French President Giscard Arrives for Bicentennial Visit
French President Valery Giscard d Estaing arrives at the White House on a six day visit formalized by a 21 gun salute. Ford welcomes the guest as thousands watch and security tightens at Andrews Air Force Base. The Concorde, set to fly subsonically over land, faces a potential ban while U S officials approve limited flights into Kennedy and Dulles airports.
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Valery Giscard
Atlantic
Ford
France
Giscard
United States
Georges Pompidou
White House
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Paris
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Eral
Air Force
Dulles and Kennedy International Airport
New York
Transportation
William T. Coleman Jr
Air France
British Airways
Kennedy
Dulles
U.S
An- See
Poe
Soviet Central Asia hit by severe earthquake
Officials report a strong quake centered near Gazli in the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic and affecting Tashkent Samarkand and Bukhara. The tremor measured about 7.2 on the Richter scale with widespread damage and injuries reported, while communications to Gazli were cut off.
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Central Asia
Moscow
Washington
US Geological Survey
Tashkent
Garh
Galli
Bukhara
Baikonur Space Center
Moscow Radio
Gazli
Samarkand
Kissinger Floats Early Exit If Ford Wins Nomination
Secretary of State Kissinger says he would prefer to quit after the November election even if Ford is nominated and elected. He indicates he would defend the Panama Canal if required and notes uncertainty about circumstances that might affect his stay. Kissinger’s remarks came on NBC’s Today in an interview with Barbara Walters and follow White House talk of possibly replacing him.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissingerger
Ford
Kissinger
United States
Panama Canal
Barbara Walters
NBC
White House
Nelsen
Pair Charged In Refuge Beating Death Slaying Trial
Fort Sill soldiers Roy Lamonte Bowman and Jessie M. Brown face second degree murder charges in the slaying of a fellow soldier whose body was found February 16 on the Rush Lake shoreline in Wichita Mountains Refuge. Bowman is on trial with Lawton attorney Gerald Neuwirth. Brown was granted nonjury trial after a severance motion was denied.
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Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Roy Lamonte Bowman
T. C
Lawton
Gerald Neuwirth
Pfc
Jessie M. Brown
Voters Decide On Lawton School Bond Issue
Voters in Lawton open polls at 7 a m Tuesday for a $2 5 million bond to fund a new separate junior high in east Lawton. A 60 percent yes is required. previous $4 5 million plan failed in December. All district voters may cast ballots at multiple high and elementary voting sites.
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East Lawton
East
West
Lawton
Lawton School
Eisenhower and
Central
Tomlinson Junior
Rogers and
Sullivan Village
Ford Nominates Six To Election Commission
President Ford nominates six to the reconstituted Federal Elections Commission including a replacement for chairman Thomas B Curtis who asked not to be reappointed The nominees must pass Senate confirmation as the panel moves to authorize a 2 million backlog in primary campaign subsidies Former Power Commission member William Springer of Champaign Illinois is the sole new member Others include Joan D Aikens Thomas Everett Harris Neil Staebler Vernon Wallace Thomson and Robert Owens Tiernan Springer formerly served on the Federal Power Commission Curtis resigned citing policy disagreements Nessen defended the choice saying Springer is well respected and quick confirmation is expected
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Ford
Federal Elections Commission
Thomas B. Curtis
Senate
Commission
Federal Power Commission
William Springer
Champaign, Ill
Curtis
Congress
Springer
Joan D. Aikens
Swarthmore, Pa
Thomas Everett Harris
Alexandria
Aflcio
Neil Staebler
Ann Arbor
Mich
FPC
Nessen
Marlow W. Cook
Cook
Weather forecast for Southwest Oklahoma partial clouds and warmth
The National Weather Service forecasts partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures for Southwest Oklahoma through Tuesday. The extended outlook shows fair skies with no precipitation through Friday. Tuesday’s high nears 80 and the low around 50. Sunday's high was 74 and the low 52.
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Oklahoma
National Weather Service
Planned OSU veterinary hospital funds questioned
Oklahoma City AP reports plans to start a $3 million OSU veterinary hospital face scrutiny as lawmakers consider phasing the funding. A House Senate subcommittee inspects OSU amid allegations about facility use and potential duplication.
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Klahoma City
OSU
Tulsa Democrat
House
Senate
Howard
John Miskelly
D-Choctaw
House Appropriations Committee
Miskelly
University of Oklahoma
Tulsa
Q Hospital
Pose
Frederick Man Arrested in Local Shooting Death
A Frederick man was arrested about 12:30 a.m. by Tillman County Sheriff Steve Sanders as a suspect in the shooting of Merlin S. Moore, 18, a former Fort Sill soldier. Moore was shot once in the forehead in the 1500 block of southwest Texas Avenue and died at Southwestern Clinic Hospital.
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Fort Sill
Tillman County
Steve Sanders
Charles Connally
Corky Chadwick
Merlin S. Moore
Moore
Southwestern Clinic Hospital
Southwest
Texas Avenue
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