Water treatment cost relief sought by city panel
A three member City Council committee plans Sept 11 meetings with Oklahoma congressional members and EPA officials to discuss EPA rules that could force up to a $1 million burden on Lawton to expand its water treatment facilities. The EPA requires facility design by Dec 31 and construction to begin by June 30, 1976 to stop backwash and sludge discharge into Medicine Creek.
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EPA
Lawton
Medicine Creek
Public Works
Paul Brune
Brune
Don van Meter
van Meter
Oklahoma
Don Aust
J. J. Pursley
Vacant Carnegie Library Gathers Trash and Vandals
Lawton's Carnegie Library, empty since June 1973, sits neglected at Fifth and B in downtown. Tall grass and weeds surround the building while broken shutters and bird nests dot the windows. Lawton Post Office Authority controls the property and insurance renewal looms as the building remains vacant.
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Lawton
Carnegie Library
Winos
Carnegie
Fifth and
Jerry Mustain
Fee Increase Eyed For Animal Shelter
Lawton Animal Shelter proposes a substantial fee schedule raise led by a new $5 charge for owner requested animal pickups. Mayo recommends higher boarding rates and a fee for pickups, with council directing a local vet fee comparison and report back.
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Lawton Animal Shelter
Mayo
John Thompson
White House Meet With 16 Governors Over Gas Shortage
Oklahoma Gov. David Boren and 15 other governors met with President Ford to address a looming natural gas shortage that could hit homeowners and small business in eastern states this winter. Ford and Frank Zarb suggested a 30 percent shortage rise from last winter, with possible deregulation aimed at boosting supply to the Midwest, Northeast, and Southeast. Shapp criticized energy policies, and aides discussed extending price controls while lawmakers mull alternatives.
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Oklahoma
David Boren
Ford
White House
Frank Zarb
Shapp
Nixon- Ford Administration
Ford Administration
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Congress
Texas
Louisiana
New Mewnico
Upper Midwest
High School Football Opens on Cameron Stadium Turf
Lawton's first varsity game is set for Sept 4 at Cameron Stadium where turf work lags. MacArthur and Lawton meet in the opener with Eisenhower vs Ardmore on Sept 5 if turf is ready. If not, games move to Ron Stephens Stadium.
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Lawton
Cameron Stadium
MacArthur
Lawton High
Eisenhower High
Ardmore
Ron Stephens
Israelis Attack Guerrilla Base Near Tyre During Kissinger Talks
Israeli warplanes bombed suspected Arab guerrilla targets north of Tyre on the Mediterranean coast as Henry Kissinger held talks in Jerusalem on Sinai peace. Witnesses in Sidon said the Borgholieh refugee camp was hit and several houses destroyed amid border tensions.
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Lebanon
Henry A. Kissinger
Jerusalem
Sinai
Tyre
Mediterranean
Sidon
Borgholieh
Kissinger
Alexandria
Yitzhak Rabin
Basque militants face possible death sentences at murder trial
In Burgos a court martial opened for Jose Antonio Garmendia and Angel Otaegui charged with killing a civil guard officer. The government has imposed automatic death penalties for police murderers, the antiterrorism law not retroactive. Attendants report De Valera weak in Dublin as Le Valera nears 92. Arab efforts to push Israel expulsion or suspension at the Nonaligned Conference stall amid cautious mood in Lima.
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Burgos
Spain
Jose Antonio Garmendia
Angel Otaegui
Dublin
Ireland
Eamon de Valera
de Valjera
Lima
Peru
Israel
United Nations
Weather Forecast For Lantern Area Tonight And Friday
Warm humid conditions expected with a 20 percent chance of rain through Friday. Tonight low in the upper 60s, Friday high in the upper 80s. Wednesday saw a high around 84 and a low near 16.
Inside 20 Women A Cress Were
A fragmented ad like notice lists contact 70 353-0620 and references women readers. The readable lines offer no clear event or date. Christmas or spring sale language missing.
Oklahoma official cites Cherokee translation hurdle for ballots
Oklahoma election chief Lee Slater says a federal voting rights law prompts ballots in 22 of 77 counties to be translated into Native languages. He notes 41 or 42 tribes in the state, many with no written language, creating printing and translator costs and logistical challenges on election day.
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State Election Board
Lee Slater
Congress
Oklahoma
Slater
Washington
Oklahoma Indian Affairs Commission
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