Panel Votes Funding Halt For Bombing
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted 24 to 0 to cut off all funds for bombing in Cambodia or Laos. The move extends to all money for combat activity, with senators Eagleton and Brooke pushing amendments, aiming to restore Congress's war-declaration authority.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Cambodia
Laos
Thomas F. Eagleton
D-Mo
House
Eagleton
Senate
Appropriations Defense Subcommittee
Secretary of
Elliot L. Richardson
Edward W. Brooke
Rmass
Cam
Indochina
Foreign Relations Committee
Vietnam
U.S
North Vietnam
Congress
Moore Gives Up Seat On Council
City councilman Harrell Moore resigns to buy a major concession and lease at Lake Lawtonka from the estate of the late Ralph Hennessee. The Water Authority approved the lease assignment. Moore negotiated with Hennessee’s widow for five weeks and will pay 35,000 for the lease and improvements at Schoolhouse Slough.
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Harrell Moore
Lake Lawtonka
Ralph Hennessee
Water Authority
Moore
Hennessee
Florence Hennessee
Schoolhouse Slough
Skylab Heat Rises As Launch Hangs On Sunday
Skylab recorded internal temperatures near 100 degrees amid power cut by two solar panel failures. Flight director Neil Hutchinson said it is too early to declare an unmanageable situation and the team still hopes to launch three astronauts to link with Skylab on Sunday.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Space Agency
Neil Hutchinson
Skylab
Hutchinson
Houston
Johnson Space Center
City Takes Early Mosquito Measures In Lawton
Lawton health department crews have spent a month treating water holding areas to curb mosquito infestation after heavy rains. Sandbags soaked in malathion line flood-prone zones while some areas receive chemical spraying. The city bought two fogging units for about 4000 from revenue sharing funds and plans fogging to target adults this week with two more units available if needed.
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A. C. Ezzel
Dewayne McBride
Wolf Creek
Pecan Grove Park
ITY -County Health Department
Lawton
Jim Booker
Health Department
Booher
Mild Weather Forecast for Lawton and Southwest Oklahoma
Sunny mild days are forecast for Lawton and southwest Oklahoma through Wednesday. A high in the lower 70s today and near 80 Wednesday, with clear skies and cool temperatures tonight near 50. Monday’s high was 70 and low 48.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
Georgia Family Slain On Farm
Six members of a Georgia farm family were found slain, five men in a house trailer and the wife of one in a distant field. Coroner Mosley said the men were forced to lie face down and shot in the back of the head. Authorities were puzzled by the killings.
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Reynoldsville
Paul Mosley
Mary Alday
Georgia
Court Refuses Release of Militant Indian Leader
Oklahoma judge denies habeas corpus for American Indian Movement leader Carter Camp who faced a Nebraska warrant. Camp posted a $500 bond but claims arrest occurred in Rapid City South Dakota and disputes the evidence. The Nebraska warrant accuses him of carrying a concealed weapon and possessing desctructive device components and failing to appear. Camp was arrested at Will Rogers World Airport and awaits arraignment as warrants remain active.
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Elhoma City
Carter Camp
Nebraska
Camp
Rapid City
S. D
Will Rogers World Airport
Ikard
Gering, Neb
AIM
Retiring Sill Commander Sees Stable Post Population of 18 000
Fort Sill commander Maj. Gen. Rod erick Wetherill spoke with newsmen about the fort s budget for fiscal year 1974 and future troop strength. He cited about 58 112 000 in operation and maintenance funds a 1 327 000 cut from last year and noted the post now approaches its authorized 18 000 strength with about 17 000 present. He predicted stability around 18 000 in coming years and said Europe force reductions would not greatly impact Sill. The Army reserve officer cut would also have limited effect.
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Fort Sill
Roderick Wetherill
Wetherill
Department of Army
Vietnam
U.S
Europe
Army
Tyler Rejects Probe Post as Watergate Prosecutor
New York dispatch reports Judge Harold R. Tyler Jr declined Elliot Richardson’s offer to serve as special Watergate prosecutor. Tyler, 51, said he was reluctant to resign as an active judge though the assignment was important. He informed Richardson of his decision this morning after meeting in Westchester County. Richardson testified at Senate Judiciary hearings as he nears naming a prosecutor, with a decision possibly in the next few days.
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New York
USS
Harold R. Tyler Jr
Atty. Gen
Elliot L. Richardson
Tyler
Atty
Elliot Richardson
Westchester County
Kennedy
Washington
Richardson
Senate
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Senate Judiciary Committee
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Dn.c
Gold Price Soars as Dollar Falls in European Markets
Gold closed at $124.13 an ounce on the Paris free market while the dollar tumbled to new lows in Europe amid a spreading monetary crisis. The record highs for gold and the weak dollar reflect investor uncertainty and demand for bullion as a hedge.
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London
U.S
Europe
Paris
Zurich
Frankfurt
Payment Deficit Deepens in Early 1973 Balance of Payments
The U S balance of payments deteriorated in Q1 1973 due to international monetary turmoil. Official reserve transactions were deficit 10.2 billion and net liquidity deficit 6.8 billion, larger than late 1972. Gold prices hit new highs in Zurich London and Frankfurt while the dollar fell to record lows in Paris and other centers.
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Washington
U.S
Commerce Department
Gray says no White House link to Watergate wiretap
FBI chief L Patrick Gray II testifies to Senate that no connection between the White House and Watergate wiretapping was found. He says John W Dean III assured him of relaying FBI reports and cites alleged CIA recruitment attempts. Gray quit April 27, Dean fired three days later.
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Ashington
L. Patrick Gray II
Senate
FBI
White House
Watergate
Gray
John W. Dean III
CIA
Dean
Associated Press
Senate Committee
Nixon
John D. Ehrlichman
Col
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