White Christmas Storm Slams Oklahoma and Plains States
A major winter storm unleashed up to 20 inches of snow across northern Oklahoma and neighboring states, halting travel as extensive blancs and drifts formed. Colorado faced the heaviest snowfall with road closures, while Nebraska and Kansas prepared for more accumulations and hazardous driving conditions.
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Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Tate
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Trinidad
Denver
Limon
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Walsenburg
Texas Panhandle Plains
Most City Stations To Close Gasoline May Be Hard To Find Here
Gasoline sales vary as Christmas Day closures hit city stations. Welch Oil and Johnson Oil report several Texaco and Gulf stations closed or restricted. Jiffy stores will keep normal pumps. Oklahoma City foresees a widespread Sunday-like shutdown and urges customers to fill now.
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ITV
Lawton Constitution
Paul Welch
Welch Oil Co
Welch
Texaco
Carey Johnson
Johnson Oil Co
Johnson
City Gulf
Oklahoma City
Jim Cox
The
Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Retailers Association
Kuwait Oil Minister Warns of Possible May Price Rise
Kuwait's oil minister Abd al Rahman Atiki warned that Persian Gulf nations may raise posted oil prices again in May 1974. He spoke as Arab oil ministers met in Kuwait to discuss using oil as leverage over Israel, amid the Tehran price hike and embargoes impacting Europe, Japan, and the United States.
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Oil Ministry
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Belaid Abdessalam
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Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Abu Dhabi
Qatar
el Nacional
Development Firm Seeks Downtown Mall Deal
National firm Jack Jacobs & Co. Chicago proposes a downtown mall development and seeks a land option and time to assemble a package with Urban Renewal. LURA received a rival Oklahoma duo proposal for 400000 square feet from Lawton Development Co. and partners. The board views Jacobs as a top ten shopping center firm and will study the offer at January meeting. no staff evaluation yet.
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Jack Jacobs & Co
Chicago
LURA
Lawton
Oklahoma City
Lawton Development Co
Parks - Jones Realtors
Fritzler-Knoblock-Furry
Cravens-Quillian Mortgage Co
Don Gaskin
Arch March
Jacobs & Co
March
Cityan Killed In Texas Crash
A Lawton woman, Nancy Jane Johnson, 32, died in a head on collision west of Muenster on U S 82. Her husband Bobby Lee Johnson, 36, and three children were injured. A Carrollton, Texas man in the other car was killed and six others injured. Johnson and three children were described as in satisfactory condition. Other injured include Johnson’s mother and her husband and four others.
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Muenster
Texas
Nancy Jane Johnson
Bobby Lee Johnson
U.S. 82
Texas Highway Patrol
Carrollton, Tex
Muenster’s Memorial Hospital
Johnson
Bobby
Kelley
Cherry
Craig Burroughs
Harrison, Ark
Cityan
Kissinger Optimistic On Mideast Peace Talks
President Nixon at Camp David said Kissinger is optimistic about progress in Arab Israel talks in Geneva. A high U.S. official called Kissinger reasonably confident Egypt and Israel will reach an agreement next.
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Egypt
Israel
Kissinger Returns From 13 Nation Tour With Head Cold
Secretary of State Kissinger arrived in Washington after a 15 day, 13 nation journey through Western Europe and the Middle East. Nixon planned talks with him at the White House as he rested following a Maryland retreat.
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Middle East
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Christmas Cheer Dimmed by Shortages Across Globe
Christians face a tough holiday as gasoline heating oil and electricity shortages dampen celebrations. Bethlehem expects fewer pilgrims for midnight mass while global shoppers cope with inflation and oil cuts. Rockefeller Center and Copenhagen light displays are reduced. many gas stations close and East holiday plans shift.
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