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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1978
Page
1
Light to moderate snow blanketed the city and much of the state late Tuesday, with about a half inch accumulations here. An arctic cold front threatened more cold temperatures and gusty winds, keeping highways slick and prompting all night plow duty. By midmorning main streets were clearer but residential side roads remained hazardous. Lawton police reported typical overnight accidents, while state officials urged limited travel.
Federal plan aims to remove trihalomethanes from drinking water with charcoal filtration. About 75,000 plus cities may face multimillion dollar upgrades, raising average bills by a few dollars per person. EPA cites cancer risks from chlorine byproducts and projects five years for full implementation.
Muriel Humphrey is named by Gov. Rudy Perpich to fill the late Hubert Humphrey's Minnesota Senate seat. She will serve until a November special election, with her son Hubert H. Humphrey III present at the announcement in Hillsboro Beach near Fort Lauderdale. Humphrey plans no immediate decision on running in November.
City council dumped a proposed fair housing ordinance back to staff and voted to remove a board to handle housing complaints. The panel also approved a $3.8 million fourth year development plan with $300,000 for a Goodwill handicapped rehabilitation center.
Oklahoma City AP reports Jeff Laird resigned as director of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation at a news conference and said he is leaning toward a bid for the Oklahoma Senate. The OSBI Commission named Deputy Director Thomas G. Kennedy as his successor.
Washington AP Labor Department accelerates study on health and safety in grain elevators led by Eula Bingham before a House subcommittee investigating deadly grain elevator explosions that killed 34 to 36 people. OSHA aims to ensure workers know hazards anywhere in a facility. discussions include dust reintroduction, moisture effects, and potential dust marketing.
Sims, longtime Lawton School Board member since 1974, won another term as voters also approved higher mill levy funding for the Great Plains Area Vo-Tech Center. The levy rose from 3.5 to five mills, adding about 148,761 dollars annually and boosting the center toward a 1 million dollar budget, with support from five independent and four dependent districts. Sims defeated Judy Garrett by 65 votes in the election.
The Soviet nuclear powered spy satellite Cosmos 954 crashed near Great Slave Lake in Canada after disintegrating in the atmosphere. U.S. officials, including Zbigniew Brzezinski, engaged in weeks of secret talks with Moscow about the reactor and potential radioactive debris. The satellite’s reactor failed to separate after its mission, prompting fears of contamination and the need to track fall zones across major landmasses worldwide.
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