Senate Panel Unanimously Backs Ford Nomination
The Senate rules committee voted to report Ford's nomination to the Senate with a roll call vote the next day. Chairman Howard W. Cannon cited a public financial statement for Ford showing net worth of 256,378 dollars and noted FBI deemed campaign irregularities negligible.
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Howard W. Cannon
D-Nev
Senate
Rules Committee
Ford
Cannon
FBI
Robert Byrd
D-W.va
Marlow Cook
R-Ky
Robert Griffin
Michigan
Editorials and Features Overview
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Dear Abby
Mandatory Mobile Home Tie-Down Issue Dropped
City leaders dropped a statewide deadline for a mandatory tie down law after concerns the ordinance could push mobile home owners outside city limits. A public hearing was held as officials weighed enforcement feasibility and cooperation with residents.
Senate moves on Saxbe appointment bill and watergate probe
The Senate Judiciary Committee nears a vote on a bill to remove a constitutional barrier to Sen. Saxbe's attorney general appointment and considers a plan for a special Watergate prosecutor. In other actions, major automakers seek price increases, Oklahoma education funding rises, and a Lawton council approves zoning and infrastructure measures.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
William B. Saxbe
Ohio
Ford
Chrysler
Cost of Living Council
Museum Displays Early Grain Harvester from 1930s
The Forerunner of modern combines, Cochrane’s 1930s self propelled grain harvester sits at the Southwest Oklahoma museum. Moved from Chattanooga, it was idle since 1937 and is being restored to its original condition alongside other historic farm machinery.
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Mick Taylor
Grain
Oklahoma
Cochrane
Chattanooga
Wilson
Hines
Massey Company
Lincoln
Museum of the Great Plains
Tornadoes Cut Across Oklahoma Killing Five and Ruining Towns
Tornadoes ripped through nine Oklahoma towns on Monday night killing five people including two infants and injuring more than sixty while causing millions in property damage. In Moore two four month old girls Robbie Maynard and Jennifer Moore died at a mobile home park. 27 mobile homes were destroyed and 10 heavily damaged. Blanchard victims include Linda Hill and her three month old son Neal, among widespread destruction. Ray Saunders, 77, died at an Oklahoma City warehouse collapse. Nine towns affected include Moore Blanchard Tennessee Oklahoma City Collinsville Tonkawa Blackwell Arnett and Copan. Police report extensive damage to homes businesses churches and other structures.
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Oklahoma
Robbie Maynard
Jennifer Moore
Moore
Oklahoma City
Blanchard
Linda Hill
Neal
Ray Saunders
Collinsville
Maynard
Mobile Home Park
Tennessee
Tonkawa
Blackwell
Arnett
Copan
Blanchard Poli Ze
Jim Carpenter
Tommy Coggins
The
Twister
Freeze Warning For Lawton And Panhandle Tonight
A freeze warning is issued for Lawton and Southwest Oklahoma as a major winter storm moves east. Panhandle snow possible up to three inches with lows in the 20s and a Wednesday high near 50, while rainfall totals and gusty winds affect many areas.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
Panhandle
U.S. Weather Service
Lake Lawtonka
Meers
Apache
Lake Ellsworth
No. 5
53Rd
Gore
Texas
Oklahoma Panhandle
Tulsa
McAlester
Oklahoma City
Ponca City
Tinker Air Force Base
Hobart
Altus
Chickasha
Fletcher
Marlow
Duncan
Fort Sill
Nixon Winning Told To Governors At Conference
Republican party chairman George Bush told GOP governors that Nixon has turned the Watergate tide and the scandal will not hurt next year’s elections. He praised recent presidential actions and said constituent mail has turned favorable since public appearances and meetings with GOP officeholders.
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Oklahoma City
State Department of Education
David Hall
Hall
Oklahoma Education Association
Memphis
Tenn
Republican Party
George Bush
Nixon
Bush
Capitol Hill
Nobel winners urge embargo by nations hit by Arab oil cut
Four Nobel prize winning economists from HarvardMIT and their colleagues urged those affected by the Arab oil embargo to consider reciprocal measures such as refusing to supply food and manufactured goods to embargoing states. They argued the United States should not change its policy toward Israel and blamed U S refining capacity for fuel shortages, noting the embargo would cost about 12 percent of U S oil supply. They cautioned against yielding to oil blackmail and urged coordinated countermeasures.
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Cambridge, Mass
United States
Israel
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Bill W. Bevill
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Oak
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Paul A. Samuelson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Kenneth Arrow
Simon Kuznets
Wassily Leontief
Harvard
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