Cameron Singers Near End Of 1500 Mile Tour
The Cameron Singers capped a 1500 mile tour with performances for servicemen in Washington and Falls Texas and a hospital audience in Oklahoma. Roberta Urquhart triggered a burglar alarm at the Smithsonian while viewing clavichords. The group met lawmakers and toured the Capitol, with stops at the White House and Library of Congress.
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Red Cross
Spec
Charles Grant
Cameron
Aggie
Thomas
Robert Thomas
Philadelphia
USC Club of
Washington
George Davis
National City Christian Church
Roberta Urquhart
Smithsonian Institute
Library of Congress
Calley Jury Deliberations Focus on Death Toll Figures
A six officer panel weighs Calley verdict as jurors review earlier testimony on casualties at My Lai. Witnesses described piles of bodies and 75 to 100 dead in the drainage ditch while considering counts of premeditated murder and lesser charges.
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Calley
Reid Kennedy
Aubrey Daniel
George Latimer
Col. Kennedy
Daniel
Latimer
My Lai
Jerry Culverhouse
Culverhouse
Calley Ag
Viet Cong Sappers Raid Da Nang Vicinity Killing 13
Viet Cong sappers raided a settlement south of Da Nang early today killing 13 South Vietnamese and wounding 21 while burning 100 houses. Rockets struck Da Nang Air Base and Marble Mountain air facility wounding several Americans as mortar shells and charges damaged artillery and communications.
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da Nang
Marble Mountain
U.S. Americal Division
Chu Lai
Obituary Notice for Buster Wyatt in Lawton
Buster Wyatt member of St Andrew s Episcopal Church Lawton Board of Realtors and Chamber of Commerce and former president of Greater West Lawton Inc survives by his wife one son Francis H Wyatt Jr and three grandchildren memorials to Cancer Society indicated
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St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Lawton
Tax talk sparks call for fair play in public utilities
Beecher objects to tax discussion and urges fair play. He argues taxes should be weighed with gross in Grantham's bill and contends the state Corporation Commission should act as referee in territorial disputes.
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Beecher
Grantham
State Corporation Commission
Eight Arrested At Refuge Party Face Charges
Eight of 13 partygoers arrested at Lake Jed Johnson in Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge were arraigned in District Court on marijuana possession charges. Bonds ranged from 1,000 to 2,000, with preliminary hearings set for April 27 at 9:30 a.m. The group, including Terry Wilson 19 of Moore, and Howard Titsworth 19 of Newcastle, faced the charges after deputies found bags of a suspected substance.
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Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Newcastle
Oklahoma City
Guthrie
Moore
Comanche County
Lake Jed Johnson
Stabbing Victim In Good Condition At Local Hospital
Robert Starling of 304 Monroe was reported in good condition at a local hospital after a stabbing. Police detectives said they search for one suspect based on witness accounts of a fight that occurred at Dick's Lounge after a pool game argument.
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Robert Starling
Monroe
Dick’s
Area Weather Forecast Cooler Tonight and Warmer Tuesday
Forecast calls for a cooler night with a high of 67 today and mid-30s for overnight lows. Tuesday will be warmer with highs in the lower 70s and sun.
Bark beetles usually smaller than a quarter inch
A brief note states that bark beetles measure under a quarter of an inch in length, highlighting their tiny size and potential impact on trees.
Blaze at Thompson Memorial Hospital Inn
Barnhart Walker, a 24 year old second floor occupant, described smoke filled halls as fire spread through the inn. Rescue crews pulled people from rooms and ladders brought others to safety while 150 firefighters battled the four hour blaze. Thompson Memorial Hospital treated 12 victims with no critical injuries. This marks the third major blaze at the inn in 13 years.
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Istration Hospital
Barnhart Walker
Walker
Thompson Memorial Hospital
Nixon launches wage price approach amid construction woes
President Nixon with Haldeman Ehrlichman and Kissinger weighs inflation controls in construction. He delays a national price wage board while inching toward wage-price guidelines and hints at restoring Davis Bacon on federal projects, with potential suspension if talks fail. Nixon then flies to Beverly Hills.
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Vietnam
H. R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
Henry A. Kissinger
Nixon
Beverly Hills
Exciting
Paleontology Study of Fossil Remains
A concise definition noting paleontology as the science that investigates fossil remains to understand ancient life. It highlights methods and scope without applying to a specific discovery or event.
Little Revision Seen In Nixon Draft Bill
Washington AP reports a two year draft extension clearing the way for President Nixon to pursue a zero draft, relying on volunteers and reducing compulsory military service as part of a broader draft reform. The article notes the plan’s aim to streamline conscription timing and shift toward voluntary service.
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Nixon
Washington
Army
Indochina
Congress
House Armed Services Committee
House
Senate
Tanker Texaco Oklahoma sinks after hull failure
Coast Guard reports survivors describe the stern section sinking about half an hour after launching a raft. The Sass Town spotted a 50 mile long oil slick 145 miles east of Elizabeth City as 8 to 10 foot seas churned. Texaco officials in Port Arthur notify families. crew mostly from Port Arthur area with one from Puerto Rico and two from Honduras. Two Texaco tankers join the search as the Navy and Coast Guard press on with rescue efforts amid uncertain fate of the vessel.
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Coast Guard
Cmdr
Patrick H. Cannon
Sasstown
Elizabeth City
N.C
Cannon
Texaco Oklahoma
Bethlehem Yards
Baltimore
Wilton Shipping Co
New York
Texaco
Port Arthur
Robert P. Walker
Marine Division
Puerto Rico
Honduras
Walker
Texaco Illinois
Texaco Nebraska
Early Morning Fire Damages Six-Room Duplex
An early morning blaze at 411 Dearborn caused about 1100 in damage to a six room duplex. Firemen reported the fire started near a chair in a corner bedroom. Two pumper trucks from Central Fire Station were on scene from 1 27 a.m. to 2 14 a.m.
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Dearborn
Court challenge tests liquor license and racial policy
A Pennsylvania case argues a private Moose Lodge cannot be granted a liquor license if it bars Negroes. The appellate decision cites the Constitution forbidding racial discrimination and notes the possible death of many social clubs without liquor revenue. The Supreme Court will hear the case next term after postponing jurisdiction.
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Pennsylvania
Abraham L. Freedman
Philadelphia
Moose Lodge
Moose Lodges
Supreme Court
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