Pearl St Buck, Renowned Author on China, Dies at Home
Pearl St Buck, Pulitzer and Nobel laureate, long based in China, dies at her Bucks County home. Her life spanned teaching in China, novel writing including The Good Earth, adoption work, Welcome House, and a public career across Europe and America.
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Pearl St. Buck
China
John Sedges
America
Europe
Pearl Sydenstricker
Hillsboro
W.va
Randolph-Macon College
Virginia
Randolph- Macon
John Lossing Buck
Nanking
Cornell University
New York
John Day Co
Bucks
Richard J. Walsh
Walsh
Lawton Publishing Company Subscription Rates
The Lawton Constitution and Morning Press lists subscription options with daily and Sunday editions. Rates vary by location, including Lawton Fort Sill and other states, with advertising and advance payment details.
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Lawton Constitution
Sol
Sun
Lawton Morning Press
Lawton Constitution and
Morning Press
Lawton Publishing Co., Inc
Ard & A Ave
Leowton
Okla
Lawton Okiohome
Lawton
Fort Sill
Press & Sum
APO
Mecca Tie
McNihiy Rai
LaDonna Harris Links Wounded Knee to Indian Woes
LaDonna Harris, wife of former Senator Fred Harris, ties the Wounded Knee hostage crisis to broader tribal tensions. She cites deplorable conditions in Washington Oklahoma and South Dakota and calls for BIA reorganization to grant greater self determination.
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LaDonna
Spokane
Wash
Wounded Knee
S. D
U. S
Fred Harris
Oklahoma
la- Donna Harris
The
Americans For Indian Opportunity
Washington, D. C
BIA
Manufacturers Seek Retention of Key Tax Benefits
Washington AP The National Association of Manufacturers urged keeping and possibly liberalizing tax provisions vital to business. NAM VP E A Vaughn noted reduced reform hysteria and pressed to retain the 7 percent investment credit, accelerated depreciation, and mineral depletion write offs while easing corporate surtax. AFL CIO’s Jerry Wurf urged tax reform with payroll tax restructuring or exemptions for dependents and argued for repealing the investment credit.
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Washington
National Association of Manufacturers
E. A. Vaughn
House
Ways and Means Committee
Vaughn
Aluminum Co. of America
Wurf
Teen Nabbed In Kidnapping Of Operator
A 17 year old youth was arrested after abducting Jenellee Smith a 37 year old operator. He forced her to drive to Vega Texas took $50 then returned $1 and fled west. He was captured near Santa Rosa on Interstate 40 and charged with driving without a license.
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Santa Rosa
N.M
Amarillo
Tex
Vega
New Mexico
Guadalupe County
Jenellee Smith
U S Sends Spy Satellite Aloft
An Atlas Agena rocket lifted off from Cape Kennedy at about 1 30 a m EST carrying a new intelligence gathering satellite. It marked the second secret satellite launch of its type in three months with the Air Force keeping the mission confidential.
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Cape Kennedy
Fila
Air Force
Lawton Council Extends Term and Approves Interim Utilities
Lawton council votes to extend for two months past March 15 and approve interim utility billing changes. Nearly twenty thousand dollars are refunded to groups including Instant Music, YMCA, Boys Club, Parks, and a child dental health project. Included is two thousand three hundred seventy five for a mobile home sale purchased with Model Cities funds. Exemptions for unoccupied units from sewer and garbage charges are approved with false certification penalties. six council members attended, four were absent.
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Lawton Public Schools
YMCA
Patterson Center
George Bridges
Lawton
Dental Society
Health Department
Model Cities
Woody Wolverton
Republicans Attack Demo Fund Assault In Nixon Talks
Senate GOP leader Hugh Scott and House GOP Leader Gerald Ford defended Nixon’s decision to impound 14 billion dollars in appropriations. They painted Democrats as spendthrift and accused them of pushing for looser funds. Scott ridiculed Democrats for wanting higher spending and referenced Humphrey calling the budget a domestic retreat.
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Washington
Senate
House
Nixon
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Gerald Ford
Michigan
Ford
Scott
White House
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Dutch Extradites German Armored Car Driver in Theft
Dutch authorities extradited Guenter Heinemann a 27 year old German armored car driver who fled with 1.35 million marks. Police said his 37 year old accomplice remained in the Netherlands after allegedly trying to run down an officer near Den Helder. Authorities used a map Heinemann provided to recover most of the loot hidden in a rotting stump near Moencheng Germany after the February 26 theft.
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Guenter Heinemann
Netherlands
den Helder
Moencheng
Heinemann
State Bank of
Duessel
Gray warns on Watergate hearings impact on security and privacy
L Patrick Gray III told the Senate Judiciary Committee the Watergate inquiry could probe FBI procedures and his conduct as acting director while stressing concerns about national security due process and privacy. He said the select committee will pursue the Watergate record fully with safeguards to protect innocent bystanders. He warned about potential disclosure of investigative techniques and grand jury testimony.
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Washington
L. Patrick Gray III
Gray
Senate Judiciary Committee
FBI
Senate
Sen. Ervin
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N
Oklahoma CAA funding cuts affect several counties and programs
The Oklahoma CAA network faces OEO funding cuts affecting multiple CAAs. Cookson Hills Delta Little Dixie Rural Enterprises receive varied federal sums including subtractions of OEO funds. November 30 cuts hit Cookson Hills Delta Little Dixie Rural Enterprises. December 31 cuts hit Oklahomans for Indian Opportunity and seven CAAs including Big Five Hughes Indian Nations Muskogee Southwest Tulsa and Washita Valley.
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CAA
Indiahoma
Elgin
Lawton
Primus
OEO
Caas
Cookson Hills
Delta
Little Dixie
Rural Enterprises Caas
Cookson Hills Caa
Adair
Cherokee
Delaware
Sequoyah
Delta Caa
McClain
Stephens
Little Dixie Caa
Chootaha
Cotton
Jefferson
Kiowa
Tillman
Washita
Big Five
Hughes
Indian Nations
Muskogee
Southwest
Tulsa
Washita Valley
Southwest Caa
Greer
Harmon
Jackson
Demi Lashes Fix Outer Corner Lift For Natural Look
Demi lashes are recommended at the outer corners to lift the eyes without a theatrical effect. The tip suggests using lashes at the outer edges to avoid overpowering the overall appearance.
Pledges of Domestic Funding Fight Amid National Debate
Humphrey denounces Nixon’s revenue sharing as an assault on domestic programs. He cites needed repairs, pollution cleanup, poverty and racial justice, and failing transportation. Mayors met with White House officials to discuss relief for municipalities in transition.
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Humphrey
Nixon
White House
Tration
Los Angeles
Thomas Bradley
Kenneth Cole
Pete Wilson
San Diego
Cole
Administration
John Driggs
Phoenix
Bradley
National Governors Conference
Airliner Collision in France Kills 68 Near Nantes
Two Spanish airliners collided about 260 miles southwest of Abbeville near the Nantes coast. An Iberia DC9 exploded midair killing all 68 aboard. a Spantax Convair Coronado landed safely after losing part of a wing with 108 aboard. French officials cite pilot error or misinterpretation. controllers blame the defense ministry.
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Bandell
Abbeville
Nantes
Iberia Airlines
Spantax Charter Line
Defense Ministry
French Pilots’ Association
British European Airways
British Caledonian
Lufthansa
Iberia
BOAC
France
SAS
Scandinavian Line
U.S. Pilots’ Association
Pan American
TWA
Leonard Wareham
Spantax
Madrid
Wareham
Cognac
Canary Islands
Viet Cong to Release 1200 S Vietnamese Prisoners
Saigon official Thu told Dong that the Viet Cong would free 1200 South Vietnamese soldiers, about a quarter of the list Saigon submitted in Paris. Saigon must release at least 7000 prisoners, while it has offered 3000 communists. The Viet Cong freed 1000 POWs in the initial exchange.
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Saigon
Thu
Dong
Viet Cong
Paris
Joint Military Commission
U.S
Phuong Nam
Funeral Rites for John B. Casey in Sterling
Funeral for John B. Casey aged 60 will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Sterling with Rev. Robert Kropp officiating. Burial follows in Sterling Catholic Cemetery under Robbins Funeral Home Fletcher direction. Casey died Saturday in a local hospital after a brief illness.
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Elgin
John B. Casey
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church
Sterling
Robert Kropp
Sterling Catholic Cemetery
Robbins Funeral Home
Fletcher
Casey
City considers brick study committee for district needs
Council approved a two member committee consisting of Cherry Williams and Fountaine to study brick related problems in the district Craig proposed council members try the bricks before the debate ends and noted the estimated cost of 40 000 bricks at 2990 dollars for the city
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Cherry Williams
Fountaine
Craig
Two Escapees Flee Fort Sil Stockade
Two Mexican male prisoners escaped from the stockade at Fort Sil shortly after 1 p m today. Description notes mustaches long sideburns and civilian clothes. They were reported driving a yellow Volkswagen bus and it was unclear if they were armed.
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Fort Sil
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