Critical Policeman Charged After Weekend Crash
A 20 year old Fort Sill soldier remained in critical condition at Reynolds Army Hospital after a crash with an off duty Lawton policeman who was charged with DUI and failure to yield. Patrolman J B Smith was suspended and a review board will investigate. The accident occurred about 2 AM Sunday at Second and Gore Boulevard when Weaver Jr 2 D Company 57th Signal Detachment was struck. Weaver suffered head injuries and was listed very serious. Both cars collided again nine feet from the first impact. Smith’s speed was about 30 mph and Weaver’s about 30 mph.
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Fort Sill
Reynolds Army Hospital
Lawton
George Mitchell
J. B. Smith
Smith
Second and
Gore Boulevard
Enoch Weaver Jr
D Company
57Th Signal Detachment
Weaver
Jim Ingram
Second Street
Ingram
Nixon and Brezhnev Hold Brief Moscow Meeting
President Nixon and Soviet leader Brezhnev met in Kremlin for nearly two hours in a businesslike and frank preliminary talks on international issues and U S Soviet relations shortly after Nixon arrived in Moscow. Mrs Nixon attended the reception following the meeting.
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Moscow
Brezhnev
Kremlin
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Nixon
Nixon Soviet talks seen shaping Indochina and world peace
The Moscow summit coverage centers on easing Cold War tensions and seeking a negotiated Vietnam settlement. Podgorny and Nixon frame cooperation over arms control and better U S Soviet relations while avoiding public conflict over Indochina.
Snake Causes Seven Minute Blackout In Big Spring
A snake caused a seven minute power outage on the northeast side of Big Spring Texas Monday night when it crawled over a 69 volt circuit breaker. The snake did not survive.
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Big Spring
Tex
Primary elections shift in Kentucky Rhode Island and Oregon
Kentucky voters select nominees for U S Senate and House seats as five Democrats and five Republicans seek the Cooper seat. In Rhode Island and Oregon, Wallace supporters run ads for the hospitalized governor while McGovern and Humphrey clash over jobs and the Vietnam war ahead of primaries.
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Mink
Hawaii
Kentucky
U.S. Senate
Senate
John Sherman Cooper
Walter “Dee” Huddeston
Louie B. Nunn
Rhode Island
Oregon
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Portland
Ore
Charles C. Snider
Wallace
McGovern
Humphrey
Muskie
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
Wilbur D. Mills
Arkansas
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minnesota
Sam Yorty
Los Angeles
Jackson
Kennedy
McCarthy
Mills
New York
John V. Lindsay
Shirley Chisholm
Nixon
Paul N. McCloskey
California
John M. Ashbrook
Ohio
Mark 0. Hatfield
Wayne Morse
Robert Duncan
Don Willner
Soviet Press Boosts Arms Pact Talk After Brezhnev Meet
Soviet newspapers Pravda and others report Nixon Brezhnev talks opened possible framework for an arms pact and relations beyond immediate topics. The communique notes a businesslike and frank exchange, signaling readiness to discuss questions of principal significance in Soviet American relations.
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Kremlin
Pravda
Moscow
Nixon
Brezhnev
Soviet Union
United States
U.S
William Fulbright
D-Ark
Defense Department
Red Star
Tass
Vietnam
White House
Hanoi
Vietnam War Front Reports Heavy Fighting and Detentions
Reports from Vietnam describe heavy engagements along the My Chanh river line and An Loc with North Vietnamese forces suffering significant losses, including tanks and troops. Separate notes reference Ranger landings near Kontum, shelling around Angkor Wat, and ongoing Cambodian temple operations.
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Phuoc Tuy
Vung Tau
Dat Do
My Chanh
An Loc
Saigon
Hue
Central Highlands
Mt. Chu Pao
Pleiku
Kontu
U.S
Kontum
Angkor Wat
Air France
Cambodia
Siem Reap
9 Year Old Girl Drowns at Oklahoma City Construction Site
In southwest Oklahoma City a 9 year old girl identified as Janice Potts drowned after falling from a plywood float into a water filled pit at a road construction site. The victim was the daughter of Mrs. Annabelle Potts. Witnesses reported she was seen floating on the plywood when the accident occurred.
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Oklahoma City
Janice Potts
Annabelle Potts
Nixon Restricts Targeting Range Amid Vietnam War Pressure
The article notes Nixon and Defense Secretary Laird authorize strikes on select targets while top generals in the field decide specifics. Mines off seven North Vietnamese ports remain active and are defended as essential. several ships bound for North Vietnam redirected during Nixon’s Moscow visit, with no new arrivals reported.
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Nixon
Secretary of Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Creighton Abrams
South Vietnam
Friedheim
North Vietnam
U.S
United States
Moscow
North Vietnamese
Work begins in restoring Michelangelo Pieta damaged at Vatican
Vatican experts started scaffolding and repair work on Michelangelo's Pieta in St. Peter's Basilica after Laszlo Toth's hammer blows. They expect possible completion sooner than feared, though some argue the shattered eyelid should not be recreated to avoid fakery.
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Vatican City
Michelangelo
St. Peter's Basilica
Vatican
Deccelcio Redig de Campos
Laszlo Toth
Mary
Christ
Giorgio Urbani
Italy
Art Restoration Institute
Cesare Brandi
St. Peter’s Sacristy
Oregon Ballot At A Glance
Voters in Oregon face a presidential preference primary with about 830000 of 1200000 eligible voters expected to cast ballots. Republicans list Nixon and withdrawn McCloskey while Democrats feature McGovern and Mink among 11 names. delegates total 4 for Democrats and 18 for Republicans bound to winners.
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Associated Press
Oregon
Nixon
John Ashbrook
Ohio
Paul N. McCloskey Jr
California
George McGovern
South Dakota
Patsy Mink
Hawaii
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachussetts
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Wilbur Mills
Arkansas
Shirley Chisholm
New York
John V. Lindsay
Eugene J. McCarthy
Okeene Mill Worker Found Dead in Elevator Shaft
The body of Glenn Milligan, an Okeene Milling Co. employee, was found at the bottom of an elevator shaft on Monday. Officials say he apparently died from a head injury caused by the hoist within the mill facility.
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Okeene, Okla
Okeene
Glenn Milligan
Okeene Milling Co
No Vessels Enter Mines Around North Vietnam Harbors
Vice Admiral William P. Mack of the U S seventh fleet reports no American ships have entered mined areas around North Vietnamese harbors and river mouths. He calls the minefield measures very effective and says no mines have exploded. The fleet conducts daily minefield reconnaissance and warns merchant ships approaching the area.
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Oklahoma City
William P. Mack
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Vietnam
Mack
7Th Fleet
Gulf of Tonkin
U.S
Haiphong
Bernard Clarey
U.S. Pacific Fleet
North Vietnam
Nixon
Bomb Threat Forces Search of Italian Liner Leonardo da Vinci
The Italian liner Leonardo da Vinci with 520 aboard lay off Es toril while experts searched for a possible bomb. Four Italian detonation specialists arrived from Italy as a bomb scare tied to a ransom demand circulated in New York. The ship remained sealed off near Belem awaiting clearance to sail to Genoa with passengers disembarking in Lisbon if needed.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Estoril
Italy
Tagus Esturary
New York
mid-Atlantic
Leonardo
Tower of
Belem
Bar
Cais da Rocha
Line
Giuseppe Drago
Italian Line Board of Directors
Mid- Atlantic
Genoa
Troy State honors first male-free ROTC outstanding student
Cadet Anna R. Platt named the outstanding student in Troy State University's Reserve Officers Training Corps, the first time a male student did not win the honor. The award will be presented during Honors Day ceremonies Thursday in Troy.
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Troy
Ala
Troy State University Reserve Officers Training Corps
Anna R. Platt
Lawton council acts on zoning and renewal plans
The Lawton City Council retains current zoning in the Ton View Addition with one block basis for future changes and designates a Lee Boulevard south transition zone for higher industrial use. It approves minor changes to the Urban Renewal Downtown Plan, the final plat for Mac Arthur Park Townhouse Addition, a zoning variance for Carriage Hills, and renewal of the City County Improvement Foundation Outreach program funding totaling $33,572. Councilman Charles Beller urges studying women as school crossing guards after a student injury.
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Lawton View
Lee Boulevard
Lawton Urban Renewal
Carriage Hills Addition
Lawton
Comanche County Improvement Foundation
Model Cities
Charles Beller
Beller
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Podgorny
Defense
Sacramento State College
University of Oregon
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U.S. Jets
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N. Sheridan Rd
Philippines
Hainan
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