Emergency Jail Staffing Due as CETA Cuts Loom
Comanche County and Lawton jails face emergency staffing Friday as about 60 CETA workers are laid off. City and county officials plan to cover duties with regular officers as funding gaps close the public service program. Title VI layoffs hit Friday with Title I staff to follow. 26 city CETA workers lose jobs, with two extensions and one resignation affecting jail operations.
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Park Plaza At Apartments Receives Urban Design Award
The McMahon Foundation 1975 Urban Design Award goes to Lawton Urban Renewal Authority for the park plaza beside the Benjamin O. Davis high rise. The 1.9 acre site cost 128500 dollars to develop with native trees, lighting, underground watering, an amphitheatre, and a fish pond. Proceeds from the 1000 dollar prize benefit the Lawton Public Housing Authority for seeds and bulbs for residents.
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Ford offers full executive aid to probe leaks of secret report
President Ford volunteered all services and resources of the executive branch to track leaks from the House intelligence committee. Speaker Carl Albert had not requested help, and Kissinger denounced the committee’s handling of classified material while the Village Voice published excerpts. The Pike Committee faced criticism for alleged distortions as CIA director George Bush led probes.
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ConRail Extends Network With 2000 More Miles
The government announced that ConRail will add 2000 miles to its 17000 mile network at a multimillion dollar cost. USRA says bigger system may profit sooner but fewer profits and less competition than original plan. Delaware and Hudson Railroad agreed to extend routes toward Harrisburg Allentown Buffalo Washington to boost competition.
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Mild Warm Weather Persists In Southwest Oklahoma
Continued mild and unusually warm conditions are forecast for Southwest Oklahoma through Monday with Friday’s high near the upper 60s to 70s and a very high fire danger due to no precipitation. Lows tonight in the mid 40s. Wednesday’s high reached 65 with a 46 low.
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Valley Forge Mission Set Muleskinner Heads East
Homi Southern a 70-year-old muleskinner from Oklahoma drives Pride and Joy a pair of large mules from Pomona California through Arizona to Sonoita then joins a bicentennial Santa Fe Trail wagon train heading toward Valley Forge. He notes Pride weighs 480 Joy 440 and the team pulls the rubber wheeled wagon at about 20 miles daily.
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Bi centennial Wagon Train to visit Lawton Friday
Lawton gears up for the Bi centennial Wagon Train arrival Friday afternoon. Oklahoma and Texas wagons enter via U.S. 277 U.S. 281 and Second Avenue around 2 30 p m. Fort Sill Field Artillery Half Section Lawton riders and police escort the caravan to the county fairgrounds. A six member youth troupe and a Penn State show travel with the train. The weather remains mild with clear skies and no rain through Monday.
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Final Caucus Results Delayed Until Monday in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City AP reports state Democratic headquarters will release final caucus results Monday. Bill Crane cites 3000 precinct reports, missing mail, and county-by-county tabulation as delays. Crane defends process, noting a three step system and ongoing county tallies.
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