No Ruling Yet On Military Pay Hike Pending Sunday Action
The Cost of Living Council foresees a multi billion dollar military pay increase taking effect Sunday as Phase 2 of Nixon policy unfolds. The Pay Board has not yet ruled on the military raise or civilian federal employee salary guidelines, with announcements expected soon. Ford Motor Co Chairman Henry Ford II says he will seek permission for appropriate price increases after reviewing the new guides. Donald Rumsfeld notes pending decisions and ongoing price guidelines aim to keep overall price increases near 2.5 percent post freeze.
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Ashington
Cost of Living Council
Rumsfeld
Lnough
Pay Board
Federal Register
Price Commission
Ford Motor Co
Henry Ford II
Donald Rumsfeld
Nixon
Air Force C130 crashes at Little Rock base. 10 dead
An Air Force C1302 cargo plane crashed after takeoff from Little Rock Air Force Base at about 7 am causing the deaths of 10 of 11 crewmen. One survivor, in critical condition, was flown to an Army hospital in San Antonio for burns.
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Little Rock Air Force Base
Ark
William R. Worth
San Antonio
Tex
Worth
Sotiment
William Davies
Westmoreland Arrives for Second Fort Sill Visit
General William C. Westmoreland, new Army chief of staff, makes his second Fort Sill visit since July 1968. A West Point graduate, he began his Army career at Fort Sill in 1936 and later helped develop a direct fire technique for anti tank use. He will address Field Artillery officers and receive a 19 gun salute with four Ruffles and Flourishes after arrival.
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William C. Westmoreland
Fort Sill
Army
18Th Artillery
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
N. Y
South Carolina
18Th Field Artillery
Gen. Westmoreland
Chinese delegation chief visits United Nations in New York
Chief Chinese delegate Chiao Kuan-hua arrives at the United Nations with five aides for a courtesy call on General Assembly President Adam Malik. The group, staying at the Roosevelt Hotel, includes Huang Hua and Wang Haijung among others.
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Ited Nations
N. Y
Communist China
U.N. General Assembly
U.N
Chiao Kuan-hua
Assembly
Adam Malik
Indonesia
Roosevelt Hotel
Chiao
Kao Liang
Chinese Advance Party
Wang Haijung
Mao Tse-Tung
Malik
Tan Wen-sheng
United States
Oklahoma Turnpike Bonds Sold at Low Rates
The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority sold a 74 million Cimarron Turnpike bond issue to a 175 member underwriting syndicate. Two issues were issued: 24 million at 6 percent maturing in 20 years and 50 million at 6.14 percent maturing in 33 years. The underwriters charged a 2.65 percent discount. Governor Hall called the deal favorable and construction is to begin soon with Tulsa in sight.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority
Oklahoma
David Hall
Turnpike Authority
Hall
Tulsa
Senate approves unemployment aid add on tax cut bill
The Senate voted 46 to 31 to add a $1.5 billion program of extra unemployment benefits in states with high jobless rolls. Sponsored by Sen. Warren Magnuson the amendment calls for 26 extra weeks of payments in states with six percent or more unemployment. Secretary of State John Rogers granted Oklahoma City forces a 30 day continuance to perfect.
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Washington
Senate
Warren G. Magnuson
D-Wash
Oklahoma City
John Rogers
Eight South Viet troops killed by helicopter misfire
U S helicopter gunships inadvertently fired on a South Vietnamese column along the central coast, killing eight and wounding 21 as the ground force directed targets. The incident, 280 miles northeast of Saigon, prompted an ongoing probe and follow up reports noted four to five firing passes before warnings.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
Richard Gardner
Gardner
Clark Cleared of Grand Jury Charges Reclaims Office
Clark, the county assessor, was reinstated after a district court jury found him not guilty on grand jury charges. He blamed a political plot and vowed to seek reelection in 1972 while signaling changes would be speculative.
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Garland Lee Clark
Clark
Garland Clark
Arthur Marmaduke
Marmaduke
Pat Sullivan
J. Roy Cocke
Kswo Radio and Television
Kcco Radio
Lawton
Kfdx-Tv
Kauz-Tv
Wichita Falls
Tex
Daily Oklahoman
de Champlain
Air Force
Marvin McNickle
13Th Air Force
Clark Air Force Base
Philippines
Military Court of Appeals
Gary Snyder
David Hess
McNickle
Bangkok
Indian Summer Extends Into Weekend in Southwest Oklahoma
Weather outlook shows Indian summer lingering through Saturday in Southwest Oklahoma with highs in the upper 70s and tonight’s low in the upper 40s. Strong sun and mild evenings persist as temperatures stay warm for the season.
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Oklahoma
Son Killed by LSD Not Bullets, Father Says
In a written statement E Glen Harmon says his son Larry 21 was killed by LSD not police bullets. Larry rampaged through St Aloysius Church at Gonzaga University damaging statues and killing caretaker Hilary Kunz 69 before being shot by police. Several others were wounded including Michael J Clark 18 Robert Schroeder 17 and Thomas Brass 24. Harmon notes Larry's math brilliance and MIT pursuit of nuclear physics and claims police bias.
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Larry
St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church
Gonzaga Universiy Htere
Hilary M. Kunz
Michael J. Clark
Robert D. Schroeder
Robert A. Fees
Thomas C. Brass
Young Harmon
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Pike
Bulletins
Lee Indochina
Andersen Air Force Base
Guam
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Lisbon
Conn
Lewis and
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Lewis de Champlain
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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