Easter Sunrise Pageant Attendance Drops In Cold Wichita Mountains
Comanche County officials estimated fewer than 4000 persons attended the 53rd annual Easter Sunrise Pageant as north winds kept crowds down from an initial 10000. Eight alcohol seizures and 18 traffic arrests were reported, with nine jailed on drug charges and one on assault. A Civil Defense pickup theft was resolved in Mt. View. Red Cross treated two serious medical emergencies and a Texas man with a heart condition was treated after a rock injury. Donations tally pending Elk’s Lodge gate results.
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Construction Workers Still On Strike Across Nation
Most soft coal miners return to work after a 34 percent month layoff amid coal mine safety and wage disputes. Thousands in Illinois Indiana Kentucky Ohio Pennsylvania and West Virginia balk at crossing picket lines by striking tunnel and above ground construction crews. Talks resume in Washington between the Association of Bituminous Contractors and construction locals as unions press for a contract. Local 1600 leaders in Ebensburg Pa support the miners and say they share rights to a contract. A Kentucky Island Creek Coal Co. mine saw miners turned away by pickets as no deal exists.
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Carter unveils 8.3 billion urban strategy for distressed cities
President Carter proposes an 8.3 billion urban plan to revitalize troubled areas with investment, job creation, and program upgrades. It calls for a National Development Bank, tax credits for hiring unemployed and expanding in decaying areas, and no new money beyond existing funds.
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Residents Sign Petition Against Youth Center Site
Sixty residents live within 1000 feet of St. Barbara's Church and 9 more nearby oppose using the church for a youth center. A petition signed by 69 locals was filed at City Hall at 11 15 a m led by Mrs Coy L Jackson.
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Colleges Vo Tech Clash Over Nurse Education Policy
An editor's note introduces a three part series on the dispute over nursing education standards in Oklahoma. Voices from Memorial Hospital Cameron University and vo tech centers frame a debate between college level training and vocational routes, with regional job demand cited in Lawton Oklahoma City and Tulsa.
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Gas Tax Plans May Be Abandoned in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City AP Gene Howard, Senate leader, signals likely abandonment of a temporary gasoline tax to fund major road repairs if Governor Boren maintains opposition. Boren opposes without a voter referendum. a House override option depends on legislative will. A ten member committee planned to discuss the plan amid split views and timing concerns.
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Violence at Narita Airport Turns Third Day of Clashes
Police using a crane captured a tower built by protesters on private land to block Narita airfield. Rioters attacked, explosives and fire bombs used, with 20 injured and 115 arrested as demolition crews battled to end the siege. The cabinet weighs delaying the $1 billion airport opening amid ongoing violence and protests.
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