Toll: 9 Dead 23 Hurt In Galveston Grain Elevator Blast
Rescue teams worked through rubble at the Farmers Export Co grain elevator in Galveston Texas seeking survivors after a blast that killed nine and injured 23. Authorities reported missing include three federal grain inspectors as efforts continued amid dust smoke and dangerous conditions.
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Galveston
Texas
D.K. Lack
FBI
New Orleans
U.S. Coast Guard
Galveston Island
Hugh O’ Donohoe
Farmer's Export N Co
Subway Collision Injures 30 as Motorman Blackouts
A midtown subway crash injures about 30 of 300 riders when an F train apparently blames a blackout for rear-ending an E train at 53rd Street and Fifth Avenue. The F train operator E A Foy was treated and released. Service rerouted briefly with full restoration by 6:30 a.m.
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NEW York
Midtown Manhattan
Roosevelt
St. Clare's
Bellevue
Lenox Hill
Transit Authority
53Rd Street
Fifth Avenue
E.A. Foy
St. Clare's Hospital
Authority
Brooklyn
Area Farmers Face Hard Choices Over Likely Farm Strike
Southwestern Oklahoma farmers weigh limits of a national farm strike amid low wheat prices and a bumper cotton harvest. With next year’s wheat planted and unharvested cotton still in fields, they must decide whether to harvest or risk losses while considering farm price supports and potential loss of farming status if production ceases.
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Oklahoma
Lawton faces road bond squeeze over $10 million plan
Preliminary engineering places rebuilding costs for East Gore Boulevard Old Cache Road and Second Street at over 10 million, about 4.5 million beyond current bonding capacity. City officials consider smaller bond packages or outside funds with possible state urban system aid to bridge the gap ahead of a 1978 election.
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Cache Road
East Gore Boulevard
Second Street
Lawton
Robert Metzinger
60Th
Old Cache Road
Ferris Avenue
C Avenues
Sal Taranto
Metzinger
Warmack Panel To Review Pact For Downtown Mall
Ed Warmack and the Lawton City Council plan a January 4 review of the contract to provide parking for a new downtown mall. Warmack aims to sign by January 20 to buy about 600,000 square feet of downtown land under a separate agreement with the Lawton Urban Renewal Authority. Sam Ard said several crucial conditions should be discussed. Councilman Pursley urged a workshop with the city before the mall land signing. Warmack plans to take title in March and start construction then.
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Owntown
Ed Warmack
Lawton
Warmack
J.J. Pursley
Council
Carter selects party chairman from Texas
President Carter names John White a Texan as Democratic Party chairman designating him to lead a debt laden party into the 1978 elections. White aims to pay off debts and back congressional candidates while pledging fairness if faced with a 1980 bid. Curtis departs after service and Carter praises his work.
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Washington
Carter
John White
Curtis
Maine
White
Agriculture Department
Robert Strauss
Texas
Democratic National Committee
Atlanta
Congress
Allen O'Donnell
Nebraska
O'Donnell
Carter signs 28.7 billion Clean Water Act of 1977
President Carter signs the Clean Water Act of 1977, a 28.7 billion antipollution measure giving the federal government broader powers to curb toxic chemicals in waterways. The bill, approved by Congress on December 15 after a two year debate, funds municipal wastewater treatment plants and covers administrative costs, with several compliance deadlines eased or extended. Sen. Edmund Muskie hailed it as restoring the integrity of the nation’s waters.
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Washington
Carter
Congress
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Sen
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Carpool Plan In Lawton Still Idle Despite Efforts
Lawton Metropolitan Area Planning Commission continues a two year carpooling push with 86 letters sent to businesses in 1977, none replied. Five locator boards placed in Fort Sill Cameron University and City Hall show little usage. Transportation staff blame lack of personnel and commuter awareness, plan further outreach to downtown employers this spring.
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Transportation Department
Lawton Metropolitan Area Planning Commission
LMAPC
Fort Sill
Cameron University
City Hall
Frank Robinson
Lawton
Robinson
Mild days and cool nights with a chance of light rain
The forecast calls for mild days and cool nights with a chance of light rain Thursday. The high Thursday should be near 50 with a low around the mid 30s and a 40 percent rain chance. Tuesday's high was 41 and the low 38.
Oklahoma State head coach rumors denied Lacewell link
Oklahoma State denies reports that Oklahoma defensive coordinator Larry Lacewell is bound for the head coaching job. Lacewell says he is still coaching at Oklahoma, while radio source hints at a possible line for the post as Oklahoma State finished 4-7 this year.
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Esman
Oklahoma State University
Oklahoma University
Larry Lacewell
Oklahoma State
Pat Quinn
Theort
Terry Miller
Miller
Iowa State
Quinn
Lacewell
Storeman
Miami
Oklahoma Sooners
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Hal O'Halloran
KWEN
Tulsa
Okla
Jim Stanley
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Eereseeerers
Cressword
Tom Sharrock
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Are
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Kenneth Curtis
Oval
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