Chenault Files Assuring Race For Ward Slot
Incumbent Ward 7 Councilman Fred Chenault filed for re election to assure a race in that ward and bring to 10 the number of candidates for six city offices this year. Filing ends 5 p.m. Thursday with mayoral and ward battles in 5 7 and 8. The primary is March 15 and the general on April 5.
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Ward
Fred Chenault
Chenault
County Election Board
Roosevelt Cash, Jr
Garfield
Charles Gibbs
Ashley Cagle
Lee Davidson
Meadowbrook Drive
Davidson
Cornforth Realty
Wayne Gilley
Charles Beller
J.J. Parsley
Robert L. Wheeler
Washington
Postal Service
The
Oklahoma Housing Finance Authority
Barbara Pipes
Feedlots Use Wheat Amid Surplus and Low Costs
Feedlots in the region turn to wheat as a substitute for corn due to lower prices and surplus. J and L Cattle Company in Chattanooga and Cooke and Quam Feed Yards in Frederick buy wheat to mix with alfalfa and straw, feeding about 1,700 head on a 30 percent wheat ration. Nutritionists note wheat’s higher protein and minerals but warn of careful proportioning and limited use.
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J & L Cattle Company
Chattanooga
Cooke & Quam Feed Yards
Frederick
Houston
Goodnight
John Moten
Oklhoma State University
Comanche County
Moten
House Blocks Pay Raise Vote
In Washington a bid by Republicans to force a recorded vote on a pay raise for Congress and top officials failed in the House. The move would have set pay for Senators and Representatives from 44,600 to 57,500, but it was blocked by Rep. Charles H. Wilson who backs the raise. Rhodes argued the record vote would show lawmakers facing the public.
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Washington
Congress
House
Representatives
John J. Rhodes
Arizona
Charles H. Wilson
Texas
Wilson
House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Rhodes
Warm spell to persist in Southwest Oklahoma
The National Weather Service says warm springlike weather in Southwest Oklahoma will continue at least through Sunday. Forecasts show fair to partly cloudy skies with daytime highs in the mid 60s and nightly lows around 30. Tuesday reached a high of 48 and a low of 29 with southerly winds.
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Constitution
Southwest
Oklahoma
Vance Backs Israeli Stand On PLO Talks
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance reaffirmed that the United States and Israel will not include the PLO in peace talks. In Jerusalem he met with Prime Minister Rabin and other leaders, and Rabin insisted the PLO must recognize Israel before any negotiations.
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United States
Vance
PLO
Israel
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
Vienna
Cairo
Rabin
Carter Tax Proposals Advanced by House Panel on Budget
Congressional tax writers weigh keeping the $50 per person rebate for most Americans while trimming it for higher incomes. The Ways and Means Committee aims to finish work by Thursday on Carter’s $31.2 billion stimulus plan with more budget changes due next week.
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Washington
Congress
Carter
Congressional
House
Ways and Means Committee
al Ullman
Gerald R. Ford
Ford
Length Of Stay Eyed In Hospitals Program
Oklahoma hospitals launch a federal required program to monitor Medicare and Medicaid patient stay lengths. Physicians predict stay lengths and justify extensions. Memorial Hospital adds clerical help as the system shifts toward cost containment and after the fact reviews.
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Klahoma
Memorial Hospital
John Coffey
Coffey
Oklahoma
Uncle Sam
Oklahoma Medical Associaton
U.S
Uee Hospital
Carter Seeks Phase One Health Insurance Plan
President Carter announced a plan to propose the first phase of a national health insurance program by year end. He spoke to about 500 Department of Health, Education and Welfare employees and described a year by year progression toward a national system with necessary cost controls and tradeoffs. He said prior to proposing a plan, spending on Medicare and Medicaid must be assessed to determine how funds are used.
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Washington
Carter
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Health Insurance Plans Delayed By Stimulus and Welfare Timetable
HEW Secretary Joseph A. Califano Jr. says national health insurance will be studied this year but any proposals await enactment of the administration stimulus package and a welfare reform plan to be submitted to Carter by May. The President also ordered a reduction in required federal reports from states and aid recipients.
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HEW
Joseph A. Califano Jr
Carter
Califano
City issues permits for small animals and requires housing checks
Lawton enforces a broad small animal ordinance. Snakes gerbils and chickens need permits and housing approval from health inspectors in the City-County Health Department. County inspectors handle areas outside Lawton. Dogs and cats are exempt. bees have separate rules. A. C. Ezell is noted for the longest health inspector record.
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South Lawton
A. C. Ezell
Health Department
Letha Mae Young
Washington
Awton
Lawton
Officialseye list of possible water transfer projects
The Southwest Oklahoma Chamber of Commerce Executives Association discussed a list of potential projects to promote a statewide water transfer plan. At a January Altus meeting the group adopted a resolution making the statewide water system its top priority. Clark Carpenter of Lawton presented the list to members.
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Southwest Oklahoma Chamber of Commerce Executives Association
Altus
Clark Carpenter
Lawton Chamber
Chamber of Commerce
I-35
I-40
Lawton
Hobart
Frederick
Chickasha
Water Transfer Plan Backed by Oklahoma Chamber Executives
Five chamber leaders from southwest Oklahoma endorsed a statewide water transfer proposal as part of a broader effort to secure eastern water for western Oklahoma. They debated meeting Gov. David Boren and keeping talks low key to boost attendance, while eastern Oklahoma resisted.
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Oklahoma Chamber of Commerce
David Boren
Boren
Western Oklahoma
Oklahoma
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