Legislature weighing five day cut in school year this year
Oklahoma lawmakers and Lawton public officials discuss a bill to reduce the minimum school days by five for the current year to relieve weather related losses. The measure moves to the Senate for next Tuesday’s vote as educators weigh making up days. enrollment and bus operations are noted, with districts watching accreditation concerns and a board decision still pending.
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Comanche County
Oklahoma House of Representatives
Senate
al Terrill
Lawton Public Schools
John Elkins
Elkins
Board of Education
Roy B. Hooper Jr
Leslie Fisher
Hooper
Professional Management and Planning Council
Area Teachers Begin Long List Of Meetings Here
Lester Craft of Boys Homes of North Carolina addressed more than 1,000 Southwest Oklahoma teachers and administrators at the Oklahoma Education Association session in Lawton High School. He underscored personal excellence in teaching, citing rising divorce impacts and the time students spend in school, urging teachers to show personal interest in each student.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma Education Association
Lester Craft
Boys’ Homes of North Carolina Inc
Georgetown University
Lawton High School
Craft
Georgann Vineyard
Lindsay Stafford
Balloting Seen Tight as Miners Weigh Contract
Striking miners divided over a proposed coal contract amid medical cost hikes and wildcat strike curbs. AP interviews with 106 local leaders show 24 would vote yes, 35 no, 47 undecided or uncertain, with leaders split on the pact and many meetings ongoing as ballots begin.
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Washington
Carl Willey
Craigsville
W.va
United Mine Workers Union
Willey
Associated Press
UMW
Arnold Miller
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Rain Kills and Floods Hit Tijuana Border City
Torrential rains lash Tijuana for three days killing at least seven people and leaving hundreds homeless. Floods swept away at least 400 homes along the Tia Juana River with isolated villages, while health officials warn against disease outbreaks. Mexican Red Cross appeals to San Diego for food and blankets as authorities evacuate refugees and struggle with scarce vaccines.
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Tijuana
Mexico
Mexican Red Cross
San Diego
Tia Juana River
Colonia Echeverria
Guadalupe
Influence Buying Revealed in Park Case Seamy Details Emerge
Washington reports that Tongsun Park is providing the House ethics committee with seamy and ugly details about payments from U S rice deals in an alleged bid to buy congressional influence for South Korea. Rep. Bruce Caputo and Rep. Millicent Fenwick described the disclosures as revolting and ugly while noting Park denied direct influence purchases. Former Rep. Richard Hanna faces trial soon on charges tied to steering South Korea to appoint Park as its rice dealer and colluding to influence Congress.
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U.S
Caputo
Millicent Fenwick
R-N.j
Fenwick
Park
Sions
South Korea
Congress
William Hundley
Richard P. Hanna
D-Calif
City Building Activity Slows in February
New home construction in February matched January with 37 starts valued at 1.3975 million. Total housing related construction reached 2.063 million, down from 2.9 million a year ago, while an apartment project by Young & Robertson at 1420 Hunter Road began at 0.6 million. Business starts totaled 581,350, more than double February 1977.
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Young & Robertson
Hunter Road
Soldier confesses in Fort Sill murder case shock
Deputy testified in district court that Pvt William F Wells of Houston confessed to killing Spec 4 William Stine of Allentown Pa on December 28 near Lawton. Wells claimed Clemmons helped chase and shoot Stine and noted the go go dancer Trigger Allison testified Wells bragged about the crime. Allison said Wells described shooting Stine in the shoulder leg and back. May aid Page 6.
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Fort Sill
H. Roy Anderson
Spec
William Stine
Allentown
Lawton
William F
Buck” Wells
Houston
Stine
Thomas S
Clemmons
Wells
Andersen
Allison
Kim
Bill
Pact okays Rhodesia transition to black majority rule
Prime Minister Ian Smith and three moderate black leaders signed an agreement to guide Rhodesia's transition to black majority rule by December 31. The signing occurred at the former governor's residence now a government center. External black leaders and guerrilla groups abroad repudiated the pact.
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Salisbury, Rhodesia
Ian Smith
Rhodesia
Zimbabwe
Smith
Seti
Rhodesia Signatures Highlight Rifts and Gloom in Salisbury
At the signing Rhodesia leaders Ab el Muzorewa Ndabaningi Sithole and Jeremiah Chirau wore clerical robes and suits while Smith smiled and shook hands. Black power salutes and clenched fists signaled tensions as guerrillas remain active from bases in Mozambique and Zambia. Britain and the United States face uncertain recognition of the agreement amid ongoing conflict. Nkomo and Mugabe were invited to a UN debate, while Smith was not.
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Abel Muzorewa
Ndabaningi Sithole
Jeremiah Chirau
Smith
Salisbury
Mozambique
Zambia
Rhodesia
Britain
United States
Nkomo
Mugabe
Muzorewa
Sithole
United Nations Security Council
Lawton Receives $521,230.32 in December Sales Tax
Oklahoma Tax Commission reports Lawton saw December sales tax payments of $521,230.32, up eight percent from $479,491.05 the prior December. In total 381 cities shared $16.8 million, a new all time high, surpassing $14.9 million by 372 cities in December 1976. January payments were delayed by computer issues. Chairman James E. Walker confirmed preliminary totals.
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Lawton
Oklahoma Tax Commission
Commission
Oklahoma
James E. Walker
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