Oklahoma Common Schools Gain 10.5 Million In Budget Accord
Gov. David Boren and Senate President Gene Howard announced a tentative budget accord to add 10.5 million for common schools and 2 million for higher education, part of a 109.5 million surplus plan. The deal includes 38 million for early retirement of state building bonds and 7.2 million for highway construction to leverage federal funds.
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Alahoma City
David Boren
Boren
Senate
Gene Howard
Leo Winters
Howard
Oklahoma
Tornado Rips Atlanta as Governor's Mansion Is Damaged
A tornado tore through northwest Atlanta at dawn injuring many and killing three. Police evacuated damaged buildings near the governor's mansion where Mayor Busbee reported heavy damage to the Greek Revival structure. a front portion collapsed and trees were uprooted. The twister disrupted rush hour with at least 50 hospital treatments.
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Atlanta, Ga
Atlanta
A. T. Hornsby
Power Company
Georgia
Reassessment Ordered For Mideast Policy
President Ford ordered a total reassessment of U S policy in the Middle East and the State Department indicated aid to Israel could be reduced. Kissinger and Ford remain hopeful for resumed peace talks as Senate backs continued efforts.
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Washington
Ford
Middle East
State Department
U.S. Ax
Israel
Henry A. Kissinger
Senate
Kissinger
Mideast
Ron Nelsen
Robert Anderson
U.S
Anderson
Nessen
Rabin Says Talks Breakown Worsens Middle East Tensions
Israeli Premier Yitzhak Rabin charged Arab media with war threats and warned the situation has worsened after peace mission breakdown. He vowed Israel would meet any attack and urged prevention while Egypt and the U S prepared for Geneva talks. Officials say Kissinger’s diplomacy appears dead amid irreconcilable Israel Egypt withdrawal terms.
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Yitzhak Rabin
Israel
Mideast
Henry A
Rabin
Kissinger Settee
Egypt
Sinai Desert
Geneva
Palestine Liberation Organization
Kissinger
Reds Isolate 2nd Largest Vietnam City and Fall Quang Ngai
North Vietnamese forces overran Quang Ngai and Tam Ky and isolated Da Nang, cutting off Hue as a key supply point 300 miles northeast of Saigon. Cambodia saw rebels seize a base near Phnom Penh. U.S. airlift of rice and fuel resumed after a two day pause.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
da Nang
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Bat
U.S
Quang Ngai
Tam Ky
Hue
U.S. Marine
Quang Tin
Mother and ex-con jailed after twin boys die
Police hold Jesse Lee Willis also known as Jesse Lee Steele and Mary Martha Steele after the four year old twins Eddie and Freddy Steele died from internal injuries in Oklahoma City. An autopsy is pending while investigators assess alleged abuse and Willis admitted hitting the boys.
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Jesse Lee Willis
Jesse Lee Steele
Columbia
Eddie
Freddy Steele
Oklahoma City
Mary Martha (Arnett) Steele
Willis
Steele
Lawton
Robert Schulte
Southwestern Hospital
Bill Hensley
Hensley
Schulte
Page
Schools May Broadcast TV Program On Channel 12
Public Schools plan weekly educational broadcasts on Channel 12 with news, band events, speech tournaments, and marching contests if gear allows. A 3 minute pilot on ninth grade counseling offerings is set for April 8 filmed at Eisenhower Junior High using color and black and white equipment.
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Cablevision
Eisenhower Junior High School
Eisenhower
Eisenhower Junior High
Central Junior High
Cooler Weather Predicted In Lawton Tuesday
Fair to partly cloudy skies and diminishing winds forecast for Lawton on Tuesday. High in the mid 60s and a low tonight in the mid-30s. A cold front moved through Oklahoma bringing cooler temperatures and gusty winds. The front is linked to a winter weather system that dropped heavy snow in the north and sparked severe storms in the south. Sunday brought a high of 70 and a low of 40 with no measurable weekend precipitation. The outlook for Wednesday is mild.
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Lawton
Okahoma
Oklahoma
Mack Murder Re-Trial Starts
Jury selection began for the second degree murder re trial of Alfonso Mack in district court. Mack is accused of the April 24, 1974 shotgun slaying of David B. Edson near 38th and Bishop Road in Frederick. The first trial ended in a deadlock after 12 hours of testimony from 33 witnesses.
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Alfonso Mack
District Court
Mack
David B. Edson
Edson
Frederick
38Th
Bishop Road
Lile
Garland Bloodworth
Oklahoma City
Dist
Williams Roberts
Roberts
Conferees Map Tax Cut Deal Amid Oil Depletion Debate
Senate and House conferees chaired by Al Ullman and Russell Long meet near the House chamber to resolve differences on a multibillion dollar tax cut. They expect completion by Wednesday with possible veto risk from President Ford and notes on winding down the oil depletion allowance for major producers.
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Ashington
Senate
House
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
William E. Simon
House Chamber
al Ullman
D-Ore
Ways and Means
Russell B. Long
D-La
Senate Finance Committee
Ford
City Council weighs fencing prairie dogs at Elmer Thomas Park
A city committee recommends fencing a five acre north east of the Museum of the Great Plains to contain about 2000 prairie dogs while exterminating the rest to protect park landscaping and esthetic values. The plan cites 2150 burrows and possible epidemic risk if overpopulation continues.
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Elmer Thomas Park
Whit Oozier
Council For Action
Lawton Park
Ani
Oxter
Museum of the Great Plains
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