Attack Wipes Out Small Laotian Town
AP reports a heavy rocket attack nearly wiped Ban Dong Hene, a town of about 1,500 people on the Ho Chi Minh trail's western edge in Laos. Fire swept about 75 percent of the town as residents fled after the Monday barrage.
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Saigon
Ban Dong Hene
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Souval
Dong Hene
Savannakhet
Muong Phalane
Vientiane
Laos
Paksane
Mekong River
Senate Moves to End Rail Strike Plan Approved by Committee
Senate action targets a labor committee plan to end the two day national rail walkout. In West Virginia hundreds of Consolidation Coal Co. miners were sent home as a spillover risk may close all mines by Wednesday. U S Steel cut coke output about 10 percent as production slows. Chrysler faces broader auto industry pressures as the strike disrupts supply chains.
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National Rail
West Virginia
Consolidation Coal Co
Afl-Cio Brotherhood of Railroad
U.S. Steel
Chrysler
American Law Institute
Fort Sill Soldier Critically Hurt in Hit and Run Mishap
A 21 year old Fort Sill soldier, Dishman, was listed in extremely critical condition at Reynolds Army Hospital after a hit and run on Sheridan Road near Gate 4 at 1 15 am. Police seek a late model Chevrolet with black vinyl top involved in the crash and witnesses could not ID the car color of the lower portion.
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Fort Sill
Reynolds Army Hospital
Sheridan Road
Gate 4
Oklahoma completes major tax package as year of taxes ends
Oklahoma lawmakers signed into law the 17 million income tax hike and 21.1 million oil and gas tax increase, the largest in state history. Liquor and insurance bills face smooth sailing with Senate passage likely and adjournment planned by June 15. Governor Hall and leaders finalize details and expect no further tax bills after these.
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Klahoma City
Oklahoma
Senate
House
David Hall
Mail service hit by nationwide rail strike at Lawton
Lawton Post Office announced it cannot accept second, third or fourth class mail beyond a 300 mile radius due to the national rail strike. First class letters will be accepted while newspapers and magazines face delays from picket lines at major railroad terminals.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
Council Votes To Seek Bids On New Model Cities Center
City council approves development grant and Model Cities funding for a recreation health education and day care center between 11th 12th Streets and Washington Jefferson Avenues. Land purchased March 23 for 30475. Bids open June 8. Also study planned on mobile home parks sewer water rates and a walleye fishing opener at Lakes Lawtonka Ellsworth with limits five per day 12 inches.
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Cur
Model Cities
Gene Walker
11Th and
12Th Streets
Washington and Jefferson Avenues
Lawton Urban Renewal Authority
Area Planning Commission
Building, Planning and Safety Department
Planning Commission
Lawtonka
Ellsworth
Larry Ferguson
Don Whitaker
Lawton
Council
Injunction Halts New Girls Softball Field in Lawton
District Judge Robert S. Landers issued a temporary restraining order delaying the Business and Professional Women's Club from opening a new girls softball field in west Lawton. The park sits between Gore Boulevard and Cache Road on the east side of 38th Street. A permanent injunction hearing is set for 10 a.m. June 22. Plaintiffs include area resident Henry Weddle.
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Robert S. Landers
Business & Professional Women’s Club
Lawton
Gore Boulevard
Cache Road
38Th Street
Sanders
Henry Weddle
Signalmen Wage Boost Included by Senate Panel
The Senate Labor Committee approved 13 to 1 a plan to halt the nationwide rail strike until October 1. It includes about a 17 percent raise for 13,000 signalmen and follows a wage package from an emergency board. Ford accused Congress of foot dragging as rail disruption worsens the economy. the measure aims to spur bargaining on railroad issues.
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Washington
Senate Labor Committee
Signalmen’s Union
Senate
House
Nixon
Congress
Ford
Gerald Ford
Michigan
White House
United States
Europe
Burger Warns Lawyers and Press Spark Civil Discourse Clash
Chief Justice Warren E Burger denounces adrenalin fueled lawyers who blur zealous advocacy with hostility and faults press behavior as contributing to a new Know Nothing era. He urged civil discourse and cited Archibald Cox's Harvard incident as example, without naming others.
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Burger
Institute
Washington
Archibald Cox
U.S
Harvard Law School
The
New York Times
Cox
Harvard
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Dallas
Sta
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