Ford Not To Tip Vice Presidential Hand In Advance
Ford’s convention team says it would be poor politics to name a running mate early as factions press for clarity. delegates and state leaders clash over potential picks like John B. Connally while Maine delegates threaten to withhold support unless Ford names a VP. The platform panel backs an equal rights amendment, a Ford position, as Reed, Linnell, and Baker navigate competing pressures at the Republican National Convention.
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Kansas City, Mo
White House
Clarke Reed
Mississippi
James Baker
John Linnell
Maine
John B. Connally
Baker
Linnell
John P. Sears
Dean Burch
Burch
Platform Committee
Reagan
Hays Quits Re-Election Bid Over Scandal
East Liverpool Ohio AP. Representative Wayne L Hays withdraws from the 1976 race amid a payroll sex scandal involving Elizabeth Ray. He cites desire not to give her another appearance and submits resignation to Columbiana County Board of Elections. Hays leaves office January after serving as former House Administration Committee chair. The scandal followed his primary victory and prior hospitalizations for sleeping-pill overdoses.
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East Liverpool
Ohio
Wayne L. Hays
Elizabeth Ray
Hays
House Administration Committee
Washington
House Democrats
Miss Hays
Ray
Kansas City
Genesis Magazine
Congress
12th Victim’s Body Pulled From Explosion Wreckage
CHALMETTE La AP an explosion ripped through a 30 story tower at the Tenneco Oil Co refinery late Thursday killing twelve workers and injuring ten The 12th body was recovered from the wreckage as officials assessed causes and confirmed all workers in the area accounted for The refinery complex is a riverfront site with towers and pipes and two explosions have occurred in this tower within a week
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Tenneco Oil Co
Tenneco
St. Bernard Parish
Hewitt Thian
Chalmette General Hospital
Tenneco and
Delta Field Erection Co
Mississippi River
New Orleans
Paul Montelepre
West Lawton Eyes Second Mall Site Competes With Downtown Plan
A national developer considers a second shopping mall site east of 67th Street and north of U.S. 62 just outside Lawton city limits. General Growth Properties shows interest, while City officials weigh annexation, zoning, and the feasibility of two competing malls. The Lawton Urban Renewal Authority approved a related land sale proposal from CY National Leasing for the south block near its bank, with Fifth Street to remain open pending council action.
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Lawton Constitution
67Th Street
U.S. 62
General Growth Properties
U.S
West Lawton
Sam Ard
Lawton Urban Renewal Authority
Ard
Mel Simon
Chicago
General Growth
Ed Warmack
Fort Smith
Ark
Warmack
Ben Horton
Lawton City Limits
Paul Cullen
Horton
West
Jerry Cade
CY National Leasing Corp
Bank
Fifth Street
City National
Fifth and Sixth Streets
D and E Avenues
Funding Gap Eyed As Medicine Park Bids Double Estimate
Bids for a wastewater treatment plant near Medicine Park came in at 1.717 million and 1.824 million dollars, more than twice the 900000 dollar estimate. Mayor Edward Hilliary Jr says bids are under study and negotiations may seek new bids or expanded federal funding, with EPA and FHA assistance originally planned. The project aims to serve 700 acres and future growth, with the lagoon on 26 acres donated by Fort Sill.
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Edicine Park
Bowline Construction Co
Tulsa
Medicine Park
L&n of
Lawton
Edward Hilliary Jr
Hilliary
Fort Sill
Instructional Costs Pondered by Vo-Tech Officials
Plains Area Vo Tech officials await a decision on whether the school can continue charging instructional fees after the state attorney general ruled that a school district cannot re.
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Reat Plains Area
Vo-Tech
Weather Outlook For Southwest Oklahoma Heat Edges In
Sunny skies and hot temperatures are forecast for Southwest Oklahoma through Sunday per the National Weather Service. Tonight southerly winds 8 to 18 mph with low 70s. Saturday high in the upper 90s. Thursday’s high 102 and low 74. Vo tech fees under legal review as Worley and other administrators attend Stillwater conference.
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Oklahoma
National Weather Service
Albert Due Honor At Post Ceremony
Speaker of the House Carl Albert will be at Fort Sill on October 20 to receive the Patriot's Award of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society in a ceremony at the Officers Club. Jack Treadwell said dignitaries from Lawton Fort Sill and state government will attend. Southwest Oklahoma AUSA members will be invited.
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Carl Albert
Fort Sill
Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Albert
Oklahoma
Jack Treadwell
Lawton
Southwest Oklahoma
The
Association of the United States Army
Treadwell
Indiahoma
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