Oklahoma Tornado Kills Four in Southwest Oklahoma
Four people died and at least 40 were injured as February tornadoes struck southwestern Oklahoma. An Altus woman and her son perished when a twister ripped through Altus, damaging about 100 mobile homes and disrupting power. Mountain Park, Duncan, and other towns faced fatalities and injuries as the storm path widened, with snow hindering救救 efforts and Altus seeking additional ambulances from Frederick.
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Altus
Okla
Oklahoma
Mountain Park
Duncan
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Altus Air Force Base
Frederick
Jackson County
Nado
U.S. 1
Lawton
Geronimo
Marlow
Commanche
Cooperton
Purcell
Ferry Shiretoko Maru Missing Off Honshu
A 7,874 ton ferry with 155 aboard is missing after reporting gale and snow off Kinkazan 200 miles northeast of Tokyo. Search by 15 patrol boats and four planes is under way as weather impedes rescue efforts.
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Tokyo
Pacific
Honshu
Maritime Safety Agency
Tomakomai
Hokkaido
Japan
Kinkazan
Quake 6.6 rattles Aleutians near Amchitka Island
A 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck west of the Alaska mainland late Friday, with the epicenter 60 miles east of Amchitka Island in an area of sparse islands. No damage reported, but strong shaking was felt at Adak Naval Station. Observers explain Richter scale magnitudes reflect tenfold motion increments.
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Palmer, Alaska
Aleutian Islands
Alaska
Palmer Observatory
Amchitka Island
Naval Station
Adak Island
San Francisco
You Wouldn't Want This Man's Duties You Wouldn't Want This Man's Duties
Harrisburg AP reports welfare costs, private contract PAID pays 37 million annually to handle welfare prescription paperwork for 2,400 pharmacists. Beal, welfare official, defends goals of serving taxpayers and medical needs while managing the clash of interests. Cincinnati Reds catcher Johnny Bench marries model Vickie Chesser in Cincinnati as spring training looms. Paris AP notes Energy Agency aims to cut crude imports by 4 million barrels daily by end of 1975 from 1973 levels.
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Harrisburg
Frank Stuart Beal
Beal
Welfare Department
Cincinnati Reds
Johnny Bench
Corry-Erie County
Cincinnati
New York
Vickie Chesser
Beach
Tampa
Fla
Paris
Inter- D
Avigman
National Energy Agency
Agency
Etienne
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Jordan
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Syria
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Portugal
Aleutians
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N.Y
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Donald H. Eisenberg
Kenneth C. Edelin
Boston
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Treasury Department
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U.S
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Gerald Parsky
Parsky
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William C. Douglas
Marshall
Douglas
Chicago
American Bar Association
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Connie Borkenhagen
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Hugh A. Horner
First Baptist Church
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