Ford Cleared In Funds Probe As Carter Campaigns
Ford won a clean bill of health from Watergate special prosecutor Charles Ruff, closing the funds misuse inquiry. The White House set a 7:30 p.m. news conference as Ford receives a swine flu shot amid safety concerns and mounting campaign moves by Carter, Mondale, and Dole as they head to key states and a Friday debate.
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Bob Dole
Houston
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Richard M. Nixon
Washington Post
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Federal Election Commission
Syrians Reach Key Palestinian Strongholds East of Beirut
Syrian troops storm Baamdoun in a street battle after slipping in from the rear. Guerrilla commanders report heavy fighting as Syrian forces advance toward Sidon and tighten grip on the Beirut Damascus corridor. Arab leaders seek to halt the civil war ahead of Cairo summit.
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Lawton to Save Millions on Waurika Water Loan Rate
Lawton will save nearly 5 million in interest by tying Waurika water conveyance costs to the 3.463 percent dam construction rate instead of the higher Corps rate 4.371 percent. The Omnibus Public Works bill gives Lawton an annual payment of 575,788.47 and a 97,821 yearly saving over 50 years, applied to pipeline costs for Lawton Duncan Temple Walters and Waurika.
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Bson
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General Keith Assumes Command At Fort Sill
Maj. Gen. Donald R Keith, 49, takes command at Fort Sill during Old Post Quadrangle ceremonies after a 13 gun salute. He pledges to maintain Fort Sill momentum and calls for civilian-military support as III Corps Artillery and other units parade in review. Keith previously directed weapons systems at the Pentagon and has multiple development postings.
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U.S. Army Field Artillery Training Center
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2Nd Bn
2Nd Field Artillery
Pentagon
Bolivians Mourn After Deadly Aircraft Crash
In Santa Cruz Bolivia three days of national mourning were declared after a chartered Boeing 707 owned by Jet Power Inc. of Miami plowed into a street crowd and a youth soccer practice killing more than 100 people including the four crew members. At least 100 others were hospitalized with many in critical condition.
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Bolivia
Hugo Banzer
la Paz
Jet Power Inc. of
Miami
Weather Outlook for Southwest Oklahoma
Increasing cloudiness and cooler air are forecast through Friday as a cold front moves in. Tonight northerly winds bring lows in the mid 50s. Friday's high should reach the low 70s. Wednesday's high was 83 and the low 32.
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Oklahoma
Ford Denies Price Support Hike as Political Move
The Ford administration raised the government price support for wheat to 2.25 dollars a bushel from 1.50, saying the move is humane to aid farmers facing low markets. Knebel cites 97 million dollar taxpayer cost and notes the step aims to bridge a difficult situation amid campaign timing and political critique.
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Ashington
Ford Administration
John A. Knebel
Knebel
Nobel Prizes Bestowed on Friedman and Medical Researchers
The Royal Swedish Academy named Milton Friedman of the University of Chicago along with Baruch Blumberg of the University of Pennsylvania Medical School and D. Carleton Gajdusek of the National Institute for Neurological Diseases at Bethesda as 1976 Nobel recipients in economics and medicine. Friedman, 64, noted for consumption analysis and monetary theory, drew praise and controversy for his political activity and sharp economic judgments. Blumberg and Gajdusek were honored for discoveries on origin and spread of infectious diseases. Each prize carries 681,000 Swedish kronor.
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Royal Academy of Science
Milton Friedman
University of Chicago
Brooklyn
Newsweek Magazine
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Baruch S. Blumberg
University of Pennsylvania Medical School
D. Carleton Gadusek
National Institute For Neurological Diseases
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The
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Academy
Red River Bridge Construction Nears
Officials from Lawton Oklahoma and Texas will meet Monday at the old Red River bridge to begin a $1.7 million project. The eastern span will be torn down and replaced with a two lane Northbound bridge for U S 277 281. The 11 a m ceremony near the south entrance will start demolition. Attendees include Lawton officials and chamber leaders along with Oklahoma Texas highway divisions and Wichita Falls and Burkburnett.
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