Cod War agreement drawn up between Britain and Iceland
Prime Ministers Edward Heath and Olafur Johannesson agreed a basis for settling the fishing rights dispute in Iceland's 50 mile zone. The accord, reached in four meetings over two days, would limit British fishing effort and trawler numbers if approved by both governments, ending the era of frequent gunboat clashes at sea.
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London
Britain
Iceland
Edward Heath
Oladur Johannesson
Lakes Council Approves 76430 Spending Plan
Lawtonka and Ellsworth lakes receive a 76430 revenue sharing budget approved by councilmen while an ordinance to open trotline fishing year round and raise fees to 7.50 is tabled. The vote also sets new time dated permits and alters boating and fishing permits with exemptions for seniors and disabled veterans.
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Lawtonka
Elsworth
Ellsworth
Lakes and Lands Commission
Phil Easton
Elis- See
Nixon to Meet Arab Envoys Amid Middle East Tension
The White House says President Nixon will meet Wednesday in the Oval Office with four Arab foreign ministers to discuss U S involvement in the war. Attending are Abdelaziz Bouteflika of Algeria Sabah al Ahmadi al Jabir al Sabah of Kuwait Ahmed Taibi Benhima of Morocco and Umar al Saqqaf of Saudi Arabia. The talks come as King Faisal seeks to influence oil policy while Arabs stress avoiding oil issues and focus on the conflict.
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Washington
White House
Nixon
Middle East
Faisal
Saudi Arabia
Mideast
United States
U.S
Gerald L. Warren
Raed
Oval Office
Kissinger
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Algeria
Sabah al-Ahmad al Jabir al-Sabah
Kuwait
Ahmed Taibi Benhima
Morocco
Umar al-Saqqaf
Pleasant Southewest Oklahoma Weather Outlook
Fair to partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures are expected in Southwest Oklahoma through Wednesday. Highs should reach the low 70s, with a low near 50 tonight. Monday's high was 68 and the low 54.
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Oklahoma
Kissinger and Tho win 1972 Nobel Peace Prize
U S Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and North Vietnamese Politburo member Le Duc Tho win the 1972 Nobel Peace Prize for helping end the Vietnam War. The award of about 120000 dollars is shared equally.
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Aase Lionnes
Kissinger
White House
Norman E. Borlaug
le Duc Tho
Arms Flow to Israel Won’t Halt Says U.S.
The United States will not send American troops to the Middle East but will support Israel’s weapon needs. Officials say about 500 tons of military equipment and ammunition have reached Israel since Sunday, about one tenth of Soviet deliveries to Arab states at war with Israel. The administration denies plans to widen the conflict while seeking a diplomatic path to end the fighting.
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Washington
United States
Middle East
Israel
State Department
U.S
Soviet Union
Henry A. Kissinger
White House
Melvin R. Laird
Nixon
Department
New City Library Director Named
Lawton appoints Charles Grasmick of Orange, California as the new city librarian. He will earn 12,108 dollars annually as Zoe Gigoux retires December 1, two weeks before Lawton Public Library opens. Larry Fountain announced the selection from 30 applicants.
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Zoe Gigoux
Lawton
California
Larry Fountain
Gigoux
Lawton Public Library
Charles Grasmick
Orange
Calif
Fountaine
Grasmick
Heritage Group Takes Title to Mattie Beal Home
The Lawton Heritage Association paid 3300 down and will owe the remaining 18,000 for the Mattie Beal Payne property at Fifth and Summit. Southwestern Clinic Hospital sold the home for 21,300. Norman Loftin handled negotiations for American Medical International Inc. and Toney Brooks spoke for the heritage group. The association has two years to pay, at six percent interest, with a deed to be issued at today’s annual meeting 7 to 9 p.m. at the McMahon Foundation.
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Norman Loftin
Southwestern Hospital
Mattie Beal Payne
Toney Brooks
Lawton He Association
SS Hecanen
Lawton Cottage Association
Fifth and Summit
Southwestern Clinic Hospital
American Medical International Inc
Lawton Heritage Association
Heritage Association
Association
McMahon Foundation
Mattie Beal
Brooks
the Heritage Association
Meir and Sadat exchange harsh battle claims in Middle East crisis
Egypt's Anwar Sadat warned of missiles aimed at Israel and offered to reopen the Suez Canal if Israel withdraws and honors Palestinian rights. Golda Meir replied Israel will not sign a cease fire without all prisoners returned as fighting rages in Sinai and Syria.
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Anwar Sadat
Egypt
Israel
Golda Meir
Sinai
Sinai Desert
Syria
Sadat
People’s Assembly
Cairo
Meir
Jerusalem
Camal
Suez Canal
Sinai Peninsula
Swap
U.N
Goldameir
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