Less Deaths Mark Memorial Day Observances
Memorial Day observances in Lawton Fort Sill noted fewer Vietnam casualties as the war winds down. No local fatality has been reported since Memorial Day 1971, with the last Lawton casualty March 28, 1971, Pfc. Clark Vernon Shawnee, 21. The Shawnee is the 68th local victim.
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Lawton-Fort Sill
Vietnam
Lawton Vietnam
Pfc
Clark Vernon Shawnee
Pvt
Shawnee
Set. J.C
William L. Shawnee
Liberty
Eisenhower High School
Lawton
Fort Sill
South Vietnam
Memorial Day Observances Include Parades And Ceremonies
Memorial Day observances featured wreath laying, cemetery ceremonies and parades across many towns. Notable events include a wreath at Arlington Cemetery and a new Vietnam veterans memorial in Coweta Oklahoma.
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Associated Press
Bull Run
Khe Sanh
Cincinnati
Arling
Agreement On Long Range Principles Signed Nixon and Brezhnev
Nixon and Brezhnev sign a joint declaration guiding U S Soviet relations. The text emphasizes UN charter, peaceful coexistence, sovereignty and non interference, economic science and culture cooperation, and reducing war threats to prevent dangerous tensions. The article notes the declaration and directs readers to see further on page 4.
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Moscow
Nixon
I. Brezhnev
United States of America
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
United Nations
U.S.R
U.S.S.R
European Security Talks Set Soon Amid Summit Uncertainty
Nixon and the Soviet leader agreed in a companion communique to hold a European security conference soon to seek East West military cutbacks in Central Europe. Kissinger said the talks were long and detailed but the key issue of timing remains unsettled. The article notes no mention of mined North Vietnamese ports or Soviet arms shipments and hints at ongoing caution.
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Nixon
Europe
East
West Germany
South Viet Namese Relief Column Hit In Ambush
North Vietnamese forces set up an ambush south of An Loc killing or wounding about 100 government soldiers as a relief column suffered a major setback. Gunners intensified fire in field reports from the Saigon desk.
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Saigon
An Loc
Ambush Near An Loc Reports Heavy Casualties and Firepower
Preliminary field reports recount an ambush 31 miles south of An Loc where 75mm recoilless rifles and rockets struck South Vietnamese troops, killing 15 and wounding 80 to 90. The shelling continued as forces attempted to move along Highway 13 north of Saigon.
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Highway 13
Saigon
Weather modification row sparks debate in lawton lake region
Gov Hall supports state control of weather modification while Sen Bellman and Rep Steed back federal action. Ferdie Deering opposes federal control, urges private enterprise rights, and hosts conferences to combat droughts across the south central west. Rain totals reach up to 1.4 inches at Lake Ellsworth and 1.0 inch at Lawton lakes with scattered thunderstorms forecast.
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Hall
Deering Committee
South Central
U.S
Congress
Bureau
Death Ends Long Exile For Duke Of Windsor
The former King Edward VIII dies at 77 in Paris after an all night vigil with his wife by his side. His body will be flown to Britain for burial at Windsor Castle with state rites and a national mourning period leading to the funeral.
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Duke of Windsor
Windsor
Castile
Edward VIII
Paris
Windsors
Britain
Royal Air Force
St. George’s Chapel
Windsor Castle
Buckingham Palace
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Cornelia
Silver Spring
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
Leonid Zamyatin
City Lakes
Gov. Hall’s Weather Modification
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Henry Bellman
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Tom Steed
Ferdie Deering
Dr. Krick
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Prince Albert
Duke of Kent
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