Citys Vote On Housing Blocks Plan
Lawton faces a setback as a city vote against public housing blocks blocks the Lawton Public Housing Authority from adopting the federal Section 8 housing aid program. HUD officials explain Section 8 would subsidize rents for qualified tenants, but Lawton cannot determine eligibility due to the earlier anti-housing vote.
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Saxbe Steps Down as Attorney General to Seek Ambassadorship
President Ford plans to nominate Edward H. Levi as next attorney general after William B. Saxbe resigns to become U S ambassador to India. Moynihan to return to Harvard. Saxbe replacement and staff resignations announced. no successor named yet for Saxbe.
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Blair resigns from NBC Today show after 22 years
Veteran broadcaster Frank Blair resigns from NBC Today after 22 years on air. Blair, 59, says he wants more time with family following 5 a.m. wakeups for the morning program begun in 1952.
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Pair Admits Larceny in Montgomery Ward Burglary Case
Barry Barrett 22 of 706 G and Jerry Hartwell 22 of Fort Sill pleaded guilty to grand theft in arraignment before Judge J Winston Raburn. Barrett also admitted possession of LSD. Sentencing for both is set for December 23 alongside six others arrested in the Saturday burglary of the Montgomery Ward store.
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Noise study disputed as based on paperwork only in Lawton
Lawton city officials contest an Army Corps of Engineers noise study that could cut off HUD housing loans in the northwest. They say the NEF 40 line was plotted from April 1973 firing data and weather, with no on site measurements or instruments in Lawton.
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Egypt demands population freeze as peace condition
Egypt pressed Israel to freeze its population and pledge not to increase immigrant numbers for 50 years as a prerequisite for peace. Cairo also sought compensation for Palestinians for material and moral damages over the past two decades. Meanwhile Israeli forces conducted an antiterrorist sweep in the Gaza Strip and southern Lebanon, detaining a Fatah network and a Gaza commander, with raids and shelling reported near Sidon, Tyre, and Beirut.
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Oklahoma Turnpike Fees To Rise On All Toll Roads
The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority voted unanimously to raise tolls on all state roads, boosting revenue by about 1.2 million next year. Passenger car rates grow from 2 to 13 percent with Jan 14 effective date, while multi-axle trucks also see increases.
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OPEC Agrees to 38 Cent Oil Price Rise in 197?
In Vienna, major oil producers approve a 38 cent hike to their revenues per barrel, effective Jan. 1, to counter rising inflation. Iran’s Jamshid Amouzegar says delegates chose to accept the new price level rather than revert to September levels.
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Falling Star Display Set For Tonight
Philadelphia residents face two celestial events on Friday the 13th a partial solar eclipse and the annual Geminid meteor shower with up to 60 meteors per hour the Friday the Thirteenth Club formed in 1936 aims to dispel superstitions while warnings of bad luck linger from the date.
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Kissinger outlines plan to insulate oil from price drop
Secretary of State Kissinger says the United States weighs incentives to keep oil prices from falling and to protect development of alternative energy sources. He notes progress on Greek Turkish Cyprus talks but cautions matters are procedural. He stresses economic issues shape NATO concerns and calls for unprecedented cooperation to combat inflation.
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Cloudy Weather Forecast for Lawton Saturday
Lawton forecasts expect increasing cloudiness tonight with Saturday becoming considerably cloudy. Light southwest winds. Tonight temperatures near the mid 30s and Saturday high around 50 as a Pacific cold front moves in. Thursday high 56 and low 32.
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Lawton Chamber Forms Consumer Relations Committee
Lawton chamber approves a Consumer Relations Committee to study consumer issues and handle complaints. It aims to improve local business practices amid rapid growth and transient sales tactics, with possible affiliation to a local Better Business Bureau and future staffing if needed. The group will be led by chamber business leaders and begin early next year.
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