Court strikes down Oklahoma beer age rule for men and women
The Supreme Court ruled 7 to 2 that Oklahoma may not set different age minimums for purchasing 3.2 percent beer by sex. The law allowed females over 18 to buy, but men 21 and older. Justices debated the equal protection implications with dissenting views on the basis for gender classifications.
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Oklahoma
Washington
Supreme Court
William Brennan Jr
William Rehnquist
Warren E. Burger
Rehnquist
Burger
Craig Curtis
Oklahoma State University
Carolyn Whitener
Stillwater
Okla
Harry A. Blackmun
Lewis Powell
Potter Stewart
Carter names Kreps first woman to Cabinet as commerce secretary
President elect Carter announced Juanita Kreps as secretary of commerce, Griffin Bell as attorney general, and Rep. Bergland as agriculture secretary. He plans to fill four more posts, aiming to include blacks and women, and said a Newark mayor may head HUD.
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Plains, Ga
Carter
Juanita Kreps
Atlanta
Minnesota
Kreps
Duke University
Griffin Bell
Bell
Charles Kirbo
Robert Bergland
House
Bergland
Walter F. Mondale
Andrew Young
United Nations
Kenneth Gibson
Newark
N.J
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Lawton Mayor Seeks Probe of Arkla Gas Rate Hike
Mayor Wayne Gilley led an effort to protest Arkla Gas Company’s 8.7 million dollar rate request as the deadline for formal responses passed with no city action. City Attorney Russell Bennett cited lack of council policy direction and indicated a delay or protest may be sought. Lawton did not file a formal answer.
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Skip Gibson
Wayne Gilley
Arkla Gas Company
Oklahoma Corporation Commission
Arkla
Corporation Commission
City of
Lawton
Russell Bennett
Gilley
Bennett
Kla
D-X Sunray
Postal Workers Pledge Christmas Mail Delivers
Lawton postal officials promise all Christmas mail will reach destinations by Christmas Eve. The opening hours remain normal Friday with Saturday handling limited to special delivery mail. Peak volume hit Dec. 13 through 15, higher than 1975, as residents mailed more packages earlier than usual.
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Lawton
Frank Mattoon
Carl Myers
Kinley McClure
Billy Humphreys
Sectional Center
McClure
Lawtonians
Efforts Fail To Save Unborn Child Wreck Kills City Woman
A Fort Sill couple's car wreck near Lawton Oklahoma claimed the life of Alice Alonzo 17 and her unborn baby. Pvt Ar mando Alonzo 20 is hospitalized with a lacerated hand after the single vehicle crash. Seven other Oklahoma road deaths over the weekend pushed the toll to 811 for 1976.
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Fort Sill
11Th Street
U.S. 277
Lawton
Oklahoma
Highway Patrol
Alonzo
Southwestern Clinic Hospital
Southwestern
Reynolds Army Hospital
Southwest Oklahoma Forecast Windsor Winds Diminish Tonight
Clear skies and warmer temperatures are forecast for Southwest Oklahoma through Tuesday. Winds will weaken tonight with overnight lows in the mid teens, and Tuesday's high is projected in the low 50s. Sunday recorded a high of 57 and a low of 26.
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Oklahoma
Wife of Eagles lineman slain in New Jersey
Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Brenda Gay was murdered in his Camden County apartment. His wife Roxanne, 25, is jailed and faces murder and atrocious assault and battery charges. Police say the slaying arose from a domestic quarrel as Gay's 26 year old body was removed after a 6 05 a m call. An autopsy was planned at Pennsauken N J. Eagles officials expressed shock and offered condolences.
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Gay
Jeffrey Brown
Brown
Pennsauken
N.J
Philadelphia
Eagles
Colleges Face Multi Million Dollar Budget Gap in Oklahoma
Oklahoma colleges report a projected deficit of more than 9 million dollars this year and 12 million next year unless a court decision blocking a tuition increase is overturned. Regents Chancellor E T Dunlap warned the incoming legislature must act quickly to change the tuition law or provide a supplemental appropriation.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Colleges and Universities
Regents For Higher Education
E. T. Dunlap
Regents
Dunlap
Oklahoma County District Court
Trict
State Supreme Court
John Patten
Norman
David Boren
Larry Derryberry
Mileage dispute on deputy pay splits with Medicine Park
Comanche County Sheriff investigates a potential improper practice by paying a deputy’s mileage while Medicine Park covers the deputy’s salary. Sheriff Coy Rogers asks the county to reimburse mileage. commissioner Frank White delays decision pending legal guidance from Assistant District Attorney David Aubrey.
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Comanche County
Medicine Park
Coy Rogers
City of
Frank White
Asst. Dist
Atty
David Aubrey
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United Feature Syndicate. Inc
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Hq. Btry
Bill Risner
Buddy Don Ross
Bethel
McCurtain County
Broken Bow
U.S
OHP
Gary A. Flesch
Interstate 40
Canadian County
Everett Williams
Pryor
Claremore
SH 20
Thomas Price Gray
Tulsa
Eagles’ Gay
Ager
Jim Murray
Murray
By Jim Gipson
Abby Atone
Commerce Entertainment
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