Altus Police Lose 27 Officers After Sick-In
The Altus City Council moved to terminate 27 police officers citing self termination for not reporting to work after two recent sick-ins. The city renounced the local FOP as bargaining agent and vows to hire replacements while accepting about a dozen new applications by 9 30 am. The motions followed a 24 hour sick-in July 28 29 with several veterans among the affected officers.
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Keith Myers
City Court Faces Vacuum as Two Parttime Judges Quit
Lawton's municipal court is left without its parttime judges Eddie Newcombe and Bill Hensley after resignations prompted by the council's move to hire a fulltime judge. The council advertises the post with a Sept 1 deadline while interim arrangements are considered. The dispute centers on fair treatment of Hensley who had been asked to go fulltime previously.
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Eddie Newcombe
Wayne Gilley
Bill Hensley
Hensley
St Ete CY
Attorney Court
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Eit
Ashley Cagle
Municipal Court Committee
Gilley
Cagle
Vic Ramirez
Ed Riddle
Bill
Youth Arrested In Connection With Major Warehouse Fire
A 16 year old city youth was arrested Sunday night at the OK Transfer and Storage blaze. Police say the youth seen at three weekend fires is being held by mental health authorities as investigators probe three weekend fires. The 4 pm blaze tied up firefighters for six hours with extensive interior and exterior flames. Fire officials reported minor injuries to three firefighters and estimated losses around 500000 for the warehouse. Damages to Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co and a tractor trailer were also noted. Other warehouse blazes nearby added to the investigation and total losses.
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Simpson and
Simpson
U.S. Army
Affiliated van Lines
Washington
Cache Road
Hostages Seized by Prison Inmates at Eastern Correctional
Inmates at New York's Eastern Correctional Facility overpowered some guards and seized 17 hostages. The disturbance began just before 9 a.m. in Cell Block B3, with 100 to 150 inmates involved, including 10 guards and seven civilians, taking control of dining, kitchen, and part of the hospital.
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N.Y
New York
Eastern Correctional
Meprison
Ruby Ryles
State Department of Correctional Services
Hugh Carey
Gorden Assigned to Ft Lewis Post in Washington
Brig. Gen. Charles F. Gorden, Fort Sill II Corps Artillery commander, is reassigned to Fort Lewis Washington to serve as commanding officer there. No replacement at Fort Sill is announced. Gorden has served at Fort Sill for two years and held prior commands in Europe.
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Fort Sill
II Corp
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Gorden
Lewis
Jon Long
Long
Weather forecast: hot with clear to partly cloudy skies
Clear to partly cloudy weather continues through Tuesday with hot highs near 100 and mild overnight lows in the mid 70s. Sunday saw a low of 78 and a high of 98, while Wednesday to Friday expect mostly fair skies with lows in the 70s and highs from 95 to 103.
Firefighters battle massive Western blazes as Alaska fires ease
About 3,000 firefighters struggle to contain 44 blazes across 1.5 million acres of Alaska tundra and range while cooler weather spreads relief. In California a 74,500 acre Marble South Cone fire near Big Sur threatens Carmel Valley water supply and could double in size.
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Alaska
California
Los Padres National Forest
Big Sur
Joe Nadolski
Federal Interagency Fire Center
Boise
Idaho
Carmel River
Carmel Valley
Monterey
Nadolski
Yukon River
Yukon
Kotzebue
Cartier
Carter Ready To Sign Clean Air and Water Bills
President Carter prepared to sign two measures including a more than 10 billion dollar public works bill with nine water projects he initially sought to kill. He spoke outside the family peanut warehouse and discussed Middle East diplomacy, signaling possible engagement on UN Resolution 242 and Palestinian status while Cyrus Vance works on arranging further talks with Arab leaders.
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Instapoll Questions on Student Fees and Exile Policy
Lawton Publishing invites readers to call 353-0620 from 6 p m to 9 p m today through Wednesday for Instapoll and Hot Line questions. Survey asks whether foreign students who break laws should be sent home and if out-of-state students should pay full Oklahoma education costs.
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