Dozens dead as twister outbreak devastates OK and region
Dozens are dead and hundreds of homes and businesses destroyed as a broad tornado outbreak pounds Oklahoma and midwestern states. Oklahoma City area suffers severe damage with over 19,000 customers without power. federal disaster aid declared for Oklahoma. more than 300 homes and 35 businesses destroyed in the state.
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Associated Press
Oakdale
Oklahoma City
Bush
Oklahoma
Twister
Kansas
Georgia
Rich Thompson
Storm Prediction Center
National Weather Service
Norman
Okla
Weather Service
Indiana
Missouri
Illinois
Ohio
Tennessee
State Insurance Commissioner's Office
American Red Cross
Terry J. Sicilia
Wiley Post
Rick Smith
Doug Alderman
Allison
Oakdale Elementary School
Alderman
Edmond
Auditors say school lunches improved but still too fatty
The GAO review of 22 schools in 1998-99 found about 75 percent served lunches with 34 percent fat, above the 30 percent standard. Cholesterol fell since 1992, but fat content and salt remain high. advocates urge stronger oversight as the lunch program nears renewal while districts rely on vending revenue.
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Washington
Congressional
General Accounting Office
Agriculture Department
Audi
Tors
Sens
Tom Harkin
Iowa
Richard Lugar
R-Ind
GAO
Congress
Harkin
Karen Johnson
American School Food Service Association
Agriculture, Health and Human Services
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Dan McCarthy
Tion
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