Army Flexitime Continues at Fort Sill and Bases
The Army extends its flexitime trial to most Civil Service workers after success at Fort Sill and four other bases. About 4,800 workers at five posts participated, with 40 percent at Fort Sill using the program. Workers can shift start and end times within an eight hour day, needing supervisor notice.
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Paul Hart
Army
Fort Sill
Ben Walker
Carlisle Barracks
Ft. Monroe
Ft. Knox
Ft. Jackson
S.C
The
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Millions Ordered Into Streets Amid Fear of New Quakes
Chinese officials forced millions in northeast China to evacuate before dawn as a new quake threat loomed. Tangshan sustained extreme damage with collapsed buildings, while Tientsin and Peking reported damage and casualties. A 4 a.m. alert sent residents outdoors as officials and foreign missions were warned.
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Tokyo
China
Australian Broadcasting Commission
Peking
Foreign Ministry
David Dean
U.S
Tangshan
Hsinhua
Kailun
Tientsin
ANSA
Guarded Optimism As Swine Flu Immunization Program Hangs On Liability Help
Washington AP guarded optimism rose over a federal swine influenza immunization program as Dr. Theodore Cooper discussed securing liability protection for four vaccine manufacturers. The plan would have insurers cover initial claims, with the government reimbursing excess costs, and Congress asked to fund 40 million more dollars. Merrell National Labs warned it may halt production without insurance coverage for lawsuits.
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Washington
Congress
Merrell National Laboratories
Ford Nearing Magic 1130 Mark In Mississippi Tour
President Ford travels to Jackson Mississippi for five hours of campaign outreach to the state GOP convention delegation as he chases the 1130 threshold. Reagan plans a similar trip next week as undecided delegates remain. Ford gains seven delegates to 1104 while Reagan holds 1923 with 132 uncommitted.
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Ford
Mississippi
Jackson
Miss
Ronald Reagan
Pennsylvania
Louisiana
Associated Press
Reagan
Kansas City
GOP
Clarke Reed
Richard Schweiker
Reed
Schweiker
Discrimination Suit Final Action Taken
U S District Judge Stephen Chandler issued a final ruling upholding Lawton School Board desegregation plans. The decision, originally issued March 16, resolves a suit by a black Lawton student alleging blacks were disadvantaged by busing. The plan closed Dunbar Elementary and redirected its students to 28 other schools amid airport proximity concerns. Douglas Elementary became the School for Children with Working Parents.
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U.S
Stephen Chandler
Lawton School
Chandler
Lawton
Dunbar
Douglass
School
PLO Chief Denies Syria Accord Amid Civil War
In Beirut the PLO denied reaching a preliminary agreement with Syria to end the Lebanese civil war. Damascus radio reported a cease fire and political talks between Christians backed by Syria and Muslims backed by the Palestinian movement. Arafat allegedly sent a denial to Sadat via Cairo, saying the communique did not reflect the PLO’s views and aimed to sow discord with Egypt.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Syria
Damascus
Anwar Sadat
Middle East
Cairo
Yasir Arafat
Egypt
Three Fletcher men charged in Pike shooting case
James Hutson, Tommy Thorpe, and Randy Rowland, all of Fletcher, were charged in district court with shooting hitchhiker Booker T. Washington on the H. E. Bailey Turnpike near Elgin. Hutson allegedly did the shooting. bond set at 7500 with a preliminary hearing August 20. Washington, twenty, Tulsa, was treated and released from Comanche County Memorial Hospital for a left shoulder wound.
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Fletcher
H. E. Bailey
Elgin Eait
James Dudley Hutson
Tommy Lee Thorpe
Randy Lee Rowland
Hutson
Special Dist
Keith Aycock
Booker T. Washington
Tulsa
Washington
Comanche County Memorial Hospital
Springborn
Lawton
Hot Weather Forecast For Lawton Area Saturday
The Lawton area faces near 100 degree heat on Saturday with tonight’s low in the mid-70s. Southerly winds around 18 to 19 mph will prevail tonight. Thursday’s high reached 92 and low 73.
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Lawton
Slight Flight Delays From Controller Slowdown Persist
Air traffic controllers continue their job action with limited impact on schedules. Delays were reported in New York and Los Angeles but largely fell short of the two to three hour disruptions seen earlier. Officials noted mostly on time operations at major airports, with minor delays in Columbus and Pittsburgh attributed partly to weather and haze. The Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization says the slowdown targets pay reclassification delays.
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Los Angeles
Washington
National
Dalles International
Allegheny
Pittsburgh
Air Controllers’ Union
Professional
Air Traffic Controllers Organization
U.S. Civil Service Commission
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South Carolina
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