Target Date Delayed For Impoundment Of New Waurika Lake
The final dam fill is set for by week’s end with a June 1 impoundment target. Engineering chief Raymond Tomasko cites late gate machinery as the cause of postponements from February and April. The project is 63 percent complete with 1979 as the final completion date. the Duncan to Sun refinery pipeline is near completion, and plans for two public lake areas will be bid soon. The reservoir aims to serve Lawton Duncan Temple Walters Comanche and the Sun Refinery, with recreational use and stockable ponds already underway.
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Aurika
Raymond Tomasko
Tomasko
Sun
Lawton
Duncan
Tion Network
Temple
Walters
Waurika
Comanche
Sun Refinery
Oklahoma Showers Scatter Across State Local Readings
Lawton area picked up showers with measurements ranging from .12 to .50 inches recorded at key locations including Apache and Lake Lawtonka. Rain expected to linger today with 80 percent chance, winds 10 to 18 mph, and weekend highs in the mid 70s.
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Lawton
Apache
Lake Lawtonka
Lake Ellsworth
No. 5
Altus
Oklahoma
Gage
Enid
Shawnee
Durant
Road projects surge in Lawton area funding and design
Lawton undertakes sixteen major road projects totaling over 20 million with eight miles under construction. An additional 15 miles of street work across 11 projects are in design stage while four proposed items total about 4.6 million. A separate emergency medical services grant seeks 430 thousand for a regional system serving 17 counties with a planned Monday meeting at Memorial Hospital.
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Lawton
East Lawton
West Lawton
Sheridan Road
52Nd Street
Wolf Creek
Southwest Oklahoma Emergency Medical Services System, Inc
Swoemss
Memorial Hospital
Robert C. King
Clinton Regional Hospital
King
State Health Department
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Oklahoma
Gene Warner
Association of South Central Oklahoma Governments
Assee Care
Boren Reports Carter Energy Plan Shifts After Call
Oklahoma Governor David Boren said President Carter directed positive movement on three energy plan points after a phone call with White House energy chief James Schlesinger. He cited deregulating natural gas prices, incentives for more oil and gas production, and relief for farmers and ranchers hurt by energy changes. Boren remained cautious about full support.
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Oklahoma City
Carter
David Boren
Boren
White House
James Schlesinger
Schlesinger
Washington
Street Bond Issue Nixed and Presidential Vote Backed
Last week Instapoll results show 121 respondents on street bond issue with 74 percent voting no and 26 percent yes. In the presidential question Ford led Carter 66 to 63 last November with 89 percent not changing their vote. 56 Carter backers would vote Carter again, while 4 would switch.
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Hot Line
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Ford
Carter
Rising School Costs Hit Lawton Building Projects
Lawton schools show cost inflation over ten years with MacArthur Junior High planned at 3 212 004 dollars including 156 000 architect fee. Eisenhower and older MacArthur buildings guides compare size and price while Sherwood Elementary steel frame project runs 1 229 320 dollars.
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Donna Evers
Lawton
MacArthur
MacArthur Junior-Senior High
Eisenhower Junior High School
Bish
Sherwood Elementary
Crosby Park
Pursuit of Arizona Lost Gold Mine Continues
A family saga recounts years seeking a hidden mine in the Superstition Mountains. The quest hinges on a map tied to Upper La Barge Canyon near Apache Junction and a lost letter, with a 1940s pilot era twist and a rose quartz clue discovered on this expedition.
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Arizona
Coronado
Southwest
Roosevelt Dam
Dad
la Barge Canyon
Quarter Circle
U Ranch
Apache Junction
Ariz
Luke Air Field
Mondale Defends U N Ambassador Early Open Tone
Vice President Mondale backed U N Ambassador Andrew Young at a Detroit press conference praising his frankness and saying the open administration allows imperfect but honest leadership. Mondale called Young a marvelous person and noted he sometimes speaks unartfully.
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Detroit
Walter F. Mondale
U.N
Andrew Young
Mondale
Young
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