Two Die In Separate Traffic Accidents In Oklahoma
Oklahoma City woman Ruth Geer Lamkin 72 died in a collision on a northwest city street. Wanda Sue Hurn 17 and Davie Clapp 82, both of Oklahoma City, were treated for minor injuries. Colorado man Glen Lavely 65 died when his car struck a bridge railing near Burlington. Frederick girl Lory Rodgers 5 died from bicycle injuries after a collision in Frederick. Oklahoma's 1972 traffic toll reached 668 with these incidents.
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Oklahoma City
Colorado
Frederick
Oklahoma
Ruth Geer Lamkin
Wanda Sue Hurn
Davie Clapp
Glen Lavely
Hazelton
Colo
Pugh Murder Trial Re-Opens in Tulsa Case
The murder case of Arles Delbert Self is being re tried with state witnesses testifying on the circumstances of Self’s March 31 1971 death. Co defendant Tom Lester Pugh 35 Glenpool faces murder charges in a separate trial after an Osage County jury acquitted him last spring in a different shooting case.
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Tulsa
Okla
McDonald
Collinsville
Tom Lester Pugh
Arles Delbert Self
Pugh
Glenpool
Albert
Osage County
Tommy Martin Edwards
Man fined after swallowing marijuana cigarette in court
Salisbury Rhodesia AP reports a young man, confronted by police, swallowed the marijuana cigarette he was smoking. He was fined 85 dollars on a drugs charge, per court evidence.
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Salisbury, Rhodesia
Eton Students Quantify Lost Words During Five-Year Stay
Windsor England AP reports that at Eton College six miles from Heathrow Airport students calculated the loss of words during a five year stay. They estimated about 75 wasted hours per boy as airplanes roared overhead and the campus heard 265000 words of wisdom from teachers.
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Windsor
England
London
Heathrow
Eton College
OU Students Get Holiday After OU Triumph Over Texas
Norman Okla AP reports OU students enjoy a day off following the Sooners 37 to 0 win over Texas. University policy provides two extra holidays during the school year and student congress had urged a Monday off if OU defeated Texas. President Paul Sharp declared Monday a holiday.
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Norman
Okla
University of Oklahoma
Sooner
Texas
Paul Sharp
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