Freezing Cold Lingers Through Thanksgiving in Lawton Area
A winter storm affects Oklahoma with snow flurries in northern counties and freezing temperatures across the state. Lawton braces for 20s with a 20 percent chance of snow tonight, while Thanksgiving events and city offices shut down for the holiday.
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Bartlesville
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Pueblo
Colo
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Hobart
Panhandle
Surprise Move Delays Action on Ad Valorem Tax Plan
Oklahoma Governor Boren proposed a four year delay in ad valorem tax equalization and a county option allowing voters to set their own rates. The State Equalization Board approved the plan amid opposition from Rep. Bill Poulos who signaled a Supreme Court challenge. The budget faces a potential $50 million allocation next year as the measure proceeds to Page 2.
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Oklahoma City
David Boren
Bill Poulos
Tulsa
Supreme Court
Poulos
Boren
Twenty Five Fort Sill Soldiers Injured in Truck Flip
Twenty five Fort Sill soldiers were injured when a two and a half ton Army truck toppled on Elgin Road in the Musketry Flats area along Cache Creek. Five were seriously hurt. others treated and released. Investigators sought the cause as the convoy to East Range proceeded.
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Musketry Flats
Cache Creek
Reynolds Army Hospital
Reginald Davis
Jason Braher
Gino Detrick
Thomas Marnas
Ronald Pollitt
Btry
East Range
Elgin
Reynolds
Figin
Interior Secretary Pushes Mineral Development and Conservation
Thomas S. Kleppe as Interior Secretary outlines goals to hasten development of federally owned coal and minerals while boosting environmental protection and management of parks refuges and Indian rights. He calls for resolving land leases in the West and a natural gas pipeline from Alaska, noting a shift from old methods.
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Washington
Thomas S. Kleppe
Secretary of the Interior
Kleppe
Alaska
North Dakota
Interior Department
Kissinger News Conference Opens SALT Breakthrough Hope
Secretary of State Kissinger said he is willing to meet Soviet leaders to break the SALT deadlock over Backfire bombers and cruise missiles. He hinted at a Moscow trip, urged reviewing positions if the Soviet Union reconsiders, and warned budget cuts could weaken U S foreign policy authority.
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Henry A. Kissinger
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Ford
Andrei A. Gromyko
United States
U.S
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Syria
Golan Heights
Middle East
Aviation Week
Moscow
Congress
Memorial Promoted For Elmer Thomas
Groups push to start the Elmer Thomas Memorial in Elmer Thomas Park next year. The plan includes a fountain a natural brook and an amphitheater with support from the McMahon Foundation after letters from Martha Bea Johnson and Aulena Gibson.
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Elmer Thomas
Elmer Thomas Park
Martha Bea Johnson
Elmer Thomas Memorial Commission
Aulena Gibson
Lawton Philharmonic Society
McMahon Foundation
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