Ex-UMW President Arrested in Yablonski Murder Plot
State warrants filed in Washington County accuse former United Mine Workers president Boyle and District 19 chief Turnblazer of planning and aiding the 1969 Yablonski assassination. Affidavits detail meetings from 1969 and alleged embezzlement to finance the murder. Turnblazer remains in protective custody as the case awaits grand jury indictment and potential life sentences if convicted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Turnblazer
UMW
Boyle
Yablonski
Washington
Pittsburgh
Jess Costa
Washington County
John L. Lewis
Turnblazer
Middlesboro
Pennsylvania
Elmer W. Schifko
Schifko
Albert E. Pass
District 19
Pass
Margaret
Charlotte
Yablonskis
Clarksville
Here
Washington, D.C
Thomas Gladden
Federal Panel Resumes Hearings On Clean Air
A federal panel in Dallas resumes public hearings on four EPA air cleanup plans with a deadline of Oct 16 for objections. Twenty-two witnesses testified the first day, including state officials and a Dallas company group that briefly showcased a hydrogen engine as a pollution solution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal
Dallas
Southwest
Environmental Protection Agency
Washington
Atlanta
Denver
San Francisco
EPA
Texas Air Control Board
Arkansas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Kansas
Cooper Wayman
Gunmen Seize Minibus After Embassy Exit
Gunmen entered a minibus arranged by police and escorted hostages with legs shackled and hands bound. An Arab diplomat took the driver's seat as the bus departed in a convoy of ten toward the airport where the Palestinians boarded the plane.
Three Die In Beechcraft Plane Crash Near Oklahoma Texas Border
A Beechcraft Bonanza bound from Kansas to Addison Texas crashed near the Texas Oklahoma line. Three people were killed and named victims were not released. Ground teams found the wreckage after an aerial search was hindered by bad weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Texas
Kansas
Addison
Dallas
28 Tires Stolen From Co-Op In Chattanooga
Burglars hit Co-Op Services Inc. in Chattanooga Wednesday night taking 28 tires valued about 900 dollars. Thieves entered through a southeast door and used bolt cutters to open a south door where the tires were loaded. Desks were ransacked but no other items were reported missing. Deputies request buyers to contact the sheriff for serial numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Co-Op Services Inc
Sheriff's Department
Bill Banks
Banks
Sheriff’s Office
Lawton Man Charged With Leaving Scene Of Injury Crash
Dennis Wahkinney 22 of Star Route faces District Court charges for fleeing the scene after a collision near Medicine Park on State Highway 49. Marie Fletcher sustained leg injuries in the Saturday crash, according to Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Willard Hendricks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Dennis Wahkinney
Star Route
Medicine Park
Wahkinney
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Willard Hendricks
Marie Fletcher
Dearborn
Hearing Stated In Cityan's Death
Andrew Davis 55 of 1510 Oklahoma was arraigned on first degree manslaughter in the weekend death of Willie Johnson 56 of 1908 Washington. A preliminary hearing is set for Oct 12 with $5 000 bond. Davis is accused of killing Johnson during an argument at Davis 39 home Saturday night. Pathologist says concussion caused Johnsons death. he died Sunday in an Oklahoma City hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Davis
Oklahoma
Willie Johnson
Washington
Davis
Johnson
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City and Lawton banks win Civic Center project notes
First National Bank and Trust of Oklahoma City and American National Bank of Lawton win a joint bid for $7.365 million in project loan notes at 5.59 percent. Competing bids ranged from 5.52 to 5.70 percent. Cherie Bentley notes bonds are government backed and funded yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Oklahoma
First National Bank and Trust Company of
Oklahoma City
American National Bank of
Civic Center
Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of
New York
Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association
San Francisco
Chemical Bank of
New York City
Republic National Bank of Dallas
Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Company of
Chicago
First National City Bank and Associates of
First National Bank and Trust of
Salomon Brothers and Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of
First National City Bank
First National Bank
Dallas
Liberty National Bank and Trust Company
Cherie Bentley
NDP
Continental Illinois Bank and Trust Company of Chicago
Skylab Crew Records Sun Activity Surprise
Skylab astronauts report unusual solar flare activity as the sun, in a seemingly active phase, produces numerous medium and small flares and sunspots. Garriott and colleagues study magnetic loops and aim to predict solar events while noting Earth’s atmosphere normally filters high energy radiation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Bruce MacVandless
Mission Control
Bean
McCandless
Garriott
Earth Resources
Frus
Nixon says policy shift blames both sides in Middle East
President names Israel and Arab neighbors as at fault in the region and vows to veto a bill raising the minimum wage from 1.60 to 2.20 an hour. He defends Agnew, resists releasing taped Watergate conversations, and concedes public confidence eroded by the scandal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Israel
Middle East
United States
Spiro T. Agne
Nixon
Supreme Court
Leers
Snheers
Rainfall Soaks Southwest Oklahoma With Record Totals
Persistent easterly winds keep temperatures cool with highs in the mid to upper 60s tonight and into Friday. Lawton leads rainfall with 2.19 inches at the Publishing Company site and Fire Station Five reporting 2.37 inches. Other totals include Chattan oo ga 1.38 and Tishomingo topping 5 inches in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Oklahoma
Lawton Publishing Company
Third
53Rd
Gore Boulevard
Chattanooga
Anadarko
Comanche
Frederick
Waurika
Marlow
Walters
Faxon
Altus
Duncan
Chickasha
Randlett
Coleman
Tishomingo
Madill
Coalgate
Antlers
Congressional leaders warn of clash on domestic bills
The leaders said Congress has enacted 106 public laws this year including wage price controls and Social Security boosts. They listed bills like a large farm bill and a highway bill with mass transit, plus a minimum wage veto threat by Nixon. Mansfield suggested talks with White House aides Laird Harlow and Weinberger to avert confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Congress
Nixon
House
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
Massachusetts
Robert Byrd
West Virginia
John P. McFall
California
Mansfield
Melvin R. Laird
Bryce Harlow
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Lawton Constitution
City Hall
Vickie
Cloud City
Durant
Okla
Texas-Oklahoma
Sherman Airport
Co-Op
Cityan
Lura
Skylab
Neil R. Sheeley
The
Naval Research Laboratory
the Space Center
Sheeley
Space
Solar
Poles
Lee
Ok National Bank
Birdseye
Anco
Peg
Bath Hand
Cache Road Square
Sheridan Mall Center
405
D. Ave
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