Lawton Comanche County Win Revenue Sharing Funds Under Ford Bill
Lawton and Comanche County officials expect about 2 million dollars annually from new revenue sharing over 30 years with looser spending rules. Lawton will receive roughly 1.4 million a year and Comanche County about 450 thousand, enabling projects from mass transit to water treatment and more flexible matching funding to attract other federal and state dollars.
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Ford Ad Campaign Accused of Misleading Claim
Jimmy Carter denounces President Ford's nationwide ad push featuring Playboy and Newsweek covers. He says the campaign implies he lacks morals for granting Playboy an interview. Ford committee reports the ad runs in 350 newspapers across 22 states urging readers to check both magazines.
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Ferryboat Disaster Recovery Efforts Continue
Divers search the Mississippi River for victims after a sunken ferry and tanker crash. Debris shows at least nine cars trapped 100 feet below as authorities report hopes for at least 75 dead. A crane righted the ferry while officials list victims for identification.
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Saul Bellow Wins Nobel Prize in Literature
American sweep of Nobel Prizes culminates with Saul Bellow receiving the 1976 literature prize in Stockholm. The Chicago grown author, noted for Humboldt's Gift and Herzog, is the seventh American laureate in literature and follows John Steinbeck’s 1962 win.
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Bellow
Canada
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Southwest Oklahoma Weather Forecast Cloudiness and Rain Chance
The National Weather Service reports increasing cloudiness and a 30 percent chance of rain for Southwest Oklahoma through Friday. Tonight winds will be southerly 10 to 18 mph with temperatures in the low 40s. Friday's high will reach the low 60s, following Wednesday's 62/36.
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Special Session Called Panel To Name School Chief Area
Lawton Board of Education meets at 5 30 p m today at Shoe maker Education Center to name a new superintendent. About 250 applications have been received from Lawton Oklahoma and other states for the post held by Hugh Bish since July 1966 who plans to retire at the end of the 1976 77 school year.
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Hugh Bish
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Public works funds seen for Comanche County jobs program
Comanche County officials expect a sizable share of 3.7 billion dollars in federal public works funds after a new public employment bill signed by President Ford. Allocation delays persist as Labor Department sets regulations, but county unemployment at nine percent last August supports projected aid under Title I public service.
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United Way Campaign Reaches 58 Percent of Goal
Fort Sill Combined Federal Campaign boosts Lawton Fort Sill United Way drive with a 127 224 CFC contribution completing the federal pledge. The campaign total rises to 264 688 73 dollars, 58 1 percent of a 456 000 goal. Next workers meeting set for 7 a.m. Thursday at the Salvation Army Boys Club.
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Voters Rush To Register For Election
Comanche County residents flood registration for the November election. Secretary Mrs J N Logan cites 2000 to 3000 new or corrected registrations since books reopened this month. Registrars and precinct offices report heavy demand with one registrar registering 30 to 50 names daily. Voters must cast ballots on November 2 to avoid removal from the rolls.
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Ford Carter Losing To OU bumper sticker deficit
Local check finds only two of about 100 vehicles displaying presidential stickers with Ford Dole and Carter Mondale campaigns nearly absent. Residents observed few campaign decals as election nears and bumper sticker activity wanes.
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