Oklahoma Women Among 24 Hurt In Shannon Jet Fire
Four Oklahoma women were among 24 passengers with minor injuries when a DC8 engine fire occurred as the Capitol Airways jet taxiing for takeoff at Shannon Ireland. Ruby Hawk Charlotte Graham Helen Hirschker of Oklahoma City and Joy Kennamer of McAlester are named among the injured. The plane carrying 250 passengers was en route to Dallas via Hartford after a Rome holiday.
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Rome
Senate Deadlock Over Natural Gas Enters Third Week
The Senate remains in a stalemate over federal controls on natural gas with liberal senators Abourezk and Metzenbaum defiant in their filibuster. They predict a tie vote possible if Domenici shifts, while Mondale would break a tie in favor of the administration plan. Major issues include a price ceiling near 2.03 and eventual House Senate conference action. The House moves on a union organizing bill as the Panama Canal treaty hearings proceed.
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South Dakota
Howard Metzenbaum
Ohio
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Robert C. Byrd
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Gerald R. Ford
California
Ronald Reagan
Dean Rusk
Henry A. Kissinger
Oklahoma City
U. S
Mickey Edwards
Congress
Edwards
U.S
ABC
Today
Tulsa Man Killed in Pickup Crash on Keystone Expressway
Tulsa, Harold Edward Flett, 22, died when his pickup veered off Keystone Expressway, struck a guard rail and overturned. The fatality raises Oklahoma 1977 traffic toll to 633, matching last year.
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Associated Press
Tulsa
Highway Patrol
Harold Edward Flett
Oklahoma State Fair attendance tops 1.3 million in record run
The State Fair of Oklahoma concluded its 10 day run with a new attendance record of 1,321,094 announced by Fair President Sandy Saunders. The turnout surpassed last year’s previous record by more than 100,000.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Sandy Saunders
Lawton School Lunch Menus With Alternate Options
The Lawton Public Schools plan weekly lunches for elementary students with milk offered at each meal. Menu items include spaghetti with meat sauce and corn on Monday, hamburgers and fries on Tuesday, barbecue wieners on Wednesday, tacos on Thursday, and hot steak sandwich with mashed potatoes on Friday. Secondary schools may choose the first menu, with an alternate list available at Lawton High Eisenhower High and MacArthur.
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Lawton
Lawton High
Eisenhower High
MacArthur
Pigeons Used by Egyptians and Greeks for Messages
Egyptians bred special messenger pigeons as early as 300 B.C. The birds carried names of Greek Olympic victors to their home cities, National Geographic reports on ancient use of avian couriers.
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National Geographic
Forks in Europe and America through the 18th century
The article traces fork adoption from Italy in the 11th century to widespread use in England about four centuries later. It notes forks were a luxury in medieval times used for fruits and sweets, carried by owners, and viewed as effeminate or even sinful in some religious areas.
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