Evacuations Under Way as Hurricane Threat Persists
About 15 000 people inland in a marshy area and 35 000 in Matamoros were evacuated by soldiers police and volunteers. General Castro Villareal said emergency measures including rail use and patrols protect evacuees with Red Cross teams on standby and shelters stocked for three days. Gale warnings linger along the Texas coast with winds 30 to 35 mph and scattered showers in the lower Rio Grande Valley.
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Tampico
U.S
Ministry of Defense
Castro Villareal
Red Cross
Jesus Nava
Matamoros
Texas
Harlingen
Anita
Rio Grande Valley
Labor Dept reports August job gains widen unemployment rise
The Labor Department shows August adds 210 000 jobs to total employment 90.8 million and a 390 000 rise in the civilian labor force to 97.7 million. Unemployment climbs 180 000 to 6.9 million with blacks and teens most affected. White and black unemployment rates shift while average earnings slip slightly month over month.
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Labor Department
Rhodesia plan foresees British lead interim gov and new army
Smith rejected a quick settlement while vowing to negotiate with black moderates as the British American plan proposes an interim government under a resident commissioner, a UN peacekeeping force, universal suffrage, a new constitution, a Zimbabwe National Army, and a development fund of 1 to 1.5 billion dollars led by the United States and Britain.
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Lusaka
Zambia
Smith
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U.N
Patriotic Front
Zimbabwe National Army
The
United States
Britain
Airport panel backs Continental substitution plan
Lawton leaders weigh reducing service with Continental in place The Metro authority may subsidize Continental's still active route to sustain Lawton's airport The council voted to support the Continental substitution plan despite questions about adding new city connections and future airline interest The decision centers on passenger traffic and the airline's impact on existing routes
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Cox
Lawton
Raulston
van Meter
McKenna
Continental
Robinson
Pat Murphy
Cab’s Bureau of Operating Rights
Airport Authority
T.J. Henry
Henry
Airport
Warmack Mall project gains major anchors and city support
Sears J C Penney and Dillards expected as anchors with Warmack leading negotiations. The Lawton Urban Renewal Authority moves to close streets and provide utilities and parking while the city prepares 2,968 parking spaces and land conveyance. Warmack targets seven to eight million annual car counts and 70 stores with 529000 square feet leasable space.
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J.C. Penney
Dillards
Warmack
Lawton
Sam Ard
Lawton Urban Renewal Authority
Disaster unit aids Gulf Coast refugees and flood victims
Gene Matthews of the Comanche County Red Cross leads the disaster unit to Texas Gulf Coast to assist evacuees from Hurricane Anita with evacuation mass feeding and housing in Harlingen area. The chapter also continues aiding flood victims in Cache.
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Gene Matthews
Comanche County
Red Cross
Gulf Coast
Matthews
Harlingen
Tex
Cache
Red Cross Opens Aid Course For Military Personnel
Registration opened for a Standard Multi-Media First Aid course for military personnel and dependents. The class runs 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sept. 10 in Room 114 Snow Hall, with contact through Comanche County Red Cross or Fort Sill Red Cross. Lynn Brack, county first aid chairman, announced the program.
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Red Cross
Snow Hall
Comanche County
Riverside man admits robbery and escape charges
John Derius Davis, 34, pleaded guilty to robbery and escape and received two 27 year sentences to run concurrently. He was jailed for the May 9 Underwoods robbery and escaped July 18 with three other prisoners. The other alleged escapees Oneta Gee Forrest Peahway and Tony Welty await trial.
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John Derius Davis
Davis
Underwoods
Oneta Joyce Gee
Carnegie
Forrest Peahway
Cache
Tony Kim Welty
Powell Sentenced in Lawton Burglary Case
Phillip Edward Powell aged 34 of 1915 received a 15 year term after pleading guilty to second degree burglary. He was charged with burgling a Lawton residence on March 15 and has a long list of prior convictions on file with the district attorney's office.
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Phillip Edward Powell
Powell
Lawton
Salt Use Per Capita Higher In United States Than World Average
The Salt Institute reports Americans consume five times more table salt per person than the world average, highlighting dietary salt use differences and potential health implications.
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The
Salt Institute
Lawton Area Observes Labor Day With Closures
Holiday observance prompts Fort Sill to switch to holiday schedule with essential staff on duty. Lawton Public Schools Cameron University banks city hall county courthouse and Lawton Chamber of Commerce close Monday. Stores may set hours individually. USPS operates normally with no deliveries except special and holiday collections.
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Fort Sill
Lawton
Cameron University
Skills Improve Reading for Teens Says National Assessment
The National Assessment of Educational Progress reports that basic reading skills improved in the early 1970s among 17-year-old students. The gains were noted across groups including Black students and those from low education backgrounds.
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National Assessment of
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