Soviets Have New Missiles, Brown Claims
Defense Secretary Harold Brown warned the United States will not be outgunned as the Soviet Union develops a new generation of ICBMs and mobile ICMBs. He cited four new missiles under development and ongoing work on the SS family, while noting high Soviet accuracy and payloads. Brown urged a strong US defense posture amid uncertain Soviet motives.
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Washington
Harold Brown
United States
Soviet Union
Brown
National Security Industrial Association
Blind Man Pleads Ignored After 15 Hours on Delray Bench
Easton Vickers, 70, blind, rode a Miami to West Palm Beach bus but got off in Delray Beach. He waited 15 hours on a hot bench for help as 15 passersby ignored his pleas. Police found him near the town center a day later and arranged a return bus to West Palm Beach.
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Elray Beach
Fla
Easton Vickers
Vickers
Miami
West Palm Beach
Delray Beach
Howard Goldstein
Weather forecast calls for warm, partly cloudy days
Partly cloudy skies and warmer temperatures prevail with a Saturday high near 90 and a tonight low in the upper 60s. Wednesday reached 86 with a low of 69, and the outlook through Sunday stays warm with fair skies. Monday and Tuesday bring cooler conditions with lows in the low 60s.
Post's Medical Cutback Probed by Fort Sill Retiree Council
Fort Sill retirees consider a volunteer counseling program on government health insurance and increased military scholarships to medical schools. The meeting chaired by Col. T C Birk and Capt. Donald A Davis pressed for CHAMPUS reforms and better access to medical records as they address post care cutbacks.
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Mark Kingsolver
The
Constitution
Fort Sill
National
Retiree Council
Washington, D.C
Col
T.C. Birk
Reynolds Army Hospital
Donald A. Davis
Oklahoma City
Davis
Birk
Champus
City considers park land grant for 115 acres
Lawton officials weigh a $207,000 offer from the McMahon Foundation to buy land at 38th and Lee for a new park. The grant requires the city to provide matching funds and meet development conditions while Frank Sneed backs city guarantees. Norman Ruff notes council action and foundation board assurances as talks proceed.
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Lawton
McMahon Foundation
Foundation
Frank Sneed
Planning Commission
Norman Ruff
38Th and Lee
Robert Metzinger
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
McMahon
Ruff
Sneed
McMahon Board
Bid Opening Nears On Sheridan Road Reconstruction
The Oklahoma Transportation Commission will open bids September 23 for phase two of the Sheridan Road widening and improvements from Lee Boulevard to Cache Road. Phase one from Cache Road to Rogers Lane is near completion and bid opening for phase two is set for 2 p.m. at the commission office in Oklahoma City. A contract will be awarded October 3. Estimated second segment cost is 2,485,000 dollars. Sheridan improvement was the second priority in the 1971 street bond. Gore reconstruction, Lee Boulevard four-laning, and the related sources are noted.
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Sheridan Road
Oklahoma Transportation Commission
Lee Boulevard
Cache Road
Rogers Lane
The
Commission
Oklahoma City
Sheridan
Gore
17Th
53Rd
52Nd
Blackmail Report Denied By Bunker On Panama Canal Talks
Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker rejected CBS News findings that the United States bugged Panamanian negotiators over the Panama Canal treaty and faced blackmail. He testified in a closed Senate Intelligence panel session amid questions about threats and possible eavesdropping.
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Bunker
Washington
Ellsworth Bunker
United States
Senate Intelligence Committee
CBS News
Carter
Raymond Barre
France
U.S
Panama Canal
Panama
Omar Torrijos
Senate
Canal Zone
Daniel K. Inouye
Hawaii
Public Health Leader’s Path From Clinic Duty to Governor’s Health
Dr. Joan Leavitt started with one day a week at the Region VI Guidance Clinic in Lawton in 1959. She later led statewide health as State Commissioner of Health beginning July 1, and recalled her mentors Dr. Charlies Green and Dr. Shackelford.
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Joan Leavitt
Lawton
Oklahoma Health Department
Charlies Green
Green
Altus
John Shackleford
State Department
Health Department
Jackson County
Leavitt
Oklahoma
Mitchell seeks release from prison on medical grounds
Former Attorney General John N. Mitchell seeks an early release from his 8 year Watergate sentence due to degenerative arthritis requiring artificial hip replacement. He has served about three months at Maxwell Air Force Base Alabama and cannot be paroled before late 1979. Haldeman also seeks sentence reduction and Ehrlichman has filed a petition. all remain under review by Judge Sirica.
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Washington
John N. Mitchell
Mitchell
U.S
John J. Sirica
H.R. Haldeman
White House
Sirica
Haldeman
Maxwell Afb
Alabama
Lompoc
Calif
Supreme Court
Ehrlichman
Lance Denies Conduct Below Ethical Limits
In Washington AP Lance testifies that his conduct as a banker and budget director meets high ethical standards set by President Carter. He defends overdrafts in Calhoun Georgia saying overdrafts are not inherently unethical and asserts no hiding or withholding from the committee. He calmly reads a prepared statement and says no depositor lost a cent in the banks he ran.
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Washington
Bert Lance
Carter
Calhoun
Lance
William V. Roth
Del
Roth
Jacob Javits
R-N.y
Georgia
Senate
Billy Carter to be linked to Falls City beer label
Otisville Ky AP Billy Carter endorses a Falls City Brewing beer named BILLY to be launched in Georgia then nationwide by November first. He jokes about a White House sample, says he will promote the product on his schedule, and notes no disclosed financial terms. He quips about becoming a beer legend.
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Otisville
Carter
Billy
Falls City Brewing Co
America
Billy Carter
Georgia
White House
Falls City
Colonel Sanders
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