Grand Jury Probe Sought Over Teamster Activities
SKIP GIBSON ITY Council members Adam Matthews and Norma Roberts lead petitions to seek a grand jury investigation into Teamsters activity amid a labor dispute. Eddie Landers named more councilmen for recall efforts as Matthews and Roberts push questions about coercion and intimidation connected to union recognition attempts.
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Lawton talk on override of Ford veto seeks education bill passage
Rep. Tom Steed predicted Congress would override President Ford's veto of the 1976 education bill, securing impact aid funds for districts with federal installations. He spoke at Lawton High School during the Lawton Public Schools annual general faculty meeting, praising Rep. Carl Albert and noting Senate action already overrode the veto.
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Thomson reorganizes city departments to centralize control
TV Manager John Thomson unveils a plan to restructure four city departments into three by shifting divisions from Community Services to Public Works and other units. The move, aimed at centralized responsibility, keeps staff levels unchanged and names Public Works Director Paul Brune to oversee expanded blue collar operations.
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Embalmed Body Found In Load Of Coors Beer
District of Columbia police arrest three men and seize a refrigerated tractor trailer carrying 613 cases of Coors beer and the embalmed body of Alexandria Virginia man Robert Hamilton. The trio face charges for running an interstate wholesale beer operation without proper tax stamps.
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Kissinger Sees Progress in Sinai Talks with Israel
Secretary of State Kissinger reports some progress after five hours of talks with Israel on a Sinai pact and plans further meetings with Sadat, while Israeli and Arab demonstrations flare. A joint Jordan Syria communique forms a new anti escalation alliance as talks continue.
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Lawton Weather Forecast Looks Warm and Dry Tonight
The Lawton area expects clear to partly cloudy skies with hot temperatures and no rain. Tonight's low near 70s with southerly winds 10 to 18 mph. Saturdays highs near the mid 90s. Thursday's high was around 94 with a low near 71.
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Strike Continues Amid Court Order Defied by Coal Miners
Miners in West Virginia and parts of Kentucky Ohio and Virginia defied a federal court restraining order and kept striking over grievances and arbitration delays. UMW District 17 and District 29 said no move to end the walkout as about 35 000 miners statewide reportedly joined the action. Roughly 300 gathered near the federal building in Charleston as the 13 day strike continued.
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Bangladesh’s new president faces first showdown with army
In Dacca Khondakar Mushtaque Ahmed, installed by troops after a predawn coup that killed Sheik Mujibur Rahman and two of his nephews, takes office amid confirmed reports. In Lisbon demonstrators storm a northern Communist HQ injuring nine and a bomb destroys Madeira radio transmitter.
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