Military training at Fort Sill to drop 500-pound bombs
Fort Sill hosts an Air Force Army training exercise this Friday from 3:30 to 3:50 p.m. with 24 bombs dropped within the reservation to teach close air support for emergency field artillery. Jets will conduct prior operations Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with smoke tests and strafing practice.
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Carswell Air Force Base
Fort Worth
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Weather Outlook Mixed Skies With Mild Temperatures
A trace of rain occurred Wednesday night with a Wednesday high of 66 and a low of 51. Expect partly cloudy skies and mild weather through Friday with highs in the 70s and nightly lows in the 50s. The extended outlook through Monday calls for partly cloudy to cloudy skies.
City Bookmobile Delivers Library To Lawton Neighborhoods
Lawton Public Library staff Yvette Kolstrom and Donna McFarland drive the bookmobile to 20 neighborhoods every two weeks. They report 16 000 books circulated in a year and 2 500 items checked out in February. The vehicle visits nursing homes centers and schools three days a week under library director Bernice Jackson.
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Yvette Kolstrom
Donna McFarland
Lawton Public
Kolstrom
Lawton
McFarland
Bernice Jackson
Temple Faces Serious Water Shortage Threatening Supply
Temple, Oklahoma, faces a serious water shortage with only two to three weeks of supply left at the municipal lake. Mayor Gary Hart said conservation steps are in place, wells are dry, and authorities may seek water from East Cache Creek or a release from Lake Ellsworth to flush and augment the lake.
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Temple
Gary Hart
Cotton County
Lawton
Lake Ellsworth
Cache Creek
Oklahoma
State Water Resources Board
City Lake
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Wheat holding up in drought but awaits rainfall
In Oklahoma areas, wheat and other small grains survive a dry spell due to subsoil moisture. Extension Director John Moten notes crops are in growth and rely on subsoil stores, though farmers fear worsening conditions. Page 4 reference.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma State University Extension
Comanche
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Moten
Administration Seeks Minimum Wage Increase
The Carter administration proposed raising the minimum wage from 2.30 to 2.50 an hour on July 1 and indexing it to 50 percent of average manufacturing wages starting July 1978. AFL-CIO favored 60 percent indexing and immediate enactment. critics noted Labor Secretary Ray Marshall’s plan differs from labor goals and could shift wage differentials.
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Ray Marshall
House
Labor Standards Subcommittee
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Garment Workers
Subcommittee
John Dent
White House
Labor
Charles Schultze
Marshall
Organized Labor
Carter Farm Policy Deemed Inadequate by Critics
President Carter's plan for higher farm price supports and subsidies draws sharp criticism from farm state lawmakers. Sen. Henry Bellman calls it unlikely to pass, while Sen. Bob Dole and Sen. George McGovern label it unacceptable and contradictory to prior pledges. The panel notes Carter overruled Bergland on larger increases as it reviews a bill extending basic statutes. Target prices would rise to 2.60 a bushel for wheat and 1.75 for corn.
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Washington
Carter
Henry Bellman
R-Okla
Lawton Publishing to Install Harris 1650 Press
Lawton Publishing Company Inc. signs a 1.5 million dollar contract with Harris Corporation for a Harris 1650 offset press to automate operations. The five year project includes a 250000 dollar building addition and 220000 dollar automated paper distribution system. Delivery set for April 1978 and operation by July 1978. modernization includes LD to VDTs and Datastream news input.
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Shirley Shepler Bentley
Lawton Publishing Company Inc
Harris Corporation
Lawton Publishing Company
Steve Bentley
Bentley
Harris
Publishing Company
Lawton
Associated Press
Oklahoma
Bill Bentley
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