Judge Suspends Panther Terms
The last two Black Panthers charged in the Rackley slaying received suspended sentences in Superior Court New Haven Conn. Landon Williams 27 and Rory Hithe 20 both of Oakland Calif pleaded guilty Oct 26 to conspiracy to murder They were accused of taking part as national Panther emissaries in a plot involving 14 persons including Bobby Seale in May 1969 They were arrested in Denver shortly after Rackley's body was found.
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New Haven
Rackley
Markle
National Panther
Bobby G. Seale
Hithe
Williams
Denver
Colo
Pope
Col
Regents May Retain All Cameron Studies
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education say Cameron College will keep its nursing and other two year associate degree programs. Cameron officials will meet with the regents at 11 15 a m Monday at Northeastern State College Tahlequah to discuss continuing all associate degree offerings.
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Cameron Studies
Cameron College
E. T. Dunlap
Oklahoma State Regents For Higher Education
Don Davis
Lawton
State
Don Owen
Cameron
Richard Murray
Regents
Northeastern State College
Tahlequah
Oklahoma
Dunlap
Davis
Fire destroys Durant Rowlett Motors and seven cars
Downtown Durant saw a blaze tear through Rowlett Motors causing about 150000 dollars in damage. The Durant Fire Department brought the fire under control after destroying the dealership and seven automobiles and threatening a neighboring agency.
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Durant
Rowlett Motors
Durant Fire Department
Arson Wave Hits OU Campus Injures 27. Evacuations Go On
Norman Oklahoma campus police investigated a string of arson and vandalism at Oklahoma University early Thursday. Four fires and related damage prompted 700 people to evacuate from Walker Tower and nearby buildings. Six hospitalized with one needing arm surgery as officials warned against linking the incidents to campus tensions.
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Norman
Okla
Oklahoma University
Walker Tower
Paul F. Sharp
Peggy Martin
Sharp
Rites Held For Former Governor Edmondson
Last rites for former Gov and U S Sen J Howard Edmondson were held in Oklahoma City with Lyndon Johnson Gov David Hall and more than 600 attendees. Edmondson died at 46. burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery. He had been Oklahoma’s youngest governor and later a U S senator after resigning near term’s end.
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Quelahoma City
U.S
J. Howard Edmondson
Lyndon B. Johnson
David Hall
Edmondson
Ed Edmondson
Jeannette
First Presbyterian Church
E. A. Edmondson
Muskogee
Memorial Park
Johnson
Oklahoma City
Edmond
Oklahoma
Ernor
U.S. Senate
Robert S. Kerr
Hall
George Nigh
Dewey Bartlett
Roy J. Turner
Johnston Murray
John N. Happy Camp
R-Okla
Dsee Rites
LURA Approves Million Revision To Civic Center
The LURA board approved a roughly 1 million revision to the Civic Center project to buy parking land for a central library and related upgrades. Board member Ralph Wolverton opposed, asking for funding sources and potential impact on the Lawton Parking Authority.
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LURA
Civic Center
Ralph Wolverton
People’s Ice Plant
B Avenue
Third
Fourth Streets
Wolverton
Lawton Parking Authority
Central Library
Arch March’ Ie
Nixon presses anti inflation drive amid union resistance
President Nixon told about 2,000 AFL CIO delegates he would continue the wage price control program to curb inflation whether or not unions cooperate. Meany led a cool reception while stressing terms for participation, signaling a split over the public Pay Board as Nixon pressed ahead.
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Miami Beach
Nixon
Aflcio
United States
Labor Federation
Labor-Industry Public Pay Board
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Meany
Warmer Weekend Forecast for Lawton and Southwest Oklahoma
Skies will clear and temperatures rise through Saturday in Lawton and surrounding areas. Today’s highs near the mid 50s with Saturday reaching the mid 60s, and tonight’s low in the mid 30s following a Thursday cold front that brought the year’s coldest readings. Thursday’s high was 46 and the low 28.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
Mercury
Jackson Announces Bid for Democratic Nomination
Sen. Henry M. Jackson declared his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination saying President Nixon is not trusted and the field is too extreme. He framed job creation as the top issue amid high unemployment and rising deficits, and noted extensive travel across 32 states and 126 cities during the campaign build.
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Henry M. Jackson
Washington
Nixon
U.S
Jackson
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