Downtown project in hole as HUD eyes $2.6 million infusion
J Awron March says the Downtown Project faces a 2.6 million deficit but could receive HUD funds if the city applies by May 1. He notes major cost drivers include sharp interest rate increases and high private property prices, with city share rising about 425 thousand dollars. The remainder would come from previously planned improvements.
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Arch March
Department of Housing and Urban Development
March
HUD
Oklahoma City
Lawton
New Peace Talks Stated
The United States launched a fresh diplomatic push to salvage the Vietnam cease-fire by arranging Paris talks between Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho. Sullivan and Nguyen Co Thach to meet Friday, with Kissinger planning a mid May Paris visit to review implementa tion of the accord. The White House said Sullivan has authority for hard bargaining as Hanoi accuses Washington of violations.
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United States
Vietnam
Paris
Henry A. Kissinger
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
William H. Sullivan
Nguyen Co Thach
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White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Sullivan
Nixon
North Vietnam
United Statates
South Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Saigon
Viet Cong
Army to remove off limits status from Moffett Oklahoma
The Army begins steps to lift the off limits classification for Moffett Oklahoma near Fort Smith Arkansas. The town has been restricted to soldiers since 1952 due to its proximity to Ft Chaffee.
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Moffett, Okla
Army
Oklahoma
Moffett
Arkansas River
Fort Smith
Ark
Ft. Chaffee
Judge Fails To Ease Pawnee Tension
In Pawnee Oklahoma a federal judge says he lacks time to craft a ruling that could avert clashes between Indian factions over use of the tribe’s campgrounds by AIM ahead of its May 17 convention. AIM plans to move in Friday. one Pawnee faction backed by the Interior Department supports the move. A second faction, approved by a district court, has barred AIM and has law enforcement support. Pawnee authorities asked Gov Hall to ensure law enforcement during the dispute.
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American Indian Movement
AIM
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Bureau of Indian Affairs
David Hall
Tulsa
Gerald Kamins
Pawnee Business Council
Mississippi Still Rising Unabated Floods Sweep Vast Areas
The Mississippi River swelled and breached dikes causing severe floods across Missouri to the Delta. About 30 000 acres were added to flooded land and thousands were displaced with evacuations in Elsberry Missouri as rivers rose further. The Red Cross tracked at least 6 000 affected families since early March with officials estimating higher totals. Maj. Gen. Charles C. Noble cautioned the count may be much larger.
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Associated Press
Mississippi River
Missouri
Mississippi Delta
Army Corps of Engineers
Elsberry
American Red Cross
Mississippi
Ilinois
Meramec
Charles C. Noble
Mississippi River Commission
Noble
Corrections Department Plans 200 Inmate Centers in 3 Cities
Oklahoma Department of Corrections seeks to expand treatment centers with 200 inmate capacity in Lawton Oklahoma City and Tulsa. The plan aims to decentralize population from McAlester and Granite institutions and house first time nonviolent offenders in mixed sex facilities with separate housing sections. Governor Hall and the 1974 legislature are urged to fund initial work while prioritizing local origin inmates to aid post release reintegration.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Department of Corrections
Lawton
Tulsa
Leo McCracken
McCracken
David Hall
McAlester State Penitentiary
Granite Institution
Hall
McAlester
Corrections
Tony Guinn
Risner Reveals Torture Claims While POW in Vietnam
Col. Robinson Risner says he was forced to meet visitors and sign statements under torture in North Vietnam. He recounts brutal methods aimed at extracting propaganda while prisoners endured severe injuries and some died.
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Risner
United States
North Vietnam
FDA Set To Ban DES In Livestock Use Nationwide
The FDA will announce a total ban on the growth drug DES in livestock. An immediate recall of all unused ear implant pellets will follow, with animals already implanted allowed to slaughter to prevent meat shortages. Estimates say the ban could lift meat prices by hundreds of millions yearly.
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FDA
Washington
Food and Drug Administration
Agriculture Department
Boston
Rain and clouds forecast for Lawton area through Thursday
Mostly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures with occasional rain or drizzle are expected in Lawton and Southwest Oklahoma through Thursday. The area has a 60 percent chance of precipitation this afternoon, rising to 70 percent tonight and easing to 40 percent Thursday. Highs today in the upper 60s, tonight's low around 45, and Thursday's high near 65. Monday's high was 71 and low 56.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
Teacher Benefit Plan Abandoned in Pay Raise Deal
Legislators reached a compromise where the House approved about 9.9 million dollars in teacher pay raises averaging 415 dollars. The state would cover all but the first 100 dollars of each raise, with local districts paying that portion. Raises vary from 325 to 475 dollars based on experience and education.
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Oklahoma City
Senate
House
Appropriations Committee
Oklahoma bill extends county official terms to four years
The Oklahoma House approved a bill to extend terms for county officials from two to four years and sent it to the governor. It becomes law by statute after gubernatorial action and affects court clerks sheriffs county clerks and county school superintendents with four year terms starting November 1976. The measure uses federal and state funds for related highway and safety projects.
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Klahoma City
Oklahoma
House
Hall
Senate
Vernon Dunn
D-Loco
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