Rumsfeld Named To Defense Chief Post In Ford Shakeup
President Ford plans to name Donald Rumsfeld as secretary of defense and George Bush as CIA director. The shakeup includes ousters of James Schlesinger and William Colby, with Kissinger possibly leaving NSC chair and Brent Scowcroft tipped to replace him. Mansfield said Ford briefed him. Scott eyed as possible China emissary.
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Air Force
Brent Scowcroft
Kissinger
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Senate
Mike Mansfield
Ford
Bush
Rumsfeld
Schlesinger
Mansfield
Hugh Scott
U.S
China
Scott
Ford weighs shakeup as Rockefeller bows out for VP
President Ford schedules a 6:30 p.m. CST news conference amid a White House shakeup and Nelson Rockefeller’s decision not to enter the upcoming Republican vice presidential race. The speaker will also address plans to replace Secretary of Defense Schlesinger and CIA Director Colby as aides delay a China trip and Ford readies a late November visit to China. Senate critics accuse concealment as the Church committee grip grows.
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Ford
James R. Schiesinger
William Colby
Central Intelligence Agency
Nelson A. Rockefeller
White House
China
Andrews Air Force Base
Kissinger
Defense Chief Change Spurs Concern Here
Proponents of a stronger national defense fear James Schlesinger’s firing may curb military funding. Lawton locals including Rep Tom Steed Lt Gen (Ret) Harry Critz and Chuck Carter voiced worries about shifts in budgets and leadership. The Military Affairs Committee will discuss Schlesinger’s ouster at an afternoon meeting.
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Schlesinger
Tom Steed
Congress
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Steed
Southwest
Schiesinger
Mustain
Military Affairs Committee
Ham operator aids ship in distress off Virginia coast
At Fort Sill a sergeant and ham radio operator Beebe helped contact the U S Coast Guard for a 31-foot sloop Clauses 300 miles off Virginia signaling for help. Three aboard were ill as 20-foot waves battered the vessel and Beebe relayed location and communications via AUTOVON to Coast Guard centers in Miami and Port Smith Virginia. A North Carolina operator aided, keeping the frequency clear while a Virginia physician coordinated relief.
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212Th Artillery
Fort Sill
Germany
Beebe
Virginia
Atlantic Ocean
New Brunswick
Canada
Atlantic
Autovon
Coast Guard Communications Center
Miami
Fla
Coast Guard
Port Smith
North Carolina
Surprise Move Alters 1976 Campaign Outlook
Vice President Rockefeller withdraws from consideration as Ford running mate in 1976. The move reshapes the GOP race, hinting at a possible Reagan challenge and leaving Rockefeller’s political future uncertain. Ford and Rockefeller stated they were in agreement and understood the decision.
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
Ford
Council weighs finance plan for East Gore Boulevard
City manager John Thomson asks mayor and council to decide if East Gore Boulevard should be rebuilt as two or four lanes and how to finance it. A CIP plan cites a 1.6 million cost for reconditioning two lanes with a potential $3 million total including a new bridge.
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ITY
John Thomson
East Gore Boulevard
Thomson
East Cache Creek
CIP
East Gore
East 45Th Street
Don van Meter
West Gore
Bond funded street plan questions and financing details
The discussion asks which streets to include if funded by a bond issue, how priority would be set for additional streets, and how preliminary engineering costs would be financed if bonds do not cover them. Thomson notes that federal community development block grants cannot be used and general revenue sharing funds are phasing out, with the city already relying on both the general fund and remaining revenue sharing for operations.
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Thomson
State Study Team Urges Wildlife Funds Increase
A long awaited Oklahoma Wildlife Department report calls for more financial independence from the legislature and removal of political interference. Led by Daniel A. Poole the 86 page study also urges higher education standards for game rangers and elimination of political considerations to upgrade the department’s administration. It advocates sound financial planning and likely hunting and fishing license fee increases to keep pace with needs.
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Lahoma City
Oklahoma Wildlife Department
Daniel A. Poole
Wildlife Management Institute
Washington, D. C
Oklahoma Wildlife Commission
Weather Outlook for Lawtern and Oklahoma Today
Widespread weekend rain lingers in Lawtern and parts of Oklahoma but should end late today. Skies clear to partly cloudy with mild temperatures tonight and Tuesday. Tonight’s low expected in the upper 40s. Tuesday’s high in the low 70s with no rain. Downtowns Lawiten rainfall weekend total 0.35 inches. high 59, low 49.
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Lawtern
Oklahoma
Downtows Lawiten
Trinity Launches Area Air Service
Trinity Airways began service to Lawton Altus and Oklahoma City after a four month delay. Chairman Rod Freel apologized for the holdup at Dallas Fort Worth Regional Airport and said cargo service to Lawton and Altus should start in about a week to ten days.
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Trinity Launches Area Air Service
Dallas
Trinity Airways
Lawton
Altus
Oklahoma City
Dallas-Fort Worth
Rod Freel
Trinity
Freel
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