Fighting near Saigon halts traffic as B52 raids surge
Fighting along Highway 13 less than 20 miles north of Saigon suspended traffic all day while B52 bombers carried out heavy raids in the Saigon area. Lt. Col. Le Trung Hien reported 19 enemy killed and three prisoners captured in one clash. traffic was not cut, only halted. Near Da Nang a Viet Cong attack on a leprosarium damaged buildings and killed one patient, wounding 20. The facility serves about 190 adults and 55 children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Highway 13
le Trung Hien
Phu Cuong
Ben Cat
Hien
da Nang
Associated Press
Holger Jensen
Happy Haven
United World Mission
Stuart Harverson
Gordon Smith
U.S
Frederick C. Weyand
Nixon
Weyand
Nuclear Sub Tullibee Collides With German Freighter
The U S Navy reports the nuclear submarine Tullibee and West German merchant Hagen collided about 150 miles off Cape Hatteras in 8 to 10 foot seas. There were no injuries. minor damage to both vessels and the sub proceeded to port under its own power. The Hagen took on water in a hold but was not in danger. The Tullibee is a 272 foot attack submarine commissioned in 1960 with a crew of six officers and 50 men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk, Va
Tullibee
Atlantic
North Carolina
Navy
Coast Guard
New York
Hagen
New London
Seven new Chamber Directors Named for 1973 74
The Lawton Chamber of Commerce named seven new board members from a 19 candidate field after a member mail in election. New directors are Mary Grace Ashlock Jack Carter Bill Fort Vernie Greer Vernon Howell T D Nicklas and John Winstead. Holdover members include E G Jones Harry H Critz Virginia Brewczynski Albert Johnson Lloyd Meadors Jerry Mustain Dr Don Owen Col Neal W Harris Fort Sill rep and Ty Dixon Junior Chamber rep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
E. G. Jones
Harry H. Critz
Virginia Brewczynski
Albert Johnson
Lloyd Meadors
Jerry Mustain
Don Owen
Col
Neal W. Harris
Fort Sill
Ty Dixon
Junior Chamber of Commerce
LURA Delays Cash Decision On $100000 Credit From Mark Real Estate
Urban Renewal Authority members tabled action on preserving a $100,000 letter of credit posted by Mark Real Estate Enterprises after attorney Manville Redman said there is no legal obligation to return the funds. The contract for about 14 acres downtown, valued over $2 million, failed a Oct. 2 payment deadline. LURA may keep the credit if challenged, but a policy decision is needed by mid December before the Dec 16 expiration, while staff seeks new developers for the Downtown Project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Awton Urban Renewal Authority
Mark Real Estate Enterprises Inc
Manville Redman
LURA
Mark
Redman
Redsman
West German police hunt for AWOL sergeant after killings
Two U S army guards and a railroad worker were shot and the bodies dumped from a speeding train by AWOL sergeant Thomas De Gregorio 26 of Hialeah Fla. The killings occurred on the Copenhagen to Rome Express near Northeim Germany. More than 100 police with dogs and helicopters hunted for the suspect as the Army confirmed De Gregorio was absent without leave from his unit in north Bavaria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanover
Germany
Thomas de Gregorio
Hialeah
Fla
Bremerhaven
Bamberg
52Nd Infantry
U.S. Army Europe
Heidelberg
Northeim
Copenhagen
Rome
Goettingen
Army
de Gregorio
North Sea
Bavaria
Cool Weather Expected to Persist in Southwest Oklahoma
Cold front moved through early today and kept temperatures in the mid 60s through Saturday with a low near 40. The U.S. Weather Service noted a high of 87 and a low of 58 previously, and a lake wind warning was posted for this afternoon as north winds gusted 18 to 28 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Oklahoma
U.S. Weather Service
Unemployment Rate Falls as Earnings Rise in September
The labor market eased with unemployment dipping in September while average hourly pay rose to 3.71 and weekly earnings gained. Men and teens saw lower jobless rates, with construction and manufacturing showing improvements while service jobs rose. Overall third quarter unemployment averaged 5.6 percent as the labor force shrank due to students returning to school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armed Services
Oklahoma Supreme Court Rules for Liquor by the Drink Ballot
Oklahoma Supreme Court upholds a referendum petition 8 to 1 and orders the liquor by the drink proposal on the November 7 general election ballot. The ruling requires a majority of all votes cast, not just those on the amendment, with voting for president or Congress counted against it if they do not vote on the liquor issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
State Supreme Court
Ross McLennan
Supreme Court
McLennan
Flood fears deepen as western state flood toll rises
Residents of Richmond brace for a second major flood in three months as flash flooding in the western part of the state subsides. In Saltillo Mexico a passenger train derailed with many dead or injured, while Denver police report the arrest of Kareem Abdul Jabbar and Lucius Allen for marijuana possession. Oklahoma may gain up to 3 million dollars in new annual revenue if a 20 cent natural gas floor holds, and Bonn warns of a new wave of letter bombs aimed at public officials. The FTC orders Firestone to halt misrepresentations about Wide Oval tires as the FBI considers a Pawnee Oklahoma case of firebombs and East Germany grants a sweeping amnesty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond, Va
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
State Tax Commission
William L. McElvany
Commission
Senate OKs 18.5 Billion Social Security Welfare Bill
The Senate approved an 18.5 billion Social Security welfare bill 68 to 5 after a 17 hour session with 40 amendments. It expands benefits for widows the chronically ill the elderly and disabled and allows early retirement and work beyond 65 while continuing Aid to Families with Dependent Children and testing three reform plans. The measure raises taxes to fund these changes and stalls welfare reform for families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Passington
Senate
Hughes
Iowa
Symington
Missouri
Bellman
Oklahoma
Dole
Also Mentioned on This Page
Howard Smith
2Ienhower
Ellen Siarman
Howard
Steven B. Smith
S. 50Th
Atlantic Fleet Headquarters
Cape Hatteras
Norfolk
Chamber
Dear Abby
Giawol
Pyashington
Bor
Hay
Bureau of Latics
Saltillo
Mexico
Red Cross
Denver
Colo
Kareem Abdul Jabbar
Lucius Allen
Milwaukee Bucks
Bonn
Middle East
West Germany
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
FTC
Akron
Ohio
Pawnee, Okla
FBI
Pawnee Indian Agency
Berlin
East Germany
ADN
Social Security
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!