Space cooperation praised after Apollo-Soyuz mission
President Ford told U S and Soviet crews the Apollo Soyuz flight should spur future joint space work. Cosmonaut Leonov and astronauts Slayton urged continued cooperation including a future Mars mission. Both sides welcomed each other and exchanged gifts, underscoring the program’s value.
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U.S
Earth
United States
Soviet Union
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White House
Slayton
Mars
Leonov
Explosions Rip Oil and Gas Refineries Across Nation
The Associated Press reports a nine alarm oil refinery fire at the Atlantic Refinery in Philadelphia injuring Mayor Frank Riz zo and sending over 350 firefighters and 150 ARCO workers to battle the blaze. The Shuykill River plant fire, described as stabilized, began Sunday afternoon and caused multiple explosions and widespread flames. In Texas, an El Paso Natural Gas Co. plant explosion killed three, injured three, and damaged nearby facilities. several workers were hospitalized with burns and smoke inhalation.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Frank L. Rizzo
Joseph R. Rizzo
Atlantic Refinery Co
ARCO
Schuylkill River
Gulf Oil Co
West
Texas
el Paso Natural Gas Co
Goldsmith
Goldsmith Volunteer Fire Department
James C. Fife
Robbie J. Carpenter
James E. Lackey
Virgil Faulkner
Odessa
Odessa Medical Center
Lines And Lost Pay Hurt Food Stamp Users
Lynn Callison reports how Corrine Washington a single mother of three struggles with the monthly food stamp restock at Comanche County Courthouse. She often loses positions in long lines and misses work at the military base while waiting for the $162 allotment under the USDA scale.
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Corrine Washington
Comanche County
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Cyprus Rule Moderates Gain In Turkish Election
In mid term Turkish Senate elections Premier Suleyman Demirel gains leverage in a coalition and a more conciliatory Cyprus stance. The Justice party led by Demirel and the Republican People’s party headed by Bulent Ecevit emerged as winners, with the National Salvation party also winning seats as voting totals showed the Republicans ahead in popular vote but with fewer Senate seats due to distribution.
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Turkey
Suleyman Demirel
Cyprus
Senate
Island
Demirel
Justice Party
Republican People’s Party
Bulent Ecevit
Stoke
Republicans
National Salvation Party
Global economic talks open with conciliatory tone in Paris
Delegates from 18 nations opened preparatory talks on a new international economic relationship. U S officials said the meeting aims for success and energy questions received low emphasis in opening remarks by Undersecretary Charles Robinson.
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Paris
United States
Charles Robinson
Lawton Area Weather Forecast Tonight And Tuesday
Fair to partly cloudy skies and warm windy weather blanket the Lawton area tonight and Tuesday. A 20 percent chance of precipitation is forecast for tonight with a low in the mid 60s. Winds will be southerly 10 to 20 mph tonight. Tuesday’s high will be in the low 80s under increasingly cloudy skies.
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Lawton
Lawton Police Probe Death Of Man Identified As Leon Gibbs
Lawton police investigate the death of a man tentatively identified as Leon Gibbs about 50 at 20644 NW 14th. The body was found in a small house facing an alley between Lake and Bell Avenues with heavy bloodstains and evidence he had been dead for some time.
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Lawton
Leon Gibbs
Lake and
Bell Avenues
Water Plan OSBI Probe Tie Doubted
Oklahoma Gov. Boren told a legislative committee the OSBI report has no direct link to a statewide water plan. He offered to provide the report to the Environmental and Natural Resources Committee after the Ethics Commission finishes its Nelson conflict of interest hearings set for Nov. 21.
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Oklahoma City
David Boren
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation
OSBI
Boren
Environmental and Natural Resources Committee
State Ethics Commission
State Water Board
Forrest Nelson
Ethics Commission
Legislative Committee
Nelson
Water Board
Council institutes three month night sessions
ITV council launches experimental three month night sessions starting at 7 p.m. in City Hall. Sept 30 vote 6 to 3 favored the move with Adams Matthews Rex Givens and Keith Haynes opposed. Support came from Robert Prince Don Van Meter Fredrick Chenault Donald Rust Harry Anderson and J J Pursley. Agenda includes audience participation and items on water authority extension and local property deeds.
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ITV
Adam Matthews
Rex Givens
Keith Haynes
Robert Prince
Don van Meter
Fredrick Chenault
Donald Rust
Harry Anderson
J. J. Pursley
City Hall
Complex Soviet SS-N-13 missile alarms Navy leaders
Navy officials warn the newly deployed SS-N-13 antiship missile with a high trajectory and nuclear payload could evade current defenses. Its speed may exceed 3500 mph, range 300 to 400 miles, and it would be deployed on two Soviet submarine classes. Admirals Emmett Tidd and William Clifford stress the defense gap and discuss test-firing tactics as a ballistic trajectory challenge.
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Ashington
Emmett Tidd
Pacific Fleet
Tidd
William Clifford
Naval Operations
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