Tornadoes Ravage Four Indiana Counties Leaving One Dead
One person died and at least 24 injured as three tornadoes struck Jackson Bartholomew Decatur and Jefferson counties in southeastern Indiana. Seymour bore the worst damage with a $1 million estimate and the Sky Haven trailer park hit hard by a twister.
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National Weather Service
Jackson
Bartholomew
Decatur
Jefferson
Jackson County
Lyman Goben
Sky Haven
Mobile
Five African Nations Reject Rhodesia Interim Plan
Presidents from Zambia Tanzania Mozambique Angola and Botswana reject Rhodesias proposed black white power-sharing interim government and call for a British sponsored conference to set transition rules. Britain to begin talks within hours as Rhodesia denounces the move and South Africa weighs influence. See RHODESIA, Page 4.
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Tanzania
Mozambique
Angola
Botswana
Ian Smith
Smith
Anthony Crosland
Blackpool
England
Edward Rowlands
P.K. van der Byl
America
South Africa
SAC Jets Conduct Low Altitude Exercise Across Oklahoma
Strategic Air Command announced harmful exercises by 26 SAC bombers flying about 1500 feet above ground from Copeland Kansas to Gate Woodward Waynoka Geary Carnegie Rush Springs Wynnewood Coalgate and Wapanucka. Simulated bombing will occur near Woodward Rush Springs and Pauls Valley with no bombs carried.
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SAC
Kansas
Oklahoma
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Gate
Woodward
Waynoka
Geary
Carnegie
Rush Springs
Wynnewood
Coalgate
Wapanucka
Pauls Valley
Lawton Weather Outlook Turns Cooler With Rain Chance
A 20 percent chance of rain is forecast for the Lawton area through Tuesday with cooler temperatures. Northerly winds 5 to 15 mph prevail tonight. Lows tonight near the mid 50s and Tuesday highs near the upper 60s. Sunday saw a high of 75 and a low of 69.
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Lawton
Charter Change Proposed in City Amendments Plan
SKIP GIBSON sets a city charter amendment package to boost mayor and council powers. Proposals would cut two at large council seats, keep ward boundaries, allow the council to approve the city manager’s picks, give the mayor veto over resolutions, and require council direction in budget prep.
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Ed Riddle
Wayne Gilley
Riddle
Wreckage Probed In Tanker Crash And Four Plane Crashes
AIR FORCE investigators probed a KC135 tanker wreck in northern Michigan after a fiery crash that killed 15 airmen and five others in four separate crashes within six hours. The day left 35 dead, with survivors treated at Alpena General Hospital and Brooks Medical Center.
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Elmer Liske
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Johnson & Johnson
Hot Springs
Colorado
Denver
Steamboat Springs
Illinois
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Peoria
Mich
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K.I. Sawyer Afb
Alpena General Hospital
Brooks Medical Center
San Antonio
Tex
Alpena Hospital
Accident Investigation Board
Charles Pinkard
Wurtsmith
Strike Ends Second Week As Bargaining Talks Drag
DETROIT AP Bargaining continued at a slow pace with no major breakthroughs as the UAW strike against Ford neared the end of its second week. About 170 000 members are represented in a 13 day stoppage with daily talks and planned subcommittee sessions on economics, noneconomic issues, and health and safety.
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United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Co
UAW
Ford
Ken Bannon
Ford Department
Bannon
Auto Flies Twice Sill Man Killed In Wreck
Fort Sill soldier Everette Blunt 19 of Mojave California died after his car left U S 277 northbound at 75 mph, skidding 283 feet and overturning twice, pinning him beneath. He died of massive head injuries at Reynolds Army Hospital. Two other traffic deaths reported as toll rises to 627 for 1976.
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Calif
U.S. 277
Everette Eugene Blunt
Btry
4Th Field Artillery
Reynolds Army Hospital
Blunt
Lawton
J. D. Pickens
Pickens
Oklahoma
Kate Kirkpatrick
Hugo
U.S. 271
Choctaw County
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Judy Ardrey
Dallas
SH 86
Perry
Noble County
OHP
Carter Campaigns In Oregon Ford Ends Southern Swing
President Ford wraps a Southern swing stressing anti crime plans while Jimmy Carter begins in Portland with a poverty critique citing Census figures 2.5 million below the official poverty line and a 10.7 percent rise. Carter also targets tax relief and welfare costs amid campaign contrasts.
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Oregon
Ford
Associated Press
Jimmy Carter
Far West
Bureau
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