Evacuation Of Americans In Lebanon Due Tuesday
The U S Embassy in Beirut will end most operations and arrange another evacuation of Americans as fighting continues in Beirut and Lebanon. At least 129 killed and 134 wounded overnight. Britain urged citizens to join the evacuation. Washington said the plan reduces the diplomatic presence from about 30 to 15. The Tuesday evacuation follows a Beirut announcement of a Sunday plan.
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Beirut
U.S
Yasir Arafat
Hafez Assad
No Man’s Land
Washington
White House
John Carlson
Carlson
Scattered Showers Hit Lawton and Southwest Oklahoma
The Constitution Staff reports scattered showers across Lawton and southwest Oklahoma Thursday with rainfall varying by location. Forecast through Saturday calls for partly cloudy skies and warm temps, light variable winds, highs in the low 90s, and Saturday night low around 70. Recordings show Lawton downtown 0.69 inches, Fire Station 5 0.31, Frederick trace, Marlow 1.49, Apache 0.26, Lake Ellsworth 0.70, Lake Lawtonka and Hulen 0.40 inches.
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Constitution
Lawton
Southwest Oklahoma
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Marlow
Apache
Lake Ellsworth
Lake Lawtonka
Hulen
California Bus Abduction Fear Hits Chowchilla Children Missing
Twenty six children and their bus driver vanish on a return trip from a swimming outing. Search teams across San Joaquin Valley encounter storms while planes sweep a 50 mile area. The bus is later found abandoned in a dry canal near Chowchilla with no clear motive or signs of foul play. FBI involvement confirmed as investigators pursue potential abductor plans.
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Madera County
San Joaquin Valley
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Ed Bates
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Civil Air Patrol
Chowchilla Fairgrounds
Fresno
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Economy optimistic with jobs gain and lower inflation
The Ford administration projects stronger growth in 1976 with about 379000 more jobs and reduced inflation impact. Officials credit consumer and business confidence, aiming to balance the budget by 1979. Unemployment seen at 6.9m and inflation easing, with GNP growth at 6.8 percent as projections shift.
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White House
Ron Nessen
Congress
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Council of Economic Advisers
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Nessen
Office of Management and Budget
Sapfehy
Marshals Evict Doomsday Vigil in Arkansas
U S Marshal Lee Owen and deputies quietly removed 30 people who had waited since September for the Second Coming at a three bedroom home near De Queen in Sevier County Arkansas. The group had grown to 30 as they left escorted to nearby locations. Leaders rejected speculation about relocation and emphasized faith.
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Arkansas
U.S
Lee Owen
Owen
Four Texans among 434 dead in Oklahoma road crashes
Two separate Turner Turnpike and U.S. 271 crashes near Chandler and Laredo left six dead and five hospitalized. Victims included Andrew Collins 6, Kevin Collins 11, Evelyn Collins 21, all of Lubbock Texas, and motorcyclist Mike Jamacan 15 of Laredo. Truck driver John H. Burns 56 of Mustang Oklahoma survived. Death toll for the year reached 434.
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Turner Turnpike
Chandler
Andrew Collins
Kevin Collins
Evelyn Collins
Lubbock Tex
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Mike Jamacan
Laredo
Tex
U.S. 271
Highway Patrol
John H. Burns
Mustang
Okla
Turnpike
George Francis
Jail Sentence Set In Double Fatality Case
Gracie Redelk 23 received six months in county jail after pleading guilty to negligent homicide in the 1974 double traffic deaths of John V. Turnbow 79 and Marie Turnbow 68 west of Lawton. Judge J Winston Raburn imposed the sentence in the judge's conference room. The max penalty is one year. Mrs Redelk, also known as Gracie Ward, was initially charged with manslaughter following the crash on old U.S. 62 that killed the Turnbows and left her injured.
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Constitution
Gracie Redelk
John V. Turnbow
Marie Turnbow
Redelk
Gracie Ward
Lawton
U.S. 62
Murder Charge Contested Here By Dennis Lang
A preliminary hearing began in district court for Spec. 5 Kevin V. Jones, 21, charged with first degree murder in the May 14 death of his 16 month old daughter. Defense seeks to quash citing a recent Supreme Court ruling on the death penalty. Judge Aycock will rule after continued testimony from State Medical Examiner Chapman and the case includes questions about possible internal injuries and the defendant’s denial of a beating.
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Jones
Robert Prince
Prince
U.S. Supreme Court
Oklahoma
Keith Aycock
A. Jay Chapman
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