Bank Robber In Critical Condition After High Speed Chase
Oklahoma City police shot Kenneth Ray Johnston an escapee from Midwest City Jail following a four block pursuit when he refused to surrender in a stolen car after a red light crash. Johnston who held a hostage was later freed. he was hospitalized in critical condition and charged with multiple crimes.
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Oklahoma City
Midwest City
Sunday
Kenneth Ray Johnston
Johnston
Russe Rigsby
Clarence Vassar
Steve Young
Vassar
Rigsby
Richard Levit
Thomastown
Conn
Levit
Ramada Inn
Granite
Okla
Chickasha
Diplomatic Crisis Strains U S Brazil Relations
U S pressure for human rights strains ties with Brazil’s military government. Brazil rejects over 50 million dollars in U S military aid tied to rights observance, citing noninterference and UN Charter principles. The clash involves coffee prices, nuclear facilities purchases, and Angola war support, with past Kissinger visits and high-level diplomacy cited as context.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
U.S
Washington
Latin America
Foreign Ministry
Ford
Henry Kissinger
Treasury
William Simon
Kissinger
Comanche County launches veterans and handicapped employment program
County commissioners approve a jobs for veterans and handicapped initiative led by Donald M. Hultman. The 60 member Comanche County and Lawton Area committee will meet at 1 30 p m in the courthouse to organize. The program links local business, government and civic leaders to Governor Carter’s proposed CETA funding which could double county support.
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Donald M. Hultman
Oklahoma State Employment Service
Comanche County
Lawton Area
Jobs For Veterans and
Governor’s Committee For Jobs For
Hultman
Jimmy Carter
Carter
U.S
Oklahoma House Eyes ERA Vote On Ratification
Rep. Charles Morgan reports 53 votes for ratifying the ERA, while Rep. John Monks asserts 52 against, in a tense party split. ERA supporters expect passage in the Constitutional Revision Committee led by Rep. Dan Draper, with 38-state requirement and a Senate hurdle before it becomes part of the U.S. Constitution.
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Charles Morgan
D-Prague
U. S
John Monks
D-Muskogee
Morgan
House Committee On Constitutional Revision and Regulatory Services
Dan Draper
D-Stillwater
ERA
House
State Senate
Churchgoers Avoid Town Parking Crackdown Sunday
Lawton residents attended services as police did not issue illegal parking tickets downtown on Sunday despite prior weekend notices. Police Chief Robert Gillian said a study by the police department and city traffic engineer is under way to assess Sunday enforcement, with no completion date given.
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Lawton
First Baptist Church
Robert Gillian
Gillian
Forecast Warm Temperatures Across Southwest Oklahoma
Fair skies and rising heat expected in Southwest Oklahoma through Tuesday. Tonight will dip to the upper 30s while Tuesday's high reaches the upper 70s. Sunday posted a high of 58 and a low of 35.
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Oklahoma
Adley Walks To Freedom From Deep Mine Trap
Ronald Adley survived five days in a flooded Kocher coal mine as ten men were trapped in Big Lick Mountain shaft. Four bodies recovered, five miners unaccounted for. rescue efforts resumed as a TV crew planned to lower gear and drill to reach the missing workers.
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Tower City
Ronald Adley
Big Lick Mountain
John B. Shutack
Federal Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration
Adley
Kocher Co
Romania Quake Death Toll Rises as U S Aid Reaches
In Bucharest the death toll climbs with 580 confirmed dead and reports of 4 000 possible casualties. U S emergency aid begins arrival while diplomats warn the quake threatens Romania's independent economic course and key exports.
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Bucharest
Romania
U.S
Agerpres
Bridge Collapse Blamed On Shifting Pier In River Bed
The final report to the Oklahoma Transportation Department says scouring in the South Canadian River weakened Pier 9 of the Calvin Bridge near Oklahoma City, leading to its collapse last year that killed two and injured one. Modjeski and Masters presented findings showing no fault in construction and that bearing shifts triggered the fall while two trucks and a car were on the bridge. Recommendations include inspecting major crossings and adopting wider stiffer footings and pile patterns for strength.
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Oklahoma City
Calvin
Oklahoma Transporation Department
Modjeski
Masters
Harrisburg
Robert Kelly
Pennsylvania
Kelly
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