CDBG Funds Backed At GOP Platform Hearing
Housing Secretary Carla Hills urged block grants for community development at GOP sessions. She attacked numerous categorical programs and urged expanding block grants across domestic programs, arguing local control delivers efficiency. Sen Buckley’s potential candidacy and antiabortion plank advances were noted as platform debates continued. Conservatives led by Sen Jesse Helms pushed for planks reflecting their views ahead of the convention.
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Carla Hills
Republican Platform
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James L. Buckley
New York
Platform Committee
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Buckley
Elizabeth Athanasakos
National Commission On
Ronald Reagan
Ford
Water service halted for hundreds along old Cache Road
Public Works Director Paul Brune reported at least four water main breaks along north and south of old Cache Road from 53rd Street to 67th Street amid 100 degree heat. About 200 apartments and all businesses in the Crosby Apartments area lost water overnight. officials aimed to restore service by noon. Crews remain tied to the line breaks as demand strains the system.
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Old Cache Road
Paul Brune
53Rd Street
Brune
Crosby Apartments
West Lawton
France Reject Kissinger Proposal On Atomic Talks
ARIS AP Secretary of State Kissinger said talks could begin soon among France Pakistan and the United States to prevent a French Pakistani nuclear plant deal from aiding nuclear weapons spread. France rejected the idea as interference two sovereign states and Chirac demanded third party interference stop. Pakistan said discussions are ongoing though not formal and will honor its contract with France.
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Henry A. Kissinger
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Pakistan
United States
India
Washington
U.S
Kissinger
Deauville
Netherlands
Jacques Chirac
Paris
Ahmed Kamal
Lawton Council Backing Continental Bid Ends Standoff
Lawton City Council unanimously endorsed Continental Airlines plan to end service here and replace it with Rio Airways. The move came before a Civil Aeronautics Board hearing in Washington, D.C. and followed airport authority calls for an official stance. The airline would drop daily service and offer four daily Rio flights, with Continental’s Midland Odessa origin and Lawton stopovers. Rio would deploy Beech 99 aircraft.
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Lawton Schools Set Policy On Free and Reduced Lunches
Lawton Public Schools announce free and reduced price meals for children unable to pay full lunch costs. Breakfast is served only at the Douglass Learning Center. Last year 515,239 free lunches and 103,793 reduced lunches were served. Daily lunches totaled about 12,225 with 26 percent free or reduced. Lunch prices: secondary 50 cents, elementary 40 cents. reduced 20 cents. Teachers pay same as students. adults pay 80 cents.
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Lawton Public
Douglass Learning Center
Lawton
Investigators Revisit Lawton Health Center Collapse
Federal HEW investigators return to Lawton to probe Family Health Care Services demise. They study financial and management records to determine reasons for bankruptcy and who owes about $60,000 in claims. Attorneys say more information is needed to resolve the case and potential legal actions against former officials.
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Ederal
Lawton
Family Health Care Services, Inc
Health, Education and Welfare Deparment
HEW
Dallas
Family Health
Arthur Price
FBI Chief Kovrure admits possible new burglaries by FBI
FBI Director Clarence Kelley said he cannot guarantee no illegal burglaries are occurring and warned some agents fear indictment. He noted past statements were withdrawn and that investigations could lead to disciplinary or criminal action. The sprawling probes involve civil rights issues and bureau purchasing funds.
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Washington
Clarence M. Kelley
Bureau
Kelley
Justice Department
John Roselli
Senate
CIA
Fidel Castro
Senate Intelligence Committee
Atty
New York
Crime climbs in Lawton in July but still down for year
Lawton records show 583 major crimes in July the highest monthly total of 1976 yet the year trend remains downward. Larcenies rose to 331 while robbery and assault also spiked. Police urge residents to secure property and autos amid increased auto part thefts and CB radio thefts.
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Lawton
Robert Gillian
Gillian
Swine Flu Shots On Their Way After Congressional Vote
Congress cleared a swine flu insurance program to protect vaccine makers from huge lawsuits. Health officials expect free shots for the elderly and chronically ill next month, with nationwide access by mid October. The plan funds legal defense and sets a two year limit on suits, while insurers refuse to cover without government protection.
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Senate
Pennsylvania
Ford
U.S
Weather forecast for Southwest Oklahoma continues hot and partly cloudy
The National Weather Service says southwest Oklahoma will see partly cloudy skies and hot temperatures through Thursday. Winds will be southerly at five to 15 mph tonight, with lows in the low 70s. Thursday's high is forecast in the mid 90s. Tuesday's high reached 102 and the low was 72.
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Oklahoma
National Weather Service
Lawton Schools Add Special Ed Programs This Year
Lawton Public Schools will offer four new special education classes plus elementary and secondary school psychologists funded by state grants of 6000 dollars each. A new physically handicapped class for ages 10 to 13 will be at Rogers Elementary taught by Denise Maxwell, boosting to three such classes. A 7 to 9 class was started last year. Sam Nunley will spend one day weekly as a speech pathologist in each junior high, with long standing elementary services expanding to secondary schools. A learning disabilities lab opens at Tomlinson Junior High for grades 7 to 9, led by Mary Jones and meeting daily for one hour, with plans for similar labs in other junior highs.
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Anna Claire Kuehta
Sam Nunley
California
Tomlinson Junior High School
Tomlinson
Mary Jones
Weatherford
Devel
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