Skylab 2 Astronauts In Space Over Seven Weeks
After more than seven weeks in space the Skylab 2 trio Bean Garriott and Lousma remain in excellent health and eager to work. Their 45th mission day follows a 12 hour schedule of earth resources solar astronomy experiments and medical studies with space for showers and discussion of Hannibal’s Alpine crossing as control confirms passes.
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Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace Winter Space Center
Houston
Alan L. Bean
Owen K. Garriott
Jack R. Lousma
Bean
Mission Control
Don Puddy
Alps
Hannibal
Geneva
Switzerland
Col de Montegenerre
Italy
B.C
Garriott
Owen
Alan
Bruce McCandless
Nixon Seeks Bipartisan Progress on Reform Agenda
President Nixon urged continued cooperation with Congress on election reform and budget measures while defending defense spending. He pledged openness, praised some bipartisan compromise, and called for action this fall on priority bills amid talks with congressional leaders.
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Nixon
Senate
Congress
the Nation
Kissinger Confirmation Hearings Focus on Wiretap Reports
Richardson and committee members debated what FBI summaries and related wiretap findings the panel needs to judge Kissinger's qualifications. Kissinger defended himself while acknowledging limited knowledge of the taps and described his role in naming leakers. He faces questions on dual roles, secrecy, Southeast Asia, and U.S.-Soviet relations.
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FBI
Senate
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Ruckelshaus
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Fulbright
National Security Council
Nixon
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U.S
Soviet Union
McAlester Prison Considered for Higher Security
A legislative committee discussed converting McAlester to a medium security prison housing 900 to 1,000 inmates or a maximum security facility for about 500 inmates requiring a new penal institution. Joe Whitehill called the current prison a relic and mortally wounded white elephant.
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McAlester
Legislative Council Executive Committee
Tulsa
Joe Whitehill
Maryland
Oklahoma
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Arkansas
Beginning of the Civil Service Merit System in 1883
The merit system for most federal employees began with the Civil Service Act of 1883. It established a centralized, merit based hiring process and reduced political patronage in federal appointments.
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Civil Service Act
City expands Gore land purchase despite cutback plan
City officials report 21 of 36 parcels bought for 24231 to progress a limited expansion in the 1800 block of Gore. Council hears items on zoning, annexation Crosby Park Estates, pension directives, a jury-trial withdrawal in a condemnation case, and bids for a portable Xray system and two loader backhoes plus street light installations.
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Jerry Cade
Fred N. White
Crosby Park Estates
Pension Commissioners
City of
Richardson, Tex
Vernon Klein Truck & Equipment Co
Klein
Cattle Market Shows Cautious Tone Across Oklahoma
Oklahoma feedlot operators expect only modest changes in prices as weather slows sales. Altus and Lawton stockyards report light consignments with many ranchers delaying shipments to gauge trend. Live cattle markets in Oklahoma City and Kansas City edge higher by a dollar to two, with no anticipated market flood.
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Altus
Cattle Management Systems, Inc
Oklahoma
Texas
Cooke and Quam Feed
Frederick
Lawton
Oklahoma City
Kansas City
FBI fingerprints on file number about 160 million
The FBI reports roughly 160 million fingerprints stored, representing 61 million people in the system. This reflects the size of the national biometric database and the scope of fingerprint records maintained by federal authorities.
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FBI
Suspect May linked to burglary after woman's death near Lawton
The sequence alleges a suspect named May was involved in a burglary at a woman's home seven miles west of Lawton. The woman was beaten to death with a hoe handle and a 20 pound log plank. Her body was found June 24 in the doorway by two Cordeli brothers seeking water for their car, with her keys in the door.
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May
Lawton
Cordeli Brothers
Fire reports log from Lowton Fire Department
Sunday 1 1 am car fire at Second and. 4 13 pm 2505 Lee Blvd gross fire. 4 4 pm 40th and Cowie Road car fire. 8 03 pm 6th and Bette false alarm. Monday pm 1405 Texas minor house fire. 1 19 am 13th and Georgie minor house fire.
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Lee Bivd
Gross
40Th
Cowie Road
Bette
Texas
Georgie
Minior
Nixon lawyers urge courts to limit privilege in Watergate case
The White House argues that enforcing executive privilege against President Nixon to reveal Watergate tapes would erode the presidency and upset the balance of power. They contend expanding disclosure would undermine the executive’s ability to govern and could threaten future presidents. The brief rejects grounds for impeachment while warning the ruling could reshape the three branches of government.
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White House
United States
Nixon
Sirica
Archibald Cox
Congress
Brinlee Escaped Killer Sought Across Oklahoma
The hunt for Brinlee intensified after a Tillman County resident spotted a yellow 1967 or 1968 Chevrolet. Law enforcement suppressed license details while patrollers searched U.S. 183 and major routes through Comanche Washita Kiowa and Tillman Counties. A $5,000 reward was offered by an Oklahoma City newspaper for information leading to capture.
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Brinlee
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Comanche County
Stradley
Oklahoma
Tillman County
U.S. 183
Snyder
Comanche
Washita
Kiowa
Tillman
Hobart
Oklahoma City
Cameron College faces tight finances amid aid shifts and enrollment changes
Dean Dr. Richard Murray notes Cameron and a few state colleges hold steady or lose slightly as the transition to a uniform basic opportunity grant unfolds. Enrollment trends show more freshmen and sophomores, a shift tied to accreditation, with 4 579 projected this semester and a prior fall figure of 4 348.
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Richard Murray
Murray
Cameron
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
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