Eloise Downgraded as Winds Ease in Cuba and Puerto Rico
Eloise was downgraded from hurricane to tropical storm with winds about 50 mph as it battered Guantanamo and nearly hit Santiago. Forecasts say it may reform and regain hurricane strength while moving along Cuba's south coast toward the northwest. Officials report damage and casualties in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic as the storm advances.
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Miami
Eloise
Guantanamo
Santiago
National Hurricane Center
Cuba
Pentagon
Naval Base
Puerto Rico
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Hispaniola
Thieves Target CB Radios Rise With Lawton Thefts
Lawmen report a surge in CB radio thefts as use grows in Lawton. Police say radios move fast to Dallas and are easy to fence. Only 21 serial numbers are on file this year, with owners often failing to report losses and thefts spreading in the area.
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IZENS
Lawton
Clement
Dallas
Tomorval
Lantel
Ape
Fenny
Councilwoman says panel missed library plan details
Norma Roberts claimed the City Council was kept in the dark in 1973 about tearing down the Carnegie Library for a Lawton Post Office wing. At a Lawton Post Office City Hall Authority meeting she said the deed was given with expansion into the library but without demolition disclosed.
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Lynn Callison
Norma Roberts
Carnegie Library
Lawton Post Office
Lawton Post of
Fice City Hall Authority
Roberts
Carnegie
Lawton
Kinley McClure
Jerry Cude
Post Office-City Hall Authority
Fifth and
Jordan Rejects Hawk Missile Deal Over Ford Use Limits
Jordan refuses to sign the Hawk antiaircraft missile contract with the United States citing Ford administration limits on use and basing. Prime Minister Zaid Rifai calls the restrictions insulting and says Jordan may seek Soviet defenses if the deal collapses. King Hussein has warned of a switch to Soviet missiles and advisers if needed.
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Amman
Jordan
United States
Ford
Congress
Zaid Rifai
Hussein
Soviet Union
Israel
Lawton Officials Oppose Proposed Regional Park Plan
Lake patrolman reports Fish and Wildlife Service official discussed a regional park spanning Medicine Park land, Wichita Mountains Refuge, and Lawtonka property. Opponents fear loss of Southwest hunting area and outdoor access. refuge manager and city officials dispute land conveyance.
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Constitution
Bay Lawtoner
Joe Henson
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Medicine Park
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Lawtonka
David Shonk
Service
Albuquerque
Lawton
Fort Sill
Henson
Shonk
Shank
John Thomson
Oklahoma City
Roger Johnson
Lake Lawtonka
Mt. Scott
Johnson
Wildlife Service
KTRO
Racial Comparison Eyed School Discipline Report Ordered By U S Agency
Lawton schools face new federal orders requiring detailed tracking of expulsions suspensions and corporal punishment to assess racial disparities. Affected districts nationwide must comply and local officials react with a mix of approval and concern over added paperwork.
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Lawton
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Washington
D.C
Martin Gerry
U.S. Office of Civil Rights
Shoemaker
Parking Construction Fund Bid Approved By Authority
The Lawton Parking Authority approved a bid drawing on part of first year community development funds for downtown parking construction. About 1.4 million dollars was planned to buy land for parking in the first year of funding.
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Lawton Parking Authority
Lawton, Inc
C Avenue
Fans Face Cool Wet Spell Across Oklahoma This Weekend
A cool front brings scattered showers to western Oklahoma tonight with storms and rain spreading statewide by Saturday. Temperatures will hover in the 60s to upper 70s as a 20 percent precipitation chance persists through Friday night. Event fans should expect upper 60s and showers for Eisenhower MacArthur Cameron Stadium and OU Pittsburgh Oklahoma State matchups.
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Panhandle
Oklahoma
Cameron Stadium
Norman
OSU
Arkansas
Stillwater
Cameron- Emporia
Kan
Indian government rebukes Ford on India remarks
New Delhi accuses the United States of meddling after President Ford commented on Indira Gandhi’s emergency powers. A Foreign Ministry spokesman said Ford’s remarks show a lack of appreciation for India’s internal issues.
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New Delai
India
Ford
Indira Gandhi
United States
Foreign Ministry
Oklahoma man jailed on federal threat to President Ford
In Oklahoma City an admitted drunk, Winsford Clinton Alexander, 49, was arrested on a federal complaint after he allegedly threatened the life of President Ford. He reportedly tried to reach the White House by telephone via a long distance operator. The operator alerted authorities. In Washington the EPA announced cyanide poison could be used to control coyotes, viewed as a threat to livestock.
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Oklahoma City
Ford
Secret Service
Winsford Clinton Alexander
Alexander
White House
FBI
Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
Inside Editorials and Columns Highlights
A compact index lists sections including Editorials on page 4A, Dear Abby advice on page 2D, and features for Women on pages 28 and 48, with the BO section on page 24.
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Rifai
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Russia
Henry A. Kissinger
U.S
Clifford P. Case
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Jonathan B. Bingham
D-N.y
Bent Hafez Assad
Syria
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Walt Belland
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