Polar bear pregnant on ice pack draws Soviet scrutiny
Washington AP reports a polar bear captured near Point Barrow Alaska and equipped with a radio collar is now on a Russian ice pack and likely pregnant. Soviet authorities agreed to assist in locating the bear as U S officials monitor her via satellite.
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Alaska
MacDonald
Moscow
Child Frozen and Grandmother Charged in Death
Baltimore police charged Lillie P. Brown aged 41 with murder and child abuse after her 3-year-old grandson was found frozen to death in an unheated third floor room. An 11-year-old uncle discovered the boy in a room shared with at least three other children. the house had one heated bedroom and six other children aged 6 months to 18 lived there.
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Baltimore
Lillie P. Brown
Parents sue rattlesnake owner for damages in bite case
The parents of 18 month old Jeanie Kim filed a $100000 damages suit against snake owner Joseph Mayer in Chicago The bite occurred December 19 when the child reached behind a couch in the Kims apartment and authorities speculated the rattlesnake crawled from an adjacent unit through a heating duct.
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Jeanie Kim
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Chong Kim
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Joseph Mayer
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Polite Robber Sought By FBI in California Bank Robberies
FBI seeks a middle aged man who dresses as a woman and offers bank clerks shiny red apples before stealing cash. He robbed two San Jose banks within 20 minutes earlier this month and escaped with undisclosed sums as apples are processed for prints in Washington.
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Carter Announces 200 Million Food Deal With Poland
President Carter announced a new 200 million food and feed grains deal with Poland during a Warsaw news conference broadcast to the United States. He hoped for a 1978 SALT accord with the Soviet Union and discussed NATO, European force reductions, and future peace commitments while stressing Poland's role in human rights and regional stability.
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Courthouse Prepares Murder Charges In Soldier Slaying
Charges expected after Fort Sill Spec. 4 William Stine was shot at least nine times near Lawton. Two 22 year old Fort Sill soldiers face murder counts and a 19 year old faces conspiracy charges. The killing cited jealousy over a go go dancer at Kim's Bar. A weapon was found disassembled in a suspect’s automobile.
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Lawton
Comanche County
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Rogers
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Water Transfer Plan Eyed as Key 1978 Year
Comanche County lawmakers told city officials that 1978 will be crucial for large scale water movement from eastern to western Oklahoma. Gov. Boren plans a statewide water proposal aimed at easing eastern western disparities and aiding cities like Oklahoma City and Lawton.
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Comanche County
Lawton
Roy B. Hooper Jr
David Boren
Hooper
Oklahoma City
Norman
Don Davis
D-Lawton
al Terrill
Oklahoma farm strike plans rally at state Capitol
Oklahoma farm strike organizers announce a rally with farm vehicles converging on the Oklahoma City Capitol to reconvene the Legislature. Meetings are set statewide to coordinate the action and two dozen farmers paused picketing due to holidays plan to resume next week.
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State Capitol
Oklahoma City
American Agriculture
Weekend forecast calls for mild, mostly fair weather
The outlook is fair to partly cloudy through Saturday with lows near 30 and highs in the low 50s. Thursday posted a high of 44 and a low of 38, setting a mild precedential tone for the period.
Lawton Patrols Hit Full Force for New Year Drunk Driving
Lawton area law enforcement plans maximum force on New Year weekend. Ace McCowen says all days off canceled and troopers from other districts will assist. Police Chief Robert Gillian notes no extra units beyond four on patrol and no expected spike in arrests. Officers urge revelers to plan alternate transport home.
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Comanche County
Lawton
Robert Gillian
Cost Of Second Street Work Tops 2.5 Million
Engineers estimate the Second Street reconstruction from Ferris Avenue to the alley between B and C Avenues will cost about 2.776 million dollars. Major storm sewer work and intersection upgrades at Gore and Ferris drive more than one million of that total. The plan includes widening to 64 feet with four through lanes and a left turn lane, plus utilities, right of way, and contingencies.
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Poe & Associates
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Old Cache Road
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