Three US POWs Reach Peking En Route Home
Three American POWs Navy Lts. (j.g.) Markham Gartley Norris Charles and Air Force Maj. Edward Elias arrived in Peking amid ongoing talks with Hanoi. Seven other POWs still held met antiwar escorts calling for an end to the war as the group heads toward New York City.
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Hanoi
Peking
New York City
United States
Navy
J.g
Markham Gartley
Norris Charles
Air Force
Edward Elias
Prisoner release sparks Agnew McGovern clash
Spiro Agnew and George McGovern debated the prisoner of war issue as three U.S. prisoners returned from North Vietnam via China. Agnew accused Hanoi of exploiting POWs for propaganda while McGovern charged Nixon officials with delaying releases to shield the Saigon government and warned of the truth about bombing.
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Spiro T. Agnew
George McGovern
U.S
North Vietnam
China
Agnew
United States
McGovern
San Francisco
Hanoi
Nixon
Saigon
Peace group escorts POWs home from Hanoi flight
See Related Story reports eight individuals arriving from Hanoi by Chinese plane with landings at Peking Nanning and Changsha. Dellinger says timing unclear while leaders like Cora Weiss Coffin Falk join Olga Gartley and Minnie Lee on the voyage home. Captains Hoffman Rose Logan remain among seven pilots not returning yet.
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Hanoi
Peking
Nanning
Changsha
Hunan
David Dellinger
Copenhagen
Paris
Charles
Olga
Gartley
Minnie Lee
Cora Weiss
William Sloane Coffin
Richard Falk
David Hoffman
San Diego
Calif
George Allan Rose
Fayetteville, Ark
Donald Karl Logan
Northridge
Momentary Gun Knife Hold-Up At Norman Hospital
An excitable 18 year old held two hospital aides at gun and knife point for nearly two hours at Central State Hospital in Norman Oklahoma demanding admission to the facility. The incident began around 1 30 a m as the youth identified himself as a former mental patient from Oklahoma City and brandished a .22 pistol and hunting knife.
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Norman
Okla
Central State Hospital
Ernest Shadid
Oklahoma City
Boating Mishap Claims City Man
A 55 year old Lawton man, John Henry Kitchens, was killed in a Fort Cobb Lake boating accident Monday. He fell from a boat operated by Game Ranger O B Hamblin when the motor lurched. He hit his head and did not resurface. his life jacket came unfastened and floated away. Lake patrol divers searched the water.
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Lawton
Fort Cobb Lake
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
John Henry Kitchens
Kitchens
O. B. Hamblin
Highway Patrol
Lake Patrol
City Manager Applicants Being Interviewed
City officials begin personal interviews with eight city manager applicants as four of them are seen this afternoon. Interviews will stay confidential per Mayor Whitaker. The council narrowed 42 applications to eight with hires contingent on agreement. The charter approved Sept. 15 creates the post and a special election questions two councilmen at large.
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Don Whitaker
Whitaker
David Hall
Woody Wolverton
Charles Beller
Senate votes to bar four month Indochina pullout deadline
The Senate rejected a four month withdrawal deadline for all U S troops in Indochina by a 45 to 43 vote, striking an end the war rider from a foreign military aid bill. The chamber also moved toward a final vote on a revised measure demanding total U S troop withdrawal from Vietnam Laos and Cambodia contingent on POW release and MIAs. Senate actions condemn Thieu regime abuses and curb Southeast Asia narcotics smuggling.
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Washington
Senate
U.S
Indochina
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Senate Armed Services Committee
Bangladesh
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
North Vietnam
House
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Sen. Ad
Haircut Prices Raised For Lawton Area Men
ASE residents in Comanche County will pay 50 cents more for haircuts effective today. About 40 Lawton area barbers and shopowners received minimum price increases in a State Board decision. Regular haircuts rise to 2.50, shaves to 2, shampoos to 2, razor cuts to 3.50, and film styles to 6.50.
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ASE
Comanche County
Paul Atchley
Lawton and
County
State Board of Barber Examiners
Lawton
Tanaka Writes Poem and Begins Second Talks
Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka wrote a poem celebrating imminent Japan China relations and began a second round of summit talks with Premier Chou En-lai. The discussions covered bilateral and international issues in a serious yet cordial atmosphere as Ohira and Chi Peng-fei worked on a draft joint communique.
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Peking
Kakuei Tanaka
Japan
China
Chou En-lai
Masayoshi Ohira
Chi Peng-fei
Tanaka
Front Brings Chance For Rain In Lawton Area
A cold front moved across the state bringing cloudy skies to Lawton with a 30 percent chance of rain this afternoon and tonight. Winds shift to northerly eight to 16 mph. Highs reach the upper 80s today with mid 60s tonight. highs near 90 on Wednesday.
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Lawton
Air Force Planes Hit Fuel Depot in North Vietnam
US air and naval forces conducted heavy air and sea bombardment across North Vietnam. Bombers struck a new major fuel depot north of Hanoi while ships Newport News Providence and McCain shelled Thanh Hoa area and Vinh. Fire exchanges reported with coastal defense sites. damage figures were not disclosed.
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Hanoi
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Newport News
Nrth Vietnamese
U.S
Navy
Thanh Hoa
Haiphong
Providence
John S. McCain
Vinh
McCain
Eversole
Adm
W. H. Rogers
Editorials andsections overview
The page lists sections and page numbers for features in the issue including Dear Abby Markets Sports Classified Women Bridge Comics Hospitals Crossword Entertainment Obituaries and an edit office contact with phone numbers.
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Dear Abby
Kissinger Holds Private Talks With North Vietnam Aides
Henry Kissinger, U S national security adviser, meets in Paris with Le Duc Tho and Xuan Thuy of the North Vietnamese delegation. White House spokesman says no further details will be released. This marks the 18th private session in the Vietnam talks.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Nixon
Paris
North Vietnam
White House
Ronald Zeigler
Kissinger
le Duc Tho
Xuan Thuy
Ziegler
Vietnam
Kis
Singer
Hanoi
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Sparks Agnew
THE
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Supreme Court
Andy Payne
Payne
Will Rogers
Sen
Will Rogers Jr
Kansas Statehouse
Topeka
San Antonio
Tex
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Kans
Mao Tse-tung
Chou
7Th Fleet
Thanh
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