Rogers Starts Egyptian Visit
Secretary of State William P. Rogers lands in Cairo to kick off a Middle East tour aiming at peace. He meets Egyptian officials after Beirut stopovers and Jordan Saudi visits, with no specific peace proposal yet, as he seeks to align U.S. position toward a peace outcome.
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Cairo
Egypt
William P. Rogers
Middle East
Mahmoud Riad
Rogers
Israel
Beirut
Lebanon
Jordan
Saudi Arabia
Leb Ple
Good Rogers
Salam
U.S
Hamad
United States
Lawton Names Craig Mayor Pro Tem As New Council Sets Study
Lawton City Council under new Mayor Don Whitaker and four new councilmen agreed to study the local salvage yard issue before a possible feasibility study. Open burning of junked cars is banned and land pollution concerns from the no burn law remain unaddressed. Council members elected Cleo Craig as mayor pro tem. A meeting with salvage yard operators and local groups was proposed to push a recommended plan.
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Skip Gibson
Lawton
Don Whitaker
Cleo Craig
Thew
Whitaker
Chamber of Commerce and
Model Cities
Joe Crain
Mayor initiates study on Lawton-Fort Sill Bus Co.
Mayor Don Whitaker forms a panel with two councilmen to study problems faced by the Lawton-Fort Sill Bus Co. Representatives from Model Cities and Fort Sill will join to explore issues. Operator Mary K Morris testified the firm faces taxi competition and higher fares, with an 25 cent fare present.
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Lawton
Don Whitaker
Mittee
Model Cities
Fort Sill
Mary K. Morris
Council
Slight Chance Of Rain In Lawton Southwest Oklahoma
Slight chance of rain extends across Lawton and southwest Oklahoma with warm temperatures in the 80s. South wind gusts to 18 30 mph. Rain chances 20 today 40 tonight 30 Wednesday. Tonight lows near 60 and Wednesday readings upper 70s.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
Dollar Rout and Gold Boom Hit London Markets
European speculators drove the dollar down on European exchanges while Bank of England purchases kept the rate near intervention level. Gold rose 43 cents to 39.86 in London, the highest since 1969, as inflation fears spread. West Germany’s central bank reportedly studied a mark revaluation. officials denied imminent float. The dollar surge also boosted London stocks amid a large dollar inflow and inflation pressures.
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London
U.S
Bank of England
Zurich
West Germany
Europe
Willy Brandt
Frankfurt
Mar
Protests Rally in Washington as Police Hold Line at Justice Building
About 1,500 antiwar demonstrators massed in the capital while police monitored actions after 7,000 arrests the prior day. President Nixon commended authorities for restraint as federal troops begin to withdraw, leaving thousands of police to police the city.
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Washington
Justice Department
White House
Nixon
District of Columbia
Senate
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Scott
Pose & Col
Swimming To Be Allowed At 4 Refuge Beaches This Summer
The Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge will open four beaches for swimming this summer from Memorial Day to Labor Day with four beaches Elmer Thomas Jed Johnson and Quanah Parker plus two at Elmer Thomas. Eight campgrounds will charge a season fee of 10 dollars while Jed Johnson becomes free and Lake access remains free for through driving. Lifeguards not required but officials urge swimming when lifeguards are on duty.
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Wichita Mountains
Jed Johnson
Post Oak
Treasure Lake Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center
Lake Elmer Thomas
Elmer Thomas
Quanah Parker
Howard
Quanan Parker
Wichita Refuge
Burford Lake
Lost Lake
Camp Boulder
Fawn Creek
Cameron Site Eyeed For Health Complex On Cameron Campus
Authorities await acquisition of an eight acre Cameron College site for a five building mental health complex to be funded by federal and state money and a 200000 dollar child guidance center. The project includes a 13 million mental health center and a 100000 dollar grant from the McMahon Foundation.
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Cameron College
McMahon Foundation
Child Guidance
Sheridan Road
Norman
Hill Burton
Oklahoma Board of Regents
A&m Colleges
Cameron
Don Lee Cameron
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Roderick Wetherill
Minute Man
Post Headquarters
T.J. Morrow
U.S. Savings Bond Program
Rex J
Givens
Craig
New Council
City Administra
Tor Henry Nabers
Salvage Yard Operars
Tulsa
W. J. Bovaird
Bovaird Co
J. L. Shakely
Justice
Cials
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