Senators Asked To Pick Winner In State Contest
The Senate Rules Committee reported it cannot determine the Oklahoma 1974 Senate winner between incumbent Republican Henry Bellman and Democrat Ed Edmondson. If unresolved, the seat could be declared vacant and a new election ordered.
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Senate Rules Committee
U.S. Senate
Oklahoma
Senate
Henry Bellman
Ed Edmondson
Edmondson
Tulsa County
Bellman
Oklahoma Supreme Court
Split Vote
High Court
Rules Committee
Congress
Lincoln
Rulings On Clubs Questioned by City Leader
City councilman Rex Givens charged the License Permit Advisory Committee with inconsistency after it approved a private club license for Talk of the Town at 2211 N Sheridan while denying Osaka Gardens at 1917 N Sheridan Road earlier the same day. He argued action shows record of inconsistency. Page C2.
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Lawton
Givens
N. Sheridan
Osaka Gardens
N. Sheridan Road
School Board Deadlocks Over Eagle's Nest Zoning Issue
Lawton School Board split 2 2 with president absent on a motion to oppose a use permit for The Eagle's Nest at Village Green 4645 W Gore. The planning commission deferred action while the Eagle's Nest operates without a permit within the C-1 zone and questions remain if it qualifies as a restaurant.
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Sion
Village Green
W. Gore
Eisenhower High School
Planning Commission
Charles Wade
Sharon Montague
Gore
Wade
Eagle’s Nest
Zoning Bid on Salthesia Restaurant Draws Opposition
Wade says the salthe sia establishment could be a restaurant under city ordinances. If Eagle's Nest is a recreational center it cannot operate in a C-1 zone and would require C4 zoning. Seree High School principal Richard Neptune opposes Arnold's request citing student and disciplinary concerns. Wade notes the establishment is seen as a facility by the board.
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Salthesia
Wade
Seree High School
Richard Neptune
Arnold
Oklahoma Leaders Agree Tax Break and Revenue Shift
Bulletin from Oklahoma City reports Governor David Ber en and lawmakers agreeing to exempt prescription drugs from the state sales tax and to divert 2.5 percent of sales tax revenue each year from welfare to the general fund.
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Oklahoma City
David Beren
City Schools Face Complex Reading Challenge
Reading is described as more sophisticated yet illiteracy remains widespread with 27 million adults affected. Evelyn Merkx of Law ton Public Schools cites multiple factors, noting reading remains a complex skill influenced by media exposure and societal changes.
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Jane
Evelyn Merkx
Lawton
Reading instruction debate shapes Lawton classrooms
Mrs. Merkx argues reading teaching remains controversial with no single best method. Educators stress diverse approaches and good teaching as key to helping more students read, noting reading links to alphabet recognition language and listening skills. Lawton schools now offer reading programs across elementary, junior high and senior high levels.
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Lawton
Merkx
Tax millage OK'd and school board posts filled
Lawton voters approved three millage proposals with about 85 percent yes, including a five mill emergency levy 1106 to 191 and a 10 mill local support levy 1112 to 184. The Lawton Board of Education welcomed the returns as these levies mark nine straight yearly approvals.
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Lawton
Lawton Board of Education
Kissinger Affirms Moynihan Support Amid Accusations
U.S. envoy to the United Nations Moynihan accuses the State Department of inadequate backing. Kissinger says he fully supports Moynihan and notes the ambassador’s strong U.N. work with White House and State Department backing. Moynihan cites signs of success including UN voting and decision making shifts.
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United Nations
Moynihan
State Department
Kissinger
U.N
Secretary of State
Department of State
Weather Today Outlook With Mild Weekend Ahead
A weak cold front will shift winds to the north late today with little temperature change and no showers. Tonight’s low near freezing and Thursday’s high around 6. Expect mild weather continuing through the weekend.
Economic indicators show modest December uptick
The Commerce Department announced a four tenths percent rise in the leading economic indicators index for December, with November revised to no change. Prospective home buyers gain from record thrift deposits lowering borrowing costs, while the trade balance shows a yearly surplus yet December imports rise, and productivity declines.
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Ashington
Commerce Department
Commerce
U.S
Army Secretary Won't Reinstate Rejected Officers
Army Secretary Martin R. Hoffman refused to reinstate thousands of career officers who say they were illegally passed over for promotion. Instead, the Army will form special promotion boards to decide which officers should have been promoted, with likely only a few of the 5,500 former officers returning. The controversy centers on boards held in 1974 and 1975 that allegedly lacked reserve officers as required by law. Reinstatement requests will proceed via the Army Board for Correction of Military Records.
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Washington
Army
Martin R. Hoffman
Hoffman
Jen Research Committee
A For
Army Records Review Board
Pentagon
Hoffmann
Army Board
Review
Howard H. Callaway
Review Board
The
Army Board For the Correction of
HUD Official Fired By Ford
Washington AP Ford has fired H R Crawford HUD assistant secretary for housing management over questions of possible conflicts of interest with outside communications. The White House sought his resignation and the case was referred to the Justice Department with no further details given.
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Washington
Ford
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
H. R. Crawford
Justice Department
Crawford
White House
Ron Nessen
Philip Buchen
Nessen
Road Chief Backs Carter Candidacy
State Highway Commission Chair J. C. Kennedy of Lawton has endorsed former Georgia Gov. Jimmy Carter for the Democratic presidential nomination. Kennedy announced Tuesday at Carter's Oklahoma City state headquarters, saying Carter leads in delegates and would be strongest against Ford or Reagan. Carter is due in Oklahoma Thursday.
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J. C. Kennedy
Lawton
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Kennedy
Carter
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Ford
California
Ronald Reagan
Democratic Party
David Boren
Boren
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