Peace talks pace in Vietnam war hopeful despite questions
White House says peace talks progress pace satisfactory. Kissinger and Haig met Nixon at Camp David after talks with South Vietnam’s Thieu. Saigon backed phased North Vietnamese troop withdrawal and called for zones under international supervision plus written timing for all troops to depart. Brezhnev urged U.S. cease fire as Kissinger eyed further rounds.
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HU Hsinhua
Tho
Peking
Moscow
Paris
U.S
South Vietnam
Hanoi
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Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Vietnam
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Haig
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Thieu
Tran van Lam
Lam
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Pham Dang Lam
Nha
South
Indochina
North
Demilitarized Zone
Saigon
Washington
Posthumous Award Ceremony Slated Friday
Four posthumous awards including the Distinguished Flying Cross will be presented at Fort Sill to the widow of Army aviator Lt. Wilcoxson who was killed last May in Vietnam. Mrs. Robert F. Wilcoxson of Norman will receive the Bronze Star Medal Air Medal and Purple Heart at a 3 p.m. ceremony in front of McNair Hall. Maj. Gen. Roderick Wetherill will confer the decorations. Lt. Wilcoxson of Elk City earned the DFC for treetop reconnaissance to locate enemy forces before his helicopter was shot down. His mother is Mrs. Leona F. Hays of Elk City.
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Fort Sill
Vietnam
Robert F. Wilcoxson
Norman
McNair Hall
Roderick Wetherill
Wilcoxson
Elk City
Kontum City
Kilpatrick elected secretary of Chi Omega at OSU
Lawton native Lee Ann Kilpatrick daughter of Mr and Mrs William Kilpatrick has been elected secretary of the Chi Omega sorority at Oklahoma State University Stillwater.
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Lee Ann Kilpatrick
William Kilpatrick
Lawton
Chi Omega Social Sorority
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater
B52 Bombing Runs Reported Across North Vietnam
The U S command said B52 raids penetrated north of the 20th parallel dropping about 1 000 tons of bombs. Fighter bombers destroyed or damaged 17 supply trucks six warehouses four supply caches and 10 railroad cars in the panhandle. Hanoi protested the air attacks claiming civilian casualties and destruction in Ha Tinh and Quang Binh. No U S comment was issued.
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North Vietnamese
Hanoi
Vietnam News
Ha Tinh
Quang Binh
U.S
Ruling Recalls Mayor Court Fines and State Law
The ruling nullifies Ward's conviction and the state law enabling mayoral courts. It cites 1968 village revenue guidance where $23,000 of $53,000 came from mayoral fines. The decision questions mayor-led courts and affects 16 states, with White dissent arguing against extending 1927 limits. The Ohio Supreme Court previously upheld Ward, noting mayor salaries fixed by law.
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Alabama
Arkansas
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Iowa
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
Supreme Court
Brennan
White
Rehnquist
Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court
Safeguards Tighten as Hijacking Threat Spurs Action
The FAA reports 14 hijackers either captured or killed in recent incidents, with seven unsuccessful attempts. Security upgrades expand airport detectors, personnel, and screening devices. Weapondetectors total 1 100 with 75 delivered, 300 more en route. total security force exceeds 1 200 customs officers plus 300 deputies and 300 FAA security staff. Details on Birmingham Friday night hijack remain unclear. FBI declined comment on actions, historically asserting force if necessary.
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U.S
Birmingham
Cuba
Southern Airways
FBI
Orlando
Fla
Bureau
Charles W Glasby 72 dies after brief illness
Charles William Glasby 72 of 4308 Santa Fe died Monday night in a local hospital after a brief illness. Services are 10 a.m. Thursday at St Andrew's Episcopal Church with two pastors officiating. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery. He was born May 1, 1900, in Renfro Indian Territory and lived in Lawton since 1901. He married Lelia Melton in 1923. He worked at Rock Island Refinery and led the Kansas City Co op Refinery Association at Scott's Bluff from 1936 to 1965. He retired in 1965 and moved back to Lawton. Survivors include his wife, two daughters, a sister, six grandchildren, and five great grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Charles W Glasby fund at St Andrew's or St Margaret's Churches.
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Charles William Glasby
Santa Fe
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
William Shirey
John Lambert
St. Margaret Episcopal Church
Highland Cemetery
Lawton-Ritter-Dalton Funeral Home
Mr. Glasby
Renfro
Indian Territory
Lawton
Betty Glasgow
Dearborn
Kingsley Collins
Cheyenne
Wyo
Lulu Oliver
S. 24Th
Infant Rickey Weidanz Dies in Texas Hospital
Infant son of Mr and Mrs Richard J Weidanz 5607 Beachwood died Monday at Brooke Army Medical Center San Antonio Texas. Services pending with Becker Funeral Home. Born Saturday at Brooke Hospital. Survivors include parents maternal grandfather James Alvey 1817 Lawton maternal grandmother Bobbie Alvey 1708 Andrews and paternal grandmother Mary Weidanz of Florida.
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Richard J. Weindanz
Beachwood
Brooke Army Medical Center
San Antonio
Tex
Becker Funeral Home
Brooke Hospital
James Alvey
Lawton
Bobbie Alvey
Andrews
Mary Weidanz
Florida
Death of Fred H. Kimball in Piedmont Oklahoma
Fred H. Kimball 82 of Piedmont died Monday afternoon in an Oklahoma City hospital after a brief illness. He was father of Russell Kimball of 25 N 29th. Funeral at 2 p m Wednesday at Piedmont United Methodist Church. Burial in Matthewson Cemetery Piedmont. Turner Funeral Home Yukon has charge of arrangements.
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Fred H. Kimball
Piedmont
Russell Kimball
Mr. Kimball
Oklahoma City
Piedmont United Methodist Church
Matthewson Cemetery
Turner Funeral Home
Yukon
City Council Rejects Prairie Inn Site for Release Center
The Lawton city council vetoed the Prairie Inn site for the pre release center amid citizen protests. Ad hoc members debated dissolving the panel and notifying the state to relocate elsewhere, with opposition from local business owners and new parking restrictions approved downtown.
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Beller
Wolverton
Lawton
Roper
Doris Anderson
Don Whitaker
Metropolitan Area Planning Commission
Paul Pratt
Furnitureland
S. Sheridan Road
T. J. Henry
Gibson’s Discount Center
Whitaker
Department of Corrections
Downtown
Lawton Inc
D Avenues
Third Street
Seventh Street
B Avenue
D Avenue
Fourth Street
E Avenue
Fifth Street
C Avenue
Sixth Street
Death by own action rate up among Blacks
Wichita Kansas AP report quotes Dr. D. A. Tennant of Oklahoma State University noting rising death by own action among Blacks while remaining steady among Whites. He cites failures in work, marriage, addiction, and health as common factors and says rising expectations increase pressure. Tennant spoke at a Kansas Welfare Directors meeting.
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Wichita
Kan
D. A. Tennant
Oklahoma State University
Tennant
Washington
National Institute of Mental Health
Kansas
Policy line on strengthening hemisphere trade ties
The passage expresses commitment to deepen trade investment and aid ties in the hemisphere. It calls for resolving issues such as fisheries territorial seas and investment in a spirit of friendship and mutual respect central to the Inter-American system.
Death of Rep. Frank Bow 71 Ohio Republican
Congressman Frank T. Bow, 71, a Republican from Ohio who served in the House since 1950, died Monday in Bethesda Naval Hospital. He had not sought re-election and was confirmed as ambassador to Panama but had not been sworn in.
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Washington
Frank T. Bow
U.S. House of Representatives
Ohio
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Senate
Panama
Vera Inber Soviet poet and critic dies at 82
Vera M. Inber, 82, noted lyric poet and Soviet critic who supported Boris Pasternak in the past, died Sunday. She rose to prominence with 1920s lyric verse and wartime prose and served as a war correspondent in Leningrad during 1941 to 1943.
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Moscow
Vera M. Inber
Boris Pasternak
Leningrad
Doctors Recommend Anacin For Pain Relief
Doctors prescribe many pain medicines, but Anacin is the over the counter option with the highest concentration of common pain reliever. It relieves headaches dental pain arthritis colds and flu and is claimed to cause less stomach upset while easing tension and mood in pain.
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Tors
Navy Drops Charges Against Some Seamen
About 123 sailors who refused to reboard the carrier Constellation faced charges of being absent without authorization. The Navy dismissed charges against a few, while others received fines, rank reductions, or extra duties. The cases were reviewed by the commanding officer at North Island. In Washington, a special House subcommittee was created to probe alleged racial and disciplinary problems on the Constellation and Kitty Hawk.
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San Diego
Calif
Navy
Robert McKenzie
North Island Naval
Constellation
Wasington
House Armed Services
F. Edward Hebert
Congress
United States Navy
Oklahoma oil sharing decision to be announced soon
Oklahoma City AP The Corporation Commission will decide within a day whether it has authority to compel oil and pipeline firms to share Oklahoma crude with refineries short on supply. Midland Co operatives requested action for its Cushing refinery which runs at about 80 percent capacity on foreign quota oil. officials warned of possible Supreme Court intervention if forced sharing occurs.
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Oklahoma City
Corporation Commission
Charles Nesbitt
Commission
Oklahoma
Oil and Pipeline Company
State Supreme Court
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