Gas Shortage Forces Oklahoma School Closures and Delays
Low gas pressure in eastern Oklahoma and Wichita area forced Arkla Gas to divert supply, closing dozens of schools and laundries including Lawton’s. Fort Sill post laundry shut. Atoka, Coalgate and Stringtown hardest hit. Some cleaners remained open with curtailed service as officials warned of a potential cold front.
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Oklahoma
Wichita, Kan
Lawton
Arkla Gas Geo
Altus
National Weather Service
Fort Sill
Atoka
Coalgate
Stringtown
Moore
Arkla
Jim Noury
Lawton Constitution
Court Ruling Frees Funds for Oklahoma Budget Revision
A court ruling more than doubles available funds to $80.2 million for the 1976 budget, prompting Gov. Boren’s plan revision. Senate Leader Howard avoids committing on allocations, urging budgeting on needs and priorities. Willis favors education boosts and non recurring uses, including highway work.
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Oklahoma City
David Boren
Howard
Senate
House
Bill Willis
Boren
Willis
Chinese Premier Chou En-lai Dies At 78
Tokyo AP reports Premier Chou En-lai dies at age 78 after a heart attack in May 1974 and cancer listed as the cause. Mourning begins as speculation swirls over successor with Teng Hsiao-ping seen as likely premier candidate and Wang Hung-wen named as possible top party official.
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Chou En-Lai
Tokyo
China
Chou En-lai Anio
Teng Hsiaopinged
Chou
Communist Party
Wang Hung-wen
Peking
Hsinhua
Mao Tse-tung
Chinese Communist Party
Great Hall of the People
Central Committee
Teng
Trains Collide In Chicago Rush Hour Crash
A rear collision between two Chicago Transit Authority commuter trains during the morning rush hour injured hundreds of riders on the Northwest Side. About 600 aboard, over 100 treated at area hospitals, with four cut free from wreckage. Zero degree weather hampered rescue efforts near Addison Street on the Jefferson Park line.
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Chicago Transit Authority
Addison Street
Jefferson Park
CTA
Tom Buck
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Southerly Wind To Warm Area Text
Southerly winds push into Lawton Fort Sill region bringing warmer spell. Daytime highs reach the 40s with a drop to the upper 20s tonight and a rebound to the mid-50s by Saturday.
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USTV
Lawton-Fort Sill
Soviet Cruiser Near Angola Raises U S Angola Tension
A Soviet guided missle cruiser long the West African coast possibly nearing Angola stirred U S concern. The Kresta II sails from the Mediterranean and may reach Conakry Guinea this weekend. Officials caution it may head south to reinforce ships off Angola amid U S and allied calls for withdrawal.
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Ashington
West African
Angola
Mediterranean
Mauritania
Pentagon
Conakry
Guinea
LURA OKs land sale to city closing projects eyed
The Lawton Urban Renewal Authority approves selling 7.5 acres in Pleasant Valley to the city for 46275 dollars. The sale aims to close Pleasant Valley and Cameron projects with financing tied to the desegregation plan still in court.
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Lura OK
Lawton
Pleasant Valley
Cameron
Cameron University
LURA
City Park Division
Don Gaskins
Gaskins
C Avenue
Oe Ce Gaskins
Wayne Gilley
December wholesale prices dip easing inflation pressure
The Labor Department reports a 0.4 percent December decline in wholesale prices, with unemployment steady at 8.3 percent and 7.8 million jobless. For the year, unemployment averaged 8.5 percent, the peak since 1941. Wholesale farm prices fell 2.5 percent in December, signaling potential retail relief amid ongoing joblessness.
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Ashington
Labor Department
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William E. Schaufele Jr
Schaufele
Henry A. Kissinger
CBS ‘Morning News
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Range Division
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