Nineteen Americans Among Dead In Copenhagen Hotel Fire
Nineteen Americans and 16 other foreign tourists died in an early morning blaze at the Hafnia hotel in Copenhagen. Rescuers searched the burned five story building as visitors were evacuated and investigators probed the cause of the worst hotel fire in Denmark's history.
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Two Men Rescued From Midget Sub After 76 Hour Ordeal
A British Canadian American rescue team hauled to surface two men trapped 76 hours in a 26 foot minisub 1,375 feet down the Atlantic. Roger Mallinson and Christopher Chapman praised the operation as they emerged gasping with their wives awaiting. The crew reported the men had about a day of air left and were rescued with lines attached from Vickers Voyager and other support craft.
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Libyan government seizes 51 percent of major oil firms
Libyan decree signed by Premier Jalloud and Oil Minister Marbrouk orders a 51 percent government takeover of independent oil companies including California Standard and Texaco. The move, issued on the revolution's anniversary, raises questions about compensation, with past seizures using book value.
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Lawton Records Driest August in 40 Years
Lawton Oklahoma posted its driest August in almost four decades with downtown rainfall at .24 inches for the month. Lake Ellsworth and Lake Lawtonka saw minimal gains while Fire Station Five registered the bulk of August rain. Through August, nine months of 1973 brought 25.75 inches in downtown Lawton, above the eight month average, as lake levels fell sharply.
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Public to Check City Employees by Questionnaires
Lawton residents can grade city employees by filling out postcard sized questionnaire cards after personal contact with government workers. City Manager Larry Fountaine said Saturday employees will hand out the forms for residents to mail back with their assessments of employee performance and city services.
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Holiday Welcomed After Hectic Lawton School Week
After a frantic week of classes Lawton Public Schools welcome a long Labor Day break as teachers and students anticipate a one day vacation Monday from hot humid classrooms. Calls to the district switchboard were unusually heavy with 550 handled by Dorothy Howard of Shoemaker Education Center and more after her return from vacation.
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Toby Morris Dies Rites Slated For Former Congressman Judge
Toby Morris 74 longtime public figure and former U S House member and district judge died Saturday after a ruptured aorta He had retired in January 1971 and was active in civic life A service is set for 3 p m Tuesday at the First Christian Church with burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens Lawton Ritter Dalton Funeral Home in charge Morris served five terms in Congress beginning in 1946 and held a 14 year district judgeship born February 28 1899 in Granbury Texas and raised in Cotton County Oklahoma
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