Blue Chip Stocks Hold Slight Gain
Blue chip stocks posted a fractional gain in slow trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The noon Dow Jones industrial average rose 44 points as investors remained cautious over Phase 2 of Nixon's economic plan and the economy's upturn prospects. Chesapeake & Ohio halted trading on the Big Board pending dividend issues tied to the coal strike.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Nixon
Chesapeake & Ohio
Henderson Blames Medina For Woes
FT MEADE Md AP Col Oran K Henderson says he would not be on trial now if Medina had not misled him Medina testified at Hendersons court martial Medina resigned last month after acquittal on murder and manslaughter charges Medina said he told Henderson only 20 to 28 civilians were killed and did not reveal reports of 106 villagers killed by three platoon leaders
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FT. Meade, Md
Oran K. Henderson
Medina
Henderson
11Th Brigade
Charlie Company
My Lai
Er My Lai
F. Lee Bailey
Ernie
Sooner Miners Back On Jobs
A wage agreement between the United Mine Workers Union and soft coal operators brings nearly 190 miners back to work at Peabody Coal Co. in eastern Oklahoma. The idle workers had been off 44 days. Peabody's Vinita Chelsea development employs 100 and a Chelsea area operation employs 89 workers.
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Chelsea
United Mine Workers Union
Peabody Coal Co
Oklahoma
Peabody
Vinita-Chelsea
Missing witness hinders Rex Brinlee murder case
In Okmulgee Oklahoma the murder trial of Rex Brinlee Jr. faces a setback as key witness Ralph Hinkle 26 fails to respond to a summons. Jury selection continues with 65 jurors remaining and both sides retaining peremptory challenges amid death penalty bias among potential jurors.
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Okmulgee
Okla
Tahelquah
Rex Brinlee Jr
Brinlee
Bristow
Fern Bolding
Ralph Hinkle
District Court
Jess Miracle
Hinkle
Robbery Suspects Held In City Jail
Two suspects, an 18 year old and a 45 year old, are in city jail after an armed robbery at Jiffy Food Store on Gore. Patrolman Larry Mohamed spotted them at 6 p.m. in a 1959 car matching the holdup description at 21st and Gore. The younger suspect dropped a loaded .22 pistol during booking, according to Detective Ron Rutledge.
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Gore
Larry Mohamed
Ron Rutledge
Funeral Services for Mrs J C Crawford 71 Elgin
Mrs J C Clothide Crawford died Monday evening at 71 after a brief illness. Funeral 10:30 a m Wednesday Becker Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Highland Cemetery. Born September 10 1900 in Henrietta Texas she taught home economics and was a dietitian at Cameron College 1929–31 and taught in Morrison Walters Ponca City. Survivors include her husband J C Crawford and brother Worth Fulbright Denver. Contributions to Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation Heart Fund.
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J. C
Clothide
Morrison, Walters
Ponca City
Worth C. Fulbright
Denver
Colo
Obituary notices for Harrel Fletcher Thomas Merrill
Obituary notices announce the death of R D Pat Harrel 77 of Elgin who died Monday in Lawton hospital with services at First Baptist Elgin and burial in Elgin Cemetery. Survivors include his wife a daughter a stepfamily and siblings. Also listed are C B Shorty Thomas 75 of Norwalk and relatives from California and Texas. A third notice covers Thomas Merrill 59 of Lawton area funerals at the Lawton Funeral Home and Highland Cemetery after a heart attack.
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R. D
Pat) Harrel
Elgin
Lawton
First Baptist Church
George Stauffer
Chattanooga
O. A. Grantz
Cement
Elgin Cemetery
Robbins Funeral Home
Mr. Harrel
Liberty
Oklahoma
Newcastle
Medicine Park
Happy Hollow
Caroline Stapp
Walters
Pilot Masonic Lodge
Thomas J. Merrill
Lawton Funeral Home
Elbert Whitwell
Boulevard Congregational and Christian Church
Highland Cemetery
Mr. Merrill
Wilbur A League obituary arrangement pending at Becker
Wilbur A League 96 of Arlington Manor died at 7 p m Monday after a long illness Born April 17 1875 in Fairmont Nebraska he lived in Nebraska and California before moving to Lawton in 1960 to live with daughter Grace Johnson Survivors include two daughters two sons two brothers 11 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren He was a member of the Bloomington Mennonite Brethren Church. Funeral arrangements are at Becker Funeral Home.
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Wilbur A. League
Arlington Manor
Becker Funeral Home
Mr. League
Fairmont
Neb
Nebraska
California
Lawton
Grace Johnson
League
Edith Bond
Bloomington
Bloomington Mennonite Brethren Church
Johnson
Elmer Fuller
Ogallala
Claude
Hartman, Ark
Orville
Goodman, Mo
Floyd
Stratton
Harry
Book Promoter Defends Oklahoma History Copy
Cecil Ritter, promoter of a controversial Oklahoma history book bought by the state for 8000 dollars, disputes reports that the 1969 publication is outdated. He unveiled a revised edition with Gov. David Hall's picture and a message, while noting earlier copies lacked Hall and other governors. The state bought 4000 copies after Ritter defaulted on printing costs.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Cecil Ritter
Industrial Development and Parks Department
Ritter
Man Convicted Of Rape Charge In Lawton Case
Ernie L. Holmes, 25, of 1505 Georgia, found guilty of first degree rape by a District Court jury. The 10 men two women panel recommended a five to 15 year indeterminate sentence. Holmes raped a 30 year old Lawton woman at her south side home on June 2 while she was six months pregnant.
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Ernie L. Holmes
Georgia
Dave Jacobs
Holmes
Lawton
Weist Auto Service 41st Year Offers Baked Enamel
Auto painting and repair shop promotes baked enamel finishes from 49.95 plus material. Wrecks repaired and service center at 4th & B. Dial 355-3333. Local ad highlights long established shop and auto refinishing options.
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Wiest Auto Service
4Th & B
Lawton Public Records Reported Local Theft and Vandalism
Public Records from Lawton list incidents including armed robbery at Lawton Army Store on Third Street, Shelton Storage robbery of 172 dollars, vandalism to apartment window at 622 Bishop, theft of two cans of syrup at Gore East Mobile Home Estates, assault on Joel S. Moore, vandalism at new houses for Red Powell Sterling, theft of tools at M. H W Reed and Tennessee, thefts at Lawton High School on Fort Sill Boulevard.
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Lawton Army Store
S. Third
Shelton Storage
East B
W. L. Brown
Bishop
Gore East Mobile Home Estates
Joel S. Moore
Thomas McAlister
Red Powell
Sterling
M. H W. Reed
Tennessee
Lawton High School
Fort Sill Blvd
Fire alarms logged by Lawton fire department
Fire reports show events Monday and Tuesday with times and locations. Cameron College trash fire occurred 5:38 p.m. Monday, a car fire at 12th and Lawton 5:39 p.m. Monday, and a house fire at 62 S 2th Tuesday 7:44 a.m. with minor damage.
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Lawton Fire Department
Cameron College
12Th
Lawton
S. 2Th
Pickup Hits Crane Killing Atoka County Man
An Atoka County man, 62, Alex H. Thompson of Wardville, died when his pickup crashed into a crane bucket on a road project two miles north of Atoka on U S 7. Highway Patrolman Ronald Thomas said Thompson apparently did not see the crane or the flagman. The fatality raises Oklahoma’s 1971 traffic toll to 706.
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Atoka County
Oklahoma
Highway
Ronald Thomas
Alex H. Thompson
Atoka
Thompson
Wardville
Thomas
Jury Recommends Two Year Sentence for Campbell Burglary
A jury found Larry Joseph Campbell 19 guilty of the August 23 burglary at the Oscar Kouri residence on Baltimore Street and recommended a two year prison term. Campbell allegedly stole 340 dollars and two rings during the break in.
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Larry Joseph Campbell
Compass
Baltimore
Campbell
Oscar Kouri
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Shorty) Thomas
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