Drouth Hits County Crops After Bad Year
Comanche County farmers face about 2.5 million dollars in 1972 crop losses from drought. Dwight Whitworth of the Farmers Home Administration reports 120 emergency loan applications filed as drought disaster area status expands. Loans offer 1 percent, one year funds for 1973 operating expenses with a $5,000 crop loss write off per farmer. excess borrowings not forgiven must be repaid within a year.
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Oklahoma
Romney resigns HUD post as Nixon aides weigh next steps
Secretary George Romney announced his resignation from the Housing and Urban Development Department once a successor is confirmed. He said he will form a citizen coalition on life and death issues and will disclose details of the plan after meetings with the press. Nixon, in a Dear George letter, expressed regret but praised Romney's public service and leadership.
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Nixon Kissinger to Discuss Vietnam Ceasefire at Camp David
President Nixon plans a third meeting with Henry Kissinger at Camp David amid signals that Washington may cap concessions in Paris talks. Thieu's adviser Nguyen Phu Duc expected in Washington for ceasefire discussions. Bunker briefed Thieu. Talks in Paris resume December 4 with Camp David still under consideration for further talks.
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Albert keeps House speakership for second term
Washington reports Rep. Carl Albert of Oklahoma secured a second term as Speaker of the House with confirmation from Rep. Tom Steed. In Nebraska a nursing home fire killed two men and injured four others. An Illinois narcotics agent was found with his throat cut near Jacksonville. A Woodward Oklahoma teen died after a hunting incident. Five Pontiac Central High students were wounded in a cafeteria shooting.
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Clemency officers question Calley at Fort Benning
Lt. William L. Calley Jr. met with three Army clemency and parole officers for nearly two hours at his Fort Benning apartment. The hearing was closed to lawyers and reporters, with Calley under house arrest since 1971 after receiving a life sentence reduced to 20 years for My Lai civilian deaths.
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George W. Latimer
Salt Lake City
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Eight Die On Oklahoma Roads Over Thanksgiving Holiday
The Associated Press reports Oklahoma ended the Thanksgiving holiday with eight highway deaths on state roads. Four occurred Sunday and Saturday in single vehicle crashes, four in a Marlow crash Friday. The 1972 toll rose to 756, equal to last year’s figure. Paul Ray Reynolds, 22, of Oklahoma City died after his car overturned on I 35 north of Pauls Valley, the patrol says he likely fell asleep at the wheel. Johnny Steven Crawshaw, 19, is also noted in the report.
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Paul Ray Reynolds
Oklahoma City
Interstate 35
Pauls Valley
Veterans Administration Hospital
Colder Weather Expected In Lawton And Southwest Oklahoma
Colder temperatures and variable cloudiness are forecast for Lawton area through Tuesday. Northerly winds 10 to 18 mph today diminishing tonight, with lows in the low 30s. Daytime highs reach the low 50s, then mid 40s Tuesday as a high pressure system moves in bringing light snow chances in the Panhandle and showers elsewhere. Sunday’s high 59, low 36.
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Panhandle
Regents Seek $34 Million More for Oklahoma Schools
Oklahoma Regents for Higher Education voted to ask the Legislature for 34 million in additional operating funds for the next year, a 42.8 percent raise, plus about 3 million for community junior colleges. The total operating budget would reach 171.98 million, with state funds covering 113.5 million and the rest from student fees and other income.
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OU President cites separate budgeting as crisis trigger
Dr Paul Sharp OU president told regents the move to separate budgeting for the law school caused the financial crisis at the OU Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City. He warned the OU board will have limited control over the law school as that division operates independently.
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Heavy Fighting North of DMZ Rages as B52s Bombard North Vietnam
Heavy clashes flare just below the DMZ as B52 bombers pound North Vietnam. South Vietnamese marines and paratroopers press toward Quang Tri estuary amid fierce shelling. 18 troops killed, 77 wounded, 32 North Vietnamese dead. U.S. strikes target Highway 7 and areas around Quang Tri City, with monsoon winds limiting operations.
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