Judge rejects halt to Amchitka underground nuclear test
A federal judge refused environmental groups injunctions to stop the 6000 foot underground blast planned on Amchitka Island Alaska. He ordered limited document disclosure and suggested the issues could reach the Supreme Court before the blast.
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Ashington
Amchitka Island
Alaska
U.S
George L. Hart Jr
Hart
Committee For Nuclear Responsibility
Supreme Court
Atomic Energy Commission
David Sive
Ohio Student Shot Killed In Campus Disturbance
Mantel Crenshaw a 22 year old Wilberforce University freshman was shot in the shoulder and killed during a campus disturbance after a movie as about 40 students from Wilberforce and Central State confronted each other armed with bottles bricks and chair parts.
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Ohio
Wilberforce, Ohio
Mantel Crenshaw
Canton
Wilberforce
Central State University
Shorter Hall
Sheriff's Department
Central State
Sooner Saved From Lion Pit
Sherman Shatwell, 30, fell into a 20 foot lion pit at Mo hawk Zoo in Tulsa. He was bitten on the neck and clawed on the back but rocks hurled by spectators saved him as four lions eyed him. Zookeepers noted the lions were under two years old and unlikely to fight.
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Tulsa
Okla
Mohawk Zoo
Coweta
Zoo
Sherman Shatwell
Shatwell
Mickey Thulin
Larry Nunley
Lion Pit
Emergency alert ordered after two London blasts
Scotland Yard issued a full emergency alert and ordered guards on public buildings following two weekend bomb explosions in London. No injuries were reported. The Post Office Tower blast disrupted European communications and the Royal Tank Regiment HQ was damaged near Parliament. A claim from the Angry Brigade and IRA denial followed initial attribution.
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London
Scotland Yard
Britain
Royal Tank Regiment
Post Office
IRA
Irish Republican Army
Northern Ireland
Dublin
British Press Association
Army
Parliament
England
Scotland
Wales
United Nations hoists China flag for first time
At U.N. headquarters the red flag with a gold star was raised for the first time. Guards Willard Bodie and George Baldwin led a team of 12 to place the China flag on the 23rd pole as officials stayed away. Chi Peng-fei sent a note asking the seat be listed as China, People's Republic of.
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United Nations
N.Y
China
U.N
Willard Bodie
George Baldwin
White General
Chi Peng-fei
U Thant
People’s Republic of
Peking
General Assembly
Chile
Colombia
P’s
Chiang Kai-shek
New York
Rockefeller Cen
Population Is Ecology Key says Cameron professor
Bob Ziegler Cameron College ecology instructor argues population growth or reduced consumption are needed to keep earth habitable. He jokes about sacrifices like fewer baths and washing machines, warning against rapid waste increase. Lawton EIO backs education on solid waste dangers and a petition urged Fort Sill to stock returnable glass bottles, which Army regulation cannot authorize. See POPULATION, Page 4 Col. 1
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Kathy Phillips
Bob Ziegler
Cameron College
Ziegler
Cameron
Nature
Lawton Environmental Improvement Organization
EIO
Fort Sill
Post
EIC
House blocks $1.5 billion school desegregation bill
Washington AP reports the House refused to approve a $1.5 billion desegregation bill. The decision used a special procedure banning separate votes on pupil busing and restricting debate to minutes, requiring a two thirds majority.
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Washington
House
Legislator Says Pre-Release Center Vetoed A Year Ago
State Rep Jack Lindstrom says a proposed convict pre release center for Lawton was vetoed over a year ago in a private meeting in Sen Al Terrills office. Local officials recently showed favorable reaction to a new proposal, with 13 of 20 contacts supporting it and the district attorney endorsing the concept as worthwhile though cautious about results.
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Skip Gibson
Lawton
Constitution
Jack Lindstrom
Wa ‘Fions
al Terrill
Lindstrom
Lahoma City
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Vernon Field
Field
Charles Ozman
Thirteen More Army Units Phased Out Of Combat
Thirteen more U S Army units totaling 1 335 men were phased out of combat prior to withdrawal from Vietnam. The move plus another 2 893 moved out of combat zones left U S troop strength at 196 700, the lowest since January 1966. President Nixon outlined disengagement plans during a Saigon visit with Melvin Laird and officials, aiming for a residual force of 40 000 to 50 000 by July 1. Air strikes and enemy activity fell to their lowest levels this year as sources noted a quiet battlefield ahead of the South Vietnamese National Day observances.
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AIGON
Vietnam
U.S. Command
Nixon
Laird
Saigon
U.S
Ellsworth Bunker
Creighton W. Abrams
Nguyen van Thieu
The
Americas
Viet
Ngo Dinh Diem
South Vietnam
United States
Cooler readings as front brings scattered showers
Cooler temperatures and clear to partly cloudy skies dominated southwest Oklahoma through Tuesday as a Pacific cool front moved in. Downtown Lawton recorded .02 inches and Fire Station No. Five .11 inches from morning showers with a 30 percent chance of additional rain tonight.
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Oklahoma
Lawton
53Rd
Gore Boulevard
Toll Rises From Bay of Bengal Tidal Wave In India
A 16 foot tidal wave swept villages along the Bay of Bengal with officials and locals estimating 15,000 to 20,000 dead. The Times of India reported urgent air drops of food as roads rails and air strips were flooded. Cuttack and Balasore in Orissa were hardest hit with millions homeless and widespread destruction.
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Bay of Bengal
Indian Subcontinent
Cuttack
Balasore
Orissa
Calcutta
Times of India
East Pakistan
India
Ganges River
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Rembert Stokes
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Presiden Nioon
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