Delivery Uneventful City Woman Boycotts Pregnancy Risks
Mrs. Forrest Adams of Fort Sill welcomed 12 hour old Josie Maurine a 9 pound 1 ounce girl born at Reynolds Army Hospital. She and husband Sat J C Forrest Adams plan to leave soon. The couple praised doctors and family support as they adjust to parenthood after a difficult decision to have a child.
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Forrest Adams
Josie Maurine
Josie
Josie Maurine Adams
Forrest W. Adams
Fort Sill
Military revolt hits Ecuador as Lacome Chavez seizes control
In Quito Brig. Gen. Luis Lacome Chavez led a mutiny against President Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra after the general was ousted from the army. The defense minister ordered Lacome Chavez fired and several cadet heads dismissed as factions within the armed forces split. Velasco reportedly sought safety at the Defense Ministry as troops from army navy and air force guarded the building. Velasco, 78, has led the country since 1968.
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Luis Lacome Chavez
Lacome Chavez
Defense
Jorge Acosta Velasco
Velasco
Defense Ministry
Quito
Army
Navy
Air Force
First Of Hall's Tax Bills Finally Passes
Governor David Wellstone secures passage of the first tax bill through the Oklahoma Legislature at about 21.1 million dollars with 1.5 million more to come from exemptions for small wells. The measure now covers oil and gas. votes shifted to yes after the governor promised exemptions for Hall. The income tax plan remains in subcommittee with an anticipated initial pass near 14 million or less.
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Hall
Oklahoma City
David Well Feeteetas
Rex Privett
Edward “Sandy” Sanders
Bill Poulos
Tulsa
House
MacArthur Boy Seeks Queen Title In Carnival Gamble
Doug Jones a MacArthur Junior High sophomore, filed Tuesday for a dance carnival ticket in his name. He sits in sixth place as tickets sell rapidly and friends joked about his candidacy. Jones says winning isn’t vital, just selling carnival tickets. The April Fool’s Day Carnival runs 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday.
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Women’s Liberation Movement
MacArthur Junior- Senior
Doug Jones
James Jones
Jones
MacArthur
Court Upheld Union Right to Strike Notice
The US Court of Appeals upheld a lower court order for a further hearing to determine if the United Transportation Union was bargaining in good faith. It ruled that the union's duty to bargain includes giving reasonable notice of any strike and noted the union planned a midnight start on select railroads, specifically Burlington & Northern and Atlantic Coast Line.
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Washington
US Court of Appeals
United Transportation Union
Burlington & Northern
Atlantic Coast Line
Calley Sentenced to Life in My Lai Case
William Calley Jr. was sentenced to life imprisonment by a six man jury at Fort Benning after a delayed verdict following his murder conviction for the My Lai villagers killings. The ruling followed a five hour and 58 minute deliberation and Calley’s brief statement to officers.
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FT. Benning, Ga
William Calley Jr
My Lai
Calley
Reaction Against Conviction Grows in Calley Plea Drive
The Associated Press reports renewed appeals to overturn Army Lt. William L. Calley Jr.’s 1971 murder verdict for the My Lai massacre. Officials and civilians urge clemency and argue Calley was unfairly singled out.
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Army
William L. Calley Jr
Calley
Aftershock Rocked San Fernando Valley After Feb Quake
An aftershock measuring near magnitude 5.0 struck the San Fernando Valley area, damaging about 25 homes and causing a power blackout at L A DWP Rinaldi station. The Sylmar-San Fernando epicenter was felt in Ventura County with multiple aftershocks exceeding 3.0 and 4.0 on the Richter scale. Local police report strong shaking and continued fear since the February earthquake.
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Los Angeles
San Fernando Valley
University of California At Berkeley
Granada Hills
Sylmar-San Fernando
Ventura County
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Rinaldi
San Fernando
Wind Warnings Extended Over Far Area
Weather bulletin warns far area residents of southwesterly winds at 25 to mph with blowing dust. Daytime highs near the low 90s and cooler overnight. Winds expected to continue tonight as temperatures fall.
Many Sooners React To Calley Verdict
Discontent spreads in Oklahoma as Lt. William Calley faces possible execution for the My Lai killings. Two ex servicemen turn themselves in for war crimes in Cush ing, while a Norman housewife volunteers to help defend an Oklahoma Marine accused of other victims. A crowd expresses guilt by association, saying if Calley is guilty then so are they.
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William Calley Jr
United States
Ft. Benning, Ga
Cushing
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Associated Press
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