Chamber Urges City To Hire Krick Cloud-Seed Firm
The Chamber presses the city to hire Dr. Krick's rainmaking firm for a year long cloud-seeding project to aid two southwest Oklahoma lakes. Governor backs the plan, but OFP in Washington rejected a 300000 grant citing no imminent disaster and nonauthorization for such projects.
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Chamber
City
Krick
Oklahoma
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Washington
Altus
G. A. Lincoln
OFP
Bureau of Reclamation
Don Whitaker
Two Lakes
Pentagon seeks bonuses to bolster Selected Reserve forces
The Pentagon asks Congress to authorize 1.45 billion in pay bonuses over five years to recruit and retain selected reservists and other specialists. A $30 million start is planned to fill Reserve units nationwide as the all volunteer force aims by June 30, 1973. Bonuses may reach up to 2200 for skilled six year enlistments and 1100 for unskilled, with experimental limits set for early years.
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Ashington
Pentagon
Nixon
Fred Buzhardt
Sele
Air Force
Ford Loses Antitrust Suit Over Autolite Spark Plugs
The Supreme Court ruled Ford violated antitrust law by acquiring Autolite in 1961 and entering the spark plug market. Ford must sell its Ohio spark plug factory and halt spark plug production for 10 years, while Autolite becomes Eltra Corp. and reshapes the market landscape.
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Washington
Ford
Autolite
Supreme Court
The
Motor Company
New Fostoria
Ohio
William O. Douglas
Electric Autoine Co
Geral Motors
D Champion
Eltra Corp
Decatur
Ala
Douglas
Champion
Sooner ABC Board Head Resigns Post
Ralph L. Stevenson resigned today as Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Board director. Weldon Davis, former Oklahoma City assistant police chief, will take the $16 500 a year post. Stevenson led four years under Governor Barnett and faced retailer criticism during his tenure. He cited his resignation in a letter to ABC board chairman Larry Lucas.
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Oklahoma City
Ralph L. Stevenson
Oklahoma
Alcoholic Beverage Ontrol Board
Weldon Davis
Stevenson
Dewey Barnett
Davis
David Hall
Hall
University of Oklahoma
Larry Lucas
ABC
Final Pageant Rehearsal Declared Big Success
The final Easter pageant rehearsal at the Holy City of the Wichitas was described as a big success despite the cold. Pageant director Wes Miller noted the lighting rehearsal helps with night aesthetics and proper cast lighting. Dale Miller tested lights and effects as out of town groups joined local participants for the 47th annual pageant “The Truth Shall Make You Free” slated to start at 2 a.m. Easter Sunday and end at sunrise.
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Holy City of the Wichitas
Wes Miller
Chamber Endorses Pre Release Center Proposal
Lawton Chamber of Commerce board endorsed a proposed convict pre release center and a mayoral ad hoc panel recommended it. If City Council approves next Tuesday a site will be chosen and work begins immediately. The center would house about 25 convicts with 8 to 10 staff.
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E Lawton Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Lawton
Alan Day
Partment
More Cold Air Heads For State Forecast Shift Tonight
The forecast calls for clear skies and mild temps in Lawton today and Thursday then a new cold air mass from the Oklahoma Kansas border will lower temperatures toward near freezing. NWS predicts highs in the 50s and a low in the 30s with a midweek freeze warning for northern areas. Guymon and Ponca City registered light precipitation and temperatures dipped to 20 and 33 respectively.
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Lawton
Oklahoma-Kansas
National Weather Service
Guymon
Ponca City
FBI Reveals Secret Urban Guerrilla Movement in U.S.
FBI Kansas City chief Paul G. Young described a highly secret and well planned urban guerrilla warfare movement forming in the United States. He said the group would use tactics from Black Panthers Weather Underground and SDS to target police and sap law enforcement effectiveness nationwide.
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Ansas City
United States
Paul G. Young
FBI
Kansas City
Young
Black Panthers
The
Weathermen
Students For A Democratic Society
Police Cut Chains at Harrisburg Protest Outside Federal Courthouse
Police broke through metal chains and arrested nearly 50 peace demonstrators outside the federal courthouse in Harrisburg as Rev. Philip Berrigan and six others faced conspiracy charges. Demonstrators linked arms, flashed the peace sign, and offered no violent resistance as they were led away.
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Harrisburg
Federal
Philip Berrigan
Berlin wall opens for first East visit in six years
Thousands of West Berliners crossed into East Berlin as border guards lifted gates at nine crossing points just before 6 am. Smiles and reunions filled the scene as families met, gifts passed across the border, and Mayor Klaus Schuetz called it a milestone in easing East West tensions ahead of the April 5 end of the pass period.
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Berlin
Berlin Wall
West Berlin
Klaus Schuetz
Wall
Hanoi weighs intensified air war with new MIG bases
U S intelligence says North Vietnam may deploy MIG17 and MIG19 ground attack roles, lengthening runways at Dong Hoi for MIG21s and building two more air strips. Possible large scale US reprisals are discussed as Hanoi reassesses air power near the DMZ.
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AIGON
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Laos
U.S
Hanoi
Dong Hoi
Demilitarized Zone
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Dale Miller
Wichita Falls
Burkburnett
Cleburne, Tex
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Tesco Baptist Church
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State
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White House
Henry A. Kissinger
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