Tiger mauls boy during live Miami animal show
Actor Steve Hawkes says his 200 pound Bengal tiger Delilah mauls a 9 year old boy on a bicycle during Miami Blessing of the Animals event. The boy Dennis Churchill suffered neck and back lacerations and was treated at North Miami Hospital after surgery. Hawkes was wounded on the leg and later released. Hawkes described it as a freak accident as the chain tangled with the bicycle while he tried to restrain the tiger.
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Hawkes
Dennis Churchill
Dennis
North Miami Hospital
Delilah
Friends of Animals, Inc
Griffing Park
Churchill
Tiger
Griffin Park
Fla
First Taste Of Winter Weather On The Way
A cold front from Colorado will bring the first touch of winter to Lawton and southwest Oklahoma tonight and Tuesday. Temperatures fall from the 60s to the upper 30s with northwest winds and a drop in humidity. Rain totals include Grady 2.60 inches and Bokchito 2.67 inches, with Idabel 2.34 inches and Madill 2.00 inches in the past 24 hours.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
Weather Bureau
Oklahoma Pan
Panhandle
Gage
Grady
Jefferson County
Madill
Tishomingo
Idabel
Vietnam peace talks push and U S response tensions
Saigon issued its strongest criticism of the U S Hanoi cease fire pact as Nixon officials warned the agreement would not be signed by Tuesday. Viet Cong said it would continue the war unless Thieu is ousted or the withdrawal of North Vietnamese troops is secured.
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U.s.hanoi
Nixon
United States
Thieu
Spiro T. Agnew
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Robert Dole
Kansas
Dole
Edward W. Brooke
Massachusetts
Brooke
Paris
Nguyen Thi Binh
U.S
Nixon to Sign Social Security Bill with Great Pleasure
President Nixon announced he will sign a major legislation providing an additional 6 billion dollars in Social Security and welfare benefits. He pocket vetoed two measures to avoid unbudgeted expenditures and duplication of aging programs. He praised House Resolution 1 as welfare reform progress but warned of continued efforts in the next Congress.
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Washington
Nixon
Israel Denounces Freeing of Olympic Terrorists
Israel denounced West Germany’s release of three Olympic massacre terrorists and said it would strike Arab guerrilla bases and Syria. Jets attacked guerrilla sites near Damascus and a Syrian armored post near the Lebanese border. One Israeli soldier was reported wounded as Syria fired on Israeli positions along a 13 mile front in the Golan Heights.
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Associated Press
Israel
West Germany
Syria
Damascus
Germany
Munich
Golan Hights
Trains Collide In Chicago Rush Hour Wreck Kill Many
Thirty four people die and more than two hundred are injured in a two-train collision near 27th Street as one electric commuter train backs up after overshooting a station. Firefighters free trapped passengers while investigators probe automatic signals and crew warnings.
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Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Chicago
27Th Street
H.G. Mullins
SC Gulf
National Transportation Safety Board
Washington
Donna Posey
Michael Reese Hospital
What 5 . de Editorials Markets 7 Circulation
A compact report notes editorial and market activity with emphasis on circulation shifts and editorial focus. It highlights five notable items across editorial pages, markets coverage, and circulation figures, indicating changes in reader engagement and distribution.
Oklahoma Highway Toll Rises as Fatal Crashes Peak
Oklahoma recorded additional traffic deaths boosting 1972 toll to 682. Among the victims were Bernard Colbert 5 killed in a Tulsa crash involving a pickup and semi trailer, Gerald Harper 29 of Catoosa killed in a Yukon area collision, and a car crash near Turpin that claimed Bret and Cynthia Keel. A Tipton man Bobbie Henson died when his car overturned after a pursuit.
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Associated Press
Catoos
Bernard Colbert
Tulsa
Tulsa Crosstown Expressway
Gerald Harper
Catoosa
Rogers-Craig County
U. S
Harper
Carla
Vinita
Fenton Butler
Joplin
Vrain
Bobbie Glenn Henson
Tipton
U. S. 183
Manitou
Watch Spooks Drivers Urged Watch Spooks Urged
Officials warn motorists to slow down as youngsters go trick or treating in Lawton tonight. Police say kids dart in and out of streets and parents should supervise, with little ones staying in familiar neighborhoods or visiting nearby friends.
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Lawton
$300000 Mark Passed In Drive
The Lawton-Fort Sill United Way drive has surpassed the $300,000 total with $301,064 raised to date. Although the campaign officially ended October 19, a cleanup phase continues until the Combined Federal Campaign ends November 7.
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Lawton-Fort Sill
United Way
J. D. Fountain
Special District Judge Moore Resigns to Enter Private Practice
Special District Judge DY Moore resigns effective December 31 after a 12 year tenure, citing the appeal of private practice. John C. Mackey to replace him as special district judge. Moore plans to join Robert Schacher in the American Bank building and notes low judge salaries influenced his decision.
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DY Moore
Lawton
Jack Brock
John C. Mackey
Moore
Robert Schacher
American Bank
Oklahoma
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