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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Feb 28, 1978

Page

4

House Calls For Moratorium On Building New State Colleges

Oklahoma House adopts a 52 to 45 resolution by Rep. Cleta Deatherage calling for a moratorium on establishing new higher education institutions. The plan would bar regents from expanding programs such as extension centers without explicit legislative approval, citing financing concerns and quality. It also addresses harsher penalties for assaulting athletic officials in Senate action and edits to curriculum control via local boards.

Oklahoma City Oklahoma House of Representatives Cleta Deatherage D-Norman Senate Deatherage Jeff Johnston University of Oklahoma Johnston D-Seminole Bill Lancester D-Wagoner Don Duke D-Ardmore Regents’ Board

Gulf Oil Says Lesson Learned

Gulf Oil Corp chairman Jerry McAfee asserts past transgressions taught ethics. He recalls Gulf’s secret slush fund, a $12 million political payments scheme, a $229,500 fine for illegal activities, and a $36,000 penalty for improper trips to an IRS auditor.

Pittsburgh Gulf Oil Corp Corporation Jerry McAfee McAfee American Institute of Chemical Engineers Atlanta Gulf Bob R. Dorsey Internal Revenue Service

Boy's Body Found In Snowbank In Uxbridge Mass

20 days of searching by 8500 residents failed to find 10 year old Peter Gosselin who vanished during a blizzard. His body was uncovered in a melting snowbank five feet from his front door by postman Leo J. Lussier who wished someone else had found him. Police, fire and volunteers extended a massive search across central Massachusetts after he was last seen Feb 7 amid a snowstorm that dumped over two feet of snow.

Uxbridge Mass Peter Gosselin Peter Leo J. Lussier Massachusetts John Emerick Gosselin New England

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