Ford Signs 6.4 Billion Rail Bill to Create ConRail System
President Ford signed a 6.4 billion bill to fund a new railroad system from seven Northeastern carriers and grant new regulatory flexibility. The measure creates ConRail with 15,000 miles in 17 states, provides 1.8 billion in loans, 1.85 billion in passenger grants, and expands rate freedom to compete with trucking and airlines.
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Bitter-Cold Storm Strands Oklahoma Roads With Ice
A bitter cold winter storm coated Oklahoma roads in ice leaving highways slick. Another icy system is expected to bring mixed precipitation through Friday. Lawton recorded .25 inch of precipitation as driving remained hazardous statewide with bridges especially slick.
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Lawton
Soviet fleet seen off Lobito aids Angola faction
A top Western-backed group alleges a fleet of Soviet ships with weapons and Cuban troops sighted near Lobito Angola to support the UNITA faction. No independent verification but claims persist from Jorge Sangumba, UNITA foreign minister.
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Lobito
Jorge Sangumba
The
Union For the Total Independence of Angola
Weather Update Cold spell to continue with light precipitation possible
Cold temperatures continue through Friday with a 20 percent chance of precipitation tonight and Friday. Lows in the mid-20s tonight and highs in the upper 30s on Friday. Wednesday's high was 39 and low 25.
Changes In Prison Fund Plan Opposed
Oklahoma City AP House Speaker Bill Willis opposes any changes to a 16.5 million prison construction fund. Senate leaders consider adjusting the plan for medium security sites near Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Senators Benton Stipe and Hamilton criticize the Corrections Director. Willis warns against diverting funds to McAlester penitentiary. See CHANGES Page 4.
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Tulsa
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Jim Hamilton
Cpoteau
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McAlester Penitentiary
McAlester
Relatives of Lawton Women In Guatemala Quake
Lawton residents Mrs. David Morris and Mrs. Mike Owen reported five relatives escaped a Guatemala City quake that destroyed their home. Mrs. Robert E. Teters seeks word on relatives including her father and siblings. An International Flying Farmers group of 56 Americans, including two Chattanooga couples, were safe and due back Feb. 14. The Estradas escaped with a daughter and others after the quake struck about 3 04 a m Wednesday.
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Guatemala City
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N. 27Th
Mike Owen
Bell
Robert E. Teters
Baldwin
Red Cross
Teters
Chattanooga
John Goodknight
Calvin Strecker
Guatemala
Bruno Enrico Paz
Carlos Vielman
Robert Paz
Jose Maria Paz
Gustavo Estrada
Estradas
Earthquake Toll in Guatemala Reaches At Least 2000 Dead
Emergency warnings push burying of corpses to avoid epidemic as rescuers race for survivors. Government declares state of emergency while relief pours in from Latin America and beyond. officials warn the death toll may rise beyond 2000 with thousands still missing.
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Guatemala City
Manuel Angel Ponce
Emergency Rescue Committee
Fort Sill unit to aid earthquake victims in Guatemala
OME 125 members of Fort Sill's 47th Field Hospital unit departed for Guatemala to assemble a 100 bed hospital for earthquake victims. The team and gear were moved to Altus Air Force Base and loaded onto C141 Star aircraft for the mission with departures planned at one hour intervals after noon.
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Fort Sill
47Th Field Hospital
Guatemala
Altus Air Force Base
Central America
Altus
Cameron University posts 21.6 percent FTE rise in 1976 enrollment
Cameron University's 1976 full year FTE climbs 21.6 percent to 4,539 from 3,732 in 1975, beating State Regents estimates. Spring head count reaches 5,018, up 14.3 percent from 4,387. Fall enrollment up 19.4 percent, largest among Oklahoma colleges, with gains across all categories. Dr. Richard Murray cites record evening program and spring freshman enrollment. See CAMERON, Page 4
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State
Regents For Higher Education
Oklahoma
Cameron
Richard Murray
Inmates To Work County Land In Rogers Garden Plan
Comanche County plans a 20 acre jail garden near SH 49 and U.S. 277. Sheriff Coy Rogers says inmates will tend vegetables for meals, reducing feeding costs. The land, formerly federal, was donated for temporary use after a grass fire near Amer ican Legion Post No. 193.
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U.S. 277
Oklahoma County
Comanche County
Coy Rogers
Comanche County Correctional Agricultural Station
Rogers
American Legion
Gore Boulevard traffic signal synchronization plan advances this summer
City aims to install a new radio pulse and digital control system on Gore Boulevard intersections from Second to 38th Streets by summer end. Installation begins this month from Second to 17th, with later work at 38th and Gore and Memorial Hospital intersections.
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38Th Streets
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Marshall
38Th and
Gore
Memorial Hospital
Sheridan Road
31St Street
Sheridan
31St
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NASA
Helvy
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