Fighting in Lebanon escalates amid cross border clashes
In southern Lebanon near the Israeli border and Beirut, heavy fighting continued after a shaky cease fire. Four guerrillas were killed including a Syrian backed regional commander and senior Al Fatah officer. Palestinian radio reported 22 guerrillas killed and 99 wounded with civilian casualties also rising. The government reported 12 soldiers killed and 40 wounded as hostages were released from eight bomb carrying guerrillas. Joint patrols were formed but some militants ignored cease fire.
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Ent
Harry Dunphy
Lebanon
Saika
Riad Awad
al Fatah
Yasser Arafat
Tell Zatar
Beirut
Camille Chamoun Sports Stadium
Defense Ministry
Lawton Bookstore Operator Free While Supreme Court Considers Obscenity Case
Justice Byron White blocked the 10 year obscenity sentence of McCrary, partner in Walt's News Stand and Crossroads Corner in Lawton, directing the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals to vacate its mandate. He ordered McCrary remain free on a $5,000 bond as the high court weighs constitutional questions. McCrary argued the Oklahoma law is vague and fails to define offenses.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
U.S. Supreme Court
Byron R. White
Washington
State Court of Criminal Appeals
Wilson C. McCrary
Bedford Drive
McCrary
Walt’s
Crossroads Corner
Fort Sill Blvd
White
Supreme Court
Pentagon Case Mistrial and Dismissal Briefs Sought
Rand Corp accused of espionage conspiracy and theft over copying Pentagon papers a top secret Vietnam study Byrne seeks more information on Liddy Hunt operations to assess potential rights violations and tainted evidence. FBI reports detail Ehrlichman Haldeman and Ehrlichman interviews amid Pentagon papers probe uncertainties.
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Rand Corp
Pentagon
U.S
Vietnam
Byrne
Hunt
White House
FBI
John D. Ehrlichman
H.R. Haldeman
Bruce Eherli
Wholesale prices rise 11.2 percent from year ago in 1967 base
Prices wholesalers average 30.70 dollars more for goods worth 100 in the 1967 base period and are typically followed by higher retail prices. Consumer finished goods rose 1.4 percent in April after seasonal adjustment led by fruit and vegetable, processed poultry, cereal and bakery products, while eggs declined less seasonally.
Fire reports from Lawton Fire Department incidents
Times and locations of fires include 1:08 p.m. at 1503 Smith floor furnace fire and 3:41 p.m. at 610 2 Bell minor trailer house fire. Thursday entries show a car fire at 622 Bishop Road and a smoke irrigation issue at 137 E. Columbia. Minor kitchen fire reported at 6910 Forrest Avenue at 9:14 p.m.
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Lawton
Smith
Bell
Bishop Road
Yeas A
E. Columbia
Forrest Avenue
Cityan Indicted With AIM Group
A 23 year old Lawton native is among five American Indian Movement members indicted by a federal grand jury in Ix Arizona on firearms conspiracy charges linked to the Wounded Knee siege. Rusell Means 33 a leader of AIM Stanley Richard Holder Lawton Eugene Heavyrunner Jr. 23 Browning Ronald Petite 37 Minneapolis and Herbert Powless 35 Milwaukee also named. The single count accuses conspiring to transport firearms from Phoenix to Wounded Knee knowing they would be used in civil disorder and crossing state lines to incite riot. Means native of Pine Ridge Reservation South Dakota. Maximum penalty five years and 100000 fine.
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Lawton
American Indian Movement
Russell Means
Arizona
Wounded Knee
S.D
Means
AIM
Stanley Richard Holder
Eugene Heavyrunner Jr
Browning, Mont
Ronald Petite
Minneapolis
Herbert Powless
Milwaukee
Phoenix
Pine Ridge Reservation
South Dakota
Contested Amendments Added To Oklahoma Wildlife Measure
Oklahoma House members added two amendments to a wildlife conservation bill opposing the State Wildlife Conservation Commission land seizure through condemnation and canceling long-term leases on federal lake property. Debates featured Wildlife Department criticism while license fees for hunting and fishing rose to 3.25 and 6 for combos. Representatives argued about eminent domain, private land rights, and land rehab for wildlife use as subsidies and leases faced scrutiny.
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Oklahoma City
State House
State Wildlife Department
House
Senate
State Wildlife Conservation Commission
Wildlife Department
Roy Beecher
D-Kingfisher
Jerry Smith
Tulsa
David Hall
Vernon Dunn
D-Loco
Hugh Sandlin
D-Holdenville
Dunn
Vol Odom
D-Wagoner
Odom
Errant Signal Flare Hits Lawton House
A stray signal flare struck the top of a Lawton home at 1202 Irwin around 10 am and bounced into the back yard. No damage was reported as Fort Sill personnel investigated potential aircraft origin while authorities sought to identify the flare’s source.
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Lawton House
Irwin
Fort Sill
61St Explosives Ordnance Detachment
B. J. Davis
Lawton
William Johnson
James Davidson
61St
Army
North Lawton
Labor readies emergency standards to curb cancer agents
The Labor Department will phase in over three months a set of emergency standards covering 14 cancer causing agents used mainly in chemical and textile work. The plan was announced in Washington and targets worker protection amid rising health concerns.
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Washington
Department of Labor
Fire destroys trailer home in Hooker. mother dies saving children
Police said a woman died trying to rescue her two younger sons after a trailer home caught fire at 7:10 a.m. in a Panhandle trailer park near Hooker. The two older boys survived, neighbors cared for them, and the cause remains unknown.
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Morial Hospital
Price
Panhandle
Hooker
Walter Mathau served as aerial radioman in World War II
Actor Walter Matthau served as an aerial radioman and bomb gunner in World War II, reflecting his early military service before his acting career.
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Walter Mathau
Witnesses Describe Fatal Roadside Shooting Escape
Witnesses at a fruit stand said two men fought in a car at the U S 60 and 183 intersection. Three shots rang out. A black man allegedly exited, pushed the driver, and sped north on U S 183 after the skirmish.
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U.S. 60
U.S. 183
Gasoline Shortage Hits Local Marketers and Stations
Lawton area gas supplies are being cut to about 10 percent for several marketers including Dunbar Oil and Sun Oil. Stations may face rationing, shorter hours, or higher prices as refiners allocate the limited supply. Officials expect further cuts, with some brands maintaining last year levels if demand holds.
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Phillips
Roger Fife
Dunbar Oil Company
Standard Petroleum Products
Fife
Lawton
Sun Oil Company
Doug Williams
Sun Oil
Steele
Texaco Consignees
Steel
Exxon
Lindsey Whitten
Whitten Oil Company
Whitten
Wayne Whiting
Continental Oil Company
Conoco
Continental
Fina
Kerr-McGee
Park Lane Elementary to Receive Goodwill Award
Park Lane Elementary School will receive a plaque from Goodwill Industries Tuesday for returning the largest percentage of usable items. J. C. Kennedy, president of Goodwill, will present the award. Most Lawton schools participated, and this is Park Lane’s second year to win the plaque.
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Park Lane
Goodwill Industries
Goodwill
J. C. Kennedy
Lawton
Scions Reject Cutoff Of Cambodia Funds
Abbreviated text notes that on Wednesday the house or senate approved a war powers bill despite opposition from Scions regarding Cambodia funds.
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Scions
Cambodia
Rape Robbery Suspect Sought in Lawton Incident
Lawton police seek a suspect after a west Lawton woman was slapped choked raped and robbed in her apartment around 10 30 am in a daytime invasion. The assailant described as a 20 to 25 year old black male about 5 10 with short hair demanded money and fled with 13 in cash and a cigarette carton.
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Lawton
West Lawton
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Haldeman
Eherli
Liddy
Pentagon Papers
Elisberg
Ehrlichman
Daniel Ellsberg
Liddy and
Liddy and Hunt
Ellsberg
AIM Group
By Nick Stuart
James Townsend
Oshawnee
Iceland
Nixon
Georges Pompidou
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
The
Navy Today
Pentagon Today
Internal Revenue Service
Treasury
George P. Shultz
Lawton Master Cleaners
W. Gore Bird
Narrow
Thomas E. Morgan
D-Pa
Foreign Affairs Committee
John Deere
IMCO
Marlow
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