Rumors of contracts to kill linger over grain export case
Former Agriculture Department grain inspector Robert W. Johnson testified that rumors of a life threat followed his report that a Reserve Louisiana ship loaded sour corn. He said supervisors dismissed such concerns, as investigators asked not to waste time on the matter. Johnson also alleged bribes totaling over $1,000 received by inspectors and longshoremen on New Orleans area docks. Clarence P. Baker Jr. later described inspectors taking gifts to aid grain companies in cheating on shipments.
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Louisiana
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Jury Recall Rule Adopted by Comanche County Judges
Three Comanche County district judges issued a rule allowing jury panels to be recalled to hear cases between court dockets under the new state law. The rule preserves the defendant's speedy trial rights in jail or bond cases and requires mutual requests in civil actions. Mental health and juvenile matters may also trigger recalls to ensure speedy trials when needed.
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Comanche County
J. Winston Raburn
Comanche County Bar Association
Raburn
Dist
Jack Brock
William Roberts
District Attorney's Office
Senate approves limited extension of oil cost rules
The Senate voted 75 to 5 to reactivate oil price controls for 50 days through November 15 while pursuing a long term energy policy with President Ford. The measure, a Senate substitute, aims to bridge differences and keep prices restrained as talks proceed with House conferees next week.
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Ford
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Democratic Caucus
Congress
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Dewey Bartlett
R-Okla
Senate House
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Saudis Stand Against Large Oil Price Hikes In OPEC Talks
In Vienna Saudi Arabia appears isolated as other OPEC members seek large increases beyond five percent when the price freeze ends. Iran proposes a two stage rise while rejecting a single big hike, and ministers warn of possible multi cent gas price effects in the United States.
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Austria
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Jamshid Amouzegar
Amouzegar
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
U.S
Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Mysterious Balloon Over Lawton Reported By Residents
Lawton residents alerted by a hovering balloon judged harmless by lawmen. Officials traced possible origins to a Holloman AFB balloon, a Muskogee launch, and a Weather Service balloon near Palestine, with radar placing the object 10,000 feet south of the city and 30 degrees above the southern horizon.
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Lawton
Holloman Air Force Base
N.M
Desert Base
Muskogee
National Weather Service
Lawton Forecast Sees Sunny Mild Weekend Near 80
Lawton residents can expect a sunny mild weekend with tonight's low in the upper 40s and winds 5 to 15 mph. Saturday and Sunday will be sunny with highs near 80. Downtown Lawton reached 68 at the high and 44 at the low Thursday.
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Lawton
The Strip Protest Gathers In North Lawton
About 50 residents meet to address rising crime around north Fort Sill Boulevard and Sheridan Road. City Councilmen Harry Anderson and Donald Rust attend as a seven member committee is formed to organize future sessions and recruit residents.
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North Fort Sill Boulevard
Sheridan Road
Harry Anderson
Donald Rust
Taylor Avenue
Rogers Lane
Lawton
Anderson
Acquittal for Patricia Swinton in 1969 bombings case
In New York a federal court jury acquitted radical activist Patricia Swinton on all charges related to 1969 Manhattan skyscraper and government building bombings. The verdict spurred cheers from about 25 sympathetic women in the courtroom at 11 a.m. Oklahoma City reports Corrections Director Ned Benton says federal auditors’ conditions on grants have been met, noting scrutiny remains over prior federal penal grant accounting.
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Patricia Swinton
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Oklahoma City
Ned Benton
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