Rain Douses Southwest Oklahoma After 22-Day Dry Spell
A 1.37 inch rainfall swept Lawton and surrounding areas after a 22 day dry period. Heaviest totals reported in Perry 3.19 inches, Hobart 1.60, Oklahoma City 1.01, with Lawton leading local readings at 1.37 inches. Skies clear tonight as a cold front pushes east, with temps dropping to the 40s and highs in the 70s Thursday.
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Oklahoma mental health centers hold first seminar on Cameron campus
Forty five representatives from centers across Oklahoma gathered at the Jim Taliaferro Community Mental Health Center at Cameron University for the states first Seminar of Mental Health Centers. Organizers led by Dr. Royce Means aimed to share problems and procedures among Carl Albert Norman Tulsa and Taliaferro centers with ongoing quarterly sessions planned.
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White House orders review of Ford wreck in Hartford
President Ford's aide asked the Secret Service to explain how the Hartford crash occurred and why the intersection was unguarded. Police questioned the 19 year old driver and a sobriety test was taken. no charges were planned until blood results arrive.
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Bicentennial Start Eyed as $2 Bills Reissued
U S Treasury plans to issue 400 million $2 bills annually to mark the Bicentennial while halving the $1 bill production. Rep. Rosenthal cites Deputy Treasury Secretary Gardner in a letter. A public hearing was set to gauge consumer reception. The Jefferson portrait is expected on the new notes.
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Third World Bloc urges halt of economic talks in Paris
The Third World bloc called to drop substantive issues and settle all disagreements through diplomacy in the next two months. Delegation sources list Algeria and six others among those proposing the informal plan as talks stall. The 27 nation conference for year long negotiations remains slated for mid-December in Paris, with US Japan and the Common Market expected to define their positions.
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We Won’t Die Mayor Says Feds Target Small ARTFORD
In 1935 the Reconstruction Finance Corp lent Arford $41,500 for a new water system. Forty years later the federal government seeks repayment plus about $26,000 in interest. Mayor Norma Michael says the town of 616 cannot pay and compares the pressure to a big foot stomping on a small bug.
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Kissinger Responds to Cyprus Crisis Memo Subpoena
Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger replied two hours late to a House Intelligence Committee subpoena for a memorandum detailing alleged mismanagement of the 1974 Cyprus crisis. Committee staff said the reply arrived about noon, but neither side would confirm if the memo was handed over.
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Henry A. Kissinger
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Governor Boren Affirms Active Role in Crime Panel
Oklahoma City Gov. David Boren rejected reports he abolished the Organized Crime Prevention Council. He said he only proposed cutting staff funds while maintaining an active crime-fighting role for the panel. A letter to council members blamed a misunderstanding of his stance. Washington leaders of the New Democratic Coalition floated possible legal action against party Chairman Robert 5S Strauss over 1976 delegate rules.
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Lawton council debates urban renewal committee
City leaders spar over replacing the urban renewal panel with a council committee of the whole as 80 citizens watched. The 4 to 6 vote blocked Prince's move amid sharp exchange between Mayor Gilley and council members over committee appointments and LURA costs.
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September permits show steady housing construction in Lawton
Lawton Building and Safety Division reports 18 new single family dwellings valued at 542 440 issued in September. This compares with eight homes valued at 244 000 a year earlier and 17 homes valued at 507 500 the prior month. Year to date totals reach 141 new single family dwellings versus 69 for nine months in 1974.
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