U S analyzes Soviet forecast of wheat crop
Washington AP an announcement from Moscow said the Soviet harvest is smaller than expected. Agriculture Secretary Bergland noted potential higher U S grain exports and possible changes to 1978 plantings. Brezhnev cited 1977 Soviet harvest at 194 million tons, about 10 percent under goal and 14 percent below last year, with experts rechecking data.
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Washington
Moscow
Soviet Union
Bob Bergland
Bergland
Leonid Brezhne
Agriculture Department
Brezhnev
Russia
U.S
United States
Set Aside Program To Hit Young Farmers Hard
Comanche County wheat farmers face heavy losses under the Carter era set aside plan as 20 percent of wheat acreage must be idle and graze restrictions loom. Dale Duke of ASCS warns young producers suffer most while older farmers weather the impact. The program affects stocker cattle grazing on wheat with 90 of 450 acres typical idle, risking $800 yearly per 20 acres. Decision on grazing rules due after November 15.
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Comanche County
Dale Duke
The
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASCS
Tinues
Duke
Oklahoma
Secretary of Agriculture
House Unit Approves CHAMPUS Payment Increase
The House Armed Services Committee backed raising CHAMPUS physician payments from 75th to 90th percentile, boosting coverage for military retirees at Fort Sill. The change aims to ease medical cost burdens amid doctor shortages affecting 15,000 local retirees and dependents.
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Fort Sill
Reynolds Army Hospital
U.S
House of Representatives
House Armed Services Committee
The
Uniformed Services
Champus
Ellwood Hillis
R-Ind
Lawton-Fort Sill
Lawton Hit By Cold Front Ranging Winds and Rain Drizzle
A cold front swept across Southwest Oklahoma with gusts up to 40 mph and light drizzle. Lawton logged a low of 39 degrees and 0.12 inch of rain, while Guyman posted the state low at 29. Tulsa reached 49, and statewide drizzle pushed recent rainfall totals with 2.12 inches in McAlester for the 24 hour period.
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Oklahoma
Lawton
Lawton Constitution Publishing Company
Guyman
Tulsa
Panhandle
Sooner
McAlester
53Rd Street
Gore Boulevard
Lake Lawtonka
Lake Ellsworth
Lawton Council OKs right of way for Goodyear water line
Lawton Oklahoma city council bought right of way on 97th and Cache Road from Quentin O Livingston for 1085 dollars to extend a new water line to Goodyear site at 97th and Lee. The project has two thirds completion and delays cost the contractor 200 dollars daily. The council also adopted a military medical benefits resolution for retirees and active duty personnel to be sent to the DoD.
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Lawton
Goodyear
Cache Road
97Th
New Goodyear
97Th and
Lee
Livingston
Reuben Brown
Brown
Department of Defense
Joint Services Ad Hoc Committee
Old Hospital Area Cleared at Fort Sill Facelift
World War II era brick structures north of Gate 1 along U S 277 were demolished as part of Fort Sill’s post renovation. Keith Caldwell said the buildings were beyond repair and the site will be landscaped with open space likely remaining. A Oklahoma City firm won the demolition contract.
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Fort Sill
Gate 1
U.S. 277
LGHT
Keith Caldwell
Post
Hospital Confonement
Caldwell
Oklahoma City
Law orders 150 foot signs for electrical contractors
Ton of fruit metaphor discussion at Law ton City Council as Mayor Gilley explains a new ordinance requiring contractors to display legible signs on work vehicles. The measure targets electricians after confusion by the Examining and Supervisory Board of Electricians about singled out firms.
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Lawton
Fredrick Chenault
Gilley
Apples And Lemons In City Licensing Debate
The scene centers on a city meeting where apples hint at lemons in crowd confusion about licensing rules. Cagle notes a quick shop chain owner stance while Chenault questions why signs are needed. Mayor and Paul Cullen cite electricians and plumbers as the licensed trades, framing the debate.
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Cagle
Chenault
Paul Cullen
Tts
Federal cuts may hit mental retardation programs in Oklahoma
Oklahoma officials warn new federal medical cost reductions could force budget cuts at Enid Sand Springs and Pauls Valley institutions for the retarded. Welfare director L E Rader told a legislative committee he fears funding for mental retardation programs will be reduced as part of the medical cuts.
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Oklahoma City
Enid
Sand Springs
Pauls Valley
L. E. Rader
Rader
Five Die In Kentucky Hotel Fire And Arson Arrest
A residential hotel fire in Colum bia Kentucky killed five people and left ten missing as smoke and burns destroyed the Millar Hotel. In Syracuse New York a Holiday Inn fire led to four hospitalizations and the arrest of Raymond E. Hoffman a 19 year old volunteer firefighter on arson and related charges.
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Associated Press
Columbia
Syracuse
N.Y
Columedia
Louisville
Millar
Raymond E. Hoffman
East Syracuse Fire Department
Hoffman
Abduction Probe Opens In Indian Child Case
Police labeled the three day disappearance of 19 month old Nima Carter an abduction with no new developments. Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation joined Lawton police at their request as investigators reinterview the Carters and review contacts to identify potential abductors.
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Nima Carter
Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation
Lawton
George Carter
23Rd SE Place
Don Cunningham
Dutch Tycoon Caransa Freed After Negotiating Ransom
Maurits Caransa, 61, a Dutch real estate tycoon, says he negotiated his own 4.16 million dollar ransom after abduction last Friday. He describes the four kidnappers as motivated by money and notes an initial demand of 16.64 million dollars, with a final settlement reached in guilders. He was released unharmed in Amsterdam after five days, handcuffed to a bed, and identified himself to a passerby who alerted police.
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Amstrerdam
Netherlands
Maurits Caransa
Caransa
Amsterdam
Den
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RAH
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Lawton City
By the Constitution Staff
Council
By Skip Gibson
Constitution Staff
Vic Ramirez
Sam Ard
City
Old Hospital
Bulletin
Kentucky
Tycoon
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