Ford Catholic leaders back abortion views described
Catholic bishops met President Ford and voiced encouragement at his stance on abortion, while Archbishop Bernardin noted continued reservations. They contrasted Ford’s state option approach with Carter’s opposition to constitutional change, and both campaigns prepare for upcoming debates and campaign events.
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Carter To Speak At OU On Monday
Democratic nominee Jimmy Carter will speak at a public rally on the University of Oklahoma campus Monday afternoon. Campaign coordinator Chris Delaporte says the event starts at 2 p.m. on the south oval, with Carter traveling on a chartered jet and a closed arrival and departure at Will Rogers World Airport. He will spend about 2½ hours in the state, arriving 1:30 p.m. and leaving around 4 p.m. after brief stops with farmers and county officials.
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Hijackers Force Jetliner To Land In Pakistan Field
An Indian Airlines Boeing 737 en route from Palam to Bombay was hijacked and forced to land in Lahore Pakistan. Six of 77 passengers were released for illness including a West German family and three Indians. The hijackers demanded to go to Saudi Arabia. nationality unknown.
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Southwest Oklahoma Weather Forecast
The National Weather Service says continued fair skies and cooler temperatures through Saturday. Light variable winds tonight bring near 60 degrees. Saturday highs near 80. Thursday reached a 72 degree high and 54 degree low.
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Marines Revert to Viet Nam Camouflage Field Dress
The Marine Corps will switch back to the Viet Nam era mottled camouflage field uniform starting Sept. 1 under Gen Louis Wilson. The overhaul will span about two years with male Marines in practice landings on the Norwegian coast to wear the new attire. Women will test a new green and camouflage functional utility uniform as the service updates gear.
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Cameron Enrollment Holds Steady in Fall Figures
Cameron announces fall head count at 5,187 students enrolled to date, up from 3,193 at the same point last year. Dr. Richard Murray notes the figure matches expected capacity with 1,813 freshmen and a full-time equivalency near 4,600, while final fall enrollment is projected at 5,951. Evening class enrollment runs about 1,500.
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Oklahoma
Yugoslav British Jets Collide Killing 176 At Zagreb
A British Airways Trident 3 and a Yugoslav DC9 collided near Zagreb at 615 a.m. EDT. All 176 aboard died. most were West German tourists. Investigators began work while details on passenger lists and flight origins emerged. The accident marked the worst mid air collision since 1971.
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Contamination woes persist in CKT Water district
Cache area residents continue boiling water as cracks in well No 2 near Cache sparking contamination. Officials report repair completed and chlorine fill underway though flushing delays persist amid high usage. Two chlorine systems expected to be connected by Sept 20 to continuously treat the system.
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Ford Expected To Sign Tax Bill Next Week
The big tax bill preserving current income tax cuts is expected to win final congressional approval next week and be signed by President Ford. Negotiators announced a compromise package covering broad tax cuts and hikes benefiting individuals and firms, with projected budget gains of 6.0 billion dollars next year.
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Land Transfer For Public Open Space In Lawton
Lawton Urban Renewal Authority approved transfer of 47 176 square feet of D 6 project land to the city as public open space. The parcels include three tracts at Larrance Bell and the east end of Bell adjacent to existing city land. A dump site area west of Larrance was recommended for sale to help fund park development. LURA also awarded a 6157 contract to Swann Construction for sidewalk work at Second Street and C Avenue to support a Ray Mayhall service station purchase. An audit by Stanfield O Delil was received. 40 minute executive session ended without action.
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Wicker Construction
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LURA
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