Rumors of civilian cuts at Fort Sill discounted
Lt. Col. Victor Keefe said no final decision on OCS closure at Fort Sill yet and classes run through Nov. 9. Army Times cited possible moves to Fort Benning while officials note ongoing budget reorganization and a 5 percent civilian reduction looming in 1974, with some transfers possible to Fort Knox.
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Thon
Victor Keefe
Continental Army Command
Keefe
Army Times
Fort Knox
Fort Benning
Skaggs
Department of the Army
Tom Steed
Steed
Army
MISO
Nixon
Roderick Wetherill
Hanoi Hilton
Hanoi
Global Monetary Talks Outline Stabilization Plan
Finance ministers fra mnear global cooperation to curb inflation and stabilise currency markets. They backed a dollar support program using swap lines worth about 11.75 billion dollars and signalled readiness to expand those arrangements if needed. Talks highlighted a move to end capital outflow limits by 1974 and discussed a coordinated, if cautious, path toward market stability.
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Valery Giscard d’Estaing
France
Shultz
United States
U.S. Federal Reserve System
Nixon
America
Japan
Kiichi Aishi
U.S
D’estaing
Comic strip legends and their aging heroes through history
The piece recalls long running strips and characters such as Popeye Blondie Dagwood Li'l Abner Terry and the Pirates Abbie Slats Buck Rogers Little Orphan Annie and their creators. It notes reader engagement rivalries prizes and nostalgia as strips endure or fade while heroes rarely age.
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Katzenjammer Ks
Popeye
E. C. Segar
Thimble Theater
Lovable
Dagwood
Blondie
Augustus Mutt
A. Mutt
James J. Jeffries
U.S
Abner
al Capp
Lena the Hyena
Andy Gump
Congress
Min
Chester Gould
B. C. Plenty
Gravel Gertie
Dick Tracy
Sparkle Plenty
Franklin Roosevelt
Ham Fisher
Joe Palooka
Terry and the Pirates
George Wunder
Terry
Milton Caniff
Steve Canyon
Buck Rogers
Orphan Annie
Sandy
Derailed Engines Sinking Near Cleveland
About 25 workers with a heavy crane and two bulldozers labored three miles south of Cleveland to clear two derailed 120 ton engines stuck on waterlogged ground. Recovery began Sunday after the mishap and continued Thursday as the engines slowly sank.
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Cleveland (Ap
Here
Uganda military cancels leaves for air force pilots
Uganda's Defense Council canceled leaves for air force pilots and military commanders. Radio Uganda quoted a government spokesman and noted three Ugandans were arrested in Tanzania on spying charges. The commission's four components were cited in connection with the arrests.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Uganda
Defense Council
Radio
Tanzania
Idi Amin
Oklahoma Divorce Petition Filed in Comanche County Court
Lela Margaret Crowel sues Dale Warren Crowel in the Me District Court of Comanche County Oklahoma alleging abandonment and failure to support. If the petition is true the court may grant a decree of divorce. Court clerk Clapp and deputy attorney Hugh es note this appears dated Friday May 6.
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Comanche County
State OF Oklahoma
Lela Margaret Crowel
No. Jfd
Dale Warren Crowel
Lela Margeret Crowel
Maor
Clapp
Hughes
White elected ASCOG president in Duncan meeting
Frank White of Lawton was elected president of the ASCOG Board of Directors at a meeting in Duncan. He will take office April 1 for a one year term, succeeding Glen Christian. The board also approved a 247187 budget and a 78000 HUD grant for ASCOG with local matching funds and dues from eight counties. A RC&D plan for housing health and regional development was reviewed for federal approval.
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Peggy JO Ormson
Frank White
Lawton
Association of
Bob Hays
Chickasha
Gra
ASCOG
Economic Development Administration
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Nounced
HUD
Comanche County
John McCraw
Duncan
Rc&d
U.S. Department of Agriculture
The
POWs Return From Hanoi Hilton Crowd Greets Released Soldiers
Numerous U S prisoners arrive from Hanoi after the Tet offensive. Spec 4 John Arthur Young, 27, Arlington Heights Ill, unconscious from wounds, walked unaided to a U S evacuation plane. Prime figures include Sgt Ronald Ridgeway Houston Texas and Sgt John A Young Arlington Heights Illinois.
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John Arthur Young
Arlington Heights
Lir
Quang Tri Province
U.S
Kiet
Pfc
Ronald L. Ridgeway
South Vietnam
United States
North Vietnam
Harvey G. Brande
Long Beach
Calif
William G. McMurray Jr
Scottsdale, Ariz
John A. Young
Vietnam
Army
Houston
Tex
Khe Sanh
Hanoi
Manhard
Byroade
Charles T. Cross
State Department
Francis X. Ready
Manila
Ready
Associated Press
Nixon
Hue
Camp boss jailed in tomato camp debt case
Police say Brown charged workers for living and working at the camp, kept them in debt with weekly amounts as high as 200 dollars. Sammy Smith, 68, said he was paid 3 dollars for a week of work after owing 26 dollars. Arrested with Matthews, Brown carried 43785 in cash in a blue box and was released on 500000 bond.
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Ralph
Sammy Smith
Brown
Smith
Matthew
HUD withholds funds while grant coordination continues
Congressman Tom Steed announced HUD grant actions affecting Model Cities funding. HUD will withhold 1.6 million dollars from the annual grant for the next fiscal year and plans to grant 500 thousand dollars less than requested for Lawton Urban Renewal neighborhood development program.
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Tom Steed
HUD
Lawton Urban Renewal
Four Charged In Store Robbery In Arkansas Case
Four youths charged in district court over the March 3 robbery of Cagle's Stop 'n' Shop in Little Rock. Steve Thompson 20 of Portland Oregon Edward Harley 20 of Lebanon Tennessee Ricky Blair 19 of Bryan Texas Glenda Jean Bilyeu 19 of Fletcher were accused of armed robbery at knifepoint and theft of about 70 dollars beer and cigarettes. Suspects were arrested in Forrest City Arkansas and a hold has been placed on them.
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Arkansas
Cagle
S. 23Rd Place
Steve Thompson
Portland
Ore
Edward Harley
Lebanon
Tenn
Ricky Blair
Bryan
Tex
Glenda Jean Bilyeu
Fletcher
Forrest City
Ark
Motel Robbery Suspect Arrested
A 2 year old Lawton man was arrested on suspicion of armed robbery in the Capri Motel heist on March 3. Police say an employee was robbed at gunpoint and $112 was taken. charges are expected in district court.
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Lawton
Capri
Sodomy and Robbery Trial Ordered for Lawton Man
A 26 year old Lawton man, Donald D. Hayes of 122 E. Bell, bound over for district court after a morning preliminary hearing on sodomy and armed robbery charges. Special District Judge John Mackey ordered Hayes held for trial for allegedly sodomizing and robbing a police undercover narcotics agent on February 9.
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Lawton
Donald D. Hayes
E. Bell
John Mackey
Hayes
Health Institute Projects 1973 Hospital Care Surge
The Health Insurance Institute projects that one in seven Americans will require hospital care in 1973. This estimate highlights growing demand for hospital beds and medical services across the nation.
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U.S
The
Health Insurance Institute
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