Nixon to Announce High Court Nominees Tonight
The White House plans to name nominees for the Supreme Court this evening at 6 30 p m CDT. Reports say frontrunners include Mildred L Lillie and Herschel H Friday both active in desegregation cases with Friday noted as qualified by Sen McClellan, despite an ABA panel finding against him.
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White House
Washington Post
Mildred L. Lillie
California Court of Appeals
Herschel H. Friday
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Senate Judiciary Committee
ABA
Explosion Rocks Glasgow City District amid widespread damage
A large blast in the Clarkston Toll area of East Glasgow caused many injuries and wrecked fifteen shops on Busby Street. Fire crews and ambulances from outside the city assisted as residents helped pull victims from rubble. police opened an investigation with initial theories of a ruptured gas main.
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Killer satellites claimed by Soviet readers in 1971 72
Jane s All the World s Aircraft notes killer satellites that approach other craft and blow them up after determining their purpose. Separate items report an Air Force arrest of M Sgt Walter Perkins on charges of passing classified material and a failed $5 million weather satellite amid SALT talks funding details.
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Soviet Union
Jane
Out
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Fla
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Air Defense Weapons Center
Walter Perkins
Perkins
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Alaska Land Claims OK'd By House
The House approved a bill by 334 to 63 to settle aboriginal land claims in Alaska. It would grant title through historic use to most of Alaska's 325 million acres, fund awards via native commissions, and support hospitals, schools, water systems, and loans.
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Alaska
Washington
Congress
House
United States
Russia
Senate
Senate Interior Committee
Education writers win high OEA awards for Oklahoma papers
The Oklahoma Education Association honors Donna Barron of Lawton for a kindergarten feature. The Delaware County Journal in Jay wins for Don Wiley editorials. Phyllis Braunlich of Broken Arrow Ledger gains for a story series. KSWO TV and KRMG radio win for programs and editorials.
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Delaware County Journal
Jay
Don Wiley
Broken Arrow Ledger
Phyllis Braunlich
Kswo-Tv
Lawton
Lawton Educators
KRMG
Tulsa
KWHW
Altus
Marshall Gregory
OEA
Oklahoma
Miss Barron
Chilean Communist Neruda Wins Nobel Prize in Literature
Stockholm AP reports Pablo Neruda the Chilean Communist poet won the Nobel Prize in Literature. Neruda, 67, said he had not been officially notified but received a call from the Swedish Embassy and planned a midafternoon embassy meeting.
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Chile
Stockholm
Pablo
Neruda
Mild Weather to Persist in Southwest Oklahoma
Fair to partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures dominated the Southwest Oklahoma forecast through Friday. Daytime readings were projected in the lower 70s with tonight’s low around 63 and Friday’s low near 47.
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Comanche County Assessor Clark Suspended Over Five Charges
Comanche County Grand Jury asked District Court to oust County Assessor Garland Lee Clark and suspend him pending a hearing. They cited five causes including corruption and maladministration, alleging habitual absences, improper ad valorem listings, oppression of staff, a $170 kickback, and misuse of funds as well as improper homestead exemptions for 75 people. The petition seeks a temporary suspension until the case is resolved, with a hearing set for 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 27.
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Comanche County
Garland Lee Clark
Clark
Jack Brock
Brock
Oklahoma City
Harper Book Binding Service
Oklahoma
Jones To Head City Chamber
Evan G. Cap Jones was elected president of the chamber at a board meeting. Officers for 1972 include T. D. Nicklas as first vice president, Lt. Gen. Critz as second vice president, Whit Ozier as treasurer, and Col. Hahney as executive vice president. Installation is Jan 7 at Hotel Lawtonian.
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Evan G
Cap) Jones
Chamber
Lawtonian
Chamber of Commerce
T. D. Nicklas
Harry H. Critz
Whit Ozier
E. G. Hahney
Jones
Lee Chamber
Five Oklahoma Legislators Do Not File Tax Returns
Five veteran state lawmakers were reported by the IRS to have failed to file federal income tax returns for 1970 and two have not filed for three years. Sen Cleeta John Rogers and Rep Arham Lane Cate acknowledged to AP they filed neither state nor federal returns due. Cate and Lane said they will file soon. Hill defended his position, saying he would consider filing after IRS talks.
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