Nixon Presses Peace Efforts In Indochina Cease Fire
President Nixon urges Moscow and Peking to help sustain the Indochina cease fire while urging restraint on arms shipments to Hanoi and warning of a possible renewed confrontation. Kissinger says progress is possible in Cambodia and Vietnam talks, with cautious optimism.
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Peking
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Regents vote to terminate 14 OCLA staff and faculty
Carter announced regents approved terminating 14 instructors after they urged Carter to resign. The teachers will finish the term May 31 and have not been told what to teach. OCLA faces accreditation probation as Carter discusses the issue with state officials.
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OCLA
Fred Bowen
Cushing
Gary Connors
Wewoka
Sam Katopodis
Tulsa
Ocla Board of Regents
Scott Ousley
North Central Association
Hall
Ousley
UCLA
Jobs data shows modest April gains and mixed unemployment shifts
The Labor Department reports seasonally adjusted joblessness at 4.4 million with adults near steady. teenagers rise to 15.4 percent. Unemployment average length drops to 9.9 weeks. Men at 3.2 percent and women at 4.9 percent. Black and minority rate at 9.1 percent. White unemployment at 4.5 percent. Factory employment up 115,000 to 19.7 million led by durable goods. Construction down 60,000 due to weather and strikes.
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Herbert Stein
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
Midwest
Bank Loses Bid To Remove Judge In Tulsa Case
Houston National Bank failed to oust Judge Allen E. Barrow from the Tulsa Crude Oil Purchasing Co. bankruptcy case. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied the bank’s request for a new judge. Barrow had refused to withdraw on March 21. The bank seeks 4.3 million dollars from Tulsa Crude while the firm counters for 23 million.
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10Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Denver
U.S. District Court
Allen E. Barrow
Oklahoma Governor criticizes Nixon pick for Watergate probe
Gov. David Hall, a Democrat, denounces President Nixon's appointment of Elliot Richardson to lead the Watergate investigation. Hall favors a nonpartisan special prosecutor and warns the scandal has damaged public trust across parties. He sign bills only if voters decide and laments the abortion control bill's defeat.
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David Hall
Nixon
Elliot Richardson
Hall
House
Parolee in Kiowa deputy slaying had mental exam
Hobart Oklahoma AP reports 22 year old Charles Stinson a Hobart parolee accused of killing Kiowa County deputy sheriff was examined for mental welfare before the incident. Dr. Bridwell said Stinson showed violent tendencies and was to be admitted to Western State Hospital Fort Supply.
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Okla
Kiowa Couny
Malcolm Bridwell
Charles Stinson
Western State Hospital
Fort Supply
Bridwell
Stinson
Oklahoma Penitentiary
Max Straub
Taloga
Kiowa
Herb Henderson
Okmulgee
Lillard Seeks Florida School Post in Duvall County
Oklahoma City superintendent Dr. Bill Lillard remains among five candidates for the Duvall County Florida school district top spot after a Thursday Jacksonville interview. Board chairman voiced hope to hire him as the current superintendent Cecil Hardesty resigns August 31. Lillard’s salary would be 35 thousand annually versus Hardesty’s 45 thousand. He sees potential interest but has not committed, and he plans to return to Oklahoma City Sunday.
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Bill Lillard
Duvall County
Fla
Lillard
Jacksonville
Florida
Cecil Hardesty
Hardesty
Judge Orders Vesco Arrest For Failing To Appear
A federal judge signed a bench warrant for financier Robert Vesco after he did not respond to a subpoena to testify before a grand jury investigating his $250,000 donation to the Nixon reelection campaign. Vesco’s attorney says immunity is needed before he will appear.
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Robert L. Vesco
Vesco
U.S. District Court
Edmund L. Palmieri
Pesco
James W. Rayhill
United States Attorney
U.S
Costa Rica
Securities and Exchange Commission
Investors Overseas Services, Ltd
Switzerland
Patricia
Grand
Boonton
N.J
Nassau
Bahamas
Edward Bennett Williams
Justice Department
Nixon Campaign
Nixon Campaign Committee
Norse Remains Found Under Dublin Cathedral Debris
In Dublin a Norse settlement from the 9th century lies beneath 14 feet of debris beneath Christ Church Cathedral. The find marks one of Ireland's earliest Norse sites with the cathedral overlooking the discovery.
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Ireland
Christ Church
Packard Weighs Defense Chief Post After Richardson Move
Aides say Packard may seek a strong solo role and direct access to the President for the defense department. He has clashed with White House aides before but would want unchallenged authority and final say on top officials. He left Washington after feeling relief from the upheaval.
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John B. Connally
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Budget Bureau
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