Helis Strike North Vietnam Truck Depot In North Vietnam
US gunships wiped out a North Vietnamese truck depot in the northern quarter of South Vietnam destroying 10 trucks and killing 11 enemy soldiers. The action occurred as Defense Secretary Laird met with Bunker and Abrams to discuss troop cuts and pacification.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S. Command
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Edsworth Bunker
Creighton W. Abrams
Richard Gardner
A Shau
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Gardner
101St Airborne Division
U.S
United States
Laird
Vietnam
Ngo Quang Truong
Mekong Delta
Associated Press
J. T. Volkerstorfer
U Minh Forest
Ca Mau
Truong
Bank Robbery At State National Bank In Marlow
Police and FBI agents search for a lone gunman who robbed the State National Bank in Marlow Wednesday afternoon. He fled with bags of cash in a green car as road blocks and air support join the hunt. Amount stolen estimated from 20 000 to 120 000.
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Tom Mahaffey
Marlow State National Bank
Ira Green
FBI
Dan Benson
Stephens County
Marlow Police Department
Highway Patrol
Oklahoma City
State National Bank
Downtown land sale eyed as LURA mulls 2.1 million bid
Lawton Urban Renewal Authority will review a $2,136,022 offer from Mark Real Estate Enterprise of Dallas for seven downtown parcels totaling 722,256 square feet. The plan includes a shopping mall amid other facilities, with two main sticking points: land price and total land area.
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Lawton Urban Renewal Authority
LURA
Charles Tupper
W. C. Hutcheson
Dallas
Drake Cook
Lawton
Mark Real Estate Enterprise, Inc
Lawton Parking Authority
Arch March
March
Mark Company
Second
C and F Avenues
D Avenue
Cat Burglar Gets His Claws Yanked
Westlake California police say Ernest Delgado, a suspected cat burglar, was chased by resident Michael West after Delgado opened a door at 4 a.m. West struck Delgado with fists then a pistol discharge grazed his head. Delgado was treated for a bullet wound and bruises and booked on burglary suspicion.
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Westlake
Calif
Ernest Delgado
Michael West
Delgado
West
Los Angeles County General Hospital
Wests
Senate and House agree on Indochina withdrawal timing debate
House Banking Committee backs a Phase 2 economic clause allowing raises and enabling consumer suits for overcharged prices. Senate House conferees drop a six month withdrawal deadline from a broader Indochina exit measure tied to freeing prisoners and missing troops.
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Washington
House Banking Committee
Senate House
Senate
U.S
Indochina
Airport Fire Station Request Calls for City Review
Lawton Airport Authority votes to ask the city council to study building a new fire station for south Lawton and the airport. Authority Chair Dr. Gilbert Gibson notes rising air traffic after runway and terminal work and the need for crash emergency equipment. Ted Horton says terminal upgrade plans will be reviewed with officials and airlines to align costs.
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Lawton
Ted Horton
Gandhi Nixon Meet on Pakistan Crisis at White House
President Nixon and Indira Gandhi conferred in Washington to discuss a mutual troop pullback amid the Pakistan East West border crisis. Gandhi, visiting the United States, urged a cautious path while noting refugee turmoil and south Indian floods.
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Indira Gandhi
India
Nixon
White House
Gandhi
U.S
Washington
Pakistan
Mild Weather To Turn Cold In Southwest Oklahoma
Mild clear weather is forecast for Southwest Oklahoma Friday. A cold front will plunge toward the state, arriving late Saturday and driving temperatures sharply lower. Friday’s high is in the upper 70s with a cooler overnight low following.
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Oklahoma
Last-Minute Battle Over Amchitka Nuclear Test
Opponents of the Amchitka underground explosion rush a Supreme Court appeal as last minute prep continues on Amchitka Island Alaska. Environmentalists argue the five megaton Cannikin test could trigger earthquakes and tsunamis and contaminate the Pacific while accusing the government of hiding adverse reports.
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Amchitka
Walkmcton
Supreme Court
Amchitka Island
Alaska
U.S. Court of Appeals
Atomic Energy Commission
James I. Schlesinger
Committee For Nuclear Responsibility
Pacific Ocean
Nixon
Russell E. Train
Council On Environmental Quality
Justice Department
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Lura Mulling
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Oklahoma A&m Colleges
Board of Regents
Murray State Technical College
Tishomingo
Brussels
Belgium
Anatol Tchebotarev
New York
Chase Manhattan Bank
Airport Fire Station
Horton
East
Mrs. Gandhi
South
Train
Council
AEC
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