Higher GI insurance dividends to veterans for 1977
The Veterans Administration reports 1977 dividends totaling 403.4 million for World War I II and Korean war veterans who kept GI policies. The average World War II payout is 104 dollars, while surviving World War I holders average 202 dollars. No dividends for Vietnam era vets. Dividends mailed starting next week with no applications required. California leads in beneficiary counts.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Richard L. Roude
Bush
Roudebush
Korea
California
Carter Eyes Tax Cut as Likely Step in Economic Plan
President-elect Carter said a tax cut is a likely prospect for his upcoming economic stimulus program to be unveiled next week. He stressed job creation as the priority and noted costs may vary with economic progress, as he met with his Cabinet and New York officials.
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ST. Simons Island
Carter
Congress
Food Exports Drop and Oil Imports Rise in Trade Gap
The Commerce Department reports a record monthly U.S. trade deficit of 906 million dollars in November as food exports fall and petroleum imports rise. Oil imports exceed 3 billion, boosting total imports to over 10.5 billion while exports slip to about 9.6 billion.
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Washington
U.S
Commerce Department
Maynard Comiez
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
United States
Lawton Officials Plan New Year Day Closures
Nearly all government offices in Lawton will close Friday for New Year’s Day. Many businesses will stay open but close early. Post office staff work Saturday with Friday service. Fort Sill runs Friday with essential personnel. Library short hours Friday. post regular Sunday.
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Constitution
Lawton
Fort Sill
Lawton Financial Institutions
Beached Liberian tanker oil spill threatens east coast beaches
The grounding of a Liberian tanker Monday on the Pennsylvania shore created a 20 mile oil slick along the Delaware River risk ing beaches and wildlife near Paulsboro New Jersey and Claymont Delaware. Coast Guard Captain Kenneth Wiman said containment booms line creeks on both sides and cleanup could take up to two weeks focusing on shorelines first before midriver removal. He noted removing in water will be difficult and four oil spill specialists have been brought in.
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Glouster City
N.J
Pennsylvania
Delaware River
Coast Guard
Kenneth Wiman
Philadelphia
New Jersey
Wiman
Paulsboro
Claymont
Del
Commanding General Sets Pace For Post Fitness
Gen Volney Warner at Ft. Lewis oversees a mandatory running program for 15 000 soldiers including clerks and MPs. He says the plan improves morale and combat readiness with no heart attack deaths, shirts leaner and tougher, and women now running with men. The program features two mile runs for clerks and office personnel and up to five miles for combat units with gas masks.
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FT. Lewis
Wash
Volney Warner
Warner
Fort
Easier Foreign Loans Sought To Boost Wheat Exports
Oklahoma Wheat Commissioner James Kinder Jr notes efforts in Washington to extend low interest CCC loans to more countries for U S wheat purchases. He argues broader credit access could help U S wheat compete with Canada Australia and Argentina, with Asian markets cited as potential buyers. See WHEAT, Page 2.
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Oklahoma Wheat
Walters
James Kinder Jr
Oklahoma Wheat Commission
Western Wheat Association
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
Kinder
United States
New Fertilizer Plants Deplete Gas Supply Claims
Oklahoma lawmakers allege three new fertilizer plants will use vast natural gas daily, tying up reserves and depleting supply in Lawton. They blame ONG for buying reserves at high prices to feed intrastate plants, while FPC limits Arkla, intensifying competition and shortages.
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Terrill
Oklahoma Natural Gas Co
Lawton
al Terrill
Ing Ong
Robert Whitt
Whitt
ONG
Federal Power Commission
Arkla
FPC
Mad
Firemen Pinned As Truck Flips In Refuge Rescue
Two volunteer firemen, father and son Ronnie Leath, 35, and Rickie Leath, 18, were injured when their firetruck overturned while fighting a grass fire in the Wichita Mountains Refuge. They were pinned for about 30 minutes near the Happy Hollow gift shop and survived in stable condition at Comanche County Memorial Hospital.
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Medicine Park
Wichita Mountains
SH 49
Happy Hollow
Rex Leath
Ronnie Leath
Rickie
Ronnie
Comanche County Memorial Hospital
Weather outlook for Southwest Oklahoma cooler through Wednesday
Fair skies dominate the Southwest Oklahoma forecast with cooler temperatures through Wednesday. Winds ease tonight as temperatures fall to the lower 20s with a Wednesday high in the mid 50s. Monday recorded a high of 72 and a low of 41.
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Oklahoma
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