U S Forces Step Up Air Strikes in North Vietnam
U S bomber forces pressed operations in the northern panhandle and south toward Quang Tri as Marine and paratrooper units tried to expand control before a cease fire. North Vietnam claimed several shootdowns. U S command reported no losses. Cambodian fronts reopened roads and received more military equipment deliveries as Lt Gen Vogt visited Phnom Penh.
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Thanh Hoa
Bai Thoung Air Base
U.S
Vinh
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
South Vietnam
Quang Tri City
Dmz
Saigon
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Kompong Som
Trapeang Kraleng
John W. Vogt
Elgin Man Found Dead In Home
A 44 year old Elgin man, Charles Hall of Lakeside Village near Lake Ellsworth, died from apparent carbon monoxide poisoning. Police found a running car with a vacuum hose to a bedroom window. autopsy to be performed. Hall, born May 10 1928 in Slaughters Kentucky, worked as a bookkeeper at Fort Sill. He is survived by wife Mildred, two daughters, two brothers, two sisters, and his mother. Services pending Becker Funeral Home.
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Elgin
Charles Hall
Lakeside Village
Lake Ellsworth
Memorial Hospital
Sheriff’s Office
Claud Branscom
Bill Banks
Hall
Lawton
Branscom
Slaughters
Oklahoma
Fort Sill
Mildred Gibson
Abilene
Tex
William M. Hall
James A
Duncan
Bobby Davidson
Medicine Park
Willis MecMillion
Williams
Helen M. Hall
Ave. I
Becker Funeral Home
Cuban hijack crisis seen as step in cold war clash
US officials deem the Cuban initiative progress with no end to the cold war in sight after 1961 relations rupture. Bray says talks will focus on hijackings while Cuba demands U.S. recognition of Cuba’s sovereignty as a prerequisite. Pedro Diaz notes Cuba awaits a U.S. reply to the initiative.
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Cuba
Bray
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
U.S
Pedro Diaz
Miami News
United States
Farm closures surge since 1940 reshape rural America
More than 3 million farms have folded since 1940 and they continue to disappear at about 2,000 per week. Since 1940, 30 million people have left rural areas to move to cities.
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America
Oklahoma City triple murder trial shadows death penalty ruling
Theium district judge says Supreme Court death penalty ban not final in Breedlove case. Four defendants face separate trials after the Aug 4 store slayings of the Silers. Breedlove seeks life terms with jurors urged to focus on rehabilitation and public safety.
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Harold Theus
Supreme Court
Silers
Oklahoma City
Suer
State Department of Public Safety
Karrelle
Donnie Wayne Draper
Breedlove
Theus
Bosses Ranked Last in Qualities for Temporary Workers
A New York firm surveyed employers who ranked temporary worker qualities by importance. Respect for the boss came in last, while reliability productivity and the desire to get the job done topped the list.
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New York
Kissinger to Return to Paris Talks in November Round
Kissinger and Le Duc Tho will resume negotiations in Paris on November 20. The U.S. party includes Winston Lord Peter Rodman John Negroponte and interpreter David Engel. Ziegler stated talks aim to reach a Vietnam peace while preserving U.S. and South Vietnamese interests. North Vietnam demands immediate signing and rejecting U.S. or Saigon pretexts. Soviet and Chinese officials urge quick signing as U.S. and Saigon clashing on issues persists. Dobrynin reportedly left Washington for Moscow with no stated connection to the talks.
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Ziegler
U.S
Kissinger
le Duc Tho
Paris
National Security Council
Winston Lord
Peter Rodman
John Negroponte
David Engel
Henry A. Kissinger
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Saigon
Ronald L. Ziegler
Nixon
United States
North Vietnam
Xuan Thuy
Moscow
Peking
Washington
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Xuan
Laos
Cambodia
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
Dobrynin
Decline in Norwegian Whaling Yields
Years ago Norwegian whalers caught as many as 3,000 a year, but today the average is about 50. The drop reflects a dramatic reduction in yearly takes compared with historic levels.
McCune rejects resignation demand amid alleged anti Jewish remarks
Andrew Fisher of KWTV questioned McCune after a Thursday meeting about comments on a company's name. McCune suggested the name should warn people and implied distrust of firms with Jewish names, prompting criticism from Joe Samuel of Tulsa. Film of the interview aired in Oklahoma City and Tulsa.
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Andrew Fisher
KWTV
McCune
Joe Samuel
Tulsa
Fisher
Oklahoma City
Economy grows amid floods and profits rebound
The economy reached $1.164 trillion, about $2 billion higher than earlier estimates. Corporate profits rose in the third quarter to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $95.8 billion, with expectations of strength ahead as growth continues, despite second quarter drag from flood damages in the northeast from Tropical Storm Agnes.
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Department
Agnes
VA Extends Telephone Hours for Oklahoma Veterans
The Veterans Administration Regional Office in Muskogee extends telephone service hours through Jan 31 1973 due to more veterans in Oklahoma. Lawton callers use 357-2400 8 am to 6 pm. toll free line 800-482-2800. Oklahoma veterans total 352000 at end of FY1972, including 74000 Vietnam vets. national total 28.8 million with nearly six million Vietnam veterans.
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Oklahoma
Veterans Administration
Muskogee
Lawton
Veterans Assistance Division
Police Chase Spans Two States In Five Hours
Ronald G. Terry 33 led officers from Kansas City Missouri to Kansas City Kansas in a five hour pursuit. He abducted a officer and used Beverly Reed 32 as a shield then fled in a car, abandoned it after police tire shots, and later hijacked a private car before a cab chase ended with police intercepting in Kansas and Missouri.
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Kansas City, Kan
Ronald G. Terry
Kansas City
Kan
Carl Winterringer
Winterringer
Terry
Kansas
Beverly Reed
Powell
Miss Reed
Missouri
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