Oklahoma Texans boast fame in entertainment and local feats
The SDN Column highlights Oklahoma and Texas personalities from Will Rogers era to modern names like Lon Chaney Jr and Joan Crawford. It notes a temporary snowdam near Deep Creek, upcoming Thirtieth Street bridge work, and markets a NASA inspired radar reflective life raft now sold commercially with a 15 mile radar detectability.
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Oklahoma
Red River
Will Rogers
Lon Chaney Jr
Phyllis Diller
Glenda Farrell
Kay Francis
James Garner
Dale Robertson
Dean Jagger
Vera Miles
Patti Page
Joan Crawford
Martha O‘driscoll
Molly Bee
Jennifer Jones
Tony Randall
Kay Starr
Anita Bryant
Clu Gulager
Pamela Tiffin
Dennis Weaver
Gene Autry
Bob Bell
Deep Creek
Thirtieth Street
U.S. Coast Guard
NASA
Robert F. Perchard
Alaska
Perchard
Wacil McNair
March 8 History Highlights From The Associated Press
On this date in 1917 riots and strikes in Saint Petersburg marked the start of the Russian Revolution. The Stamp Act was approved in 1765 by the British Lords taxing American colonies.
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Associated Press
St. Petersburg
Russia
House of Lords
Netherlands
Amsterdam
North Sea
New York
U.S
Germany
Portugal
Rangoon
Burma
France
NATO
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Paul VI
Terence J. Cooke
Nixon
Weather Outlook Across Texas and Nearby Regions
Regional forecast shows varied conditions. Northwest to Southwest Texas expect partly cloudy to clear, with highs 60s to 80s and lows 30s to 40s. Thunderstorms possible in North Central and Northeast Texas, with highs 67 to 75 and lows around 47 to 55. The coast faces 10 to 20 knot winds, possible showers, while Oklahoma and New Mexico trend mild with cloudiness and scattered showers.
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Snyder
Texas
Panhandle
Louisiana
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Briscoe Reports First Standby Draft Lottery Results
The report covers the initial standby draft lottery for men not expected to be called. It details assigned numbers, key draws, and the timeline from 10:03 a.m. to noon, with numbers matched to birthdates and the classification threshold set at 95. Also lists draft priority numbers by birthdate across months June through December, and notes continuation on Page 2.
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Washington
Selective Service
Byron V. Pepitone
London Bomb Blasts injure many near Old Bailey and Whitehall
Two car bombs exploded outside the Old Bailey and Whitehall offices in London, injuring well over 150 with 14 at Whitehall and 30 at St Bartholomew's. Police attributed the attack to the Provisional IRA linked to Northern Ireland referendum tensions. A 150 pound device was found near Scotland Yard.
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London
Old Bailey
Whitehall
Scotland Yard
Westminster
Ings
Irish Republican Army
Northern Ireland
Irish Republic
Britain
Thames River
Phillip Reynolds
St. Bartholomew's
London Times
Briscoe proposes taxless 9.8 billion Texas budget for 1974 75
Gov Dolph Briscoe asks Texas Legislature for a lean 1974 75 budget totaling 9.8 billion with no new taxes and a surplus over 300 million He warns against a tax spiral and stresses prioritizing human needs over bricks and mortar while noting potential fiscal pressures from Rodriguez school case and welfare matching funds.
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Austin
Dolph Briscoe
Briscoe
Texas
House
Preston Smith
Legislative Budget Board
Rodriguez
U.S. Supreme Court
Bus Crash Toll Revised Down
A Greyhound bus en route from San Francisco to Miami struck a jackknifed tractor-trailer on a narrow Bakersfield bridge in West Texas and seven people died in a post crash fire. The Department of Public Safety said up to 25 were injured. Identifications were slow due to severe burns.
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Fort Stockton
Jim Robinson
Department of Public Safety
Juan Valdez
Fabio Marin
Lynn Young
San Antonio
Tex
Scallion Burnett
Pecos
Greyhound
Kerrville Bus Line
John McHaffey
Kerrville
Miami
Fort Stockton Hospital
Roger McLaughlin
Iraan
Safety Department
Bakersfield
Tunis Creek
U.S. 290
Davis Mountains
Blue Angel jets crash during training in California desert
Three Blue Angel precision flying jets crashed in the rugged southeastern California desert during a training session. The pilots ejected safely and were later pronounced okay at El Centro Naval Air Station base dispensary.
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EL Centro
Calif
California
el Centro Naval Air Station
Military Plane Crash Kills 14 in North Carolina
In Silk Hope North Carolina a WWII era C47 transport carrying the Army Golden Knights on a recruiting tour crashed in a cornfield. At least 14 died including 11 team members two pilots and a crew chief. No survivors reported. The crash occurred near Greensboro about 30 miles away. The Golden Knights formed at Ft Bragg in 1967 and perform 150 to 200 free fall displays yearly.
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Silk Hope
N.C
Army
Golden Knights
Ft. Bragg
Overland Park
Kan
L.M. Petty Jr
The
Indian Situation Very Grave at Wounded Knee
Dozens of residents evacuated as federal order forces nonresidents to depart by 8 p.m. EST. Seven former hostages join evacuation while militants brace for closure. Father Manhart remains to aid his people despite siege claims.
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Wounded Knee
S.D
Justice Department
Vilage
Paul Manhart
Carter Camp
American Indian Movement
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Unionville
Barbara
Andrews Air Force Base
United States
Sigrid Morgan
Blue Angel
Greensboro, N.C
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Leo
VIRGO
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