Chilean coup leaders bar Cuba ties in new regime
The Chilean military junta took power after Allende’s ouster and will sever diplomatic relations with Communist Cuba. The takeover followed days of unrest with reports of many deaths, curfews, and clashes as troops moved to control Santiago and its industrial sectors.
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Pinochet
Navy
Adm
Jose Toribio
Gaston Leigh Guzman
Cesar Mendoza
Mexico City
Allende
Hortensia Bussi de Allende
Santiago
Chile
Buenos Aires
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Junta
Western Hemisphere
Congress
Cuba
Organization of American States
Obituary notices from Altus Elgin and Faxon mourn three residents
Rosie West 78 of Altus died in Oklahoma City after a long illness. Services will be held at New Hope Baptist Church with burial in Altus Cemetery. Helen Ruth McClung 50 of Elgin died in a Lawton hospital after a long illness. Burial will be at Paradise Valley Cemetery. survivors include husband and children. John O Wahkahquah 84 of Faxon died at the State Veterans Home Sulphur. Burial will be in Devo Cemetery. he served in World War I and held multiple community roles.
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Altus
Rosie West
Oklahoma City
New Hope Baptist Church
Arch Carson
Altus Cemetery
Tims
Elgin
Helen Ruth McClung
Stony Point
Lawton
Paradise Valley Baptist Church
Paradise Valley Cemetery
Bob Couch
Robbins Funeral Home
Fletcher
McClung
Lawton Women's Apparel
Charlie E. McClung
Walters
John O. Wahkahquah
Faxon
Comanche County
State Veterans Home
Devo Baptist Church
Robert Coffey
Devo Cemetery
Lawton-Ritter- Dalton Funeral Home
Wahkahquah
Cache
Lacey Coffey
American Legion
Legion Post
Odd Fellow Lodge
Infant Curtis H. Downs IV Dies in Texas Hospital
Curtis H Downs IV died Wednesday evening at Martin Army Hospital Fort Benning originally born April 8 1972 in Lawton Oklahoma He was the son of Capt and Mrs Curtis H Downs III of Fort Benning Funeral is set for 9 30 am Saturday at First Baptist Church Groom Texas with burial in Amarillo Texas and contributions to Lawton First Baptist Church building fund.
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Curtis H. Downs IV
Curtis H. Downs III
Fort Benning
Lawton
Capt. Downs
Martin Army Hospital
First Baptist Church
Groom
Tex
Amarillo
Charles Gray
First Baptist Church of
Schooler-Gordon Funeral Home
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Israeli raids near Tartous threaten Syria airspace closure
Beirut informants report Israeli planes raiding near Tartous as Beirut and Damascus airports close to commercial traffic. Israeli and Syrian warplanes clash with 59 Syrian planes downed since 1967. Israel claims four planes lost. Over 500 passengers waited in airport reception areas amid diversions.
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Beirut
Syria
Damascus
Tartous
Soviet Union
Israel
Museum Institute plans 62000 next year for status quo
Institute of the Great Plains officials said maintaining the museum at its current level will require about 62000 next year. They seek principal support from the McMahon Foundation and the City of Lawton. Staff includes Miles as director and Cunningham, Harris, Webb, Pogue, Pamplin, Wilson, and Gartland.
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Institute of the Great Plains
McMahon Foundation
City of
Lawton
James N. Miles
LaVerne Cunningham
Bonita Harris
Bob Webb
Connie Pogue
Judy Pamplin
Steve Wilson
Library and Archives
Ruth Gartland
Institute
Burgess
Frank Sneed
David Miller
Vanita Lee
Otto Howard
James Cox
Vernon Klein
Charles S. Graybill
Lee Woods
Harry Wagner
Exall English
Dan Glascock
Nixon weighs tax options against inflation
A White House official, speaking without name, said Nixon hinted at favoring curbs on spending and higher taxes to fight inflation. Burns testified Nixon indicated sympathy for a tax rise, though an across the board individual tax hike was ruled out. He said Nixon could propose some form of tax increase as an anti inflation tool.
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Nixon
Federal Reserve Board
Arthur F. Burns
Burns
House Banking and Currency Committee
White House
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Lawton Constitution
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Carlos Prats
Prats
Technical University
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Anita Hrbacek
Charlie Earl McClung
Bill van Metre
Herbert VanMetre
Anaheim
Calif
Dorothy McCann
California
Mildred Peterson
Irvin
John Wahkahquah
Home
Maria Johnson
Barstow
Naomi Tomahsah
Curtis Downs IV
Roscoe Spires
Ins
the Press and Constitution
Philadelphia
Uearly
Kyias
Discount Center
Roller and
Gibson
Roy
S. Sheridan
Abmana
Star-Mart
PRA Ras Sae Das Sas
U.S
Dezier
Canada
Part Export Inc
Amana
Iowa
Yrmand
25Th & Gore
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