Bell seeks rate boosts in Oklahoma City
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co asked the Oklahoma Corporation Commission to approve rate increases totaling about 35 million dollars annually with an immediate 5.3 million rise. An immediate 20 cent local coin call rate is proposed, plus higher charges for directory assistance installation and intrastate long distance. The plan would raise coin phone revenue and change service charges while granting three free directory assistance calls for everyone except blind persons.
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Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Oklahoma Corporation Commission
Oklahoma
Southwestern Bell
Commission
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Airport Board Considers New Office Lab at Airport
Lawton Metropolitan Airport Authority is asked to approve a 2400 square foot building at the airport half to house a new Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation southwest district office. OBI moved its regional office to Lawton last July and cites overcrowded labs and rising caseloads. The site at 1300 W. Gore was inspected and found inadequate without remodeling.
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Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation
Southwest District
OBI
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Bill Cox
National
Cox
South Viet troops repulse attack on Xuan Loc
Fighting raged at Xuan Loc the provincial capital 40 miles east of Saigon as officials said another NVA assault was repulsed. Meanwhile Buddhist youths protested in Gia Dinh city calling for Nguyen Van Thien's resignation and an end to the draft. South Vietnam will airlift 218 orphans to the United States, led by Betty Tisdale, amid ongoing Indochina turmoil.
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Indochina
United States
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Columbus, Ga
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Khaled
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U.S
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Treasury hopes new proposals to loosen Soviet trade limits
MOSCOW AP Secretary Simeon voiced hope that Ford administration would present Congress with proposals by mid year to remove credit and other restrictions hampering Soviet American trade as he spoke in Moscow during the day.
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William E. Simeon
Ford Administration
Congress
Whitaker urges defeat of local sales tax limit bill
Oklahoma Municipal League President Don Whitaker urged lawmakers to oppose Senate Bill 244. He warned the measure would restrict local tax hikes, limiting police fire and street funding in Lawton and other cities. Whitaker called it an infringement on local residents rights to decide on spending.
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Don Whitaker
Senate
Whitaker
Oklahoma Municipal League
Lawton
Oklahoma
Rainy Weather May Hit Region
Rainy days with cooler temperatures expected in the Lawton area through Friday. A 40 percent chance of precipitation tonight with northeast winds 8 to 18 mph. Tonight's low around mid-40s. Friday's high in the upper 50s. Patchy sun returns Saturday with milder temperatures. Wednesday ranged 72 to 49.
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Lawton
Whats Inside Wont Ads Circus Editoriot
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Ford to Appeal for Humanitarian Aid to South Vietnam
President Ford seeks a strong working relationship with Congress and humanitarian aid for South Vietnam in a national address. He plans to request renewed military assistance while avoiding direct blame for the Indochina debacle as Congress remains reluctant.
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Washington
U.S
Congress
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Ron Nessen
White House
Joblessness Dips in Comanche County Amid Steady Outlook
Comanche County keeps a brighter employment view as February unemployment drops from 5.8 to 5.6 percent with about 1 600 workers job hunting out of a 28 700 labor force. Officials forecast March rate near 6 percent and steady or improved local hiring through spring.
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Comanche County
Lawton
Anti crime plea from Lawton councilmen urges local action
Lawton city leaders push citizen involvement to curb rising crime. Councilmen Prince Hopkins and Van Meter cite an 11 percent rise in total crime and a 113 percent jump in burglaries from 1973 to this year. They discuss adding police in zone areas and preserving licenses to fund law enforcement.
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Tronger
Lawton
Robert Prince
Prince
Willie Hopkins
Don van Meter
Price
van Meter
Thirst for Knowledge Quenches Curiosity at FL Tech
Dozens of students enrolled in Dr. Frank E. Juge’s course titled The Science of Wine and Wine Making at Florida Technological University expecting winemaking. The class pivoted from basic chemistry to use wine processes to teach science after low enrollment, growing to 61 before drops reduced it.
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Blando
Fla
Frank E. Juge
Juge
Florida Technological University
Council Runoff Recount Underway in Ward 2
The official recount of the April 1 City Council runoff in Ward 2 began at 1 30 p m in the Comanche County Courthouse. Mrs Wy nell McKenzie had requested the recount after trailing by two votes. final unofficial results showed Harry Anderson 512 to 510. Recount continues in courtroom 204 beside the county election board office.
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Harry Anderson
Wynell McKenzie
Comanche County
McKenzie
Anderson
County Election Board
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