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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1977
Page
2
President Carter learns the Senate will reject his natural gas pricing proposal and vote to deregulate gas prices. A bloc of supporters says the plan would lose by at least four votes as the week long debate on energy continues.
The ruling sides with not appealing the California decision to the Supreme Court. Civil rights attorneys note Davis Medical School’s youth limits its discrimination history. The Justice Department argues race factors beyond school actions influence minority applicants and urges remand for further fact finding.
Lawton police undercover units arrested seven people over the weekend in four narcotics buys. Charges include heroin possession with intent to deliver for Roger Fishback and Darlene Fishback, delivery of heroin for James Condlin, and delivery of cocaine for Ronnie Mason. Three others faced later drug charges after a church parking lot stakeout.
The passage notes Keith plans to come here to replace me and mentions his marriage to Erika Krausse of Wetzlar West Germany. They have a son Michael a West Point graduate and a second lieutenant stationed at Fort Knox Kentucky.
The Great Plains Improvement Foundation urges applications by Friday for federal grants assisting the elderly and poor in Comanche County with winter heating costs. GPIF reports 552 low income applicants using about 27 000 of 31 610 dollars allotted by the Federal Energy Administration and CSA. Grants include up to 250 dollars to cover large unpaid bills and up to 50 dollars for those already paying bills but needing aid, requiring receipts showing six months of heating costs exceeding five percent of gross income from Oct 1 1976 to now.
Lawton officials weigh foundation demands for a solid budget commitment this fiscal year to fund Louise D. McMahon Park. The Sept. 13 council pause followed McMahon board notes while Frank Sneed argued city met all conditions after Sept. 6 acceptance.
A public workshop on insurance is scheduled for 7 30 p m Thursday at Cache City Hall. Sponsored by the Southern Plains Inter Tribal Center, the event will feature Bill Factor a Tulsa based insurance executive as speaker.
Oklahoma City AP market update lists cattle and calves 4600 head with slaughter cattle slow, beef prices up to 2 dollars higher, utility cows 22.50 to 25.00, bulls 28.00 to 33.50, hogs and pigs with boards 30.25 to 33.79, grain prices for wheat 2.04 to 2.70, barley 1.30 to 1.45, Milo 2.42 to 3.47, soybeans 4.50 to 5.20, alfalfa hay 50 to 65 per ton, chickens and eggs noted.
Christopher Poolaw 19 of Anadarko died Sunday when his car left U S 62, struck a bridge, and he was ejected. He suffered head and internal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. The state toll rose to 591 for 1977, up from 614 last year.
Mayor Wayne Gilley signed a Constitution Week proclamation sponsored by the local DAR chapter. The observance runs through Sept 23 with DAR Regent Mrs. Cecil Lee and Constitution Week chairman Mrs. Ernest Godlove present. The local chapter promotes awareness of the 1787 Constitution and civic duties.
A spokesman said statewide computer systems in Massachusetts and Colorado simplify matching employees and recipients across cities like Boston and Denver. The approach avoids isolating metropolitan areas and spans Fulton County Georgia Sacramento Denver Dallas Tarrant County San Francisco Bexar County King County.
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