Lawton Parking Board weighs downtown development plans
The city awaits word from two major developers on Urban Renewal and a library plaza project. Parking Authority uses city labor and authority-financed materials for a D Avenue lot while B Avenue shifts to library plaza use.
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Elmore
LUKA
Neal Harper
Montgomery Ward
Otasco
D Avenue
B Avenue
Harper
Lawton
Whitaker
Ponca City Democrat Boettcher Seeks Oklahoma Treasurer
A Ponca City Democrat, Boettcher, launches a bid for state treasurer criticizing incumbent Leo Winters. He cites wealth growth from 400000 to 65 million as evidence for reform and outlines seven financial policy proposals to tighten handling of state funds and banking practices.
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Boettcher
Winters
Leo Winters
Oklahoma
Cost of living and wages fall in October sparks Meany attack
Take home pay for nonfarm workers was 94.30 in 1967 dollars, down from 94.89 in September and 97.49 a year earlier. Over six months living costs rose at 9.2 percent annual rate, driven by higher food and services costs, with Meany calling Nixon's policy a Christmas present to workers and consumers.
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Federal Housing Administration
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Nixon
Hall Outlines Tighter Guidelines for OU Hospitals
Oklahoma Governor David Hall announced new guidelines to tighten financial operations at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center facilities. He urged that full time College of Medicine physician faculty be required to hospitalize patients in affiliated or VA hospitals, unless beds are unavailable or an exception is agreed. The College of Medicine, under OU President, will enforce the employment condition.
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Oklahoma City
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
David Hall
Hall
College of Medicine
Veterans Administration Hospital
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
University of Oklahoma
Benefit Dance Slated By Club
A fall benefit dance will be sponsored Sunday by the Southwest Inter-Tribal Club of Oklahoma at Tia-Piah Park north of Lawton with gourd dancing. Proceeds fund the club's annual pin wow in June. Edgar Monetathchi of Lawton will be MC and head singer Lincoln Tartsah of Anadarko will perform. Open to all area residents.
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Southwest Inter-Tribal Club of
Oklahoma
Tia-Piah Park
Lawton
Edgar Monetathchi
Lincoln Tartsah
Anadarko
Man Arrested For Grass Sale In Lawton Trailer Park
An agent at a south Lawton trailer park arrested a man after he allegedly delivered marijuana to an undercover agent for 200 dollars in marked bills. Police impounded his 1964 model car.
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South Lawton
National Sport Status in South America
The article notes that soccer serves as the national sport in most South American nations, reflecting its wide cultural and athletic prominence across the region.
Model Cities Donates 1974 Bus to School for the Handicapped
The Model Cities advisory board donated a 10 seat, 1974 model bus to the Comanche County School for the Handicapped No 10 E B in a Monday night meeting. A J Floyd, Model Cities director, presented the bus to Robert Greiner, the school director, which serves about 74 persons aged 11 months to 42 years.
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Model Cities Program
Comanche County
City Plant Earns Praise as Future Expansion Looms
City officials lauded the plant staff for exceptional performance and neat grounds as the facility nears a planned move to a new site. Public Works Director Brune called the plant a showplace due to meticulous equipment care and spotless grounds. The project, costing over 16 million dollars, will be funded with federal and local funds.
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Larry Fountaine
Paul Brune
La maism's Reach Spreads Through Mongolia and Tibet
The religious system of La maism has gained prevalence across Mongolia and Tibet, shaping local beliefs, practices, and community life in these regions. It highlights cross regional influence and the adaptability of spiritual traditions.
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Mongolia
Tibet
Army dining chiefs defend Thanksgiving costs and quality
Army food advisor Pierce says turkey supply mirrors past years and costs will not raise meal quality. Sgt. George R. Buhanan, a dining facility cook, notes Thanksgiving Day dinners are prepared under Army guidelines allowing a 25 percent increase in daily meals.
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Pierce
George R. Buhanan
Forty Hunters Pursue Elk in Wichita Mountains Hunt
The second week of the six week elk hunt in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge opens with 64 hunters this week and 23 taking elk by sundown Tuesday. Four of today’s hunters bagged before noon. A total of 384 hunters will participate in the fifth annual hunt through mid December.
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Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Oklahoma State Under Wage and Hour Probe
Oklahoma State University faces a wage and hour division probe by the U S Department of Labor. Don Brown and Gene Turner confirmed an investigation is underway but refused to disclose its nature or specifics.
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Stillwater
Okla
Oklahoma State University
U.S. Department of Labor
Don Brown
Gene Turner
Cease fire lines debated as Egypt and Israel trade positions
Egyptian demands return to the Oct 22 cease fire line with Israel. Israel counters by proposing that both sides stay on their canal banks with a six mile demilitarized zone. Cairo rejects the plan while talks continue and POW exchanges proceed with hopes for broader disengagement.
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Lebanon
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United States
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Jordan
Kurt Waldheim
Tokyo
Yasuhiro Nakasone
International Trade and Industry
Cosmic Dust Adds Daily 2240 Tons to Earth
Scientists estimate the Earth accumulates about 2240 tons of cosmic dust each day from space. The figure highlights the constant influx of interplanetary material shaping the planet’s atmosphere and surface over time.
Court Upholds Order For Reporter To Reveal News Sources
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court upholds a lower court order compelling Wall Street Journal reporter Liz Roman Gallese to disclose sources in a libel suit. The unanimous 12 page decision says First Amendment provides no protection for reporters in revealing sources in court proceedings.
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Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Wall Street Journal
G. Joseph Tauro
High Court
Liz Roman Gallese
Cambridge
Stoneham
Andover
William D’annolfo
Journal
U. S. Supreme Court
Kenney
Energy crisis warned as oil shortfalls loom in 1974
Morton and other officials warned of severe petroleum shortages through early 1974 with resid ual oil shortages of about 29 percent nationwide. East Coast regions face higher deficits possibly up to 50 percent while efforts to boost output from Elk Hills and Texas fields are explored.
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Morton
John A. Love
Republican Governor’s Association
Memphis
Tenn
William J. Porter
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green
United States
Zausner
New England
Middle Atlantic
Elk Hills Naval Petroleum Reserve
Texas
Sakharov Wife Detained by Soviet Secret Police
In Moscow, Andrei Sakharov’s wife Yelena reports KGB pressure after a 24 hour interrogation. Officials warned she is probably mentally ill for not cooperating, citing past dissident punishments. Her family faces reprisals including expulsion from universities and jobs.
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Andrei Sakharov
Yelena Sakharov
Kremlin
Sakharovs
Yelena
Secret Police
KGB
Tanya
Yefrem
Sakharov
Alexei
Space Walk Aboard Skylab Explores Weightlessness
Spaceflight details describe how zero gravity deconditions muscles and the heart as astronauts prepare for a 59 day Skylab 2 mission. Pogue and Gibson will spacewalk on Thanksgiving to service solar telescopes and antenna systems, then begin scientific work and photograph comet Kohoutek as it approaches the sun.
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Pogue
Gibson
Kohoutek
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