Gore Boulevard width decision sparks council recall volleys
The council votes 8-1 to revert to 64 feet on Gore Boulevard amid debate over cost and traffic. Shopping center owner Mercandante and others urge caution citing 58 feet adequate, while experts and residents push for wider lanes to serve future traffic.
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Beller
Ferguson
Chuck Wade
Wade
Gore
Archie Fleming
Finis Hendrick
State Highway Commission
Charlies Payne
Larry Fountaine
Carmen Mercandante
May Avenue
Oklahoma City
Mrs. Roberts
Mercandate
Ping Center
Craig
Merchadante
Mercandante
George Smith
Gore Blvd
Gore Boulevard
Don Whitaker
Milk price boosts for Class One and Two milk announced
Area dairy farmers receive $10.08 per hundredweight for Class One milk and $7.00 for Class Two, up from prior levels. Officials cite high feed costs and reduced herds as causes, with supply tight for winter. Local AMPI milk comes from Comanche County and eight surrounding counties, affecting Lawton dairies and consumer pricing. Bread and dairy prices rise as wheat costs jump.
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AMPI
Lawton
Comanche
Fulbright sounds alarm on Pax Americana and global power shift
In a sharp critique Richardson officials note Fulbright and Kissinger warn against relying on military force and U S economic strength to sustain Pax Americana. They urge new policy based on cooperation and peaceful exchange as U S security concepts must change.
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Fulbright
Property appeal seeks variance for 1815 S.W. 8th Ave Lot 9
Alford T. Hennessee submits a notice of appeal to the Lowton Board of Adjustments seeking a variance for his property at 1815 S.W. 8 Avenue, originally Lot 9, Block 11, College View Addition. The appeal, under Section 16-112(4), is heard at 7:00 p.m. with Vickie Cloud as City Clerk.
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Board of Adjustments
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Lawton
College View
Vickie Cloud
Hinton cut by Colts after injury plagued season
Veteran wide receiver Eddie Hinton was released by the Baltimore Colts reducing roster to 40. A 1965 Lawton High School and 1969 Oklahoma graduate, he had 11 receptions in 1972 and limited play in 1973 preseason.
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Lawton High School
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Federal Appeals Panel Hears Mitchell and Stans in Vesco Case
The leaders of Nixons 1972 re election campaign Mitchell and Stans face obstruction charges in a Vesco fraud probe. Vescos secret 200000 cash gift to the Nixon fund and a 50000 public donation were refunded earlier. Judge Gagliardi reviews pretrial publicity as 1500 jurors summon in a bid for an impartial panel during a month long trial with co defendant Sears to be tried later.
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Lee P. Gagliardi
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New Jersey State Senate
Senate Watergate Committee
Costa Rica
Australia
Teen Sought For Bombing at King's Cross Station
Police search for a long haired teenage suspect after a three pound bomb was thrown into King's Cross station injuring six. Bomb scares closed Liverpool and London Bridge termini, with no bombs found. Security tightened at Heathrow and Gatwick amid Arab-linked plot fears.
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Fire alarms logged by Lowton Fire Department
On Monday alarms answered at 4905 Meadowbrook Drive for a resuscitator call at 8:46 p.m. A car fire reported at 140 H at 9:38 p.m. and a grass fire at 67th and Cache Road at 1:03 p.m.
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VO-TECH 72-Hour Class Block Staffing and Updates
The board lists staff for the 72 hour class block including Peg gy Hoock in clerical office practice and others across medical secretary procedures shorthand typing cashier-training auto trades electronics and drafting. John Wallace assisted Tommy Reece for night classes with ten night courses remaining vacant. The board approved seven mercury vapor lights for the school back area and Donna Widdoes was hired as a school secretary at $2.08 hourly.
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Diane Denham
Carolyn Swinney
Faye Reece
Judy Jarvis
Marilyn Platt
Audrey Rogers
David Moore
Jim Setzer
Jim Lien
Jerry Kenney
Randy Moore
Wallace Williams
Kenneth Taylor
Kenneth Fisher
Fred Emmert
F. R. Minnick
Charles Winton
Larry Gelvin
Mary Leeper
John Wallace
Tommy Reece
Donna Widdoes
Solzhenitsyn Critiques Western Reactions to Regimes and War
The piece notes Solzhenitsyn comparing the last years of the czarist regime with the United States recent chaos, criticizing political restraint and the Democratic storm over Watergate. He condemns U.S. reactions to Tet Offensive and lambasts Ramsey Clark regarding POW interviews, while mentioning U.S. medical schools spending on audio visual media.
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Solzhenitsyn
Watergate
Goremykin-Stuermer
Hue
U.S
U.S. Medical
Chilean Armed Forces Move to Oust Allende
Chilean military leaders proclaimed a demand for Allende's resignation within 24 hours and called on the public to stay home. Allende resisted declaring readiness to fight for his government as gunfire neared the presidential palace and ships seized Valparaiso. The state of siege was declared as naval units seized major port action unfolded.
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Argentina
Bolivia
Valparaiso
Nixon faces charge with jail and fine limits
Nixon's lawyers contend the ruling stemmed from pressure in Watergate rather than legal force and warn that yielding to such pressures risks harming the presidency. Cox urges the appeals court to allow Watergate conversations to grand jury or set guidelines for what is presented.
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Sirica
Cox
Appeals Court
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Fire Line Halts California Blaze
A 13000 acre brush and timber fire in Northern California was contained early today but strong southerly winds could threaten a second major blaze. About 500 foresters cut more than 20 miles of line to contain the Finley Creek fire in Humboldt County which destroyed a trapper cabin and two pickup trucks and forced evacuation of around 200 people near Shelter Cove. A 7000 acre fire along the Eel River near Dos Rios risked ember spread with winds forecast above 15 mph. officials said containment was 60 percent and lines should be tied by Wednesday night if winds ease.
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