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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1977
Page
3
City Planner Paul Cullen urged support for the October 11 Waurika water election arguing acquisition of Waurika water is essential to prevent decline in Lawton. He warned limited earth water and emphasized future well being and growth hinge on obtaining additional supply.
Area funeral notices report S Sgt Ret Lee F Carter 47 of Lawton dead on arrival from an apparent accidental gunshot at Reynolds Army Hospital. Burial with honors in Fort Sill Post Cemetery with Becker Funeral Home directing. Also details Ernestine Lambdin 89 of McMahon Tomlinson Nursing Home died after illness. services pending with Connally Compton Funeral Home. Walters and Gammill obituaries listed with service times and survivors.
Firefighters finally contained the Union Oil refinery fire in Romeoville Illinois after more than 40 hours. Foam supplies from Lionville Pennsylvania delayed the fight but two truckloads arrived and spraying continued to cool hot steel and prevent reignition. The blaze began with a lightning strike on a diesel tank and damaged two gasoline tanks, with the total capacities of nearly 27 million gallons involved.
An earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale struck with epicenter 10 miles northeast of Newhall. Caltech seismologists say the short shaking could have caused damage if directly overhead. Newhall sheriff substation briefly flooded with calls but no damage reported.
Boston, Mass. was founded and named on September 17 1630 marking the establishment of the colonial town by English settlers. The date remains a foundational milestone in American urban history and reflects early Puritan settlement in New England.
In Franklin Massachusetts talks opened between striking teachers and the Franklin School Committee after 11 days of walkout. Five teachers released from jail joined negotiations in Boston, with others still jailed for defying a court order. Judges had fined 29 teachers, rising to 100 dollars a day if they remain off the job.
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