Winter’s deep freeze haunts Southwest Oklahoma memories
In Southwest Oklahoma residents recall brutal cold and heavy snows from past winters. Ned Timbo remembers 1929 and 1919 near Comanche, while Sig Glascock details a 1968 storm near Meers that left him stranded for hours. Bob Kirk recalls a 1940s snow on Meers road and Meers Cemetery hill.
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Thawing Spell Due Following Freezing Night
Southwest Oklahoma braces for a brief warm up then a winter blast as the National Weather Service forecasts a southward front tonight bringing cooler overnight temperatures. A ridge of dry air should end lingering clouds by Friday with highs near 40 and only a 20 percent chance of rain tonight. Lawton logged 32 Wednesday afternoon, snow melting as light rain fell. drivers warned of ice below freezing tonight while crews clear roads and unclog sewers to resume garbage collection.
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Lawton
Snowbound No More as City Clears Heavy Snow
Round the clock crews in Lawton logged 12 hour shifts since Saturday to clear main streets, using 400 tons of sand and salt mix and 1 450 overtime hours. Emergency vehicles kept frontline service while six graders and two loaders freed trapped motorists and aided nursing staff transport. County and state crews aided with 325 tons of mix and hundreds of motorists helped by patrols and sheriff taxis.
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Carter and Generals Discuss Defense Briefings at Blair House
President elect Carter met with two Democratic leaders and top military officials at Blair House for private defense briefings. The sessions covered troop deployment and capabilities and the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, with notes prepared by the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Also present were Cyrus Vance, Walter Mondale, and Zbigniew Brzezinski, while Robert Strauss and Kenneth Curtis joined for transition discussions.
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Brown nomination to lead Defense Senate panel approves
Harold Brown, former Air Force head, cleared by the Senate Armed Services Committee for secretary of defense. The panel's action paves the way for a full Senate vote after Carter's January 20 inauguration. Charles Duncan Jr. is likely deputy secretary. Brown discusses defense budget cuts and B-1 bomber production.
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Most Students Back In Classes In Lawton
Lawton Public Schools reopened with few problems as buses ran smoothly and most pupils returned from snow break. Cameron University extended enrollment hours with a Friday 10 am to noon session in Howell Hall while second semester starts Monday.
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Oklahoma House OKs Tuition Hikes for State Colleges
The Oklahoma House approved a bill by 82 votes to 12 final passage ratifying last summer’s state college tuition hikes. The measure clears the way for new fees when schools reopen for the second semester next week after Senate-amended changes.
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Arkla outlines gas supply impact on Lawton industry
Arkla vice president Jim Wilhite said dwindling natural gas supplies threaten new large gas-using industries in the Lawton area. He noted Arkla favors mandatory conservation over deregulation and cited ongoing curtailments that have already shut down or reduced as many as 20 industrial users in Oklahoma, with Lawton facing future growth challenges.
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