Nixon Meets Russian Officials On Courtesy Call
President Nixon holds a courtesy meeting with Soviet Foreign Trade Minister Nikolai Patelichev and Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin in Washington. The session included aides Peter Peterson Kissinger and Peter Flanigan, amid Hanoi talks.
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Trans-Alaska Pipeline OK'd
Secretary of the Interior Morton announced approval to build the 800 mile Trans-Alaska pipeline by Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. to move oil from the North Slope to Valdez and beyond. Environmental groups warned the project risks earthquakes spills and long term pollution and planned court challenges.
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Bank Robbery Reported in Grandfield
A gunman robbed the First State Bank of Grandfield at 12:50 p.m. and escaped with an undetermined amount of cash. Bank personnel were locked in a vault during the incident. The suspect, about 5 feet 8 inches, wore dark glasses a red hat a black shirt and a gray sports coat. A suspect was in custody by 1:30 p.m.
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Secret report on crime program approved by committee
A congressional committee approved a secret report criticizing the top federal state crime fighting program for waste and maladministration on a party line vote. The item is part of a wider series of federal actions reported from AP dispatches.
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Mass antiwar protests sweep Capitol and campuses
More than 500 protesters were jailed during a third day of demonstrations across Washington military posts city streets and campuses against Nixon Vietnam policy. Brooklyn College and Columbia students chained into seats at the UN Security Council as it closed to the public while police watched.
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House-Minimum Wage Vote Due
The House faces a choice between two bills to raise the wage to $2 an hour. The Education and Labor Committee plan would cover state local federal and domestic workers, while a Republican backed bill would keep coverage at current levels. A close vote is expected today.
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Rain forecast shifts as cold front nears Oklahoma
Thunderstorms drenched the Oklahoma Panhandle with Guymon reporting nearly six inches of rain and flash flooding. The National Weather Service predicts widespread rain across the state today as a cold front from New Mexico meets moist air from the Gulf, with 60 percent chance in Lawton today rising to 70 percent tonight and 40 percent Friday. Wednesday's high reached 71 with a 56 low, and highs this week are expected in the mid 70s with upper 50s overnight.
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Soviet denounces Nixon mining moves as summit date nears
Moscow denounces the mining of North Vietnamese ports as dangerous to world peace while stopping short of canceling the May 22 summit. The Soviet statement urges U.S. return to Paris negotiations and ending aggression. It pledges continued aid to Hanoi and notes the mines activated this morning. Proceedings in Washington show no State Department comment yet.
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Oklahoma county housing shows TVs exceed air conditioning
OMANCHE County residents prefer television to air conditioning with 27,617 households owning a TV and 31,864 housing units. Only 20,623 units have air conditioning, and 2,988 units are vacant year round. Ownership versus rent, kitchen facilities, and appliance use are detailed. The first 1970 census Oklahoma county housing report notes 108,144 residents in 31.2 hundred households.
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Bank Officials Testify Before Federal Jury
Oklahoma City AP Bank officials from Guaranty National Bank and the National Bank of Tulsa testified before a federal grand jury probing State Treasurer Leo Winters. Dr. Robert King and nine Guaranty directors appeared, with Swartz confirming under $4 million in state deposits.
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Huge Naval Force Blasts Enemy Coast
The U S Seventh Fleet reported a large naval and air bombardment along the North Vietnam coast near Haiphong and Hanoi. U S planes dropped mines at Haiphong and six other ports after Nixon set a deadline for safe passage. Navy pilots Randy Cunningham and William Driscoll claimed three MIGs, becoming Vietnam war aces with five total kills.
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Mining an Act of Self Defense, Admiral Says
Admiral Zumwalt described the newly activated mine fields off North Vietnam as an act of self defense by the United States and South Vietnam. He warned of immediate psychological impact and said ships approaching the mines would be warned by every means, including megaphones, with destroyers and a South Vietnamese escort vessel on alert in the Gulf of Tonkin.
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