Two U.S. runners banned from Olympics over victory stand behavior
IOC barred Vince Matthews and Wayne Collett from all future Olympic competition including the 1,600-meter relay after they failed to salute the flag following the 400 meters. The IOC also rejected Rick DeMont’s bid to keep his 400-meter freestyle gold, awarding it to Brad Cooper of Australia due to a positive drug test.
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International Olympic Committee
IOC
U.S
Rick DeMont
San Rafael
Calif
Brad Cooper
Australia
DeMont
Matthews
New York
Collett
Santa Monica
Julius Lang
Kenya
Munich
Vincent Matthews
Wayne Collett
North Vietnamese attack stalled as Saigon counterattacks at Tien Phuoc
Saigon reports that Tien Phuoc was overrun by North Vietnamese forces but South Vietnamese troops counterattacked and retook parts of the district a day later. Brig. Gen. Hiestand said the enemy captured only the district HQ and that South Vietnamese counterattacks were restoring positions near Da Nang.
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Saigon
Saigon Command
Tien Phuoc
da Nang
Harry H. Hiestand
1St Military Region
Hiestand
Que Son
Tran van Nhut
An Loc
U.S
Quang Tri City
Sterling FFA Youth Exhibits Top Barrow
Ronnie Curry of the Sterling Future Farmers of America Chapter exhibited the grand champion barrow, a heavy Duroc, at the Comanche County Free Fair swine judging. Tammy Wallace of the Elgin 4 H Club showed the reserve grand champion in the barrow division. The three day fair opened with Girls 4 H Demonstrations and other exhibits and includes a Junior Tractor Drivers contest and extensive livestock judging across sheep cattle and horse events.
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Ronnie Curry
Sterling Ffa
Barrow
Comanche County
Sterling Future Farmers of America
FFA
4-H Club
First bale of Oklahoma cotton ginned near Altus
In Altus Oklahoma Eldon Maley reported the year's first bale of cotton ginned from three acres of dry land cotton weighing 2230 pounds hand pulled and delivered to the local gin on Thursday. In Washington AP briefings government wholesale prices rose faster in Nixon era first year than prior year citing farm product price hikes. The Cost of Living Council denied bread price increase requests saying no rise in bread prices at this time. Congress approved a bill creating an armed forces medical academy and scholarship program to train military doctors. Senate House conferees rejected end the war amendment by Senator Brooke that could have prompted Indochina troop withdrawal within four months.
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Altus
Okla
Oklahoma
Eldon Maley
Washington
Nixon
Cost of Living Council
Congress
Armed Forces Medical Academy
Senate
House
Edward W. Brooke
R-Mass
Indochina
City Bank Land Sale Finalized
Lawton Urban Renewal Authority board approved final contract wording to sell half a downtown block for City National Bank and an office building. The 68,000 square foot land south of the county courthouse on D Avenue is valued at 238,000 dollars with land delivery set for next February. City National plans immediate construction after delivery.
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Lawton Urban Renewal Authority
LURA
D Avenue
City National Bank
City National
See Bank
Cookietown Reservoir Study Sought in Oklahoma
NGRESSMEN Tom Steed and John N Happy Camp introduced legislation to authorize a 275000 study over three to four years of the Cache Creek Basin project in southwest Oklahoma. The bill would also empower the Interior Secretary to study five other water projects nationwide.
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Tom Steed
John N
Happy) Camp
Cookietown
Oklahoma
Cache Creek
Secretary of the Interior Authority
Bureau of Reclamation
Comanche
Tillman
Jackson
Kiowa
Cotton
Editorials and community pages roundup
The page lists sections including Editorials, Dear Abby, Markets, Sports, Classifieds, Women, Bridge, Comics, Hospitals, Crossword, Entertainment and Obituaries. It also provides office and circulation contact numbers.
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Abby
Good Rain Chance Listed For Area
Rains measured from half an inch to over two inches were reported in northern and eastern Oklahoma this morning. A 50 percent chance of rain is listed for Lawton this afternoon, dropping to 40 percent tonight. Highs will be in the low 90s with low 70s tonight. rainfall totals include NoWat a 2.71, Quapaw 2.48, Vinita 2.06, Ponca City 1.03 in six hours ending 8 am. high Thursday was 94, low 74.
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Oklahoma
Lawton
Nowata
Quapaw
Vinita
Ponca City
Israeli air strikes hit bases in Syria and Lebanon
Israeli jets attacked seven bases and guerrilla headquarters in Syria and three in Lebanon deep inside territory near Damascus and near Tripoli. Rumors say many casualties at Nahar El Bared camp 75 miles north of Beirut. The raid followed Munich massacre retaliation claims and aimed at guerrilla supply points along the border.
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Syria
Lebanon
Israel
Munich
Damascus
Tripoli
Beirut
Deir al Achaya
Yanta
Lod
Beirut-Damascus
Nahar el Bared
el Hameh
Bourj Islam
Latakiya
Jebla
Muntar
Tartous
Museirib
Sachem el Jalam
Golan Heights
Rahsia
Dawn Storm Drifts Offshore Threat to Northeast Coast
Hurricane Dawn, packing gusts to 95 mph, drifted about 300 miles off Cape Hatteras and was forecast to curve toward the northeast. The NHC warned it could threaten the New England coast with small craft warnings in effect from Cape May to Cape Cod as Dawn might grow in size and strength though not yet a severe storm.
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Miami
Cape Hatteras
N.C
United States
National Hurricane Center
Joe Pelissier
New England
Cape May
N.J
Cape Cod
Pelissier
Atlantic
Hoffa's Attorney Denounces Passport Denial Over Hanoi Trip
James Hoffa's lawyer William L. Taub says Henry Kissinger approved Hoffa's planned Hanoi trip to seek POW releases, but passport validation was revoked by Secretary Rogers for procedural irregularities. Taub urges a fuller explanation and disputes North Vietnamese invitations reports.
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Jashington
James Hoffa
Henry Kissinger
Teamsters Union
North Vietnam
William L. Taub
New York
Kissinger
San Clemente
Calif
Hoffa
Hanoi
Taub
William P. Rogers
Charles W. Bray
Rogers
Bray
Paris
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Southdown
Dorset
Suffolk
Bobby Hasenbeck
Fletcher Ffa
Sterling
City Bank
By Skip Gibson
Cookietown Reservoir
Grandfield
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