Kissinger Defends U S Policy Amid Criticism
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger told reporters he coordinates all foreign policy with President Ford despite White House whispers. Speaking at the NATO foreign ministers meeting, he defended his approach as critics in the campaign attack him. The meeting pledged deterrent strength and a path to improved East West relations while noting slow SALT progress and Middle East tensions.
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Britain
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Ferrell to Seek State Senate Seat After Taliaferro’s Death
Texas lawmaker J Fred Ferrell of Elgin announced his bid for the District 31 state Senate seat vacated by veteran Jim Taliaferro. Ferrell 53 has represented the 65th House district since 1964 and plans campaigning after the legislative session ends in early June. He could trigger vacancies in Comanche County as others consider moves.
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Lawton
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Government Interference In Grain Industry Rapped
Oklahoma City hearing before the House Agriculture Committee heard grain producers from Oklahoma Texas and Oregon condemn federal interference. Witnesses urged legislation requiring USDA compensation for losses from export controls and embargoes while critics cited declined wheat prices and forced storage costs as proof of harm.
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D-Okla
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Lioyd Long
Garber
Oklahoma Wheat Commission
Springer Okayed As FEC Member
The Senate confirmed former Republican congressman William L Springer to the Federal Election Commission by a 58 to 0 vote. He and five commissioners were set to be sworn in at the White House and would oversee a $3.2 million federal campaign subsidies distribution once in place.
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Grand Jury Ordered In Lawton After Petition Signatures
Chief District Judge William Roberts ordered a grand jury to convene on June 14 after 614 signatures were verified on 31 petitions seeking an investigation of the Lawton Police Department. 60 potential jurors were drawn from registered county voters as the process began, with attorney Jethro Currie filing on behalf of Clyde Williams.
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Hayden Ireland
Oklahoma City
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Clyde Williams
Williams
Alford Hennessee
Police Department of
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Hennessee
Don Beauchamp
Philippine PAL jet hijacked to Zamboanga by six Moslem tribesmen
Six men described as Moslem tribesmen hijacked a Philippines Air lines jet with more than 100 aboard and forced it to land at Zamboanga Mindanao. The hijackers demanded 375000 dollars and a DC8 plane to fly them to Libya while authorities negotiated under threat from a .45 cal public safety item. The BAC-111 carried 103 passengers and six crew. six foreigners believed aboard. Captain Jovencio Lagaso radioed the hijack and diverted to Zamboanga as soldiers surrounded the plane at the airport. The incident marked the year’s third hijack in the Philippines and reflects tensions in Mindanao between dissidents and authorities.
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Walters Co-Op Reports First 1976 Wheat Load In Southwest
Walters farmer hauled in the first 1976 wheat in the southwest, beating forecasts by about a week. Dewayne High cut 85 bushels from a 160 acre plot near Walters, with wheat Pronto variety testing 19 percent moisture and 61 pounds per bushel at the Walters Cooperative elevator. Heavy cutting expected to start Tuesday in Cotton County, with Tillman County elevator aiming for Wednesday or Thursday. Southwest Oklahoma harvest predicted average to slightly below. greenbugs reduced yields and added spray costs.
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Dewayne High
Ernest Bessemer
Jerry Sheriff
Cotton County
Tillman County
Red River
Oklahoma
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H. M. Gilbreth
Frederick Cooperative
Inflation slows as prices rise 0.4 percent in April
The Labor Department reports April CPI up 0.4 percent led by food costs, the largest monthly gain since January. Food prices climbed 0.6 percent while beef fell 0.6 percent. Annual CPI rose 6.1 percent over 12 months, with buying power dipping 0.9 percent in April. See CONSUMER, Page 4A.
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Southwest Oklahoma Weather Forecast Says Warm With Rain Chance
Partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures forecast for Southwest Oklahoma with a 40 percent chance of rain tonight and Saturday. Winds from the south at six to twelve mph. Tonight temperatures in the low 60s, Saturday high in the low 80s. Thursday reached a high of 79 and a low of 61.
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