Drug Abuse Survey at Fort Sill Reveals Wide Spread Issue
Fort Sill hosts a task force interview of 100 enlisted men and 10 NCOs to study drug abuse impact on combat readiness. The group finds drug use wide among military branches, with heroin in Europe, amphetamines and barbiturates in the Orient, and marijuana in the U.S., largely supplied by civilians.
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Anita threatens Texas Gulf Coast with dangerous landfall forecast
The storm Anita prompts evacuation orders from Port Isabel and Port Aransas as forecasters warn of a potentially dangerous landfall between Corpus Christi and Brownsville. Officials brace across energy pipelines and mobilize emergency crews while residents weigh whether to leave coastal towns.
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Carter administration debates anti inflation measures amid rising wholesale prices
Prices received rose slightly in August as the Finished Goods Price Index gains. Farm prices fell for the third month, down 3 percent for August and 6 percent over 12 months. The Agriculture Department noted declines for soybeans corn hogs broilers and potatoes while tobacco oranges and milk rose. Officials weigh voluntary wage and price standards against broader inflation goals as economy shows signs of slowing and tax reform plans loom.
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California man pleads guilty in Oklahoma murder case
Gary Lee Reece, 23, of Mission Valley California, pleaded guilty to second degree murder in the death of Arno Carroll Costin, 27, of Granada Hills. Costin was buried in a shallow grave near Shawnee after a hitchhiker reported the body in a car trunk. Reece was arrested in Cripple Creek Colorado in June.
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Park staff discuss use of workbooks in Lawton schools
Hancock and Roberts debate workbook value for river flow maps and sentence structure while Lawton schools cut back on duplicating and mimeographing. Arnold, park division supervisor, ties park policy to city 470 acres of land as Lawton Park Board names Vernon Howell chair with members Hutchins Cephas and Curb.
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