FHA Stops Some Home Loan Action In Lawton NEF-40 Zone
The FHA halted loan guarantees in about 22 percent of Lawton due to a Fort Sill noise study. HUD says the NEF-40 area north and east of the city is affected, with possible negative impacts on home values. VA also requires buyers to certify awareness of ground shock and noise disturbance in the zone.
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Federal Housing Administration
Lawton
Fort Sill
Area Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Robert Breeden
Oklahoma City
FHA
Washington
Breeden
Army Engineers
Don McConnell
Veterans Administration
Cab Driver Helps Avert Fire Tragedy
ABC Cab Co driver IM Nolen spotted a morning blaze at the Timothy Buckles residence on NW 26th and notified Fire Station No. 4. Firefighters arrived after he alerted them and he helped evacuate the home where three people were sleeping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert McKenzie
Timothy Buckles
Jim Nolen
Jeff Dixon
IM Nolen
ABC Cab Co
Nolen
48Th
Cache Road
Cache
Buckles
Gold market opens with minimal retail demand
On the first day of legal ownership in 41 years, few Americans bought gold bullion while futures trading surged. Chicago and New York exchanges saw record opening activity with prices in the 187 to 205 dollar range, yet banks reported little public interest and a cautious, quiet market overall.
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New York
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
New York Mercantile Exchange
Commodity Exchange, Inc
Chicago
Mercantile Trust Co
St. Louis
First National Bank of St. Louis
Kansas City
First National Bank of Kansas City
Republic National Bank of New York
Tennessee
West Virginia
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Albany
N.Y
Merrill Lynch
Chilly Spell Continues Over Lawton Area New Year
The Lawton area ushers in the new year with chilly dry weather. Tonight's low near 30 and highs in the mid-40s. Precipitation ends tonight with a forecast of partly to mostly cloudy skies. An extended outlook calls for cold, partly cloudy conditions through Saturday. The state recorded less than an inch of precipitation Monday, with 0.32 inch measured downtown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Jurors Deliberate in Watergate Trial Slowness Hints Outcome
Jurors began a careful full day of deliberations in the Watergate cover up trial as they weighed transcripts and evidence. Defendants include Haldeman Ehrlichman Mitchell Mardian and Parkinson while Judge Sirica urged patience and rejected transcript access.
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Ashington
U.S
John J. Sirica
John N. Mitchell
H. R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
Robert C. Mardian
Kenneth W. Parkinson
Sirica
Ford plans to sign trade bill after Rockies trip
President Ford aims to sign one major measure the administration's trade bill after returning to Washington from a ski holiday in the Rockies. The bill must be signed by midnight Saturday amid a set of 115 bills awaiting his attention. The report notes few bills qualify as major legislation.
Pakistan Earthquake Toll Rises Amid Rescue Efforts
Army helicopters found two more villages demolished as the death toll climbed to 5,200 and injuries to 16,000 in northern Pakistan. Brig. Aftab Ahmad Khan urged aid for shelter medicine blankets and plaster for thousands injured while Prime Minister Bhutto appealed for international help. Rescue work contends with inaccessible terrain and a severed Karakoram Highway, delaying relief for weeks.
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Attan
Pakistan
Aftab Ahmad Khan
Pattan
Paris
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Islamabad
Karakoram Mountains
Karakoram
Texan to Fill Library Post
Bernice Jackson, 49, named supervisor of the Lawton Public Library beginning February 3. She leaves San Patricio County Library as director and will earn 13 344 dollars yearly. Jackson previously led Air Force Film Library Center operations in St. Louis and served eight years as administrative officer. She and husband John plan to move from Linton Texas before February.
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South Texas
Lawton
Larry Fountaine
Bernice Jackson
Fountaine
San Patricio County
Tex
Jackson
Air Force Film Library Center
St. Louis
Charles Grasmick
Grasmick
John March
Seasonal plant closings spur county unemployment jump
December unemployment in Comanche County rises due to seasonal layoffs. Haggar slacks extends holiday shutdown affecting about 900 workers in Lawton Duncan and Temple. Dolese Bros. rock plant layoffs add to claims as Riggs warns the rate will climb above 4.6 percent, though still under national 6.5 percent.
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Spur County
Comanche County
Dick Riggs
Oklahoma State Employment Service
Riggs
Haggar
Lawton
Duncan and
Temple
Dolese Bros. Rock
Colese
Oklahoma City
Bomb blasts greet two officials in San Juan
Four bombs exploded and five others were planted in Puerto Rico during a vacation stop by Vice President Rockefeller and Secretary Kissinger. Targets included two Chase Manhattan Bank branches, a power plant, and a gas pipeline with no injuries reported. Unexploded devices were found at additional sites.
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A Juan
Puerto Rico
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Henry A Kissinger
Chase Manhattan Bank
Chase
Rockefeller
David
Chase Bank
New York
Holiday motorists urged to heed drunken driving warnings
Law enforcement agencies in Lawton Oklahoma announce heavy patrols tonight for New Year Eve traffic. Officials from the Lawton Police Department Oklahoma Highway Patrol and Comanche County Sheriff will deploy about 15 patrol cars and extra staff. They warn motorists to avoid driving if possible stay sober or use public transit and not expect special treatment for holiday drinking.
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Highway Patrol
Sheriff's Office
Lawton Police
Lawton
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Comanche County
Scott
Roy Morse
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Cameron University
Bill Schooley
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Oklahoma State University
Cameron
Richard M. Nixon
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Hawaii
United States Geological Survey
Donald Peterson
Survey
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Peterson
Edmond
Dallas
Mo C. Hendrix
Bregenz
Austria
Gaschurn
Bludenz
Texan
Haggar Slacks Plant
ED Haggar
San Juan
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