Corporations Formed to Promote Lawtonka Village Project
Two new corporations Kiowa Nations Enterprises Inc and Southwest Oklahoma Development Corporation were formed to plan a commercial recreation facility on Lake Lawtonka west shore. The City Council may approve a long term lease of 1250 acres for a retail outlet and tepee type accommodations amid opposition from wildlife groups. Bob Cannon leads the efforts as Kiowa Nation executive director and Kiowa Tribe chairman. Cannon helped draft the incorporation with Garrett Janesic and Walt Belland among others. The nonprofit Southwest Development Corp was incorporated July 26 with county and state program officials listed as organizers.
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Kiowa Nations Enterprises Inc
Kiowa National Enterprises Inc
Southwest Oklahoma Development Corporation
Bob Cannon
Comanche County Improvement Foundation Inc
Cannon
Kiowa
Resignation of Oklahoma land secretary announced
Governor Hall said W A Dub Scott resigns as secretary of the school land commission effective December 31. Hall denied demanding his resignation though commission members were prepared to fire him.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Hall
School Land Commission
W. A. “Dub” Scott
Scott
Japan Airlines DC8 Crashes on Takeoff from Moscow
A Japan Air Lines DC8 jet crashed on takeoff from Sheremetyevo Airport in Moscow killing nearly 86 aboard. The Japanese Embassy confirmed the casualty toll as the jetliner went down Tuesday night.
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Moscow
Japan Air Lines
Sheremetyevo
Bomb Mishap Kills 19 Viet Civilians near Da Nang
An air accident involving six U S planes dropped several 50 pound bombs on a populated area south of Da Nang killing 19 civilians and wounding 29. The crash area was about 244 miles west of Hoi An and 15 miles south of Da Nang. The cause remains unknown.
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Gaicon
da Nang
U.S. Command
Hoi An
U.S. Trade Deficit Drops Sharply in October
The Commerce Department reports the October trade deficit fell to 415 million dollars, with exports up 5 percent to 4.364 billion and imports rising 2.3 percent to 4.779 billion. It notes the October deficit is the smallest since January and highlights ongoing dollar pressures.
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Washington
U.S
Commerce Department
Department
America
United States
Harold C. Passer
Richardson Named To Replace Laird Nixon Nominates New Secretary of Defense
President Nixon announced Elliot Richardson will be nominated as Secretary of Defense and Caspar Weinberger will become Secretary of Health Education and Welfare. Roy Ash of Litton Industries will head the OMB, replacing Weinberger. Laird resigns after four years as Pentagon chief. Washington speculation and Senate confirmation await the appointments.
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Washington
Melvin R. Laird
Laird
Camp David, Md
Nixon
Elliot Richardson
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Office of Management and Budget
Richardson
Health, Education and Welfare
Roy Ash
Litton Industries
Weinberger
OMB
Pentagon
Senate
Ash
Prevention Methods Outlined Merchants Get Shoplifting Tips
Mary Smith reports on a seminar at the Great Plains Area Vo-Tech School where Roy Peters explains shoplifting patterns and prevention. He notes a 221 percent rise in 10 years, with most offenders under 18 or women, often acting on dares or temptations from displays. Emphasis is on better displays and staffing to deter theft rather than catchers, citing umbrellas as a key example and cameras as part of some stores.
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Mary Smith
Great Plains Area
Vo-Tech School
Roy Peters
Oklahoma City
Peters
Longevity Pay Approved for Lawton City Workers
The IRS has approved longevity pay for Lawton city employees adding to a 5 percent raise approved earlier. The first increment of 38793 will be paid to qualifying workers December 15, with the IRS ruling that the prior pay raise complies with wage guidelines.
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IRS
Lawton City
Internal Revenue Service
Lawton
Larry Fountaine
Don Whitaker
Inside Editorials and Columns Featured in Today
Editorials and columns entitled Inside Editorials and Dear Abby appear in the issue. Market notes and sections on sports and entertainment follow with standard newspaper layout. The classified, women, bridge, comics, hospitals, crossword, obituaries, and want ads are listed with page indicators and contact numbers.
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Abby
Thieu Emissary and Nixon to Hold Talks on Cease-Fire
Nixon to meet Thieu’s special representative Nguyen Phu Duc as Kissinger and Le Duc Tho resume Paris talks on Monday. Bunker reports to Thieu while Kissinger sees Nixon. a pause in Paris is not yet pessimistic.
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Washington
Nixon
Nguyen van Thieu
Vietnam
Henry A. Kissinger
le Duc Tho
Paris
Nguyen Phu Duc
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Thieu
Saigon
U.S
Ellsworth Bunker
Kissinger
Ziegler
Duc
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Gerard Smith
Vladimir Semenov
Phoenix, Ariz
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North Central Accreditation Association
Cameron College
Southwest Oklahoma
Irvin G, Wyllie
University of Wisconsin
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Jim Taliaferro
James V. Farrell
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