Runaway recounts brutal pimping ordeal from Kansas teen
A 17-year-old runaway and a 15-year-old girl escaped a Law ton house after brutal beatings by pimps. Police arrested two men. one faces pandering and assault charges while the alleged pimp, James H. McMillion, 18, awaits arraignment. The teen, who traveled from Kansas, says she was forced to work as a prostitute and refuses to return home. She plans to testify and hopes her parents will soon arrive.
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Lawton
Mark Clark
James H. McMillion
Clark
Kansas
Marie Detty
Israel declares cease fire in southern Lebanon at 6 pm
Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin met U S President Carter as Israel announced a cease-fire along the Lebanon front at 1800 hours. The army said it would maintain the halt as U N peacekeeping talks and security council withdrawal terms loomed. Independent observers noted calmer conditions around Tyre and Litani River after days of bombardment.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Lebanon
Tyre
Menachem Begin
Carter
Washington
United Nations
U.N
Palestine Liberation Organization
Litani River
New York
Security Council
Litani
Senators Back 20 Percent Rise in Farm Price Supports
The Senate voted 58 to 35 to raise target prices for wheat, corn, and cotton by roughly 20 percent under a McGovern amendment to an emergency farm bill. The plan would boost USDA payments and loan terms, aiding grain, cotton, and soybean producers, with wealthier farmers most likely to benefit amid inflation fears.
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Washington
Senate
George McGovern
D-S.c
Agriculture Department
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Senate Budget Committee
Muskie
McGovern
USDA
Street talks on Hotel Lawtonian closing continue downtown
Ed Warmack met for nearly two hours with City Manager Robert Metzinger as city efforts press to resolve Hotel Lawtonian concerns over closing E Avenue to meet mall land requirements. City Council had adopted the ordinance closing nearly a block of E Avenue. hotel owner Jake Hester and lawyer Russell Jones questioned access and parking.
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Ed Warmack
Robert Metzinger
E Avenue
Jake Hester
Russell Jones
F Avenues
Fourth Street
Metzinger
Warmack
Lawton
Ernest Godlove
Sam Ard
J.J. Pursley
Jones
Light turnout in Ward 2 City Council race
Officials report extremely light voter turnout in Ward 2 as incumbent Harry Anderson faces challenger Bill Webster. By 10 am Ferris Precinct logged 24 ballots at 17th and Ferris while Whittier Precinct counted 17 at Whittier School. Polls stay open until 7 pm. five other seats had incumbents without opposition.
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Harry Anderson
Bill Webster
Ferris
17Th
Whittier
Whittier School
Laird and
Oak
Pleasant Week Ahead with Mild Midweek Temperatures
Fair skies and mild temperatures expected through Wednesday with nightly lows near mid-40s and Wednesdays high around the upper 70s. Monday’s high reached 82 degrees and the overnight low 48.
Soldier Killed in 120 Foot Water Tower Fall
A 19-year-old Fort Sill soldier died after falling 120 feet while climbing the post water tower on Wilson Street. Public information officer Jon Long said the incident occurred Monday night and is under investigation.
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Fort Sill
Wilson Street
Jon Long
Good Riddance To Winter Weather Says Experts
Washington AP report on the harsh past winter with record snowfalls and extreme cold across much of the United States. Forecasters predict a cooler spring for the Plains and South while New England and parts of the West may see warmer temperatures. Flood risks rise with melting ice and rain. The National Weather Service notes January brought many snowfall records in about two dozen states and discusses accuracy of long range forecasts. A separate Fort Sill incident involves a soldier who died after falling from a tower. authorities treat it as an accident with possible drinking prior to the incident. The soldier’s identity is being withheld pending next of kin notice.
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Washington
Rocky Mountains
Northeast
Midwest
Weather Service
Great Plains
New England
New York
Southwest
California
Nebraska
Dakotas
Donald L. Gilman
National Weather Service
Long Range Prediction Group
Rockies
Mississippi
Gilman
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Patti Weaver
of the Constitution Staff
First Street
Todd Thompson
Jerry Thompson
Cabinet
Economic Policy Council
Spon
Sored
Herman E. Talmadge
D-Ga
Agriculture Committee
Bob Dole
R-Kan
Jeff Dixon
By the Constitution Staff
Anderson
Webster
N. 13Th
18Th Field Artillery
Long
Fort Sill Field
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