Energy crisis blooms as winter storm tightens gas shortages
Emergency declarations spread through New York and New Jersey as officials seek to conserve dwindling natural gas. A blizzard across the Midwest halts travel and closes schools as Indiana and Michigan feel zero visibility. Ohio, West Virginia brace for impact. Gov Rhodes orders closures. PSE&G cuts gas to 2,500 large users and urges heat reduction to avoid further pressure loss. Congress to weigh Carter energy plan on energy starved regions.
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Associated Press
New York
New Jersey
Indiana
Michigan
Indianapolis
Ohio
West Virginia
James A. Rhodes
Arctic cold front floods Oklahoma with 60 mph winds
An arctic cold front drives gusts near 60 mph into Oklahoma damaging Lawton homes and businesses and forcing Lone Star Gas to curtail 50 percent of gas supply to some interstate industrial customers. Temperatures plunge toward 5 degrees with a 30 degree high Saturday as the system mirrors a Jan storm.
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Oklahoma
Lawton
Lone Star Gas Company
Texas
National Weather Service
Lone Star Gas Co
Animals Brave Weather Better Than Caretakers
The article notes native wild creatures endure extreme cold while cattle and domestic animals face more risk. Southern Plains ranchers incur high feed costs and sickness in severe winters, though most stock cope better than farmers. A major blizzard threat looms, with potential cattle losses in Oklahoma.
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Southern Plains
Oklahoma
Nothern
Torin Airs Offer to Buy Lawton Land for Major Plant
Torin Manufacturing Co offers to purchase nearly 10 acres in the Rose Hill Project to build a 2.3 million facility employing 300. LURA directors authorized a reply letter while exploring industrial revenue bonds up to 1.8 million to aid construction. Torin already has 500 000 in equipment at a temporary site and seeks a permanent location between 11th and 12th Streets and Bishop Road.
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Torin Manufacturing Co
Lawton Urban Renewal Authority
Rose Hill
LURA
Renewal Board
Vince Elmore
Lawton Industrial Foundation
Sam Ard
Lawton Industrial Development Service
Ard
Torin
Jefferson
11Th
12Th Streets
Bishop Road
Tennessee Avenue
Aid
Rufus Stillman
Lawton Municipal Airport
Front May Force Curtailment Of Gas
Lawton faces potential gas curtailments for industry as frigid temperatures and high winds drive up usage. Jim Noury of Arkansas Louisiana Gas says curtailments possible if pressure drops, listing Mead's Bakery Fairmont Dairy Coca Cola Bottling Co and Fort Sill Laundry as first affected. Nationwide gas shortage amid severe winter has kept many homebound workers and students home.
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Lawton
Jim Noury
Arkansas
Louisiana Gas Company
Mead’s Bakery
Fairmont Dairy
Coca-Cola Bottling Co
Fort Sill
Economy Hints at Stronger Year With Leading Index Jump
The Commerce Department reported December's leading indicators rose 1.6 percent, the largest gain in 17 months, signaling a healthier economy ahead. The June trade deficit narrowed to 551.4 million in December, down from November, with eight of 11 metrics improving.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Commerce
Cityan Electrocuted At Service Station Accident
Elwood Woody Cravey 55 of 4212 Dorchester died after a 24 to 25 foot metal flagpole touching a 7,200 volt overhead line at Cravey's Mobil Service Station near Duncan. Funeral set for Sunday at City Church of God with burial in Faxon Cemetery. Cravey born March 15, 1921, married to Beth Simmons.
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Lawton
Duncan
Elwood (Woody) Cravey
Dorchester
Stephens County
F. L. Estes
Cravey
Mobil
U.S. 81
Estes
Lee Church of God
Ronnie Miller
Faxon Cemetery
Lawton-Ritter-Dalton Funeral Home
Pauls Valley
Beth Simmons
Wichita
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Roosevelt
Lawton-Fort Sill Bus Company
Midwest
Rhodes
Public Service Electric & Gas Co
Tuesda Pse&g
Pse&g
Fast
Florida
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Carter
Congress
Howling Norther
Lone Star
Wichita Falls
Warren Fulks
Farmer's Burden
By Paul McClung
Eli Ee
By Skip Gibson
By Jim Gipson
Noury
By Mike Ray
Cotton Electric Co-Operative
Lee Cityan
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