Oklahoma Jaycee Convention Names 1974 Officers
Miami Jaycee picks new directorate with lage Oklahoma City program vice presidents and six national directors. Dennis Hamilton posthumously receiving Outstanding Officer. awards to Max Armstrong and Bob Hart. Interstate Chapter earns Outstanding Chapter. Wilburton first year Mile Stone. several chapters honored. 1974 convention slated for May in Oklahoma City.
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Wilburton Jaycee
Enid
Woodward
Afton
Lawton
Burt Mackey
Tom Woolard
Interstate
Carlis Pixley
Duncan
Edgar Davis
Larry Reece
Oklahoma
Senate panel probes Watergate as McCord testifies
The Senate Watergate hearings resume with James W. McCord as the key witness. Sen. Sam Ervin says the probe could aid or hinder later prosecutions and notes McCord’s demeanor impressively. John Caulfield may corroborate McCord’s claims of political favors in exchange for silence. Government auditors allege post arrest funds reached conspirators via intermediaries.
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Senate
James W. McCord
Sam J. Ervin
North Carolina Democrat
McCord
White House
John Caulfield
Taxpayers Face Higher 1973 Tax Burden Says Tax Foundation
The Tax Foundation reports the average household will pay $5,070 in taxes for 1973, up $341 from prior years, reflecting a year of rising tax costs.
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Foundaon, Inc
Court outlines desegregation scope in Richmond system
The court discusses Merhige's 1954 desegregation ruling and possible effects of cross-county busing. Richmond schools show 70 to 90 percent black, neighboring counties are predominantly white, and the judge's prior order urged eliminating dual systems to achieve meaningful integration as constitutional.
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State School Board
Richmond
Merhige
United States
Indictments Tie Vesco Gift to SEC Case and White House Links
The indictment alleges a $200000 cash gift from Vesco to Stans in Washington on April 10 1972 and a meeting arranged by Mitchell between William Casey then SEC chair and Sears to delete Vesco funds from a proposed Vesco lawsuit. The $200000 plus $50000 were returned to Vesco on January 31. The DOJ charged the re election committee with failing to report the gift and all four defendants face obstruction and conspiracy counts. Vesco is sought for questioning in Switzerland and Costa Rica. Mitchell and Stans resign from law firm. warrants reportedly issued for Vesco and others.
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SEC
Vesco
Stans
Washington
Mitchell
William J. Casey
Sears
White House
John Dean III
Cook
Justice Department
Costa Rica
Switzerland
IOS
New York
Idaho Requires Six Weeks Residency for Divorce
Idaho law allows a divorce after a six week residency requirement. The provision shortens prior waiting periods and seeks to simplify filing for residents seeking dissolution of marriage.
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Idaho
Lawton Council weighs LURA funding to cover $2.6 million
The Lawton city council will consider an amended cooperation with the Lawton Urban Renewal Authority to cover a $425,000 increase in local share as HUD funds rise to $2.6 million, driving total project costs to $19.88 million. Other agenda items include zoning hearings, home occupation rules, legal representation, audits, road and traffic actions, litter fines, and urban renewal material bids.
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16Th Street
Cache Road
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Parade Packing Materials, Inc
Public Works
Paul Brune
C&h
Sooner Construction
Second Street Water
G Avenue
Lee Boulevard
Nixon seeks new enlistment bonuses amid draft-free force shift
The administration tests a $2,500 enlistment bonus for four year terms and another $2,500 for specialists in scarce skills as part of a broader push toward an all volunteer military. Officials weigh lowering standards or further cuts as total active duty personnel hover near post Korean War lows.
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Nixon
Pentagon
Air Force
Connie Hill Jr. Rites Pending in Lawton Area
Lawton rancher Connie Hill Jr., 45, of Rte. 4 died today in a Carnegie hospital after a long illness. Arrangements are with Becker Funeral Home. visitors may call through Wednesday. He born August 29 1927 in Lawton and graduated Cache High School in 1945. He married Rita Cockrell August 15 1949. Survivors include his wife two sons and a sister and his mother. Memorials to Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation or Breast X Ray Clinic.
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Connie Hill Jr
Rte. 4
Carnegie
Becker Funeral Home
Mr. Hill
Cache High School
Rita Cockrell
Hill
Comanche County
Clyde Wayne Hill
Mark Alan Hill
Margaret Carr
N. 47Th
Myrtle M. Hill
Becontree Drive
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Cancer Division
N. 31St
Oklahoma City
S. Sheridan
Center expands with 13 members and four year terms
The center now lists 13 members serving four year terms. A $225000 facility funded by Model Cities grants, the Oklahoma Crime Commission, and a McMahon Foundation donation was built on a county site donated by county commissioners. Carruthers cites staff shortages and welfare processing delays as March closing causes. White urges equal rights for detained juveniles and plans to pilot a Juvenile Bureau reform before adjusting strategy.
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Oklaoma Crime Commission
McMahon Foundation
Carruthers
State Welfare Department
White
Juvenile Bureau
City Child and Two Men Die in Separate Accidents
A first grader from Taft Elementary died after an Oklahoma City pool incident. At Lake Elmer Thomas Fort Sill two soldiers drowned during a closed beach swim. A Fort Sill trainee, William Grayson Way, died while fishing and swimming near Little Rock Arkansas.
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Little Rock
Ark
Way
Fort Sill
Catry
4Th Bn
4Th Field Artillery
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