State's Attorney Acquitted In Panther Slaying Case
Judge Romiti directed verdict acquitting State's Attorney Edward V. Hanrahan and 13 codefendants in the 1969 Panther party slayings. The trial, held without jury, followed a raid in which Fred Hampton and Mark Clark were killed. The case centered on alleged conspiracy to obstruct justice.
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Amaco
Atty
Edward V. Hanrahan
Black Panther Party
Philip J. Romiti
Circuit Court
Hanrahan
Fred Hampton
Illinois Panther Party
Mark Clark
Peoria
Richard J. Daley
Democratic Party
Barnabas F. Sears
Romiti
Lawton Population Seen Near Seventy Six Thousand Five Hundred
Lawton planning office estimates the population at about 76,500, higher than the 74,470 in the 1970 Census. The figure uses births deaths school enrollments new telephone and utility subscribers and shows growth tapering. Residential construction and retail sales remain strong year two.
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Lawton
City Planning Office
Walt Belland
Don Whitaker
Bell Telephone
City Teachers to Mull Health Insurance Issue
Lawton educators meet at Tomlinson Junior High to hear bids from Fidelity Bankers Life and Blue Cross for school health coverage. A Monday vote will choose the insurer, with teachers free to decide which contract to accept as the Oct. 31 deadline nears.
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Donna Evers
Lawton
Tomlinson
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Oklahoma Education Association
Fidelity Bankers Life Insurance Company
Lawton Education Association
Fidelity Bankers
Tomlinson School
George Stuever
Stuever
Budget figures for Oklahoma colleges and state facilities
The budget outlines numerous allocations across higher education and state services. Altus Junior College receives 740000 with 573000 from the state, Claremore 1.1 million with 907000 state, Connors State 1 million with 800000 state, Eastern State 2.2 million with 1.8 million state, Murray 1.2 million with 975000 state, Northeastern A M 2.7 million with 2.2 million state, Northern Oklahoma 1.6 million with 1.4 million state, Tulsa Junior 3.7 million with 2.7 million state, OU Health Sciences 32.5 million with 18.7 million state, OSU lines total several million with increases, including Veterinary Medicine 2.7 million, Agricultural stations and extensions at OSU with multi million sums, and OSU Oklahoma City Technical Institute 1.8 million.
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Altus Junior College
Claremore Junior College
Connors State College
Eastern State College
Murray State College
Northeastern A&m College
Northern Oklahoma College
Tulsa Junior College
OU Health Sciences Center
OU Geological Survey
OSU College of Veterinary Medicine
OSU Agricultural Experiment Station
OSU Agricultural Extension Division
OSU
Okmulgee
Oklahoma City Technical Institute
UK dairies test plastic milk containers replacing glass bottles
In the United Kingdom some of the larger dairies are experimenting with plastic milk containers to replace part of the 40 million glass bottles in circulation according to the Bureau of International Commerce.
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United Kingdom
Dairies
Bureau of International Commerce
Midway A6 Intruder crash injures crew aboard carrier
A damaged A6 Intruder on the carrier Midway collapsed landing gear and crashed into parked planes and crew on the bow after a mission. Sixty five thousand ton ship remained on station after the incident with bombing missions planned. Ten injured evacuated to Da Nang hospital. others treated aboard. An earlier Oct 1 Newport News turret explosion killed 20 and wounded 37.
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Midway
Philippines
U.S. Army
da Nang
Newport News
Two Fort Sill Men Plead Guilty in Pot Case
Two Fort Sill men Bobby J. Hickman aged 21 and Steve A. Replogle aged 19 of A Battery U S Army Field Artillery Center pleaded guilty to possessing marijuana. Judge Roy Moore sentenced them to one year in county jail with all but 30 days suspended. They were arrested by city police on Oct 21.
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Fort Sill
Roy Moore
Bobby J. Hickman
Steve A. Replogle
U.S. Army Field Artillery Center
Brock
Cameron budget highlights pay raises to match four-year peers
Dr. Owen says the Cameron budget centers on a need to raise salaries to be competitive with other four-year institutions. He notes non-teaching staff pay lags behind local business and civil service markets.
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Owen
Explosion on barge in Arthur Kill closes waterway
An early dawn explosion on a barge at the Corporation Terminal Division caused fire in oily waters of the Arthur Kill. Coast Guard shut the waterway to marine traffic as residents from Staten Island Brooklyn and Queens reported the incident and police began inquiries.
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Corporation Terminal Division
Arthur Kill
Coast Guard
Staten Island
Brooklyn
Queens
N.Y
Bankrobbery at Crystal City Bank Ends With Escaped Gunmen
Police report three gunmen entered the Crystal City branch wearing yellow hard hats and fluorescent jackets like repair crews. They cut a cable they believed triggered a burglar alarm, severing a telephone line and disrupting service. A Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. official said uniforms came from a stolen company truck. Investigators said the gunfire followed.
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Crystal City
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co
C&p
South African Schools In Session Year Round
Schools in South Africa operate through January to December with a year round academic calendar. This route keeps term time in the same calendar year across provinces and districts.
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South Africa
Bomb scare at OSU. Fort Sill squad finds nothing
A California man in Shawnee sparked a campus bomb scare at Oklahoma State University Stillwater. Fort Sill bomb squad arrived after police found no explosives. car and briefcase checked. man held for medical and mental evaluations with wife contacted in San Jose.
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Stillwater
Okla
California
Shawnee
Oklahoma State University
Fort Sill
OSU
Eual Gay
Cubatinan
Dick Giles
San Jose
Glen Carter
Oil Slick Blamed In Road Mishap Near Porter Hill
A diesel spill caused a one vehicle crash on U S 62 three miles north of Porter Hill injuring Emma McClure of Apache. A state crew spread sand to reduce glare and danger as authorities search for responsible parties.
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U.S. 62
Porter Hill
Highway Patrol
Emma McClure
Apache
Ronnie Cox
Cox
Little Ponies to Stage Gourd Dance at Apache Fair Building
The Comanche Little Ponies host a gourd dance Friday at 7 30 p m in the Apache Fair Building Apa che to raise funds for an annual dance Cornell Yellowfish of Lawton is the Little Pony princess Head singer is Lewis Cozad of Lawton and master of ceremonies is Edgar Monetatchi Sr of Law ton All groups singers and the public invited to attend
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Apache
Cornell Yellowfish
Lawton
Lewis Cozad
Edgar Monetatchi Sr
Increased Caseload Puts Strain On District Court Judges
Judge Jack Brock warns the rising caseload threatens chaos without more courtrooms. A recent survey shows overall filings up 16.5 percent through Oct 1, with increases in misdemeanors 24 percent felonies 13 percent and mental health hearings 26 percent.
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Don Harras
Jack Brock
Brock
Editorial page hints at pattern in Post coverage
Ziegler claimed the Post editorial page turns rumor into fact while noting Sen. George McGovern commented on the Post report about Haldeman. He said the pattern is being followed and suggested Benjamin Bradlee as not a Nixon ally.
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Ziegler
Benjamin C. Bradlee
Nixon
Cambridge economists Hicks win Nobel prize surprise
In Cambridge Mass Selma Hicks spoke of her husband John Hicks winning a Nobel prize and being surprised and pleased. Hicks and his wife were in Tokyo for an educational television broadcast when the news arrived. the couple have two children, David and Andrew.
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Cambridge, Mass
Selma
Sir John
Sir John Hicks
Arrows
David
Andrew
Hicks
Tokyo
Lavelle Case Ends But Civilian Control Questions Persist
The Lavelle case closes legally while lawmakers question civilian oversight of the military and disability retirement rules. General Lavelle admitted falsely labeling bombing strikes as protective actions to dodge White House limits on North Vietnam raids. Terrill filed charges to maintain discipline and morale, contrasting with the general’s actions. Lonnie Franks, Air Force sergeant who exposed the incident, condemns the dismissal as a cover up by the military.
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Lavelle
Armed Forces
Terrill
Air Force
White House
North Vietnam
Lonnie Franks
Franks
McCoy Air Force Base
Orlando
Fla
State Polygraph Meet Set Here
Lawton Police Chief Alford Hennessee will speak at the opening breakfast of the Oklahoma Polygraph Examiners Association fall seminar at the Hotel Lawtonian. Registration is $8. the event begins with breakfast at 7 30 a.m. Saturday. George Mitchell will discuss polygraph history and future.
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Lawton
Alford Hennessee
Oklahoma Polygraph Examiners Association
Lawtonian
George Mitchell
Jimmie R. Phagan
Wichita Falls
Vernon Field
Bob Heisner
Jiffy Food Stores Inc
Fire alarms answered across Lawson area reported
The Lawson Fire Department logged several calls. At 12 20 p.m. a kitchen fire at 4467 Lee Boulevard. At 12 34 p.m. a grass fire at 3009 Avalon. At 1 29 p.m. a car fire at 4th and Park. At 4 44 p.m. a trash fire east of Park Lane Grade School. At 8 30 p.m. a hay fire at 67th and Lee Boulevard.
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Lee Boulevard
Avalon
4Th and Park
Park Lane
67Th
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Cook County
Cameron
Sill
Vrasere
Ed Sprowse
National Hearing Aid Society
Lawton Sears
Lawson Fire Department
Constitution & Press Circulation
Dial
Southwest
Lawton Evening Constitution
Sears
Sears and
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