Wholesale Prices Decline For Third Straight Month
A report details a $5.9 billion special appropriation bill including $1.625 billion for public service jobs to boost the federal deficit. Officials note about 310,000 jobs wanted, 170,000 filled. mayors urge more funds to combat youth unemployment and crime as summer approaches. The piece also covers unemployment claims, inventory increases, a dip in the Dow, prime rate cuts by banks, and February U.S. auto sales trends.
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Nessen
Office of Management and Budget
Ford
Airlift copter carrier near Cambodia to evacuate Americans
The airlift helicopter carrier Okinawa, patrolling off the Cambodian coast, would be sent to Phnom Penh at the last hour to safeguard American evacuees. Marines are a safety valve, recalled after alerts in August 1973 and January 1974 as the city’s situation darkened. In South Vietnam, Saigon reports North Vietnamese attacks continue in the central highlands with a damaged highway and shelling near Da Nang. Government forces claim 46 enemy casualties with one of their own wounded.
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Okinawa
Phnom Penh
South Vietnam
Saigon
Nha Trang
Ban Me Thuot
da Nang
Hall Bribe Case Defense Focuses On Existence Of Plans
Defense witnesses challenge prosecutors claim of a Rogers led bribe plot. Randy Floyd testified Rogers planned to set up Hall by Nov 8, while others cited by the defense deny direct meetings or bribery. Hall and W. W. Klaylor face bribery conspiracy charges in Oklahoma.
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Rogers
Hall
Burkett
Randy Floyd
Oklahoma Manpower Planning and Coordination Department
Dallas
W. W
Klaylor
Richard Wiseman
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Capitol
Efloyd
Wiseman
Taylor
Floyd
Crystal Jaworsky
Krogers
Jo Hall
David Hall
Governor’s Mansion
John Rogers
Richard Frank McDivitt
Oklahoma City
Japan
Wreckage at Savoy Hotel Reels From Beirut Raid Casualties
The four story waterfront Savoy Hotel held European tourists with no Americans reported. Guerrillas blew up with held people after running out of ammo as Israeli troops fought to free captives. Six attackers were fatally shot. 60 Israeli and 20 civilian casualties reported. Evacuation continues.
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Savoy Hotel
Beirut
Dov Lion
Israel
Three soldiers face court martial in sodomy murder case
Sill Trial Cannon Bn and Maj. Howard Eggars led the investigation into the death of Pvt Anthony Ray Jaurigui of San Jose California. Cole Proctor and Rainey are charged with suffocating Jaurigui and concealing his body in their unit dayroom. Proctor and Rainey await trial dates while Proctor was released from custody pending appearance. Maximum penalty is life imprisonment or death.
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Cannon Bn
Cole
Maj
Howard Eggars
Raymond J. Proctor
Chicago
Frederick O. Rainey
Miami
Anthony Ray Jaurigui
San Jose
Calif
Jong
Jaurigui
Oklahoma Agricultural Market Report and Livestock Prices
State Department of Agriculture reports today prices for wheat barley milo soybeans alfalfa hay broilers and eggs with regional wheat quotes from 3.27 to 3.34 per bushel and soybeans around 4.31 to 4.80. Oklahoma City cattle and calves trading slow feeder cattle mostly steady to weak hogs higher with 37.00 to 41.30 per cwt and sows 34.00 to 35.60.
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State Department of Agriculture
Afton
Altus
Hobart
Keyes
Liberal
Manchester
Pauls Valley
Perryton
Clinton
el Reno
Geary
Kingfisher
Medford
Okeene
Ponca City
Watonga
Weatherford
Yukon
Temple
Gulf
MILO
Banner
Muskogee
Oklahoma Livestock
Oklahoma City
Choice
Oil Spill Shuts Barges Carrying Oil From Port Sulphur
A spill endangers river traffic as four barges moving oil from Port Sulphur Louisiana to a pipeline terminal near Mayersville north of Vicksburg spilled oil. The crewmen total four escaped after being knocked into the swift oily river. State and federal agencies planned a meeting today to decide containment actions.
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Rogers
Fedeal
Port Sulphur
Mayersville
Vicksburg
Indian Event Slated At Cache Open Hand Game
Woogie Watchetaker to MC an open to public hand game at 2 p.m. Sunday in Eagle Park Cache. Special guests will be the Carnegie Eagles. Mr Eva Watchetaker and Mrs Maud Mihecoby sponsor the event. A pot luck dinner with dishes and fruit from participants follows the game.
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Watchetaker
Eagle Park
Cache
Eva Watchetaker
Maud Mihecoby
Carnegie Eagles
Oklahoma House approves bill to upgrade workers compensation
The house passed a bill to raise permanent partial and temporary disability benefits with higher weekly maxima and extended durations. Amendments limit coverage to hazardous jobs, keep government option, cap attorney fees at 10 percent, and set physician fees to state employee rates. The measure preserves coverage for single-employer firms and adjusts death benefits toward ongoing spousal payments.
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Senate
Welfare Commission
Maries
Oklahoma
Kent Frates
Oklahoma City
Charlie Morgan
Prague
Jerry Smith
Tulsa
Post Offices Remove Presidents Portraits in Budget Move
Lawton Postmaster Kinley McClure confirms a Feb 27 Postal Bulletin decree ordering removal of all presidential and postmaster general photographs from 33,000 post offices. He notes the potential high costs and considers Nixon portrait disposition, inviting inquiries at Lawton’s main office.
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United States
National Postal Bulletin
Lawton
Kinley McClure
Ted Klassen
Washington
McClure
Richard Nixon
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Carlos Romero
National League of Cities
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New York
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U.S
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al Fatah
Palestine Liberation Organization
Yasir Arafat
PLO
City Hall
City of
Jean McGavie
Rock
Jean McGravie
Sill Trial
Chickasha
Ae Fallawe
Jean McGavic
Lawton Metropolitan Airport
D.S.T
Ted Horton
A.I.A
North
Sheridan Road
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Mokorder
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Hawkins Television & Electronics
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