Dam burst floods campus lake near Toccoa Falls
A dam failure at an 80 acre lake near Toccoa Falls released floodwaters onto the campus hurtling toward buildings. A memorial service for missing students and faculty was held as rain battered the region and rescuers searched for nine people, including six children, lost in flood incidents. Witnesses described metal ripping sounds as water surged through the area.
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Rick
Georgia
National Weather Service
Athens
Toccoa Falls
North Carolina
Bill Stacy
Ward Boundaries to be Considered at Lawton Hearing
Lawton residents face a 7 pm city hall hearing on a proposed ward boundary plan to achieve parity across eight wards. The commission would adjust seven wards by shifting precincts to balance populations from 83 362 total. final action follows a 10 day waiting period.
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Lawton Redistricting Commission
City Hall
Lawton
West Lawton
East Lawton
Great Plains
Crosby Park
Eisenhower
Kuntz
Garfield
Howell
Jefferson
Federal facility pupil funding eyed in Comanche County
Kuchta explains a new in lieu of tax payment system based on federally affected pupils. Funds come from ad valorem tax rolls on federal facilities and support state education aid. Steed's tentative 1977 entitlement will be finalized after a late October student survey. The max per child equals half the national average, for those living and working on federal installations in Comanche County.
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Kuchta
Steed
Comanche County
Carter Eyes Public Support For Nuclear Halt Proposal
The article notes President Carter seeks national backing for energy proposals including halting a plutonium related project. Congress has 45 days to overturn a presidential funds withholding. Critics doubt meaningful impact despite Democratic leaders backing the plan.
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Breeder Proconents
Congress
Carter
Subscriptions Offered with Monthly Rates and Tax
The notice lists monthly subscription prices 3.75 4.90 3.50 and 5.00 8.00 with per copy 3.50 4.90 5.00. A one month subscription costs 3.50 plus sales tax. A 7 percent sales tax is already included.
Women Cited For Prostitution In County Court
Three women were charged in district court today on prostitution counts from two incidents. The Comanche County Sheriff's office says they were arrested near the intersection of First Street and B Avenue. Arrested Friday were Suzett Riley, 29, of 1602 Roosevelt, and Lois Marie Coleman, 20, of 3409 Abiline. Katherine Johnson, 20, of 5329 Ash, was arrested Saturday. Warrants for several other suspects were being prepared.
Missing Oklahoma girl Nima Carter pursued by OSBI
OSBI released a composite sketch of a middle aged Indian woman in a red car after she asked about Nima Carter. Police report no new leads a week into the search. 25 officers canvassed a one mile area and interviews continue near the Carter home. A total reward of 2275 dollars stands for information leading to arrests.
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Cunningham
Carter Home
OSBI
Lawton
Bill Ward
Carter Eyes OPEC Price Stance Ahead of Venezuela Talks
Carter plans to press OPEC members to hold prices, warning a hike could endanger the world economy. The 13 nation group meets in Venezuela next month to weigh possible increases.
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Onegeria
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Carter
OPEC
Venezuela
Bombing of reporter Bolles linked to antitrust ties and crime lore
John Harvey Adamson admitted planting the bomb under Bolles after luring him to a hotel with a tip and testified Robison triggered it while Dunlap hired killers. The attack targeted Babbitt and Lizanetz over legal actions and letters to legislators. Investigative Reporters & Editors pursued Phoenix leads for six months and produced 23 articles.
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David Derickson
Robison
Dunlap
John Harvey Adamson
Adamson
Bolles
Refuge Buffalo Auction Nears in Quanah Cache
The Cache buffalo refuge plans its annual public auction on the second Thursday in November. The herd, now about 625 animals, is kept in managed pastures with health testing and inter-state shipping certificates. Buyers may pay by cashier’s, traveler’s, cash, or personal checks and must sign a no collusion statement.
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Quanah Parker
Cache
North America
West
Petition Seek Probate Code Change in Oklahoma
An initiative petition circulating in Lawton and statewide seeks a vote on a new probate procedure. Harold L. Walker of the Lawton AARP says about 90 000 signatures are needed to place the issue on the November 7 1978 ballot. The petition urges the legislature to enact a probate code based on the 1969 uniform probate code endorsed by NCCUSL and the ABA.
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Oklahoma
Lawton
Harold L. Walker
American Association of Retired Persons
Walker
National Conference of Commissioners On Uniform
American Bar Association
Court challenge to nuclear liability act cited rights and costs
Court actions questioned equal protection and due process as government lawyers defend a nuclear liability act. They argue it shields private operators like Duke Power from high insurance costs while removing deterrents to participation. They claim benefits for victims include no fault liability and higher liability ceilings, with projected damages surpassing $1 billion by 1985.
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Charlotte-area
Duke Power
Justice Department
Beaver Creek Bridge Work Nears Completion
A 65 foot bridge replacing the washed out structure on Beaver Creek, six miles south of Sterling, is nearly finished this week. County Commissioner Oscar Sanders estimates the project will cost about 15000 dollars and notes materials on hand were reused by county workers.
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Beaver Creek
Sterling
Oscar Sanders
Sanders
Car purchases form a small share of 1975 spending
The Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association notes that buying a new car is the priciest consumer purchase after a house, accounting for only three percent of personal consumption expenditures in 1975.
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association
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Aaragon Chiropractic Center
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