Former POW Uncertain Why He Was Released
S Sexton 3, recuperating sergeant John C Sexton at Fitzsimmons General Hospital in Aurora says he is uncertain why he was freed after months as a prisoner of war. An interview conducted by Jeff Rosen of the Rocky Mountain News notes Sexton avoided details about notes from the Viet Cong and declined to discuss other captives.
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Rosen
Pay Board Action At A Glance
Washington AP summary of Pay Board action includes new guideline limits on raises, retroactive pay rules, and enforcement categories. It notes labor opposition, including Meany, and mentions potential individual exceptions and cost of living considerations. Details cover old and new agreements, retroactive pay eligibility, and enforcement by the President.
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Ardmore girl joins ROTC program at East Central
Dianna Hale, a junior at East Central State College Ada, is the only girl in the new ROTC class. She trains twice weekly on defense establishment and security topics and can assemble an M14 rifle.
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Ardmoreite
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Virginia
Col. Davis
Carbon Monoxide Unseen Killer Warns Oklahoma Drivers
Public Safety Commissioner Bill Mayberry warns that carbon monoxide is odorless and deadly even in low levels. He urges proper vehicle exhaust inspections, avoids leaving children in running cars, and stresses opening a window and fresh air to reduce risk while driving this winter.
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Mayberry
Fisher's Condition Remains Serious After Heart Attack
Dr. Leslie Fisher state school superintendent stayed in serious condition at a Norman hospital. A hospital spokesman said he was resting comfortably and his condition was about the same as yesterday after suffering a heart attack Friday night at his home.
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Leslie Fisher
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Norman Municipal Hospital
Barkeeps Fined For Big Heads
BLACKPOOL England AP two tavern keepers were fined 250 each and warned to fill glasses to the brim with foam. It will add two gulps to every pint in a country where 21 gallons are drunk per person annually. tavern keepers complain they cannot win. Five planets Venus Mars Jupiter Saturn and Mercury visible to the naked eye.
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Wednesday Radio Schedule With Nighttime Program Mix
Radio guide lists 9 30 Wagoner 4 Wallace wildlife 6 Tuesday night fight 9 funny face at 10 00 news weather sports 10 15 Paul Harvey Wednesday 6 3 4 Form News 6 Form and Ranch Report 3 4 Doctors 6 9 Guiding Light 7 Dating Game schedule shows evening blocks and program names for a local listing.
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Drug overdose claims youth in Norman Okla
An 18-year-old Oklahoma City youth, Monte Wehba, died of an apparent drug overdose in Norman. He had recently been discharged from a federal drug treatment center in Fort Worth after voluntary admission. He had asked for methadone maintenance but such programs were limited in Oklahoma City.
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Wehba
U.S. Public Health Service
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Oklahoma
Released German Says Viet Cong Treated Him OK
Peter Schrader-Rottmers a 31 year old West German social worker freed by the Viet Cong near Quang Ngai City said he was treated very well during nearly three months of captivity. He arrived in Saigon after medical care aboard the Helgoland and planned a news conference in two or three days. He led a seven man German team working in Quang Ngai Province and was captured while visiting a refugee hamlet on August 14.
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South Vietnam
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Helgoland
Schrader-Rottmers
Marines Mark 196th Birthday at Fort Sill
About 120 Marines at Fort Sill join Marines worldwide to celebrate the corps 196th birthday. They will share a noon meal in the Enlisted Student Battalion dining room and gather at the Fort Sill Golf Club house for a birthday party with officers cutting a cake in the Post Officers Club.
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Cancellation of Pakistan arms exports shifts pressure at home
Washington credits Monday cutoff of arms shipments to Pakistan with removing a key Nixon critic from the debate led by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy. The move eases congressional pressure, boosts U.S. ties with India, and is seen as a diplomatic gain amid South Asia tensions.
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Pakistan
Nixon
Edward M. Kennedy
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United States
Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan
India
New Delhi
East
Four More Killed On State Roads Toll Rises In Oklahoma
A double-fatal crash on Interstate 35 near the Cimarron Bridge left a semi driver and passenger dead. In Tulsa, Marion L. Allison and James H. Ward died in separate crashes. Oklahoma highway deaths totaled 689 this year, versus 712 at the same time last year.
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Tulsa
Oklahoma
Highway Patrol
Interstate 35
Cimarron Bridge
Marion L. Allison
Bixby
James H. Ward
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