OU Officials Seek $42 Million Budget Boost from State
University of Oklahoma officials ask for a $42 million budget for the next fiscal year, including $30.3 million in state funds, to halt erosion in personnel and maintenance. OU Health Sciences Center seeks $2.4 million more to avoid curtailing services as enrollments rise. Regents weigh requests amid revenue limits ahead of January legislature.
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Oklahoma City
University of Oklahoma
Paul Sharp
Oklahoma Regents For Higher Education
Sharp
Leonard P. Eliel
OU Health Sciences Center
Elias Gable
Tulsa
Eliel
Jackie Robinson dies at 41 in Stamford
Jackie Robinson former baseball great and Hall of Famer died today in Stamford Connecticut likely from a heart attack at his 14 room home. He had announced a health issue and was not traveling to Washington for a drug abuse symposium where he was to speak.
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Jackie Robinson
UPI
Stamford
Robinson
Washington
White House cites progress in Vietnam talks despite withdrawal demand
The White House said progress toward a negotiated Vietnam settlement exists after Nixon, Rogers, and Kissinger met for an hour. Kissinger returned from talks with South Vietnamese President Thieu who denounced Communist proposals as dark schemes. Ziegler refused to discuss talks beyond an agreement with North Vietnam.
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White House
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Nixon
William P. Rogers
Henry A. Kissinger
Nguyen van Thieu
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Thieu
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Than van Dong
Oval Office
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South Vietnam
Kissinger
Indochina
Army
Creighton W. Abrams
U.S
United States
Vietnam
Thieu signals readiness to discuss cease fire if North Vietnam withdraws
President Thieu said the Viet Cong asked for a cease-fire but only after North Vietnam removes all troops. He asserted no outside party can decide South Vietnam s future and urged broad political and religious participation if a cease-fire occurs. He praised Kissinger talks as useful and warned Hanoi seeks to pressure a pre election cease-fire.
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North Vietnam
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Kissinger
Hanoi
Paris
Souvanna Phouma
Laos
Cambodia
Cold Front Heads To Southwest Oklahoma
The National Weather Service forecasts another cold front to arrive after a recent one with cool days ahead. Expect highs in the mid 60s this afternoon and in the lower 60s Wednesday, with frosty nights around 35 to 40. Mon high reached 50 as frost spreads across the Lawton area.
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Oklahoma
National Weather Service
Army drug program chief optimistic on progress
Brig. Gen. Robert G. Gard Jr. told Oklahoma University students the Army has turned an epidemic around in its drug abuse efforts though he cautioned no final victory exists. He linked heroin use in Vietnam to civilian drug problems and suggested an all volunteer force could reduce drug abuse.
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Oklahoma City
Robert G. Gard Jr
Gard
Army
University of Oklahoma
Vietnam
Supreme Court drops California exclusionary rule case
The Supreme Court sent back a California case on the exclusionary rule after an unsigned opinion. It questions whether the state or federal constitution or both apply to police rummaging through garbage cans. The court also agreed to hear Air Force Capt. Susan Strock's discharge appeal and a Ohio National Guard inquiry block.
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Supreme Court
California
State Supreme Court
U.S
High Court
Air Force
Susan Strock
Ohio
Ohio National Guard
Kent State
Editorials and Columns Index Preview
A list of sections and page numbers from a newspaper including Dear Abby Markets Sports Classified Women Bridge Comics Hospitals Crossword Entertainment Obituaries East Office Want Ads Circulation with corresponding phone contact lines. The item serves as a masthead-like index for readers to locate content across departments.
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Dear Abby
City audit finds weaknesses in water and utility billing
City council voted 7 to 1 to fix weaknesses identified by Stanfield and O'Dell in water and utility collections. The audit cites leaks at the water plant, malfunctioning Fort Sill meters, unnumbered receipts, and poor records for adjustments and chargeoffs.
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Stanfield & O'Dell
Ernest Roper
City Water Department
Fort Sill
Fort
Five Drug Suspects Jailed In Durant Roundup
Five persons were jailed and about a dozen more warrants awaited as state and local authorities continued a countywide Bryan County drug sweep in Durant Oklahoma. Police Chief Jim Robinson and District Attorney Jack Lee led the effort to cut off major drug sources.
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Durant
Okla
Bryan County
Jim Robison
Jack Lee
Bombing Restrictions Reported During Peace Talks in Vietnam
Nixon limits bombing around Hanoi and Hai Phong during tense peace talks as monsoon winds reduce air activity. U S forces shift to the Ho Chi Minh trail through Laos while carriers move to the South China Sea. Reports cite weather and tacit deals. B52 raids pause in the north for 24 hours.
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Nixon
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Haiphong
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
U.S
7Th Fleet
Tonkin Gulf
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South Vietnam
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