Refugees Arrive at Fort Chaffee Amid Rain and Welcome
Vietnamese refugees began arriving at Fort Chaffee in Fort Smith Arkansas with a crowd greeting them in English and Vietnamese. Fort Sill units supported the operation with about 570 soldiers, including the 47th Field Hospital, preparing housing and medical facilities as Wake Island and Guam evacuees join the process. Governor Pryor and Fort Sill Commander Maj. Gen. David Ott spoke, praising the effort as processing facilities ramp up for possibly 20 000 refugees in coming days.
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Paul Hart
Fort Smith
Ark
Municipal Air and Children
Lam van Thach
Thach
Fort Sill
David Ott
Arkansas
David Pryor
Ott
Fort ‘Sill
Fort Chaffee
47Th Field Hospital
Jon Long
Air Force
Guam
Wake Island
Pacific
Army Reserve
National Guard
Charge Of First Degree Murder Set In Slaying Here Of Fort Sill Man
Fort Sill soldier and a Lawton woman face joint first degree murder charges in the slaying of Spec. 4 Tommy L. Gatting. Gatting was shot during an alleged armed robbery at 2002 SW 20th as he struggled with a male suspect. The nude body was found behind a trailer on 2001 SW 20th. The male suspect, from Dallas, is held by the post CID and will be turned over to Lawton authorities. the woman, also tied to the scene, is jailed as a material witness and to be named on the charge. Investigators worked through the night to reconstruct the events.
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Fort Sill
Lawton
Tommy L. Gatting
Gatting
SW 20Th
Oklahoma
Steve Lile
Dallas
Tex
Post Criminal Investigation Detachment
Lile
CID
Hanoi demands return of ships and aircraft from South Vietnam
Anos and Saigon demand the return of combat planes and ships seized in South Vietnam, while Thailand defers a decision on 130 planes and helicopters to the United States. A Hanoi broadcast claims warships freighters and hundreds of cargo and combat planes were taken, with all property including gold under Saigon’s regime to be owned by the Vietnamese people and controlled by the new government under international law.
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Hanoi
South Vietnam
ANOS
Saigon
Thailand
United States
Paris
d’Estaing
Group Takes Plant Fire on Roadblocks in Wagner South Dakota
A group seized Yankton Sioux Industries Perk Plant in Wagner and fired on BIA roadblocks. There were no injuries reported.
Judge Holds Man In Jail Over Marijuana Charge At Home
Comanche County officials review prisoner release policy after delay in releasing Maynard G. Fuller Jr. on misdemeanor marijuana cultivation charges. Judge Raburn arraigned Fuller at his home following jail policy discussions with the sheriff. No bail was set.
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J. Winston Raburn
Comanche County
Classic Bentley Retains Luster In West Gore Display
A 1956 Bentley owned by Steve Dotson of Steve's Hair Designs attracts attention on the 2700 block of West Gore. The right driving, center opening doors and hand carved walnut dash highlight the car, bought as a unique investment with rust avoidance noted. The previous owner is listed as R. a Teacher, Esq., Glasgow Scotland.
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Otorists
West Gore
Steve Dotson
Steve
Dotson
Tomobile
R. A Teacher
St. Enochs Square
Glasgow
Scotland
Cameron University Fine Arts Center Funding Advances
Senate Bill 254 advances to the Senate for final action to provide 1.5 million for Cameron University’s 2.4 million Fine Arts Center and 1.7 million for Western Oklahoma State College at Altus. The measure, amended from 10.5 to 11 million, may go to a conference committee. Gov. Boren pledges quick signing once enacted.
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Senate
Cameron University
House
Cameron
Western Oklahoma State College
Altus
Appropriations Committee
Herschal Crow
D-Altus
Lawton Sons
al Terrill
Jim Taliaferro
General Conference Committee
David Boren
Western
Regents
George T. Smith
Cameron Music Department
Joblessness Nearing Peak Says April Unemployment Report
The April unemployment rate rose to 8.9 percent as total employment increased by 240000 and nonfarm payrolls held steady. The Labor Department noted the rise slowed from March and the labor force grew to 92.3 million, with adult males contributing over half of the April gains.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S
Labor Department
Teenager Dies In Fiery Area Crash West of Snyder, Oklahoma
Donald Dean Ratliff Jr., 17, died from burns at the scene when a two ton asphalt spreading truck he rode in turned and burned three miles west of Snyder around 2:45 a.m. His father, Donald Dean Sr., 4, with burns and injuries, was in critical condition. An Elk City man, Ruben C. Valencia, 33, was killed earlier north of Sayre in a separate crash. Oklahoma tolls reach 202 and 203 for the year.
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Quanah
Tex
Snyder
Donald Dean Ratliff Jr
Elk City
Ruben C. Valencia
Sayre
Oklahoma
Ratliff
Donald Dean Sr
Oklahoma City
Severe Weather Possible As Storm Front Hits State
Lawton area faces potential severe weather as a line of thunderstorms forms in northwest and central Oklahoma. Tornado threats tracked by radar near Perry Stillwater Cushing Drumwright Manford with funnels observed. activity shifts to central and northeast by 11 a.m. Forecast calls for 80 percent rain chance this afternoon, dropping to 20 percent tonight, with fair to partly cloudy skies by Saturday morning. Temperature outlook includes mid-50s tonight and upper 70s Saturday.
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E Lawton
Perry
Stillwater
Cushing
Drumwright
Manford
National Weather Service
Lawton
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