Gen Chesty Puller Dies at 73 After Storied Marine Career
General Chesty Puller, famed for five Navy Crosses and 36 decorations, died at 73 after a series of strokes. He served 38 years from Virginia Military Institute to Korea and Guadalcanal, earning praise from MacArthur and a reputation for fearless leadership.
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U.S. Marine Corps
Marines
Kecoughtan Veterans Administration Hospital
Lewis B. Puller Jr
William Howard Dabney
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Virginia Military Institute
Marine Corps
Korea
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MacArthur
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Nicaraguan National Guard
Local Newspaper Listings Weekly Schedule Snapshot
A compact notice shows publication times for Lawton Constitution and Lawton Morning Press with evening and morning editions. It notes exceptions on weekends and Sundays, and indicates a sunny forecast for Morning Press.
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Lawton Constitution
Lawton Morning Press
Sun
Morning
Eastland Blasts Ecology Crusaders Over Public Works Delays
Senator James C Eastland says environmental groups using the ecology issue are delaying vital federal projects. He urges Congress to review environmental laws and their impact on a national public power system amid court delays on major safeguards.
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Washington
James C. Eastland
Mississippi Democrat
Congress
Eastland
Search Widens For Man Named In Girl's Death
A widening manhunt targets 37 year old Jack Lee Nesbitt of Tulsa in the murder case of 18 year old Vicki Pappan found dead in a Wagoner County pickup. Her bound body bore rope knots, a golf ball in the mouth, and undeveloped film with birth photographs. The crime reportedly occurred at a residence before transporting the body about 15 miles. Nesbitt's wife identified sheets from their home. Nesbitt is employed by a sales company.
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Wagoner
Okla
Tulsa
Jack Lee Nesbitt
Wagoner County
Vicki Pappan
Memorial High School
Vicki
Harvey Sellars
John Russell
Nesbitt
Tulsa City
Russell
Sheets Fround
Two Workers Buried Alive in Sewer Trench Collapse
Rescuers dug over two hours to reach the bodies of Mark Burgess 22 of Red Rock and Charlie Grass 45 of Marland after the 8 inch sewer line trench collapsed for E W Jones Construction Co Crescent. Grass was a father of nine. both wives were on the scene.
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Mark Burgess
Red Rock
Charlie Grass
Marland
E.W. Jones
Humpty Dumpty Markets Launch Beef Program Oklahoma Stores
Humpty stores in Oklahoma begin a new beef program October 14 offering ProTen tender beef from cheaper cuts with pure food protein derivatives of papaya. Approved by the USDA, the product is marketed as tender and safe for home cooks and has met enthusiastic customer response. Williams said it will be available in all Humpty stores on Thursday.
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Oklahoma
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Humpty
Sooner Woman Dies In Crash
A fatal road crash results in one death and twenty injuries including six Oklahomans. Emergency crews respond as investigators examine the scene and dispatched aid is reported.
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United Founders Tower
Oklahoma City
T.M.L., Inc
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T. Ray Phillips
Blondie
National
Humpty Super Markets
Marshfield, Mo
Margret M. Johnson
Ardmore
the Press and Constitution
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Edith’s Special Foods
Gore
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Associates Financial Services Office
Associates Corporation of North America
Associates of North America
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Mishawaka Avenue
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