities for counseling if investigation finds nothing. They suspect pranksters or an off beat window peeper as the cause.
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Lawton
Hennessee
Enue Sillman
Wolpman
Army Nike Units To Be Reduced
Congressional sources say the Army will announce the shutdown by June 3 of 27 Nike Hercules firing batteries and 11 Nike Hercules launchers. The move reflects force reductions and adjustments to defense priorities.
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Nike
Washington
Capitol incident sparks theories and false alarms
An early Monday accident at the Capitol triggered a flood of theories and false hazardous-device scares. A Weather Underground letter claiming responsibility arrived as authorities, including the FBI, investigated while evacuees and building security weighed tighter access without impeding public entry.
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Ashington
Capitol
FBI
Associated Press
The
New York Post
New York Times
Weather Underground
Lawton Public Housing Director resigns for personal reasons
Lawton Public Housing Authority announces the resignation of its second executive director in under a year. Keegan cites personal reasons and says no hard feelings toward involved agencies. Predecessor Jack Webb resigned last summer as the network of local housing bodies absorbs the change.
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Lawton Public Housing Authority
Keegan
Jack Webb
Lawton
Kenneth White
Jerry Bucklew
Lou Brox
Lemuel Harkey
Charles Dickens
Snow melts as Lawton warming trends hit Thursday
A one day winter storm dropped up to four inches of snow across Southwest Oklahoma Tuesday. Lawton reported 2 inches with Sterling 1, Faxon 3, and Temple 3. By noon most roads were clear though some slick spots remained on city streets. Lawton street crews worked overnight to plow and treat major routes along Highways 36 and 5.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
Lawton Street Department
Thieu Says North Vietnam Should Decide Its Future
President Thieu urged Hanoi to choose its own path rather than provoke a U S attack in North Vietnam. He said a march on the north is a matter of time, but invasion is not necessary now, comments made after a Mekong Delta pacification seminar.
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Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Mekong
Reapportionment Vote Looms In Oklahoma Senate
Oklahoma Senate faced a high stakes vote on a Democratic reapportionment plan aimed at protecting incumbents. The measure cleared a first test but faces a tough floor fight, with a 25 vote threshold and potential emergency clause adoption. A House subcommittee also took up Gov. Hall's tax increase plan amid ongoing budget measures.
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Oklahoma
Senate
House
David Hall
Ership
Gene Stipe
D-Mcalester
Stipe
A. Terrill
D-Lawton
House ‘Revenue and Taxation Committee
Hall
Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee
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Faxon
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