Land expansion aids negotiations for Lawton mall project
Lawton Urban Renewal Authority reserves 300000 square feet of downtown land for a potential mall and parking site expanding the mall area to about 990000 square feet and total land under consideration to over 1.6 million square feet. The 120 day hold on the extra land, between First and Second streets and C Avenue, awaits developer input. Mall negotiator Sam Ard leads talks with prospective developers as preliminary discussions gauge required size.
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Lawton Urban Renewal Authority
Sam Ard
LURA
Ard
First
Second Streets
C Avenue
Frisco
Second Street
Ford Eyes Halt To CIA Plotting
President Ford plans a move to end U S involvement in plotting to kill foreign leaders. White House spokesman Ron Nessen said officials in his administration have been forbidden from such acts and files have been turned over to the Justice Department for action. The Senate intelligence committee said U S had instigated several schemes and was implicated in at least one other. Ford will not judge past actions and fears disclosure could harm policy and national security.
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Ron Nessen
Nessen
Senate Intelligence Committee
United States
Nelsen
U.S
Justice Department
Ford
Arab Raiders Slay Three In Israel Bible Settlement
Arab guerrillas from Syria breached a U N buffer zone and attacked Ramat Magshimim on the Golan Heights fatally wounding three Israeli army sergeants and injuring two Bible students. Residents described forced entry into a dormitory and a brutal assault.
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Israel
Tel Aviv
Syria
U.N
Ramat Magshimim
Golan Heights
Foreign Ministry
United Nations
al Fatah
Palestine
Yasir Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
Chamber Supports School Bond Issue Lawton endorses 4.5 million bond for two junior high schools
Lawton Chamber of Commerce backs a 4.5 million bond issue after Education Committee hearings with principals and city officials. The plan would raise ad valorem taxes by 8.4 mills over ten years to fund two new junior high buildings amid underage enrollment trends.
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Lawton Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
East
West
Lawton
Judge Testifies As Final Witness In Own Defense
Muskogee District Court Judge William H. Haworth Jr appears as the final defense witness in his ouster trial before the State Court on the Judiciary Trial Division. Prosecution claims Haworth granted leniency to a convicted felon in exchange for political support for District Attorney John Russell of Wagoner. Defense witnesses testified that the August meeting to discuss leniency did not occur, while others questioned witnesses' credibility and reputation.
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Oklahoma City
Muskogee
William H. Haworth Jr
State Court
Haworth
Atty
John Russell
Wagoner
Billy Con Tyre
Russell
Jim Vance
John Mack Butler
Tahlequah
Tyre
Charles Kirk
Vance
Butler
Kirk
Keith Baker
Bill Willis
Championship Showdown Nears At Norman
The report notes tension building ahead of a major clash at Norman featuring political or sports stakes. It highlights rivalry and expectations surrounding a near-term titanic confrontation.
Big Eight Championship Showdown Looms In Norman
Oklahoma faces Nebraska in a high stakes Big Eight title clash at Owen Field with tickets ranging from 75 to 100 dollars. Weather stays cold, with mid 20s tonight and mid 40s Saturday as winds ease.
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Norman
Cameron University
Lawton
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Owen Field
Dallas
Complete Coverage Planned For Clash
The Oklahoma Nebraska game will receive special treatment in the Sunday Constitution. Sportswriters Gene Thrasher and Don Luke will be there with Thrasher handling the game story and Luke working from a feature angle. Chief photographer Bill Dixon, with more than $3000 in cameras and lenses, will record the battle on film for a Sunday Constitution picture page.
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Gene Thrasher
Don Luke
Thrasher
Luke
Bill Dixon
Baitle
Constitution
Snow Blizzard Grips North U S Midwest
A major storm system sweeps the upper Midwest and Central Plains with heavy snow up to 16 inches in Minnesota. Nebraska urges motorists off I 80 while Springfield Colorado jail shelters stranded drivers. The blizzard disrupts schools, roads, flights, and power with at least three deaths and a truck driver killed.
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Central Plains
Minnesota
Nebraska State Patrol
Springfield
Colo
Conado
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Dakotas
Michigan
Wisconsin
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