Navy Role In Vietnam Nearing End
In Saigon the U S Navy nears completion of Vietnamization with only 2 percent river craft, four bases, and 14 radar stations left to transfer to South Vietnam. Advisers will remain in electronics and maintenance as a Vietnamese officer is set to command a major base near Saigon before formal turnover. Since 1968 the Navy has handed over 939 craft and 29 bases, while U S forces in the region have dropped from 35,000 to 9,700.
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Saigon
U.S
U.S. Navy
South Vietnam
Nha Be
Halloween Carnivals Set At City Schools
City schools plan Halloween carnivals from 5 30 to 9 p m with chicken or hot dog dinners. Swinney School runs 5 to 8 30 p m with spook house bake sale gift shop puppet show and games. Sullivan Village School offers 5 30 to 9 p m booths a costume contest cake walk and more.
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Swinney
Sullivan
Cameron Seeks 1.3 Million Budget Increase
Cameron College requests a 1.3 million dollar budget hike for the next fiscal year, part of a 4 million total request among 14 state colleges. The university seeks 2.9 million from state funds with the rest from tuition grants and non-appropriated sources, current budget stands at 2.7 million.
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Cameron College Today
Cameron
Regents
University of Oklahoma
Supreme Court Rules Open Practice of Law Nationwide
The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that any person may practice law so long as they do not appear in court, in a 5 to 4 decision signaling broad, nationwide implications for legal practice. The opinion invites widespread debate over professional qualifications and access to legal services.
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Oklahoma City
State Supreme Court
Check Goodies Parents Warned
Albany article notes caution to parents after a consumer alert about potentially unsafe goodies. Authorities urge vigilance and advise reading labels and recalls for children's treats.
Irish Youths Fire On British Patrol In Belfast
In Belfast two youths about 14 sprayed a British patrol with nine shots. Maj. Peter Johnson of the Scotts Guards said soldiers warned they would shoot if children fired on troops. An onlooker compared the youths to budding Al Capones as the IRA seeks to arm more youngsters.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Peter Johnson
Scotts Guards
Army
Johnson
Irish Republican Army
Jahmison
al Capones
IRA
Multitude Of State Prison Escapees Keep Officers Busy
Oklahoma prisons and jails report multiple escapes with searches under way. California man fled Bryan County jail, while a Hartshorne sighting prompted Sheriff and deputies to comb McAlester area. Two Okmulgee inmates recaptured after a shootout. another escapee from El Reno remained free.
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Lahoma
McAlester
California
Bryan County
Federal Reformatory
el Reno
Okmulgee
Pittsburg County
Hartshorne
James Kenneth Johnson
Johnson
Chandler Creek Bridge Work Starts Near Porter Hill
State Highway Department will start a project on November 1 about 1.0 miles north of Porter Hill to grade and drain 0.004 mile and widen a bridge over Chandler Creek. Estimated cost is $98,000. Contractor is M. K. Brown Construction Co. of Oklahoma City. The move follows a high accident rate on the bridge.
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State Highway Department
Porter Hill
Payne
Highway Commission
M. K. Brown Construction Co
Oklahoma City
City Receives 60 000 From Crime Panel Grants
Whitaker, member of the Crime Commission, and Hennessee, ASCOG chair, announce city grants totaling 60 000. Crisis and PAL funding covers operations for a year, while 18 572 supports sheriff radios and 30 658 helps pay off new police communications equipment, leaving about 6 000 owed on the system.
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Whitaker
Crime Commission
Hennessee
Association of South Central Oklahoma Gov- Governments
ASCOG
Comanche County
Sheriff's Office
Police Department
Tennessee
Army Probing Stockade Riot
The Army opened an investigation into Tuesday night violence at a Georgia stockade where tear gas was used to subdue about 100 inmates. Roughly 100 of the 300 prisoners were involved as a fire damaged a cell block and inmates were restrained.
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FT. Gordon, Ga
Geeka
East Georgia
U S. reacts to UN vote amid alleged glee and hostility
The White House called the UN General Assembly reactions to the admission of Communist China and the expulsion of Taiwan “a shocking spectacle.” Press Secretary Ziegler said delegates showed personal animosity toward U.S. policy, risking broader foreign aid and Congress support, though Nixon avoided retaliation.
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Washington
White House
U.N. General Assembly
Ronald L. Ziegler
U.S
China
Taiwan
Nixon
Ziegler
U.N
Congress
United Nations
Weather turns fair after rains in Southwest Oklahoma
Pleasant autumn weather spreads across Southwest Oklahoma today as moderate rains from Tuesday night leave Lawton’s Lawtonka and Ellsworth lakes with about one inch totals. Skies will be fair to partly cloudy with afternoon highs in the lower 70s and mid 70s Thursday. A cold front late Thursday could drop temperatures, with little precipitation expected.
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Oklahoma
Lawton
Lawtonka
Ellsworth
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