Major 7.0 Earthquake Strikes Near Sumatra Indonesia
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit near or on Sumatra, Indonesia, reported by the U S Geological Survey. Located off or on the west coast near Padang and Mentawai Islands, the quake occurred about 10:30 a m local time and may cause severe damage in populated areas.
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Army Prepares West Point for First Women Cadets
The Army says bathrooms at West Point will be rearranged for women and outlines adapting the plebe uniform. Officials note testing by Women’s Army Corps shows low upper body strength and pull-up capability, with 1 percent meeting the six-pullup requirement. West Point plans for the 1980 class beginning July 6.
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Ex NASA Engineer Maps Synchronization Of Traffic
Ex NASA engineer Helry proposes a synchronized radio based traffic control system to maintain timing during power drops. Central control at the police station will re synchronize intersections every 30 minutes via radio pulses. Installation on Gore Boulevard from Second to 38th Street slated within six months. costs favorably compare to cable interconnects.
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Community theater skit and high school clown troupe meet
Campaign Cindy Davis and Terry Orrell will attend a skit arranged by the Lawton Community Theatre during volunteer training. MacArthur High School's clown troupe will participate and Don Whitaker, chairman of the advance gifts division, will report progress on that division. volunteers have been at work since Sept. 4.
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Lawton Community Theatre
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Advance Gifts
Film on shoplifting shown to local supermarket staff
Whitaker says inmates convicted of shoplifting helped make the film demonstrating how easily merchandise can be stolen. FBI seminars in Oklahoma began in Enid and will continue in Tulsa and Oklahoma City this year.
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Okun Critiques Fed Policy as Congress Considers 1976 Budget
Okun testifies before the Senate Budget Committee on the economy. He urges emergency job creation for 1.6 million in 1976 and 1.7 million in 1977. He criticizes the Federal Reserve for not aiding recovery and says Congress must ensure total jobs are created.
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Ford urges mayors to press Congress on revenue sharing
President Ford met 33 small city mayors in Skokie Illinois urging lobbying for an extension of the general revenue sharing program set to expire next year. A security scare outside the hotel preceded the event as a man was arrested after a confrontation with police. Ford noted some in Congress may delay modify or scrap the program and urged organized effort.
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Experimentation With Drugs Among U.S. Youth Increasing
The National Institute on Drug Abuse reports rising drug experimentation among U.S. youth. Surveys show higher cannabis and stimulant use among male high school seniors and growing marijuana trial among 12 to 17 year olds. Whites outrank nonwhites in teen drug experience, with regional and demographic shifts noted.
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National Institute On Drug Abuse
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Robert L. du Pont
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Multiple Fort Sill and Lawton incidents reported
Two soldiers from Clarkesville moved a fellow’s belongings in an apartment when a shooting occurred, and Ernest Doyebi Jr. was wounded in a dispute near SH 49 and U.S. 277-281, listed in fair condition. A manhunt led to arrest of a male suspect and recovery of a .22 rifle. In another robbery attempt near 31st and Kinyon, Pvt. Edward Bartholomew Jr. was injured. two suspects arrested.
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Arthur Jones
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Peterman
Clarkesville
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Lawton
Bobby Cooper
SH 49
U.S
Doyebi
PHS Indian Hospital
Bill Banks
Comanche County
County Officials Debate Funding for Juvenile Department
Commissioners say Judge Bledsoe's order could force additional mill levy money as federal grants still require county payroll support and would elevate county share of juvenile department salaries.
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Juvenile Department
Bledsoe
It’s the big one Superdome tops domed stadiums
The Superdome in New Orleans is the current domed stadium with 95 247 seats 88 restrooms 32 escalators and 10 elevators. It may cost as much as 178 million a large increase from the originally projected 24 million for a 66 000 person unit. The venue could swallow Houston’s Astrodome or Seattle’s Kingdome.
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Flexitime expanding in federal tests and abroad
Flexitime, allowing a worker to choose a schedule within a framework while totaling eight hours, has shown success in federal government tests. The concept began in 1967 in Munich to ease traffic. The British Civil Service now has about 70,000 employees under the system.
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Civil Service
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