Retiring Sill Commander Sees Stable Post Population
Fort Sill commander remarks on a stable population of about 18 000 and 4 900 reserve officers below lieutenant colonel by Oct 1. He foresees no change in the training mission as OCS shifts to Ft Benning and notes gains in professionalism and a drop in crime and drug use on post. He cites construction projects totaling about 21.995 million and unit of choice recruiting success before his retirement and replacement by Maj. Gen. David Ott.
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Wetherill
Fort Sill
Ft. Benning
III Corps Artillery
Florida
David Ott
Rising Heat Threatens Skylab Sunday Launch
Officials voiced a serious heat problem on Skylab that could delay or cancel Sunday's launch. Engineers expect a fix within two to three days, as power shortages force limiting astronaut activity to extend a 28 day mission if possible.
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Hutchinson
Gray Shatters Claim On White House Link
Gray says he only noted confusion and blamed carelessness by White House aides. Nixon's press secretary Zeigler dismissed the San Clemente report as false and malicious. Officials cited as proof Nixon's full accounting of holdings and assets.
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White House
Ronald Zeigler
Santa Ana, Calif
Register
Sam J. Ervin
D-N.c
Special Committee
Ziegler
Associated Press
Nixon
San Clemente Purchase
Orange County
Title Insurance and Trust Co
Los Angeles
Gold Price Surges as Dollar Falls on World Markets
Gold breaks through the $100 barrier with $108 opening in Zurich as the dollar slides across major currencies. Market dealers note supply tightness, South Africa withholding metal, and speculation of talks between Brezhnev and Nixon on new price arrangements.
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Lebanon
Middle East
Brezhnev
Nixon
Washington
Soviet Union
Zurich
London
South Africa
U.S
Frankfurt
Paris
City council moves to approve lease assignment and other actions
The Water Authority votes 8 to 1 to approve the lease assignment to Mrs. Hennessee after waiving 24 hour notice. Councilman Glascock objects to rushed timing and citizen input. Other actions include creating the Commission on the Aging, subordinating land interest to Stock Yards Bank, and approving bridge and street regulations.
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Moore
Don Whitaker
Charles Beller
Glascock
Whitaker
Hennessee
Ernest Godlove
Jerry Cade
Roy B. Hooper Jr
Godlove
Seibold
Western Auto
106 S. Llth
Commission On the Aging
North Texas Wilbert Vault Corporation
Stock Yards Bank of
Oklahoma City
38Th Street
Wolf Creek
Lee Boulevard
Richardson says DOJ will proceed without waiting for special prosecutor
Richardson, secretary of defense, rejects idea of delaying Watergate indictments until a special prosecutor is named. Senator Ervin warns that pre-inauguration actions could complicate the prosecutor's task, but Richardson says investigations will continue at their own pace.
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Justice Department
U.S
Richardson
Army Paring Officer Ranks in Reserve Force
The Army plans to release about 4 900 Reserve officers next month representing just under 10 percent as part of post Vietnam cuts. Officers below lieutenant colonel are asked to leave while higher ranks are nudged into retirement. About 4 000 of those affected served five years or more and qualify for readjustment pay up to 15 000 dollars. There are 53 200 reserve officers on active duty.
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Washington
Army
Seven Attend Boys State From Lawton and Nearby Areas
Seven area youths will attend Boys State sponsored by the Oklahoma American Legion from May 26 to June 2 at Northeastern State College in Tahlequah. Attendees include John Balistreri, Larry Wilson, Steve Miller, and Norman Easter of Lawton, James Igo of Indiana, James Browning of Cache, and Leonard Parker of Fort Sill Indian School. Sponsors are Lawton Elks Lodge, Moore Insurance Agency Cache, Cache Lions Club, Lawton Kiwanis, Lawton Noon Lions, Fort Sill Voiture No. 1138, and Retired Service Personnel Association.
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Oklahoma American Legion
Northeastern State College
Tahlequah
Lawton
John Anthony Balistreri
Larry Wallace Wilson
Steve Miller
David Norman Easter
Jimmy Charles Igo
Indiahoma
James Alan Browning
Cache
Leonard Keith Parker
Fort Sill Indian School
Lawton Elks Lodge
Moore Insurance Agency
Cache Lions Club
Cityan Admits House Burglary by Lawton Man
Horace Henry Jr. 47 pleaded guilty in district court to second degree burglary. Judge J Winston Raburn imposed a three year suspended sentence with probation for breaking into a house at 1219 Texas on March 26 and taking records a stereo player and linens.
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Lawton
Horace Henry Jr
Dist
J. Winston Raburn
Henry
Texas
Pastor Rev Tom Hubbard Speaks at Underwriters Meet
The Southwestern Life Underwriters Association invites members to a Wednesday noon meeting at Martin's Restaurant where Rev. Tom Hubbard of Centenary United Methodist Church will be the featured speaker.
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Tom Hubbard
Centenary United Methodist Church
Southwestern Life Underwriters Association
Martin’s
First captive binturong litter born in eastern India zoo
A state zoo in eastern India reported the first captive litter of binturongs, a bear like jungle cat that roams trees. The mother killed one cub but the remaining offspring was retrieved and bottle fed.
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New Delhi
India
Despondent man shot by FBI during hostage standoff at airport
William H. Abernathy, 25, climbed a 50 foot fuel tank at Portland International Airport with two guns and two men, threatening to explode the 40 000 gallon tank unless his ex wife and two children were brought to him. FBI sharpshooters killed him one minute before a noon deadline as he and another man defended the ladder. Ex wife and children were flown in from Washington state. a colleague and a hostage situation survivor offered context on Abernathy's troubled life and failed marriage.
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Portland
Ore
FBI
William H. Abernathy
Portland International Airport
Phillip Moss
Abernathy
Vietnam
Moss
Nancy Lynn
Gene Lloyd
Lockheed
Lloyd
Loren Pankratz
Veterans Administration
Bellingham
Wash
Here
Dr. Pankratz
Steven J. Dalling
Bill
Mosquito Spraying Plan Aims at Heavily Infested Areas
Health department officials call residents to report mosquito issues to map infestations. Data will guide spray and fogging schedules, prioritizing heavily infested zones. A citywide count tracks chemical treatment impact using light traps set every third evening.
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Health Department
Court charges linked to Scotts Bluff disturbance in Nebraska
Scotts Bluff County Attorney Marvin Holscher said extradition would be sought if Camp refused to waive proceedings. Camp's attorney Jim Ikard noted attempts for a continuance were denied while Camp was at Wounded Knee. Bonds forfeited for failure to appear, warrant issued for arrest. Camp predicted 3000 to 5000 Indians would attend an AIM convention in Oklahoma and shift focus to those deemed vital enemies of the Indian movement, naming the oil industry, after a 75 day Wounded Knee confrontation.
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Scotts Bluff
Neb
Marvin Holscher
Camp
Jim Ikard
Gering
Wounded Knee
S. D
Ikard
AIM
Oklahoma
Georgia Family Tragedy Involving Ned Alday and Sons
Ned Alday 66 and three sons Jerry 35 Chester 32 Jimmy 25 along with brother Atrey 57 are central to a fatal incident in Georgia. Jerry and Chester lived in mobile homes on the farm while other relatives resided in the main house. Bud Alday, a brother of the slain younger Aldays, alerted the sheriff after a mother reported none of them had returned from field work.
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Ned Alday
Jerry
Chester
Jimmy
Atrey
Bud Alday
Aldays
Sheriff’s Office
Balance of payments gaps widen amid currency concerns
Payment increased sharply in the first quarter as governments feared dollars fueling international monetary disturbances. The country posted a $900 million trade deficit in Q1, down from $1.7 billion in Q4, while the balance of payments deficits persisted despite improved trade figures. The liquidity balance excludes private liquid capital flows and is seasonally adjusted.
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