Senate May Override Nixon Veto On Budget Officials Bill
Senate leaders predicted an override of President Nixon's veto on a bill requiring Senate approval of top budget officials. A Senate vote was planned for today with a House vote Wednesday. a two thirds margin was needed in both chambers. Sen. John Tower said an override seemed likely despite a difficult political climate following Watergate concerns.
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Washington
Senate
Nixon
House
John G. Tower
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Downtown Project Plan amendment seeks 2.6 million HUD funds
Lawton Urban Renewal Authority aims to tap 2.6 million from HUD for the Downtown Project amid deficits from high interest and overruns. Councilman Roy B. Hooper Jr. pressed for monthly financial statements and questioned administrative costs, noting added workload from Rose Hill and NDP projects. If HUD approves, total project cost would rise to 19.84 million with local share near 4.96 million.
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Lawton Urban Renewal Authority
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Roy B. Hooper Jr
LURA
Arch March
Treasury
Hooper
HUD
March
Rose Hill
Ndp
Pleasant Valley
Cameron
Senate Panel Reopens Richardson Hearing Over Krogh Meeting
The Senate Judiciary Committee revived its hearings on Elliot L. Richardson’s nomination as attorney general. Richardson testified about a May 1 meeting with Egil Krogh linked to the Watergate plumbers and Ehrlichman's April 30 call, saying he could not advise Krogh but believed public disclosure outweighed security concerns.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Elliot L. Richardson
White House
Egil Krogh
Richardson
Ehrlichman
Krogh
Mental Patient Kills Five Wounds Four in Memphis
In Memphis Tennessee authorities report a mental patient killed five people and wounded four before being stopped. Witnesses recall the suspect as troubled and the violence prompted tear gas and gunfire as officials responded to the scene. The gunman was identified as David Lee PATIENT, with further details appearing on another page.
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Memphis. Tenn
William Edward Farmer Jr
Farmer
David
Five Inside AERO TR Adverts
Brief OCR reads an office ad line with phone numbers 3530620 and 353-0620 for Wont Ads. The fragment lacks clear event or names but implies an internal feature or ad listing in a newspaper section.
Fear Of Astronomical Gas Price Hike Discounted
Ashington AP report says an Oil Policy Committee told a House panel price increases are expected as foreign crude costs rise. Crude doubling would add eight cents a gallon, yet oil itself is a small share of gasoline costs. A voluntary allocation plan would prioritize farmers, food, health, police, transit, utilities, and disaster areas, with mandatory steps if voluntary plan fails.
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Simon
McCord Testifies White House Not Sought Help
Watergate witness McCord tells Senate panel he sought no White House contact and denied seeking help to avoid jail. He admits an unsigned December letter threatening action if CIA blamed for the wiretap but says it applied only to that scenario. He says two embassy calls were to test government taps and denies trying to undermine the case. Embassies identified as Israel and Chile.
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McCord
Senate
Washington
Water
John J. Caulfield
Central Intelligence Agency
Iain
Caulfield
Israel
Chile
Senate Watergate Investigating Committee
Nixon
Murder charged in Jones death in Lawton district court
A first degree murder charge was filed in district court against 28 year old Lawton man James B Belcher for the April 19 death of Ruby D Jones 52 of 2110 Bessie He was to be arraigned later today Belcher was taken into custody Monday Police say the victim was found drowned near Squaw Creek under a bridge autopsy confirmed drowning as the cause of death
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Lawton
Ruby D. Jones
Bessie
James B. Belcher
Kingsbury
Belcher
Squaw Creek
C Avenue
Robert Gillian
Gillian
United States and Britain veto Rhodesia sanctions extension
The United States and Britain vetoed a U N Security Council resolution that would have extended economic sanctions against Rhodesia to South Africa and Portugal.
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United Nations, N. Y
United States
Britain
South Africa
Portugal
U.N. Security Council
Rhodesia
Storm kills baby and drowns two near Topeka Kansas
A mobile home near Hutchinson was swept by a 65 mph storm killing a 20 month old girl and severely injuring her mother. Two Carbondale women died when their car was driven into a flood swale on U S 75 south of Topeka. The storm also caused extensive wind and hail damage in Topeka and surrounding areas.
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Topeka
Kansas
Hutchinson
City
Jacob Mitzner
Mitzners
Kimberly
Mitzner
Donald
Charles
Timothy
Highway Patrol
Carbondale
Kan
U.S. 75
Noye Woodring
Margaret Stevens
Forbes Air Force Base
National Weather Service
Bury’s Creek
Harveyville
Showers Possible Today Across Lawton Southwest Oklahoma
A 30 percent chance for additional showers or thunderstorms is forecast for Lawton and southwest Oklahoma through tonight after a storm last night. Temperatures should run from the low to mid 80s with overnight lows near 60. Rain totals included .28 inch at Meers, .25 inch at Apache, and .20 inch downtown Lawton, with Lake Lawtonka and Ellsworth watershed readings.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
Meers
Lake Lawtonka
Apache
Lake Ellsworth
Cost Of Living Jumps Sharply In April
The government reports April sees a sharp rise in living costs with notable gains in food clothing and gas with March a 22 year high. Grocery food rose 1.6 percent though below prior monthly spikes while beef and produce remained elevated.
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Ashington
Bureau
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Great Plains Museum
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Lee
Lawrence L. Knutson
Jones
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