Wheat Bins Near Capacity Across Oklahoma Harvest Nears
Oklahoma grain elevators report near to over capacity as the 1977 harvest nears completion. In Marshall Logan County about 60 000 bushels sit beside Main Street with a 200 000 bushel capacity. Co op manager Rick Weathers says the high school football field may be used if stores rise further. About 95 percent of area wheat has been harvested while northwest regions see rains slow progress. Co op manager Bob Hammer notes full elevators at Clyde Medford with 5 000 bushels on the ground and says the first ground wheat in 14 years may occur east of there. Government loan guarantees in Grant County stand at 2 23 a bushel. Agricultural officials project 169 million bushels statewide with 22 25 bushels per acre in north central and 22 26 in the southwest. Extension director L D Warkentine cites yields up to 50 70 bushels in some counties. Harvesting continues statewide.
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Marshall
Logan County
Main Street
United Coop
Rick Weathers
Co-Op
Weathers
Oklahoma
Bob Hammer
Clyde's Co-op
Medford
Hammer
Here
Blackwell
Grant County
L. D. Warkentine
Oklahoma State University
Garfield County
FDA Set to Ban All Over the Counter Daytime Sedatives
FDA plans a nationwide ban on daytime sedatives including Cope Compoz Miles Nervine Tranquil and Quiet World citing no proven benefit and risks of daytime drowsiness. Kennedy announced at a Senate hearing saying such products do not reduce anxiety and may impair alertness. About seven million dollars in annual sales are at stake with about ten major daytime sedatives affected.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Donald Kennedy
Cope
Kennedy
Senate
Oklahoma Lawmaker Criticizes Governor's Pork Veto Threat
Enid representative Tom Rogers accuses Gov. David Boren of seeking to veto portions of a Tourism and Recreation Department bill worth 191 500 for more than 200 local festivals including the Enid Dairy Show. Boren's spokesman says no decision has been made. Public notices and meetings were being arranged with Enid leaders and other lawmakers amid concerns over line item veto power.
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Oklahoma City
Enid
David Boren
Tom Rogers
D-Enid
Boren
Dusty Martin
Tourism and Recreation Department
Rob Pyron
Rogers
Martin
Bob Anderson
R-Enid
Don Johnson
D-Pawnee
Pawnee
Johnson
Lawton Man Hurt In Traffic Mishap
A 59 year old Lawton man was struck by a vehicle at 14th and Gore while crossing the street at 7 30 am He was rushed to Comanche County Memorial Hospital by Kirks Ambulance with a crushed pelvis and a broken leg and was listed in stable condition Nicky Ray Lovenburg 18 of Fort Sill attempted to swerve the car driven by him Patrolman Robert Morales said Norva Bradley 4209 Camden Way was the pedestrian involved witnesses said
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Gore
Norva Bradley
Camden Way
Comanche County Memorial Hospital
Kirks
Nicky Ray Lovenburg
Fort Sill
Robert Morales
Bradley
Lovenburg
Morales
Scouts Questioned About Camper Near Camp Scott Slayings
Tulsa Boy Scouts were questioned by Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation about a camper seen the weekend of May 7 8 near Camp Scott two miles from the site of the June 13 Girl Scout killings. Gov. David Boren weighed a National Guard search for the woods with law enforcement. plans unclear.
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Sid Wise
Glen
Pete’’ Weaver
David Boren
Armadillo Hunters Fall Short In Nighttime Standoff
A group of four boys ages 9 to 14 in Parkwood Circle set a trap for an armadillo creaming grass near a front yard. The armored creature dodged attempts with an ax handle as dawn approached, slipping away after a brief back-and-forth in the yard.
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Dennis Holt
Steven Holt
Bret Pollan
Scott Armstrong
Parkwood Circle
Steven
Armadillo
Scott
Ban On Saccharin Delayed By Agency
The FDA will delay a proposed mid summer ban on saccharin while it reviews a Canadian study linking the sweetener to bladder cancer in men. Earlier evidence from rat studies prompted plans to prohibit saccharin as a food additive by July or August.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
The
Sugar Institute
Many Women Apply for Police Posts Here in City
SKIP GIBSON reports a large group of 76 applicants for eight patrolman positions after a revamped five event agility test implemented to comply with EEOC standards. Female interest appears at an all time high as tests begin and final selections proceed toward oral interviews.
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Skip Gibson
Lawton
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EEOC
Robert Gillian
Robert Bridwell
Personel
Gillian
Bridwell
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Jack Shores
By Pat Hollis
Ummer
Lawton Constitution Publishing Company
Lawtonka
Ellsworth
Panhandle
Aubra Wilson
Beaver County
Memorial Hospital
Tional Guard
National Guard
de J. Herring
279Th Infantry Batallion
Tulsa
Herring
By Mark Kingsolver
Bret
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