POW Week Observance Planned Around Fort Sill
Lawton and Fort Sill residents will honor American prisoners of war and MIAs during National Week of Concern proclaimed by President Nixon and Congress. Chaplains at Fort Sill will lead services March 26 and through the week with ministers and civic clubs urged to support the effort.
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Awton
Fort Sill
Vietnam
Nixon
Congress
Southeast Asia
Southwest Oklahoma
The
Association of the U.S. Army
Lawton
Britain takes over rule in hostile Northern Ireland
Britain suspends home rule in Northern Ireland and assumes direct control for a year. Prime Minister Heath announces a new cabinet post for Northern Ireland with William Whitelaw overseeing the province. Provisional IRA reacts with threats, while Sean MacStiofain predicts more bloodshed as British troops move in.
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Britain
North
Ireland
ONDON
Northern Ireland
Ings
Edward Heath
Jack Loench
Irish Republican Army
Sean MacStiofain
IIRA
Heath
House of Commons
Ment
Train Hits School Bus In Congers Killing 3
A Penn Central freight train ripped a loaded school bus in half at a private crossing in Congers Rockland County New York. At least three pupils were killed and about 40 injured as the 83 car train bound from Weehawken New Jersey to Selkirk New York struck the bus near Nyack High School.
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Penn Central
Conyers
N. Y
Clarkstown
Congers
Rockland County
New York City
Arthur Harrison
Weehawken
N.J
Selkirk
N.Y
Nyack High School
Banks to raise prime lending rates in Monday move
Three major New York banks announced plans to boost their prime lending rates from 4 percent starting Monday. The AP report notes a shifting credit stance affecting business borrowers nationwide.
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New York
Clearing Skies Follow Showers in Lawton Area
The Lawton region sees diminishing precipitation with a clearing trend tonight and fair skies by Saturday. Today highs near 65, tonight lows around 38, Saturday highs around 58, with Thursday’s high 79 and rain totals mostly under half an inch except Lake Ellsworth at 1 inch.
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Lawton
Lake Ellsworth
Body Lice Epidemic Feared Across United States
Maryland officials report 44 schoolchildren found with body lice and warn of a potential nationwide epidemic. Officials cite long hair unwashed conditions and reduced DDT use as contributing factors while a USDA spokesman notes suspected but unconfirmed nationwide rise.
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Ashington
Maryland
Henry B. Lapommeray
Prince George's
Lapommeray
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Pope
EPA Moves To Ban All Pesticides With Mercury
The EPA moved to ban all remaining mercury pesticides. It suspended 12 alkyl mercury products and began proceedings to cancel the federal registrations of about 750 other uses. For now manufacturers may sell during challenge, but interstate sale would be blocked once cancelled.
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EPA
Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
Woman Sets Fire To Hubby In Lawton
A 16 year old Lawton girl admitted setting fire to her 18 year old husband as he slept. He suffered burns over 24 percent of his body from a gasoline and sugar mixture and was listed in satisfactory condition at Reynolds Army Hospital. The baby was placed at Marie Detty Youth Center. Charges of maiming with fire were pending and a decision on adult or juvenile prosecution was due.
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Reynolds Army Hospital
Lawton
Marie Detty
Nixon Ready To Balance Pay Board
President Nixon plans to reshuffle the pay board and fire four businessmen to balance four union defections. Leonard Woodcock resigns prompting calls for a congressional probe while Frank Fitzsimmons remains the only union voice on the seven member panel.
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Washington
Senate
Europe
Nixon
New ‘Public’ Pay Board
United Auto Workers
Leonard Woodcock
Woodcock
House Banking Committee
Wright Patman
D-Tex
Teamsters Union
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
Organized Labor
Fitzsimmons
White House
Lawton Teachers Vote Split on Association Realignment
The Lawton ACT votes 435 to 409 for an all inclusive association merging administrators and teachers, risking dissolution of the ACT as many teachers did not understand the outcome. The executive board questions binding power and seeks national guidance on legality amid a city dispute over professional group realignment.
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Lawton Association of
Lawton
Asso
Lawton Education Association
LEA
Lawton Association of Classroom Teachers
ACT
Lawton Act
National Act of
Ers
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Oklahoma
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Future Homemakers of America
Debbie Morgan
Alberta Day
Diana Oliver
Wes Miller
Chamber of Commerce Forum
Lawtonian
Highway Patrol
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Col
U.S
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Office of Management and Budget
Cost of Living Council
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Meany
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