Library Hosts Nonpartisan Political Display in Lawton
The Lawton Public Library lobby hosts a voter information table sponsored by Friends of the Library. It provides basics on U S politics, constitutions, officials, candidates, and election issues with nonpartisan intent and lectures planned under Campaign 76.
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Lawton
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Friends of the Library
Lawton Friends of the Library
Lawton Public Library
Bennett Ford
Friends
Bernice Jackson
Debates Backed by League Voters in Federal OK
The League of Women Voters won Federal Election Commission clearance to sponsor and finance presidential debates, with talks noting progress though no agreement yet reached. The discussions involve tentative terms and a potential $150,000 cost.
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Ron Nessen
Carter
Nessen
League of Women Voters
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Federal Election Commission
Rain and weather forecasts mix with 1976 campaign talks
Rain totals varied across Oklahoma with Duncan at 1.7 inches while Apache and Altus recorded lighter amounts. The National Weather Service noted mild, cloudy conditions with low winds and fog, a 30 percent chance of more rain tonight, and a high in the low 80s Thursday. In political news, debates between Ford and Carter raise court possibilities for third candidates, while Carter campaigns in Plains and meets Kennedy and Catholic bishops amid abortion debates.
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Oklahoma
Eugene J. McCarthy
Georgia
Lester Maddox
American Independent Party
Ford
Carter
Plains
Washington
New York
AFL-10
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
National Council of Catholic Bishops
Joseph Bernardin
City Council Considers Selling Eight City Park Tracts
City officials review disposal of eight park parcels including Military Park Morford Runyon Woods and Blue Beaver sites. Council members debate selling strategy with concerns about maintenance, safety, and getting top dollar while some favor leasing or keeping lands as parks.
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Vic Ramirez
Blue Beaver
82Nd Street
Cache Road
Harry Anderson
Anderson
Blue Beaver Park
Park Board
Howell
Defense first three operational B1 aircraft delay debated
Jimmy Carter signals doubt on continuing B1 production as the Democratic platform urges funding delay. An Air Force test reports a B1 bomber body section crack under high stress, but not in the three prototype aircraft. Senator Joan Culver calls the House Senate funding limit a victory for delaying flight until next year.
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Rockwell International
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Drown
Senate
House-Senate
Warmack plans 600000 square foot downtown mall project
Warmack received a six month option contract from the Lawton Urban Renewal Authority on April 19 to build a mall covering up to 600,000 square feet between First and Fifth streets and C and F avenues in the downtown renewal area. The LURA board last week amended the plan to fit the proposal. Warmack has developed malls in Fort Smith and Jonesboro Arkansas and is building a third in Texarkana Texas.
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Jonesboro
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Texarkana
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Contested Meat Processing Tactics Draw Consumer Concern
Consumer groups challenge ground bone particles in pressed meat and a second process that uses sub 120 degree simmering to melt fat and reuse the residue in lunch meats and pizzas. They warn the technique reduces nutritional value and raises bacterial risk in final products.
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