Zarb predicts gasoline price rise before Labor Day
Federal Energy Administrator Frank Zarb told Congress prices may rise two to five cents a gallon by Labor Day and could drop in September if Middle East producers hold prices. He said no evidence of a oil company conspiracy to hike prices, though brief regional shortages possible. The administration seeks price rises to curb consumption and spur conservation as Ford plans a broader energy program.
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Washington
Frank Zarb
Congress
Middle East
Ford
U.S
Senate
House
Zarb
Senate Government Operations and Commerce Committees
FEA
Youth Attacked By Irish Setter in Lawton Front Yard
A two year old Lawton boy required more than twenty stitches after a neighbor hood dog attacked him while playing in his front yard. Kevin Trahan, son of Mr and Mrs E E Trahan, 411 NW 72nd, is recovering at home. The Irish Setter was caught by Officer Harry Ezell and Nelson Humphrey and taken to the city animal shelter then quarantined at a local clinic. Police did not know what prompted the attack.
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Lawton
Kevin Trahan
E. E. Trahan
Harry Ezell
Nelson Humphrey
Robin Hood Drive
Gore Boulevard
67Th Street
Frisco
City Animals Shelter
Ezell
Personal income jumps on one-time Social Security payment
The Commerce Department links a $30.6 billion June rise in personal income to a one-time $50 Social Security payment, signaling possible recovery from the postwar recession. Industrial output also rose four tenths of a percent, with economists cautious that unemployment remains near 8.9 percent.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Department
Federal Reserve Board
Two Youths Die In Lawton Motorcycle Crash
A 17 year old Lawton youth Harvey Wayne Stevenson died from injuries after a Tuesday motorcycle crash on Fort Sill Boulevard. John Adams 16 also died shortly after the 9 30 p m mishap. Stevenson was a Lawton High School sophomore and Sunday School superintendent at St Paul Baptist Church.
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Fort Sill Boulevard
Irwin Avenue
Harvey Wayne Stevenson
Douglas
John Adams
S. 14Th Place
Young Stevenson
Miller's Mortuary
Lawton High
Zeb Stevenson
St. Paul Baptist Church
Patricia Posey
Sanders Height
Egypt Says UN Sinai Peacekeepers Need Cairo Consent
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ismail Fahmy said Cairo must consent for the UN to keep the Sinai peacekeeping force. Egypt opposes extending the mandate beyond July 24 without progress in withdrawal talks with Israel. Kissinger called Egypt’s stance a major complication for Middle East peace negotiations. Meanwhile in California a 4200 acre brush fire near Anza-Borrego threatens rare bighorn sheep as 700 firefighters battle the blaze.
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Ismail Fahmy
United Nations
Sinai
Cairo
Middle East
Egypt
Israel
Milwaukee
Wis
Henry A. Kissinger
Ranchita
Calif
Anza-Borrego State Park
Weather Outlook for Lantern Area Through Sunday
Sunny hot conditions continue with no precipitation. Thursday high near 98 degrees. Tuesday reached 89 in the day and 67 at night. Extended forecast shows fair to partly cloudy skies and temperatures from the upper 90s to mid 90s across the period.
Boren Campaign Stop In Lawton Draws Crowd At Lunch
Governor David Boren in Lawton for campaign on eight state questions to be voted July 22 and a 2 p.m. dedication ceremony. He spoke at a Rotary Club luncheon, then lunched amid reporters and eager supporters, pausing to pose for photos before A reporter began a brief interview.
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Boren
Lawton
Jim Taliaferro
Crews Repair and Prepare for Apollo Soyuz Link-Up
Space Center Houston reports the Soviet Soyuz shifted into position for a link up with the Apollo. Cosmonauts Leonov and Kubasov fired their engine for 21 seconds and docking work proceeds as mission control in Moscow confirms a near circular orbit.
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Moscow
Rail union talks inch toward contract settlement
Labor Secretary Dunlop said rail unions and management narrowed differences and hope to avoid a strike with Congress not required. Federal mediator Usery reported progress as talks resume. a deadline looms for a congressional solution. Postal workers face a bleaker outlook with strikes warned at midnight Sunday.
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W. J. Usery Jr
Railroads
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Usery
Benjamin F. Bailor
Ford Administration
Girls Plan Pink Canopy Go Cart With Raggedy Ann Display
Two 11 year old Lawton girls Janice Moortel and Shelley Roberts renovate a motorless go cart. They sanded the body plan to paint pink with Raggedy Ann and Andy on the sides and add a canopy top and “Keep On Truckin” sign. They may fit a lawn mower motor later and consider auto mechanics as a possible future.
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Lawton
Janice Moortel
Jack G. Moortel
Fort Sill Blvd
Shelley Roberts
Earl Roberts
Janice
Raggedy Ann
Raggedy Andy
Shelley
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