Light Turnout Seen In Oklahoma Runoff Primary
Oklahoma runoff primary voters faced light turnout with estimates between 200000 and 500000 of the 1.2 million registered. Key races include the Democratic bid to succeed retiring Speaker Carl Albert in the 3rd District, along with runoffs for the Corporation Commission and several congressional and legislative seats.
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Klahoma City
Oklahoma
Carl Albert
State Election Board
Lee Slater
Oklahoma Corporation Commission
Slater
Tulsa
Albert
Statehood
Congress
Charles Ward
Durant
Ward
Wes Watkins
Ada
Watkins-Ward
Gerald Beasley Jr
Duncan
Jack Finley
Mead
John Jarman
Oklahoma City
Tom Dunlap
Tony Zahn
Oklahoma County
Chilean envoy to U S killed in bomb blast near embassy
In Washington a bomb exploded beside a car carrying Orlando Letelier and Ronnie Karpen Moffitt, killing Letelier age 44, Moffitt 25, and injuring another passenger. Letelier, former Chilean ambassador and IPS Trans National Institute director, served under Allende. The FBI and State Department led the investigation.
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Washington
United States
Orlando Letelier
Salvador Allende
Ronnie Karpen Moffitt
Letelier
George Washington Hospital
Trans National Institute
Institute For Policy Studies
American University
Moffitt
Institute
Michael
Allende
Socialist Party
Chile
Henry A. Kissinger
Fire Department
FBI
State Department
Executive Protective Service
Inflation steady as August price index rises five-tenths
U S consumer prices edged up five tenths of a percent in August for the third straight month, led by higher costs for fuel clothing and nonfood items. Meat prices fell helping offset some gains while the yearly inflation rate hovered near six percent, with wage purchasing power eroding as pay barely kept pace. The administration argues inflation has halved from 1974 levels amid a political battle with Carter.
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Washington
Ford Administration
Labor Department
Ford
Jimmy Carter
Marshal Skunk Exchange Blasts Marshal Blasts
Tipton lawman Lawrence Kornblith, 23, was fired after firing at stray animals during night patrols under orders to reduce the skunk and stray animal problem. Police Commissioner Russell Bates says he was gun happy, shooting dogs and cats and waking widows, with the final incident lining up a skunk on Main Street.
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Ward Bverlipton
Tipton
Lawrence Kornblith
Main Street
Russell Bates
Kornblith
Bates
Main
Rosser Streets
Smith Accepts Black Rule For Rhodesia Report
Tanzania's Nyerere quoted Kissinger as saying Ian Smith has accepted majority rule for Rhodesia within 18 months to two years. A senior Kissinger aide seeks two pledges from black leaders: suspend guerrilla action as negotiations begin and safeguard white minority security after power transfer. Smith met his cabinet in Salisbury to review the proposals ahead of parliamentary debate.
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Dar ES Salaam
Tanzania
Julius Nyerere
U.S
Henry A. Kissinger
Ian Smith
Rhodesia
Nyerere
Kissinger
Smith
Africa
Kenneth Kaunda
Zambia
John Vorster
South Africa
Salisbury
See
Southern Africa
South-West Africa
Namibia
Autumn Arrives as Lawton Forecasts Mild, Fair Weather
The Lawton area is expected to stay with autumn like weather through Wednesday with fair skies and mild temperatures. Tonight lows near 50 and Wednesday highs around 80. Monday saw a high of 74 and a low of 54.
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Lawton
Navy uses CURV III to search Atlantic for secret plane
The Navy will lower an unmanned box shaped vehicle with mechanical claws into the North Atlantic to locate the highly secret fighter from the carrier John F. Kennedy. The underwater recovery craft was flown from San Diego to Prestwick Scotland and will be shipped to sea from Glasgow aboard the USS Shakeri.
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LA Times
Washington Post
Washington
Navy
North Atlantic
John F. Kennedy
San Diego
Prestwick
Scotland
Glasgow
Little Creek
Atlantic Fleet Headquarters
Norfolk
U.N. Assembly Opens With Africa and Middle East Focus
The 31st session opens amid focus on Southern Africa racial issues and the Arab Israeli standoff. Key items include curbing political terrorism, bridging rich and poor nations, and the election of the secretary general. Secretary-General Waldheim seeks reelection. Ambassador Shirley Amera Singhe becomes president. Seychelles admitted as the 145th member.
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Unted Nations
N.Y
U.N. Generals Assembly
Africa
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
Assembly
Shirley Amera- Singhe
Sri Lanka
Gaston Thorn
Luxembourg
Water Woes Plague Area Towns
Bacteria contamination in Chattanooga water continues to affect residents and officials. Since Aug 5 residents boil water from the CRT system, now over three months into system cleaning. Sanitarian Don Benefield reports ongoing detection of bacteria and plans to chlorinate for four to five days, with possible pipe removal if needed.
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Chattanooga
Comanche-Kiowa-Tillman Water District
Health Department
Don Benefield
Benefield
Weil
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Roosevelt Elementary School
Scott Nelson
Frank Nelson
Ave
Robert Kinzey
Bill Peffer
Diana Hargrove
William Hargrove
Mideast
U.N. Assembly
Seychelles
Indian Ocean
Bly
Security Council
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U.N. Special Committee Against
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