Council Approves 531000 for Four Street Projects
City councilmen voted 531000 in community development funds for engineering construction and waterline work on four street projects Ferris Avenue Sixth Street 38th Street and 16th Street. The allocations accelerate plans and construction with engineers named for waterworks and sewer drainage.
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Fred Kasper
Reuben Brown
Brown
Ferris Avenue
17Th
Sheridan
Sixth Street
Lee Boulevard
U.S. 277
38Th Street
Gore Boulevard
16Th Street
Lee
Bishop Road
Thirty-eighth Street
11Th Street
Fort Sill Boulevard
Ferris
Gore
Robert B. Hendrick
Finis E. Lee
Disputed Rezoning Bid Nixed By Panel
Lawton City Council denied Ira Finley rezoning 1.35 acres at Briarwood and Cache Road to commercial after Crosby Park residents protested. The 7 to 2 vote, with one abstention, overrode an Aug 25 LMAPC approval of a car wash and warehouses.
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Lawton
Ira Finley
Crosby Park
Finley
Briarwood
Cache Road
Lawton Metropolitan Area
Sooners Honor Retiring Oklahoma House Leader Carl Albert
Gov. David Boren led a statewide salute at a $50 banquet for retiring House Speaker Carl Albert at the Myriad Convention Center. Albert, son of a Pittsburg County coal miner, rose to Rhodes Scholar and served as speaker of the U.S. House twice in line for the presidency. Boren praised him as performing one of history’s most important acts of leadership.
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Oklahoma City
David Boren
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
Myriad Convention Center
Albert
Pittsburg
U.S. House
Boren
Nationwide Strike Hits Ford Motors
United Auto Workers President Leonard Woodcock cautions the Ford strike may not be short. About 170000 UAW members walked out, halting auto operations in 22 states as bargaining resumes are planned for next week. Woodcock and Carter will attend the Michigan AFL-CIO convention in Dearborn.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers
Leonard Woodcock
Ford Motor Co
Today Show
W. J. Usery
Ford
UAW
Woodcock
Jimmy Carter
Michigan
Afl-Cio
Dearborn
Carter
Henry Ford II
Georgia
Warm Days Should Continue In Region
The National Weather Service forecasts continued warm weather for Southwest Oklahoma with partly cloudy skies through Thursday. Recent brief showers yielded minimal rainfall, totaling 0.02 inches in Lawton and 0.11 at Fire Station 5. Lake Lawtonka reported 0.5 inches. Lake Ellsworth and Apache had no rain. Tonight southerly winds 6 to 12 mph with mid-60s temps. Thursday expected near 90. Tuesday's high 86, low 66.
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Oklahoma
Ntional Weather Service
Lawton
53Rd
Gore Boulevard
Lawtonka
Lake Ellsworth
Apache
Ellsworth
TV Reporter Schorr Defies Contempt Controversy
CBS reporter Daniel Schorr refused to identify his source or surrender a secret House intelligence committee report at a House Ethics Committee hearing. He cited First Amendment protections and warned of possible contempt citations and imprisonment. Aaron Latham and Clay Felker also testified and declined to reveal further details.
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Washington
Daniel Schorr
House Ethics Committee
House Intelligence Committee
CBS
Schorr
Ethics Committee
John J. Flynt
Congressional Committee
Flynt
House
Sage Voice
New York
Subwena
Intelligence Committee
Joseph Califano
Frank Stanton
Pentagon
Stanton
John Marshall
James Stanton
Ohio
CIA
Califano
Aaron Latham
New York Magazine
The
Village Voice
John J. Flynt Jr
Latham
Clay Felker
Peter Tufo
Lee Schorr
Cameron Homecoming Schedule Highlights Week of Activities
Cameron announces a full homecoming week beginning October 4 with a 7 p.m. school dance at the Mad Dog Saloon. A concert October 6 at Cameron Stadium features Jerry Jeff Walker and crowns for homecoming royalty will be presented. A dinner for students and alumni is set for October 7 in Shepler Center followed by a spirit bonfire. Crown ceremonies take place at the October 9 Cameron Eastern New Mexico football game.
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Cameron
Cameron Stadium
Jerry Jeff Walker
Ed Shelton
Mary Stout
Mad Dog Saloon
Cache Road
New Mexico
Shepler Center
August Crime Tally Drops From July Peak
Crime totals in August show 562 major offenses, down 21 from July and marking a four year low for the month. Compared with August 1975 the total is 109 fewer, a drop of over 16 percent, while larceny rose to 362 from July. Police credits citizen cooperation and department efforts for the decline.
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Dennis
George Wever
Robert Gillian
Summer Use Declines at Wichita Mountains Refuge
Summer visitors totaled 278,500 at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, down 20,600 from 1975. June 104,500, July 97,700, August 76,300, with May figures also rising this year. Swimming activity fell due to a new Lake Elmer Thomas fee system. See REFUGE, Page 4A.
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Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Lake Elmer Thomas
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