City braces for budget squeeze after Supreme Court ruling
Lawton faces a budget tightener of about 200000 as the Oklahoma Supreme Court struck down the four percent state use tax. City Manager Robert Metzinger says revenue shortfalls from use tax and water sewer gains will require careful spending through June 30, with potential vacant positions and trimmed purchases while larger sales tax gains and federal funds offer some relief. The ruling, described as discriminatory to interstate commerce, halted expected state and local allocations previously budgeted for education and governments.
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Panama Pact Opponents Virtually Concede Defeat
Senate opponents largely concede ratification of the two Panama Canal treaties with votes looming at the U.S. Capitol. An AP tally shows 66 supporters for the neutrality pact, just one short of the 67 needed if all 100 senators vote.
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Senate
Associated Press
Paul Laxalt
R-Nev
Bellmon opens door to Panama Canal treaties vote
U S Sen Henry Bellmon of Oklahoma announced he will vote for the Panama Canal treaties after a news conference. The timing set neutrality treaty voting for later today with Carter Kissinger and others having pressed for ratification. Bartlett computed 65 supporters 30 opponents five undecided, needing 67 for passage.
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Oklahoma
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Harold Brown
George S. Brown
White House
Frank Moore
Henry Kissinger
Bellman
Jimmy Carter
Billings
Okla
Dewey Bartlett
Angry farmers force entry at Agriculture Building
About 50 angry farmers demanding higher crop prices forced their way into the Agriculture Department main office. They assaulted security guards and occupied a patio before federal riot police drove them out. Secretary Bergland was moved to safety as the Commodity Credit Corp board meeting was adjourned. No serious injuries reported.
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Agriculture
Bob Bergland
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Commodity Credit Corp. Board
American Agriculture Movement
Capitol Hill
Thomas F. McBride
Bob Smith
Carter jokes as victory nears on Panama canal pact
President Carter, upbeat after Senate momentum for ratifying the first Panama Canal treaty, quips at a Democratic fundraising event about critics and a Palestinian homeland remark. He recounts a lighter moment involving a bath anecdote with Ivory soap sinking.
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Carter
Senate
Robert Byrd
James Allen
D-Ala
Estranged Husband Held In City Shooting Death
A 33 year old man died after a .357 revolver shot him in Lawton early this morning. The estranged husband of the victim's fiancée, a former Lawton resident stationed at Sheppard Air Force Base, was taken into custody by Officer Charles Whitis. Victim Gwain Dale Roberts, of Green Cove Springs Florida, died at University Hospital Oklahoma City after helicopter transport. The woman had filed for divorce hours earlier and described threats from her husband who arrived at the residence about 5 PM Wednesday.
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Sheppard Air Force Base
Wichita Falls
Charles Whitis
Charles Connally
Gwain Dale Roberts
Green Cove Springs
Fla
University Hospital
Oklahoma City
Comanche County Memorial Hospital
Roberts
Florida
Whitis
Military Benefits Overhaul Urged by Commission
A presidentially appointed commission urges swift action on major reforms of military benefits, proposing extending retirement from 20 to 30 years and setting a minimum retirement age of 55. Chairman Zwick stresses urgency to avoid unrest among 2.1 million service members as a full report due later.
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Washington
Carter
Charles J. Zwick
White House
Office of Management and Budget
Lawton Weather Forecast Shows Warm Trend This Week
Mostly fair skies and warmer temperatures are forecast for Lawton through Friday with a low tonight in the low 30s and Friday high near 70. Wednesday's high reached 48 and overnight fell to 34.
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