Portugal turmoil as Corvacho replacement sparks unrest
Five killed and hundreds wounded in anti-Communist riots in the North as Brig. Gen. Eurico Corvacho is replaced by Brig. Gen. Augustin Ferreira in a move seen as weakening Premier Vasco Goncalves. A half-hour general strike across the country drew limited participation amid clashes near Lisbon.
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Eurico Corvacho
Portugal
Cunhal
Alcobaca
Lisbon
Corvacho
Augustin Ferreira
Vasco Goncalves
Central Trade Federation
Intersindical
Moscow
Minneapolis
Ford
American Legion
United States
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Midnight Ride of Paul Revere Comes to Local Stage
Funds for the November 6 performance in New York City produced by the Performing Arts Repertory Theatre mark a children’s show sponsored by the Arts Council. Resignations of Richard Glenn and Anese Bunch from the council were announced. replacements will be appointed by Mayor Wayne Gilley. April 23 to 25, 1976, are set for the Arts for All Festival at Great Plains Coliseum. A steering committee will meet tonight to organize the 1976 AFA drive, co chaired by Sam Joyner III and Alicia Dix.
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Performing Arts Repertory Theatre
Paul Revere
New York City
Arts Council
Rev. Merrill
Richard Glenn
Anese Bunch
Wayne Gilley
Great Plains Coliseum
AFA
Sam Joyner Ill
Alicia Dix
Markets Oklahoma City Cattle and Hogs Report
AP dispatch from Oklahoma City shows cattle and calves 4800 head with active slaughter trade. Slaughter cows steady to firm and bulls 21.50 to 24.70, steers and heifers mixed. feeder cattle delayed with 6100 head expected Thursday. hogs 700 head with barrows and gilts 57.00 to 58.30 and sows 49.50 to 50.10. feeder pigs up 4.00 to 6.00.
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Oklahoma City
Subscriptions Offer Rates And Short Terms
Advertisement lists monthly and yearly subscription prices with several rate lines. It notes a monthly rate and a 35 cent per copy charge for single issues, plus discounts for subscriptions under one year and a monthly option.
Curtain Rises On New School Year
Teachers and a bus driver describe mixed feelings as the new school year begins. Some staff note excitement and long days ahead while others worry about turnover and overwhelmed colleagues as students return to routines and bus routes.
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John Doesburg
Donald Snodgrass
Death of L. A. Horacek in Omaha at 67
Funeral information for L. A. Horacek of Omaha Nebraska who died Sunday night at about 67 follows. He was a retired business man and father of Perry L. Horacek an architect in Lawton. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Pauls Methodist Church in Omaha.
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Omaha
Neb
L. A. Horacek
Lawton
Perry L. Horacek
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Horacek
Lawton Housing Starts Rebound After 1974 Bottom
Housing activity in Lawton climbs with permits through July totaling 3,061,625 versus 1,652,100 a year earlier. Decline in 1974 gave way to renewed building while renovations remain strong and apartment starts are minimal.
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Lawton
Ford urges restraint as longshoremen curb Soviet grain shipment
President Ford defends grain sales to the Soviet Union while calling for restraint until crop data. Judge Noel issues a temporary injunction to stop work stoppages affecting longshoremen from Lake Charles to Brownsville as ILA officials seek assurances that shipping will not harm the American people. West Coast longshoremen plan to load Soviet grain despite the dispute, drawing criticism from farm leaders and Texas farm officials.
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Ford
Agriculture
Earl Butz
John Dunlop
Washington
Galveston
Noel
ILA
International
Lake Charles
Brownsville
Tex
Houston
Bosanka
Cargill Inc
Minneapolis
Russia
Willie Wells
U.S
International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen’s Union
Soviet Union
Earl L. Butz
White House
Peoria
Iil
Strike Series Targets Restaurants and Hotel in City
Police said three eateries and a hotel were held up in a strike series. In a chase officers wounded one robber and arrested another for investigation. two others escaped. Police officials and city supervisors commented on public safety and responses.
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Thomas Stack
Diane Feinstein
Alioto
Israeli Hero Returns Medal Amid Peace Pact Backlash
A famed 1973 war hero Assa Kadmouni returned Israel's Medal of Valor to Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin criticizing the government. Abdicating support, veterans doubt could derail the peace proposal, though Rabin may secure Knesset backing if Kissinger's plan succeeds.
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Assa Kadmouni
Yitzhak Rabin
Kadmouni
Rabin
Knesset
Kissinger
Police Pay Pact Signed By Mayor In Lawton
Mayor Wayne Gilley and City Clerk Jean McGavie signed Lawton’s annual employment and pay agreement with the Fraternal Order of Police. The city council approved it without amendment. The pact provides a 7.5 percent pay increase plus fringe benefits and working condition provisions.
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Wayne Gilley
Jean McGavie
Fraternal Order of Police
Lawton
FOP
FDP
John Thomson
Mayor Signs Letter Seeking Interstate 44 Designation
Mayor Wayne Gilley and city officials signed a joint letter of intent to seek designation of the Pioneer Expressway as Interstate 44. The move targets the four lane route from Oklahoma City to Abilene, Texas with Oklahoma Highway Department reps delivering the draft letter. An overpass at Rogers Lane is planned to remove a traffic signal, though completion before designation is not required.
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Wayne Gilley
Gilley
Oklahoma City
Abilene
Texas
Oklahoma Highway Department
Rogers Lane
Jets Grounded As Fire Halts Nevada Air Base Takeoff
AP reports a fire in a Fill fighter bomber preparing to take off from a Nevada air base led the Air Force to ground 246 Fill aircraft for inspection of possible engine defects.
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Waslington
Nevada
Air Force
Gasoline prices at military bases in Oklahoma and Texas
Post 56.3 cents for regular 60.6 for premium and 57.2 for unleaded at Tinker AFB Oklahoma City. Fort Sill and Sheppard AFB prices slightly higher or lower. Fort Sill stations pump about 400,000 gallons monthly. McComb Road station closed for commissary construction. Sheridan Road station remains self service. Amoco runs Tinker and Fort Sill, Shell serves Sheppard.
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Tinker Air Force Base
Oklahoma City
Fort Sill
Larry Welborn
McComb Road
Sheridan Road
Cpe
Adolph S. Ochs Founder of New York Times Dies
Adolph Simon Ochs, founder of the New York Times, who established the paper in 1896, died in 1935 leaving a legacy as a leading newspaper publisher.
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Adslph Simon Ochs
The
New York Times
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