Antiwar protests in Washington halted bridges and traffic
In Washington on a May morning, riot police and federal troops fought demonstrators across Georgetown and near key monuments. Tear gas filled streets as about 2,000 Marines and Army paratroopers guarded four Potomac bridges while tolling emergency rooms crowded with injured protesters and officers.
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Nixon seeks $211 million for rural water and farm exports
Nixon urged an extra 100 million this year and 111 million next year for a guaranteed loan program to fund rural water and sewer systems. He pressed expanding farm exports at the outset of his speech, insisting agriculture can compete when given the chance. He recalled 1968 farm parity at about 76 percent and noted plans announced earlier. The farm speech was taped during a weekend at Walter Annenberg’s desert estate with a golfing party including Robert Abplanalp, C. G. Rebozo, and Hobart Lewis.
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Officer and ROTC graduate dies in service
The obituary notes that he graduated high school in Taiwan and earned a degree from West Texas State College Canyon Texas in 1970. He was commissioned an Army officer in July 1970 after ROTC training and attended signal school at Ft. Lee Virginia. He served with the 142nd Signal Battalion 2nd Armored Division at Ft. Elizabeth L Parmley Amarillo Texas.
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Oklahoma 1966 Condemned Appeals Timeline
Calvin Patrick in Oklahoma City has been on death row six weeks for a nine year old stepdaughter’s murder. Eight of the condemned men have federal appeals pending. six have appeals before the Court of Criminal Appeals. Michaelson and Harley Ed Dickerson face lengthy federal appeals over a 1968 Tinker AFB slaying.
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Keathley Rifles Win Drill Title at Oklahoma State
Cameron College's Keathley Rifles captured three of four trophies to become the state drill champions. Gregory Pineau, Cameron freshman, won first in the individual contest as Cameron also took trophies in regulation drill and overall competitions.
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Youth Catches Hand In Machine At Local Steakhouse
Robert Rozsypal, 18, son of Lt. Col. and Mrs. George Rozsypal of Wichita Estates, injured when his right hand caught in a meat tenderizer at the Sirloin Stockade on Cache Road. He received treatment at Fort Sill Army Hospital for a fractured knuckle and finger and puncture wounds. Rozsypal, a meat cutter, said the device trapped his hand about a minute before two co workers freed him.
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Lawton Seeks State Aid Amid Teacher Shortage and Cuts
Lawton considers a new act exempting certain educator courses while debating millage impacts. The district with 550 teachers averages $7 500 salaries as pupil teacher ratios in elementary schools stand at 24 to 1, and some classes contain only a single student.
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Public Records Of Lawton Police Reports
The Lawton police received reports listing complainants including Michael Barrett Pete Fullerton Goodwill Bargain Store Richard Miley John Aten Mrs Nathan Yormak Martin Laundromat Lee Collins Harold Buird Weston Darrell Mose Joe Berchelk BD Broadus Samples Jimmy Ferguson Leopold Esquivel Robert Fietz Isles Supper Club Fort Sill Harry Jackson Chester Wheeler David Starkie and others reporting assaults vandalism theft burglary and lost property across residences vehicles and businesses with items valued from tens to hundreds of dollars and multiple Fort Sill addresses noted.
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Dearborn
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David Starkie
Fire Reports From Lewton Fire Department Summary
Fire department logs list Sunday calls at MB Ge Road for a building fire around 4 0 pm. Fire crews and residents reported smoke and structural damage in a residence at the scene. A second incident involved a reported fire near Senn Lee, with firefighters extinguishing the blaze.
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City Gets New Leadership as Gilley Hails Youth Jobs Promise
Gilley urged the new administration to aid about 20 000 local youths seeking summer and future jobs and praised efforts to assist Lawton seniors. Incoming officials include Mayor Don Whitaker and Ward 2 Councilman Ernest Roper along with City Clerk Ella Madden and Police Chief Alford Hennessee.
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Richard Glenn
James Knox
Madden
High Court Dissent On Capital Punishment Standards
Justices William O. Douglas and Thurgood Marshall dissented as the court avoided ruling on whether the death penalty constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. Justice Harlan emphasized the court’s role to interpret the federal Constitution, not to dictate state procedures, noting capital punishment questions have long rested with juries and conscience.
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Tomlinson Chorus Wins Top Honor at Tri-State Festival
Tomlinson Junior High School ninth grade mixed chorus was named the outstanding chorus at the 39th Tri-State Music Festival in Enid this past weekend. Only one chorus at the festival earned the top honor.
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Cityman and son tied to Sauerman Sales decades
Cityan Road and his son were long associated with Sauerman Sales at 519 S Second for 35 years. He was a Nazarene church member, married Mary Lou Mixon in Lawton on December 26 1938. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Church of the Nazarene with Rev Bill Lewis and Rev Robert Williams, burial Sunset Memorial Gardens, Becker Funeral Home directing. Survived by wife, two sons, two brothers, four sisters and three grandchildren.
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Nixon backs plan to move POWs to Sweden
President Nixon promoted a proposal to intern prisoners of war from both sides in the Vietnam conflict in Sweden. He responded to a Stockholm report that Sweden would offer ships and facilities if the United States and Hanoi agreed on prisoner transfers to a neutral country.
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Northern Viet activity with heavy weapons reported
Field reports describe 15 militia killed and 53 wounded in North Viet actions. Five rockets struck a U S artillery base near Dai Loc with some American injuries. South Korean marines near Dai Loc rounded up 68 suspects, four wounded by booby traps. Korean forces claim 43 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed and 15 enemy troops captured along the central coast.
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