Health Education Meeting Planned in State Hearing
A state health plan emphasizing education, prevention, and early disease detection will be discussed at a 6 p.m. public hearing at the Great Plains Area Vo-Tech center. SACV director Tommy Throckmorton noted proposed county referral systems for primary care and increased screening for hypertension, uterine and breast cancer, and vision, hearing, and dental defects in children. The plan also promotes workplace fitness programs and health education teacher certification, with primary care residence programs proposed in Enid, Lawton, Shawnee, and several other cities. Six hearings are set across the state including Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Tahlequah, McAlester, and Enid.
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Southwest Oklahoma
Tommy Throckmorton
Oklahoma
Throckmorton
Enid
Lawton
Shawnee
Bartlesville
Muskogee
McAlester
Ada
Ardmore
Chickasha
Norman
Ponca City
Stillwater
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Tahlequah
Rockettes, Network Stars and Pete's Dragon At Music Hall
Patrons line up as the Music Hall announces closing with Rockettes Jan Peerce Wallendas and Weber and Fields on hand. The cinema shows Pete’s Dragon starring Helen Reddy Jim Dale Mickey Rooney Red Buttons Shelley Winters rated 6. Nearby residents praise the theater’s live stage program and Mighty Wurlitzer Organ, while a Flushing grandmother laments the closing and her grandson agrees the venue draws crowds.
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Jan Peerce
the Wallendas
Weber and Fields
Pete's Dragon
Helen Reddy
Jim Dale
Mickey Rooney
Red Buttons
Shelley Winters
Jean McRae
Flushing
Queens
John
Stony Brook
N.Y
SLY OLD DIPLOMAT Metternich Not Drunk at Vienna Congress
British author Denis Morris argues Metternich did not drink at the Congress of Vienna. He says the 19th century diplomat made other delegates tipsy to influence outcomes and secure his aims.
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Metternich
Denis Morris
ABC of Wine
Bad Weather Warnings Prompt School Closure Caution
Superintendent Dr. John Elkins warns that bad weather can force last minute school closings. He notes buses carry over 7,000 students daily and three bus runs raise delays, making early dismissal unlikely. Weather dangers prevent after school pickups and early releases, with two reserve days in the schedule.
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John Elkins
Elkins
Self Improvement Clinics Rise as Hypnosis Goes Mainstream
Madison AP reports a wave of self improvement hypnosis clinics expanding nationwide led by Rand Hypnosis Institute. Clients from entertainers to farmers seek hypnosis to quit smoking, manage stress, or improve memory while experts describe hypnosis as relaxed concentration, not true sleep.
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Rand Hypnosis Institute Inc
Tamara Rand
Miss Rand
Los Angeles
Adult Courses Taking Students at Great Plains Vo-tech
Enrollment for spring evening adult courses at Great Plains Area Vo-tech Center closes at noon Monday. The 36 courses cover auto mechanics, welding, secretarial work, building trades, data processing, medical records, shorthand, typing, air conditioning, drafting, electronics, machine shop, photography, and radio communications. Three new offerings include forklift operation, car make ready, and effective reading. tuition varies by hours, instruction type, and materials. Only basic auto mechanics has reached maximum enrollment so far.
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Great Plains Area
Vo-tech
Lawton Schools Benefit From Federal Impact Aid Totals Rise
Lawton Public Schools report 1,890 students live with parents on federal installations, up from 1,876 in 1976. Students in private housing but employed on bases total 7,273, down from 7,714. Special education children of uniformed personnel number 366, up from 342. Federally housed low rent pupils drop to 161 from 215. About $1,259,724 has been received toward 1977 78 entitlement, with another 20 percent expected this spring. final payment hinges on average daily attendance next summer.
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Uniformed Services
Kuchta
Lawton
Kucita
Three People Injured In Gore Street Car Crash
At 9 47 a m a two car crash at First and Gore left Elmer Ray McDaniel and two passengers Chester Cole and Avril Cole injured. McDaniel treated for a head cut at Comanche County Memorial Hospital while Chester and Avril Cole were taken to Reynolds Army Hospital. Phyllis Taliaferro was hospitalized by a private physician. McDaniel failed to yield at a stop sign and collided with Taliaferro who was westbound on Gore. McDaniel’s car struck a pole and left the roadway.
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Gore
Charles Gent
Elmer Ray McDaniel
S. 10Th
Comanche County Memorial Hospital
Chester Cole
Garfield
Avril Cole
Park
Reynolds Army Hospital
Phyllis Taliaferro
Lawton
Gent
McDaniel
Taliaferro
Carter and Giscard D Estaing Welcome Crowds in Bayeux
In Bayeux, France, Carter and Giscard d Estaing greeted cheering locals after a drive from Omaha Beach. Carter kissed a Calvados region girl envoy, then they rode to a rail depot for a 21 hour train to Paris. Carter urged a democratic agenda and warned democracies face challenges amid inflation and cohesion issues. France was Carter's sixth stop on a seven nation tour ending with NATO in Brussels.
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Giscard d’Estaing
Calvados
Carter
France
Jimmy
Poland
Iran
India
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Washington
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Brussels
Police crackdown targets prostitution with controlled surveillance
Detective Partin said drug charges must be witnessed by an officer or accompanied by a signed complaint. He noted 148 prostitution arrests reflect only about 10 percent of activity, with surveillance focused on the 1st Street and B Avenue area. Plainclothes officers typically patrol these zones, and the use of female officers as prostitutes may be considered.
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Partin
1St Street
B Avenue
Atkinson Sworn In as Comanche County Special District Judge
Jack Atkinson, 29, took the oath Wednesday to serve as special district judge for Comanche County District Court. He replaces David Carter who resigned for private practice. Atkinson, a 1974 University of Oklahoma Law School graduate, will handle misdemeanor trials arraignments and preliminary felony hearings. Keith Aycock is the other special district judge in the county.
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Jack Atkinson
Comanche County
Jack Brock
Atkinson
David Carter
University of Oklahoma Law School
Lawton
U.S. Treasury Department
Keith Aycock
Double Tragedy Reported In Tulsa Area Shootings
Sheriff Kirkland described a deadly sequence as a youth was wounded by a shotgun blast and two fatal self inflicted and partner shootings followed. Spangler and his estranged wife were found in the living room with gunshot wounds while Lowery and his wife lay on a porch and bedroom floor. Autopsies were ordered at the state medical examiner in Tulsa.
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Spangler
Kirkland
Lowery
Morals Case Eyed After Indecent Exposure Arrest
A 23 year old man was arrested at his home after allegedly exposing himself to two girls in a residential area. One girl said he exposed himself two months earlier. Detective Ward said information will be presented to the district attorney for possible felony charges.
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District Attorney's Office
Jack Everman
Ron Ward
AFL and CIO Merge Form Western World’s Largest Labor Federation
In 1955 the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations merged to create the Western world’s largest labor federation, uniting two major labor movements.
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American Federation of Labor
The
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Labor Federation
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