Supreme Court Revisits Veterans Preference Law
The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, instructed a Massachusetts federal court to reconsider striking down state laws favoring military veterans in public job applications. The ruling, tied to a 1976 decision on discriminatory impact, could restore a policy that critics say discriminates against women, with only four states lacking veterans’ preference.
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Supreme Court
Massachusetts
Arkansas
Mississippi
New Mexico
South Carolina
William J. Brennan Jr
Thurgood Marshall
Lewis F. Powell Jr
Helen Feeney
Feeney
Francis Bellotti
Police Department
Washington, D.C
Bellotti
Mrs. Feeney
State Civil Service Commission
State Personnel Administrator
Governor Recommends Rogers Sheriff For U.S. Marshal
Rogers, Comanche County sheriff for three years, is a candidate for presidential appointment as U.S. Marshal for Oklahoma. Gov. Boren has recommended him. letter of endorsement submitted. Carrier’s post requires Senate approval. Rogers says backers and officials discussed the candidacy at law enforcement meetings.
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Comanche County
U.S
Oklahoma
Lawton
Rogers
David Boren
Floyd E. Carrier
Senate
Boren
White House
Dave Holliday
Oklahoma Crime Commission
State Criminal Justice Standards and Goals
Police
U.S. Marshal
Law Enforcement Officers
Lee County
First Space Mission Ends With Soft Soviet Landing
Two cosmonauts Vladimir Kovalenok and Valery Ryumin return to Earth after 49 hours 46 minutes in space aboard Soyuz 25 failing to dock with Salyut 6. Tass reports a soft landing 450 miles north of Baikonur. No docking explanation given. Western observers cite docking failure or fuel shortage.
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Tass
Vladimir Kovalenok
Valery Ryumin
Baikonur Space Center
Central Asia
Kovalenok
Ryumin
Salyut-6 Space Station
Apollo
Voters Decide Waurika Water Project in City Election
The Constitution staff reports a light but steady turnout in a special city election as polls opened at 7 a.m. Voters in Eisenhower Grant Dunbar and Sullivan precincts weighed a plan to enter a contract funding water storage at Waurika Lake and a pipeline to Lake Ellsworth. The city would repay 23 million dollars over 50 years at 3.463 percent via the Waurika Project Master Conservancy District, serving six member cities Lawton Duncan Waurika Comanche Walters and Temple.
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West Lawton
Grant
North Lawton
Dunbar
South Lawton
Sullivan
East Lawton
Waurika Lake
Lake Ellsworth
Waurika Project
Cold Front Drops Lawton to 48 Breaking Oct Frost Trend
A strong cold front swept Oklahoma with Lawton recording a 48 degree low after a 72 degree evening. Winds 20 to 30 mph, gusts to 40 mph, and a cooling trend into Wednesday with mid 30s possible. frost may reappear, breaking 1976 records if it materializes. Temperatures statewide ranged from 37 at Guymon to 50 at Ardmore.
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Constitution
ITV
Lawton
Oklahoma
Lawton Publishing Company
Guymon
Ardmore
LURA bids to use Carnegie Library for space deal
Lawton Urban Renewal Authority proposes to repair the Carnegie Library in exchange for office space as its C Avenue offices vacate for the downtown mall. chairman Bill Greb and director Vince Elmore outlined the plan, noting renovations and a three year space need while awaiting HUD approval.
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C Avenue
Carnegie Library
Bill Greb
Lura Board
Vince Elmore
LURA
Carnegie Library Advisory Board
Greb Today
Pioneer
C Ave
Greb
Elmore
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Elmore Today
Methane Power Lights Henhouse At Iowa Farm
In West Union Iowa electricity from chicken manure lights a henhouse on a Heying Enterprises Farm. The 160000 chickens’ waste yields enough methane to power about 200 homes as a $100000 experiment touted as a farming breakthrough. Officials from USDA and state agencies attended the unveiling with former Iowa Senator Hilarius Heying funding half the project. Rod Riggs of the Iowa Energy Policy Council triggered the generator, hoping to cut oil dependence by using farm waste for power.
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Iowa
USDA
Heying Enterprises
Hilarius
Heying
Carl Larson
Usda Department of Rural Development
Rod Riggs
Iowa State Energy Policy Council
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Jorge Dominguez
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Woodrow Wilson International Center
United States
Panama
Lowenthal
Lewis A. Tambs
Arizona State University
Donald M. Dozer
University of California
Dozer
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