Taxpayers scramble for early Oklahoma refunds in 1974
IRS office in Oklahoma City reports filings ahead of last year with 254000 received and 127000 refunds issued totaling about 43048000. Average Oklahoma refund around 340 dollars. Tax preparers in Lawton note 35 percent higher volume and longer processing times, with many filers itemizing more and increasing move related filings.
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Internal Revenue Service
Oklahoma City
IRS
Austin
Bob Dearbrouck
Oklahoma
Austin Cen
Ter
Dearbrock
Deerbrock
James Riley
Century Service Company
Lawton
Riley
Israelis Training With Fort Sill On Lance Missile
More than half of 80 to 90 Israeli Army soldiers studying the U S Army Lance battlefield missile are training here with Fort Sill artillery unit personnel Defense Department spokesman confirms. Fort Sill is one of four U S points where Israelis gain experience with the new field artillery system.
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U.S
Fort Sill
Defense Department
Rocket Hits U S Airplane In Phnom Penh
An American cargo jet part of a rice and supply airlift to Phnom Penh was struck on the ground during a rocket and artillery attack on the city’s airport. No crew injuries were reported. the plane returned to Tan Son Nhut, while two ground casualties and over 20 wounded were reported.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Saigon
Tan Son Nhut
DCS
U.S
Washington
Pentagon
World Airways
Gulf of Thailand
United States
City council urged to call election on public housing authority
Lawton Advisory Committee unanimously adopts a resolution requesting a new vote on the need for a Public Housing Authority. The group cites future elderly housing needs and notes the authority is now restricted from building plus about $240,000 in housing funds.
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Lawton Advisory Committee
LAC
Mously
Lawton
Housing Authority
Andre van Rest
Tombstone Epitaph Killed By Readers
A long cherished newspaper in Tombstone Arizona folds under economic pressure ending a near century of brassy journalism tied to the town’s violent frontier history. The Epitaph grew from 1880 reportage by John P Clum with Virgil Earp Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday famous for the gunfight at the Ok Corral.
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Tombstone
Ariz
John P. Clum
O.K. Corral
Clum
Earp
Virgil
Wyatt
Morgan
John H.dacy Holliday
U.S
Dodge City
Kan
Earps
Billy Clanton
McLowery Brothers
Frank
Tom
Corral
McLowerys
Wyatt Earp
Doc Holliday
Virgil Earp
Vote Override Bid Planned By House On Oil Tariff Bill
The House plans a vote next Tuesday to override President Ford's veto delaying oil tariffs. Republicans claim the votes to sustain the veto and seek an early test, while Democrats push a 60 day postponement as a basis for compromise.
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House
Washington
Ford
Senate
Thomas P O'Neill
D-Mass
John J. Rhodes
Arizona
White House
Carl Albert
Ways and Means
Congress
Treasury
William E. Simon
Warm spell lingers with gusty winds in Lawton area
National Weather Service in Oklahoma City reports a warm period continues with a high pressure system bringing strong winds and lake wind warnings. Temperatures shift from 55 to 37 during Tuesday with lows in the lower 40s and highs near 70 later in the week.
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Lawton
National Weather Service
Oklahoma City
Marines Ready for Evacuation Amid Cambodian Crisis
A small Marine force and helicopters are on standby aboard a carrier near the Gulf of Thailand as Pentagon contingency plans for evacuating Americans from Phnom Penh are explored. Additional Marines stand by in Okinawa. no evacuation order exists. House Foreign Affairs Committee reviews Ford's $222 million emergency aid request for Cambodia. Page 4.
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Ashington
Gulf of Thailand
Pentagon
Phnom Penh
Okinawa
U.S
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Ford
Cambodia
House Foreign Operations Appropriations Subcommittee
Offenders Offered DUI School At Cameron University
Convicted municipal court offenders on driving after drinking may choose jail or attend a DUI school at Cameron University starting 7 p.m. Monday. Organizer Dr. Bob Quinten says the program aims to show the seriousness of drinking driving and encourage avoidance in the future.
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Dennis Lang
Cameron University
Bob Quinten
Prosecution Rests in Hall Conspiracy Trial in Oklahoma City
In Oklahoma City the government rested its case in the bribery conspiracy trial of former Gov. David Hall and Dallas financier W. W. Doc Taylor at 11:15 a.m. CDT after reopening for further cross examination. James Duckess recalled as Taylor’s son in law said Taylor warned of government action if the trustees of the state employes retirement fund did not invest 10 million with Guaranteed Investors Corp. Burkett led 23 witnesses over seven days. Hall’s counsel prepared to present opening statements after lunch.
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Oklahoma City
David Hall
Dallas
W. W
Doc” Taylor
U.S. Atty
William R. Burkett
U.S. District Court
Fred Daugherty
Taylor
James Duckess
Richardson, Tex
John Rogers
Duckess
Guaranteed Investors Corp
Burkett
Urban Homestead Plan Proposed For Moderate Income Housing
A city proposes the Urban Homestead Program under the HUD funded plan to use HUD owned houses for moderate income families. Payments equal 15 percent of annual income until 3 percent of the property's fair market value is paid. Title transfers after conditions met. The plan requires three years occupancy and regular inspections plus 18 months for repairs amid broader housing funding aims.
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LAC
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Fargo
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LA Times
Washington Post Service
Epitaph
Simon
Senate Finance Committee
Hall
D. C. Thomas
I'S
Abby
Homestead
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