House Probes Mafia Ties to Professional Sports
The House launches a month long inquiry into organized crime involvement in sports starting with a Detroit racetrack linked to Mafia figures. Hearings will cover race fixing across 16 tracks, hidden ownership, bribery of officials, and attempts to fix games in football and other sports. Sammy Davis Jr. is set to testify next week about gangster efforts tied to a stable.
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House
Detroit
Sioner Leo Shirley
Hazel Park
House Select Crime Committee
Claude Pepper
Dfla
Pepper
Sammy Davis Jr
New Jersey
Joseph A. Phillips
Phillips
Seaboard
Madison Square Garden
New York
Illinois
Otto Kerner
Kerner
Postal Rate Increase Not Necessarily Due
Postmaster General Elmer T. Klassen says rate hikes may occur next year but promises to avoid them by improving service and cutting costs. He asked Senate appropriations for 216.4 million more for new service, while Nixon foes challenge the cost amid private competition and a red postal balance.
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Elmer T. Klassens
Senate Appropriations
Klassens
Nixon
Congress
Gale W. McGee
D-Wyo
Senate Post Office Committee
United Parcel Corp
Postal Service
U.S. Postal Service
McGee
Do Use Blackwood To Gauge Aces In Bridge Bids
A bridge guidance note explains the first do for Blackwood users. It urges using Blackwood when you want to know exactly how many aces your partner holds and plan a six bid if the shown total plus your own equals three.
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Ner
Slam Invitation Dilemmas In Bridge Blackwood Tradeoffs
In a bridge bidding sequence North shows slam intent after a two diamond response and three club call. He avoids Blackwood despite two aces, choosing a conservative five spades to signal he cannot handle hearts, while South also cannot, ending at five spades.
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North
South
Enterprise
Utilities Win Safety Awards in National Competition
OG&E and Public Service Company of Oklahoma finish second and third in a nationwide safety prevention contest run by the National Safety Council. Among 26 utilities, the firms reported combined monthly man hours ranging from 250 000 to 500 000. Carolina Power and Light topped the list with 1.32, OG&E earned 1.46, PSC 1.69, while the national average was 5.47.
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Og&e
Public Service Company of Oklahoma
National Safety Council
Carolina Power and Light Company
PSC
McGovern Expected To Get Firm Support In Oklahoma
Oklahoma City AP report says J C Kennedy, Oklahoma Democratic Party chair, concedes McGovern supporters may win an upset at Friday precinct meetings. He notes 20 of 39 delegates could give McGovern a slim majority over Humphrey backers and suggests the outcome favors McGovern.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Democratic Party
George McGovern
J.C. Kennedy
Sen
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Kennedy
Oklahoma County
Humphrey
Alabama
George Wallace
Mike Rainbolt
Cordell
Comanche
Grady
Oklahoma
Pottawatomie
Oklahoma lawmakers press for more water funds
Oklahoma Republicans and a Democrat urged a House subcommittee to boost funding for Seward Reservoir and other Corps of Engineers projects. Bellmon Edmondson called for state water plan funding and criticized Water Resources Council standards as Edmondson pushed unbudgeted funds for several local reservoirs.
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Oklahoma
House
Henry Bellman
John Happy Camp
Ed Edmondson
Seward Reservoir
Edmond
Guthrie
Bethany
el Reno
Kingfisher
Nichols Hills
Bureau of Reclamation
Bellmon
Corps of Engineers
Kaw
Arkansas River
Ponca City
U.S. Water Resources Council
Candy Reservoir
Birc Creek
Tulsa
Clayton
Oklahoma Supreme Court to rule on extra signature check days
Oklahoma City OKAP The state Supreme Court will decide today if petitioners may get 45 more days to verify signatures on a liquor-by-the-drink measure. Referee James Giles previously said enough invalid signatures were not shown to discard the petition and his recommendation was delayed to allow an appeal to the full court.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
State
Supreme Court
James Giles
Giles
Brandt Faces Setback in Talks Over Berlin Pacts
Bonn Germany AP West German Chancellor Willy Brandt struggles to finalize treaties with the Soviet Union and Poland as talks with opposition leaders drag on. A final parliamentary vote grows uncertain amid demands for explicit unification language and joint statements.
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Bonn
Germany
Willy Brandt
Soviet Union
Poland
Europe
Brandt
Rainer Barzel
Barzel
Christian Democrats
West Arn
East Germany
Moscow
Warsaw
Gold prices surge in Europe after Nixon war move
London fixed gold at a record 54 dollars per ounce as the Nixon Vietnam action spurred bullion demand. European markets fell into caution while the dollar weakened and major currencies moved on news of expanded bombing and port mining.
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Europe
Nixon
London
U.S
Paris
Frankfurt
Zurich
North Vietnam
Washington
Swimming Pool Short Course for Pool Operators
A free municipal pool course at the City County Health Department 1010 S Sheridan runs 9 30 registration and 10 am start. Topics include sanitation filters chemical feeders water analysis pool construction and record keeping presented by private state and local agencies. Certificates awarded on completion.
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Health Department
S. Sheridan
Jim Booker
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