Snow Expected Across Southwest Oklahoma Tonight Through Thursday
Arctic cold front dropped into the state bringing snow chances to Lawton and Southwest Oklahoma. Forecasters warn of gusty north winds, subfreezing temperatures, and a snow risk spreading from the Panhandle to the southeast through Thursday.
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Sooner
Lawton
Oklahoma
National Weather Service
Red River
Texas
Guymon
Ardmore
Panhandle
East
Dalton Will Fill Assessor's Slot
Comanche County named former city councilman Richard Dalton to serve the remaining two years of Stanley Sasser's term after Sasser died. Dalton, 63, will be sworn in at 1 30 p m in Dist Judge Bill Brock's courtroom.
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Comanche County
Richard Dalton
Stanley Sasser
Sasser
Bill Griswold
Dalton
Dist
Bill Brock
Lawton
Griswold
Garland Clark
J. J. Pursley
Ron Gates
Richard Taliaferro
Sasser’s
Jim Taliaferro
Louise Sasser
Stanley
Howard Way
Cleta Booker
Frank White
City Coun
Students Obtain Necessary Shots
Lawton and Comanche County schools report very few suspensions for missing immunization requirements. Officials say about 0.1 percent of students may be noncompliant, with Oklahoma City experiencing far higher noncompliance.
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Health Department
Lawton
Comanche County
Bob Roundtree
Adeline Yerkes
Oklahoma City
Congress Demos Start Work On Jobs Program
Democratic leaders of the 95th Congress begin work on President-elect Carter's jobs program before his inauguration. The House considers a $4 billion public works expansion with up to 600000 jobs, while shelving Ford tax-cut plans until Carter's proposals emerge. House leaders meet in Plains to review the broader $15 billion stimulus package and incentives for industry. Ford sends a rival tax-cut plan, likely to stall in Congress.
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95Th Congress
Carter
Congress
Ford
House
Plains
O'Neill
al Altman
D-Ore
Ways and Means Committee
Hoffmann Denies Early Readmission for Ousted West Point Cadets
Army Secretary Martin Hoffmann rejects early readmission for 151 cadets implicated in the West Point honor code scandal. He will adopt most of the Borman Commission's recommendations but keeps a one year suspension, delaying return to late June or July for the class of 1977.
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Washington
Martin R. Hoffmann
West Point
U.S. Military Academy
Hoffmann
Frank Borman
Eastern Air Lines
Borman
Miami
Pentagon
City-Run Co-op Sought To End Local Gas Curtailments
Lawton Industrial Foundation formed a six member task force to end current natural gas curtailments affecting four heavy users including Mead's Bakery Coca Cola Bottling Fort Sill Laundry. A pilot city run gas cooperative could coordinate procurement with Arkla Gas Co. or other Oklahoma cities to sustain industry year round. Sam Ard said the group would seek firm information from Washington or elsewhere to resolve the problem.
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Lawton Industrial Foundation
Arkla Gas Co
Oklahoma
Lawton
Sam Ard
Foundation
Washington
Timbuktu
Arkla
Mead’s Bakery
Coca- Cola Bottling Co
Fairmont Dairy
Fort Sill
Lawton Industrial Service
Wayne Gilley
Milton Worley
Glenn McGuinn
John Harris
Alan Fries
Jack Raulston
Lawton Chamber of Commerce
Mayor Pushes Planning For 3.9 Million Street Projects
Wayne Gilley urged preliminary planning and federal funding review for three city street projects estimated at at least 3.9 million. Proposals cover Cache Road, east Gore Boulevard, and Second Street. counciled discussed forming a finance committee to explore funding sources amid aging state road funds.
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Ayor
Wayne Gilley
Gilley
Cache Road
U.S. 62
52Nd Street
82Nd
East Gore Boulevard
Walt Belland
Belland
Community Development Department
Lawton
Cache
East Gore
Second Street
Lawton Comanche County Residents Survey Informed on Government
A statewide University of Oklahoma poll of 175 Lawton area residents shows mixed views on government information and the impact of officials. The survey notes 95 percent confidence with a five percent margin and reports varying levels of awareness about local state and federal government and opinions on removing poorly performing officials.
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Lawton
Comanche County
University of Oklahoma
Center For Economic and Management Research
Lawton-area
Oklahoma City
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