Army Overzealous In Civilians Surveillance Says Justice Dept
The Justice Department conceded the Army was overzealous in surveilling civilians but asserted no constitutional or federal law violations. Solicitor General Griswold said the monitoring by about 1000 Army agents starting in 1965 was poor judgment and inappropriate, though now stopped and destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Department
Washington
Supreme Court
Erwin N. Griswold
Griswold
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Rutgers Law
Final Easter Pageant Rehearsal Set Before Weekend Show
Sue Holmes notes final rehearsal Tuesday for the 47th annual Easter pageant at the Holy City of the Wichitas. The three hour Easter Sunday performance features 34 scenes, 450 cast members including 60 children, and multiple actors per role due to dark stage transitions. Christ is portrayed by L A Ellis and Dr Thomas F Stanton with Stanton on the cross, while Erick Stanton and David Sharver play Satan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue Holmes
Holy City of the Wichitas
L. A. Ellis
John Coady
Thomas F. Stanton
Christ
Ellis
Stanton
Satan
Erick Stanton
David Sharver
Konawa
Richard L. McFarland
Peter
Bernard Montgomery
James
Fred Whitehead
John
Quennion Shar
Oklahoma Senate set to pass redistricting bill today
Senate Majority Leader Terrill says the congressional redistricting bill will be brought up for final approval this afternoon. The plan splits Oklahoma County into three and places Pawnee County in the 1st District with Tulsa County, avoiding conflicts with incumbents. Gov. Hale will sign if the Senate approves.
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Oklahoma City
Senate
al Terrill
Terrill
Lawton
Ed Bradley
Tulsa
Capitol
House
David Hail
Oklahoma County
Pawnee County
Tulsa County
Northern Ireland Strike Halts Province Over British Move
Thousands of Protestants walk off jobs in Northern Ireland as Britain’s takeover triggers a province wide outage of power and services. Prime Minister Faulkner orders Protestants to ignore a British commission. Bombs detonate in Belfast while 20 000 march on City Hall led by William Craig of the Ulster Vanguard Movement urging continued confrontation.
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Elfast
Britain
Northern Ireland
Londonderry Command
Dublin
Belfast
Ulster Vanguard Movement
Vanguard
William Craig
Craig
Read to Montana resort financed by Huntley approved
The Transportation Department approved 1.2 million dollars in federal funding for a read to a Montana resort led by former television anchor Chet Huntley. Apollo 16 astronauts begin three weeks of pre flight isolation in Cape Kennedy Florida to prevent illness delaying their April 16 moon mission. Britain and Malta sign a 260 million pact keeping use of bases for seven years. El Salvador government forces crush weekend insurrection and declare martial law amid heavy fighting with 100 to 200 dead and over 200 wounded. Oklahoma City University evacuates three buildings after bomb report. no bomb found.
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Washington
Transportation Department
Montana
Chet Huntley
Cape Kennedy
Fla
London
Britain
Malta
Mediterranean
San Salvador
el Salvador
Oklahoma Cipy
Oklahoma City University
OSU Official Says Shortage of Librarians Hinders Students
Lawton officials argue the issue is librarians not libraries as Oklahoma schools face library neglect. Dr Roscoe Rouse of Oklahoma State University says many elementary students lack trained library staff and adequate media materials, noting only 385 of 1,144 schools have libraries and Lawton has librarians in all 32 elementary schools.
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Donna Barron
Oklahoma
Lawton
Roscoe Rouse
Department of Library Education
Oklahoma State University
Oklahoma Education Association
Muskogee
Rouse
Stillwater
Committee
National Library Week
Tulsa
The
Oklahoma Library Association
Oklahoma City
James Roberts
Drug Overdose Blamed In Death
Fort Sill sergeant Set. I. Floyd Fisher Jr. 40, was found dead in his Lawton home from an apparent heroin overdose. His wife discovered the body around 8 45 p m. with a syringe in his arm, a spoon with white powder, two plastic capsules, and a small drug sack nearby.
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Geant
Lawton
Set. I. C. Floyd Fisher Jr
Ranch Oak Blvd
214Th Artillery Group
Fort Sill
Fisher
U S troop strength in South Vietnam dips below 100000
American forces in South Vietnam fall under the 100000 mark for the first time since 1965 as additional reductions after the weekly official summary bring the total to about 99000. The army positions the milestone as part of a phased pullout begun nearly three years ago with details expected to be officially confirmed a week later.
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Saigon
Stength
South Vietnam
U.S
Vietnam
Addi
U.S. Command
Weather outlook shows cooler temps after cold front
A 30 percent chance of rain is listed after a morning cold front. Skies will be partly cloudy today with highs around 60s and a low in the mid 30s. Tuesday will be cooler with highs in the upper 50s as clouds increase. Sunday’s high was 86 and low 48.
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Sandy Johnson
Lew Johnson
Templeton Terrace
Stott Priete
D. S. Rubarth
Ferris
Martha
Don Coady
Melodie Sharver
Konowa
Pilate
Betty Smith
Veronica
Lloyd Dodd
Sharon
Frank Ray
Diane
David F. Sandstrom
Bernice
Rina Ash
Lucia
Ha Mae Alisman
Low Aldndge
Dimmer
State Senate
Rex Privett
House of Representatives
North Ireland
Brian Faulkner
Ish
Londonderry
Irish Republican Army
OSU
Pace
Sto Phote
Sheridan Road
Jesse Stuart
Aakeiont
Glynn Eberhardt
Glenn Skulborstad
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