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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Mar 26, 1975

Page

8

Station's Doberman Brings Fame to Chattanooga Service Station

Brutus the doberman at Walter McNamara's Union 76 station on Cherokee Boulevard draws crowds and boosts business. He collects money with his mouth, returns change, and even receives fan mail. The celebrity dog has tourists delaying visits and earning the station extra attention despite recent fatigue.

Hattanooga Tenn Brutus Chattanooga Walter McNamara Union 76 Cherokee Boulevard Nashville McNamara Buddy Chattanooga, Tenn

Former Nixon Aide Leaves FAA Post

Alexander P. Butterfield, the former White House aide who revealed the Nixon taping system, resigns as FAA administrator effective March 31. Ford accepts the resignation amid reports of a feud with Claude Brinegar and criticism of air safety performance. Butterfield argues for FAA autonomy and cites planned gains in accident prevention for 1975.

Nixon Butterfield Senate Watergate Committee White House Ford Transportation Department FAA Brinegar

Uncontrolled Forest Fires Torch Eastern Oklahoma

Fires blackened 8 000 to 10 000 acres south of Wilburton with another blaze under control in the Winding Stair Mountains. Spring fires have scorched about 19 000 acres of forest land. no injuries or threatened communities reported. Fire danger warning cites explosive conditions in eastern Oklahoma forests.

Wilburton Oklahoma Winding Stair Mountains Anderson Creek Dee Shaw Shaw Bengal Mountain Buffalo Valley Talihina U.S. Weather Bureau

Weyland to Review Vietnam War Situation

Army Chief of Staff Frederick C. Weyland is flying to Saigon on Ford orders to assess the military situation and outline needed aid. Ford, deeply disturbed by rising South Vietnamese fighting, seeks to convey strong support and secure more equipment and funding from Congress.

Washington Frederick C. Weyland Army Saigon Ford Weyland Vietnam White House Ron Nessen South Vietnam Thieu Nessen Tran Kim Phuong Congress Phuong Cambodia Senate Foreign Relations Committee John J. Sparkman Dala United Nations

Hanoi protests Ford plan to send Weyland to Vietnam

Hanoi condemned President Ford’s move to dispatch General Weyland to Saigon for a mission and criticized the sending of the carrier Handcock into South Vietnamese waters. The North Vietnamese ministry accused the U.S. policy of Vietnamization of prolonging the war and supporting Thieu’s regime.

LA Times Washington Post Hanoi Ford Frederick Weyland South Vietnam U.S. Army Saigon

Rockefeller's brief Madrid stop en route to Saudi Arabia

Vice President Rockefeller, on his first overseas trip, lands at a Madrid area air base for a refueling halt before heading to Jiddah to deliver Ford’s condolences on King Faisal’s assassination. He plans a short Riyadh stay then return to Washington, while officials weigh political and oil market implications.

Aejon Spain Neilson A. Rockefeller Saudi Arabia Ford Faisal Air Force Rockefeller Alfred L. Atherton U.S Madrid Jiddah Riyadh Washington Torrejon Khaled King Khaled United States White House Ron Nessen Henry A. Kissinger Middle East State Department Kissinger Une Pentagon Defense Department

Finns Recall Load of Arsenic

HELSINKI The Finnish tanker Enskeri sails back to Europe with its arsenic cargo after the government rejected Neste a license to dump several tons of arsenic waste in the South Atlantic. A 110000 ton tanker was halted off the Canary Islands awaiting new orders following international protests.

LA Times Washington Post Helsinki Enskeri Europe Neste South Atlantic Canary Islands

Eisenhower Widow Mamie Improves After Bleeding Episode

Augusta report says Mamie Eisenhower 79 remains under Army hospital care at Ft Gordon with internal bleeding stopped. Doctors attribute the bleed to diverticulosis of the intestine and expect her to stay another week to 10 days.

Augusta Mamie Eisenhower Army Eisenhower Augusta National

Scotland Yard Seizes MP's Wife Amid Fraud Case

Australian police arrested Mrs. Sheila Buckley 28 secretary to former British Labor Minister John Stonehouse on a Scotland Yard warrant. She faces charges involving about 45000 and 12500 dollars. Stonehouse himself was arrested in Australia last Friday on theft and forgery charges and released on bail. He is due in Melbourne court Thursday.

LA Times Washington Post London Sheila Buckley John Stonehouse Australia Melbourne

Puzzle Crossword: Solve the Clues From Yesterday

This entry lists a set of crossword clues with numbers and word prompts. It includes items like self-defense, an Italian resort, a game of chance, a girl’s name, and a war god. The page shows a crossword answer puzzle with various numbered hints and a final word likely tied to yesterday’s solution.

Roman salt pay coin lore linked to salary origin

Rome paid soldiers partly in salt coin called salarium from which the English salary derives. The ancient practice highlights how the Latin term salarium shaped modern wages.

Rome

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