Torin Begins Job Interviews for Local Plant Opening
Torin Corporation started interviews for 19 positions at its new Comanche County plant set to open in about two weeks. About 25 local employees will work at the Lawton facility with training funds of 5000 provided by CETA and Torin during the first 30 days of operation.
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Torin Corporation
Comanche County
Jefferson
CETA
Torin
Lawton
Harry Garrett
Department of Labor
White
Fire Contained After Outlets Start Prison Blaze
Reports say the fire began in electrical outlets as inmates on trusty status were not all housed in the main building due to assignments elsewhere. A headcount was difficult during the turmoil. Inmates were issued bedding and housed in a newly renovated cell house. The last major fire occurred in October at the maximum security facility known as The Rock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crisp
the Rock
Greenspan outlines Ford economic council recommendations
Greenspan described the council's recommendations to President Ford. He noted industrial inventories are shrinking, slowing production and increasing layoffs. He cited easing shortages and sagging demand as reducing inflation in several sectors while others see price declines. He warned the downturn could complicate future forecasts and expects a bottoming out by mid year though recovery remains uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Economic Council
Ford
Greenspan
Ford creates CIA inquiry panel amid Watergate debate
Ford announces an investigative commission restricted to CIA activities within the United States. The panel, praised and criticized by senators, will begin organizational work this week with staff hires and no firm hearings date yet.
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Tiows
Sparkman
Ford Panel
Stennis
Sen
Howard H. Baker
Rtenn
CIA
Ford
Baker
William Proxmire
Dwis
Griswold
Kissinger
Lemnitzer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Nessen
Commission
United States
Agency
Republic
Investigative Commission
White House
Oklahoma City market prices for grains and livestock
State Department of Agriculture lists prices by location for wheat 4.26 to 4.81 per bushel, barley 2.40 to 2.80, milo 4.80 to 5.90 per hundredweight, soybeans 6.20 to 6.90, alfalfa hay 65 to 75 per ton, broilers 23 cents per pound, eggs around 66 cents a dozen, plus cattle and calves trading mixed with slaughter cows 16 to 18.75, bulls 26.00 to 27.50, hogs 37 to 41.50 and sows 34 to 35.
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Oklahoma City
State Department of Agriculture
Afton
Altus
Hobart
Manchester
Pauls Valley
Weatherford
Keyes
Liberal
Perryton
Clinton
el Reno
Geary
Kingfisher
Medford
Okeene
Ponca City
Temple
Yukon
Gulf
Milo
Cdnt
Banner
Muskogee
Silkwood Contamination Ties Tied to Kerr-McGee Plant
AEC investigators report localized skin contamination on Karen Silkwood on November 6 and 7 at her Kerr-McGee plant home. They found no evidence of plant release or accident and noted possible postsampling tampering in urine results. Sherri Ellis, Silkwood's roommate, also showed skin contamination and ingestion signs but internal levels were deemed not a significant health hazard by Dr. Voelz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerr- McGee
AEC
Kerr-McGee
Miss Silkwood
Strasma
Sherri Ellis
Silkwood
Miss Ellis
George L. Voelz
Los Alamos Laboratory
Anti ERA talk on the Equal Rights Amendment
At 7 p.m Thursday the Lawton Public Library hosts a talk by Mrs. Sally Bell on what the proposed Equal Rights Amendment would mean for women. Sponsored by Comanche County Women for Responsible Legislation, the program invites public attendance.
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Lawton
Sally Bell
Comanche County
City Council Considers Six Week Rezoning Delay Actions
Lawton councilneys face agenda items including deferring Jerry Babbit's 38th Street and Lee Boulevard rezoning, requesting Lee Boulevard redesign for a fifth lane to save funds, and approving a Feb 11 ordinance closings on B Avenue and McKinley Avenue.
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Arlington
Jerry Babbit
38Th Street
Lee Boulevard
Second Street
Lee
B Avenue
Cameron University
McKinley Avenue
Third
Fourth Streets
McKinley
U.S. 281
South
Lawton
Indian takeover at Menominee estate turns violent
Deputies fired nine shots over two days at a Menominee owned estate used as an observation post amid a protest to convert it into an Indian health center. About 250 people gathered in Madison as Gov Lucey urged peace and declined to intervene without county request.
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Menominee Restoration Committee
Menomainee
Alexian Brothers
Neal Hawpeross
Madison
Patrick J. Lucey
Lucey
GAO audit questions U S gold holdings and auction value
Conlon argues the GAO findings may show U S gold bullion far below the Treasury estimate of about 278 million ounces. A lower inventory would raise the value of auctioned gold substantially according to the analyst.
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GAO
U.S
Treasury Department
Conlon
Traffic Lights May Be Removed at Fort Sill Blvd Intersection
The Lawton Traffic Commission will consider removing three traffic lights at Fort Sill Boulevard intersections with A B and E Avenues at 4 p.m. Thursday in City Hall. The meeting will also review requests for traffic controls at Seventh Street and H Avenue and at 72nd Street and Hunter Boulevard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Whitsell
Richard Gilliam
Robert Campbell
D&r Auto Salvage
Benham-Blair and Affiliates
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
City Environmental Quality Advisory Board
NW Cheryl Boulevard
NW 47Th Street
B Avenue
Third
Fourth Streets
Mid-Continent Rubber Co., Inc
Fort Sill Boulevard
Lawton Traffic Commission
City Hall
Seventh Street
H Avenue
72Nd Street
Hunter Blvd
Davenport siblings unveil pedicabs for Eugene route
Bu and Genny Davenport introduced five pedicabs a bicycle rickshaw to transport two passengers between the University of Oregon and downtown Eugene. The move blends old transit with modern needs and targets a busy campus corridor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenports
MPUR
Eugene
Ore
Genny Davenport
Orient
University of Oregon
Pravda circulation and letters to editor scope described
Pravda prints about 10.3 million copies daily with six pages typically and no advertising. The paper receives roughly 1,000 letters to the editor each day and selects some for weekly publication.
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Pravda
Soviet Union
Communist Party
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Memorial Hospital
Dennis the Menace
Rockefeller
Henry A. Kissinger
Sion
Chickasha
Oklahoma
Hazel
State Highway Department
Walt Belland
Constitution & Press
Diahoma
OME Savings & Loan Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
Federal Home Loan Bank System
D Avenue
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