Truck Crash Halts Morning Traffic On U S 277
A semi trailer carrying 4200 pounds of chili powder crashed from the Tri Level Interchange on U S 277 and exploded after impact. Driver Don Riffel Moore escaped the cab as Lawton firefighters doused the flames. Traffic backed up over a mile while debris and fuel foam blocked key roads near Rogers Lane and Second Street.
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Constitution
U.S. 277
Lawton
Don Riffel
Moore
U.S. 62
Lawton Fire Department
Rogers Lane
U.S. 281-277
Second
Ferris
Carter Will Halt Latin Trip If Energy Bill Fails
President Carter pressed Congress to finish the energy bill as he met with Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al Faisal. He warned he might cancel a four-continent trip planned for next month if energy legislation is not enacted, while also planning talks on oil prices Middle East peace and a proposed sale of 60 F15 fighters.
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Carter
Saud al-Faisal
Saudi Arabia
Congress
Oval Office
Saud
Middle East
Geneva
Latin America
Africa
Asia
Europe
Congressional
House
John Brademas
United States
Attendance Incentives Battle Truancy at Local Schools
In Miami area two schools Brownsville Junior High and Douglas Elementary offer prizes to students and staff to curb truancy. Gifts include Frisbees hamburgers T-shirts and yo-yos plus gasoline records and dinners for teachers as a push to raise attendance amid poor census counts affecting state funding. Principal Walter Oden says the program won’t fully solve the problem.
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Miami
Brownsville
Douglas
Dade County
Walter Oden
Torrijos Accepts Panama Canal Treaty Vote Victory
Gen. Omar Torrijos says he is content with a 66 percent yes vote for the canal treaties after an unofficial count. Opponents see a strong no showing as encouragement for a return to democracy. turnout was high with about 468,664 in favor and 228,697 against amid thousands of invalid ballots.
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Panama City
Panama
Omar Torrijos
Torrijos
Damian Castillo
Arosemana
National Liberation Front
University student confesses to family killings in Ohio
Michael Swihart an 18 year old Miami University student admitted beating his parents and two brothers with a baseball bat then pouring gasoline and igniting it in their Brunswick home police said He faces four counts of aggravated murder with details of motive not released.
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Brunswick
Ohio
Clayton Crook
Crook
Michael Swihart
Medina County
Andrew Karson
Michael
Donald
Cleveland
Miami University
Oxford
Retirees Debate Military Medical Benefits at City Hall
A lively Lawton City Hall discussion on Fort Sill medical service cuts dominated a Joint Services Ad Hoc Committee meeting. Mayor Gilley reported from Washington while Col Ret Jack Wolfson pressed for a pro retiree resolution despite council opposition.
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Lawton
Joint Services Ad Hoc Committee
Fort Sill
Wayne Gilley
Washington D.C
Col
Jack Wolfson
Wolfson
Gilley
Jack Norrell
Lawton Chamber of Commerce
Norrell
Vic Ramirez
Eerie Fog Delays Lawton Traffic Weathers Hazards
Fog shrouded Lawton streets causing seven crashes before noon with no injuries reported. A tractor trailer carrying 4200 pounds of chili powder toppled from a tri level overpass on U S 277, striking an embankment after missing a turn. National Weather Service issued a travelers advisory for southern Oklahoma.
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Ense
Lawton
U.S. 277
National Weather Service
Oklahoma
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