Border Bridge Project Begins Near Red River
About 50 people from Oklahoma and Texas gathered at the old U S 277 281 Red River Bridge south of Randlett for a 1.7 million project to demolish the old span and build a new one. Officials from Lawton Wichita Falls and Burkburnett and state highway departments attended along with press. Kennedy spoke of approaching the Federal Board about designating the route as I 44.
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Lawton
Oklahoma Department of Transportation
Red River Bridge
Randlett
Oklahoma
Texas
U.S
Red River
Chamber of Commerce
Wichita Falls
Burkburnett
J. C. Kennedy
Wayne Gilley
Jack Raulston
Clark Carpenter
Chamber
Bill Bentley
Lawton Constitution
Morning Press
J. C. Boyd
Bill Donnell
Wichita Falls Times and Record News
Don Pate
Burkburnett Chamber of Commerce
Fred Hunt
Jim Lemley
Robert Schieider
Texas Highway Department
Federal Board of Public Roads and Highways
U.S. Sweeps Nobel Prizes in 1976 Science Awards
Three Americans received Nobel prizes in physics and chemistry. Burton Richter of Stanford and Samuel Ting of MIT shared the physics award for discovering a heavy elementary particle. William Lipscomb of Harvard won the chemistry prize for borane structures. Awards total 160000 each, with ceremonies in Stockholm on December 10.
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Tockholm
Sweden
United States
Burton Richter
Stanford University
Samuel C.C. Ting
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Royal Academy of Sciences
William N. Lipscomb
Harvard University
Richter
Stanford
Calif
Ting
Geneva
Switzerland
European Nuclear Research Center
Carl XVI Gustav
Stockholm
Institute For
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Long Island
Army Tank Stockpiles Rise as Production Expands
U S tank output is rising sharply and the Army, recovering from a shortage, expects M60 tank production to meet both domestic buildup and foreign sales needs next year. The shortage stemmed from wartime shipments to Israel and a long-term cut to about 30 tanks monthly.
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Israel
Pentagon
Missing Sylvia L. Ossa Sparks Coast Guard Search
New York AP The Coast Guard said little hope remains for finding the 590 foot Panamanian cargo ship Sylvia L. Ossa and its 37 crewmen who vanished west of Bermuda in the Bermuda Triangle while carrying iron ore from Brazil to Philadelphia. An oil slick lifeboat rope coil and OSSA sign were found near the last location as a renewed dawn search began.
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Coast Guard
Bermuda Triangle
Atlantic Ocean
Sylvia L. Ossa
Brazil
Philadelphia
Bermuda
Omnium Shipping Corp
U.S. Coast Guard
OSSA
Pope
Housing Starts Reach Three Year High in Lawton
Skip Gibson reports September construction activity in Lawton shows the highest monthly level in over three years with 67 single family dwellings valued at more than 1.9 million and a total September housing activity of 2,030,256 dollars.
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Gan
Lawton
Don McConnell
Lawton Board of Realtors
Weather Today Sees Cloudy Skies And Colder Temperatures
Cloudy skies and colder temperatures with a 50 percent chance for rain through Tuesday. Lake wind warnings are in effect for area lakes this afternoon. Tonight's low near 40, Tuesday's high near 50. Sunday's high was 60.
Light Turnouts Recorded as Flu Program Resumed in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh elderly turnout for swine flu shots was light as clinics reopened after last week’s deaths of three vaccinated individuals. Health officials noted earlier turnout was 17 000 of 100 000 expected, with continued confidence in the program despite the scares.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Frank Clack
South Side
Clack
Andrew Kirstein
Lawton Club Shooting Ends In Fatality And Arrest
A 22 year old Lawton man was arrested after a Sunday early morning shootout at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Club leaving one man dead and another wounded. Jimmy Lee Hall died of stomach wounds after surgery at the Coramanche County Memorial Hospital. Lawrence Furlow was treated and released for an upper lip wound. The suspect was wounded in the knee. a .38 revolver was recovered near the taxi stand. Eleven shots fired. four empty rounds found. Hall was a Bishop's College student with multiple siblings. services are pending.
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Lawton
Jimmy Lee Hall
Veterans of Foreign Wars Club
Hall
Coramanche County Memorial Hospital
Lawrence Furlow
Fort Sill
Reynolds Army Hospital
VFW
B Ave
Ford Carter slow campaigns ahead of final debate
Ford and Carter ease pace before Friday's last debate and the final stretch to election day. Ford stays in the White House until Thursday then travels to New York for a fundraising dinner before a final Williamsburg meeting with Carter. Carter plans a broader trip to Tampa Miami and New York while his campaign data handling faces questions over contributor records.
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Jimmy Carter
White House
New York
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Columbus
Ohio
Plains
Bob Dole
Amy
Rosalynn
Midwest
Tampa
Fla
Miami
Win- N.C
Georgia
Accus Carter
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