Downtown Mall prep moves ahead in 18 month plan
Lawton Urban Renewal Authority outlines a 4.1 million package for mall site prep and related improvements. Ed Warmack plans a 600,000 square foot covered mall from Second to Fifth streets between C and F Avenues, with land title due January 20 1978 and construction starting March.
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Traffic Helicopter Crashes Into Apartment Killing Two
A traffic helicopter attempting an emergency landing burst through the roof of a Quincy apartment building and exploded, killing two people and injuring four others. The pilot Richard Banks and reporter Henry Whitmore were aboard. two charred bodies were found among the wreckage. Authorities identified four other residents injured, including a baby released after treatment. The incident occurred near the Southeast Expressway as the helicopter reported difficulties before the crash.
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Edward F. Barry
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Ronald Michelson
Lynn
Dawn
Ned Foster
WBZ
Soviet SS-20 mobile missile deployment raises U S reach
U S officials believe Russia has deployed a mobile SS-20 missile that could reach the United States if a third rocket stage is added. Currently 3 000 mile range targets Western Europe China and the Middle East but extension to 5 500 nautical miles would place the U S within range. Washington warns of rapid strategic imbalance amid crisis as analysts locate eastern Russia launch equipment and assess multi warhead capabilities on combat ready missiles.
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Officials Slam Federal Water Filtering Plan as Overkill
Oklahoma health official Mark Coleman and Lawton Public Works Director Paul Brune condemned a federal proposal requiring cities to upgrade drinking water filters to remove trihalomethanes. They argued the plan is costly, unnecessary, and would raise water bills, noting some states could avoid applying it if limits were raised.
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Lost Christmas Cash Returned by Unknown Good Samaritan
Annie Newby of 110 Columbia recalls finding her $40 lost billfold with ID missing after Christmas shopping. An unidentified woman found the billfold in Sears parking lot and returned it to Newby’s home. Mrs. Newby thanks the helper and seeks to meet the good Samaritan.
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Intern Use Eyed At Post Hospital
Fort Sill Reynolds Army Hospital officials will meet Friday to discuss using civilian interns from the University of Oklahoma to ease the physician shortage. Retired Col. Jack Wolfson, co chair of the Joint Services Ad Hoc Committee on Retired Medical Benefits, notes the plan is in formative stages and will require state and DoD input. Col. Thomas Birk and Col. Robert Hille will attend, with officials predicting the shortage may continue into the early 1980s as Reynolds may lose 25 doctors by next August and only about half may be replaced.
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Orange Bowl Sooners endure cold early practice
Oklahoma Sooners coach Barry Switzer leads a two hour morning practice in 43 degree Florida as defensive coordinator Larry Lacewell notes a hard two hour session in full pads. Lacewell says the team will run and condition this afternoon ahead of facing Arkansas in the Orange Bowl January 2. The squad arrives to the tune of Boomer Sooner, then receives the evening off with no curfew planned yet.
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Weather Outlook Little Rain Chance and Cool Temps
Mostly cloudy skies and continued cool temperatures expected tonight with light variable winds. A 30 percent chance of light rain on Wednesday, with a low tonight in the upper 20s and a high Wednesday in the low 40s. Monday's high reached 51 and last night's low was 26.
Top 77 News Stories From 1977 Listing
The year began with widespread ice and snow making the coldest period since the republic's founding, cited by the National Weather Service. Editors ranked top stories, including Sadat’s trip to Israel, terrorism, the Panama Canal treaty, Bert Lance’s resignation, Elvis Presley’s death, Gary Gilmore’s execution, Tenerife jet collision, energy policy, Son of Sam capture, and Tongsun Park influence peddling.
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Gary Gilmore
Tenerife
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