Wichita Falls tornado leaves 33 dead across two malls
Rescue workers searched rubble in Wichita Falls Texas after a tornado killed at least 33 and damaged two major shopping centers The city faced widespread destruction with thousands homeless and Red Cross urging blood and fuel donations while looters faced patrols by ROTC and National Guard units.
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Wichita Falls
Texas
National Guard
Josh Fuller
KBID
Sikes
Southmoor
Joe Tom White
Kwft Radio
Sikes Shopping Center
Southmoor Center
RED Cross
County
Jan Beall
Vernon
Bethania
Wichita General
Civil Defense
KTRN
U.S. 287
Oklahoma
George Nigh
Lawton
Karen Lanham
Southwestern Hospital
Hays
Kan
Wichita
Teamsters Strike Ends with Tentative Pact in Three-Year Deal
Washington AP reports a nationwide trucking stoppage ending after a tentative contract meeting Carter anti inflation guidelines. The plan offers wage gains of 1.50 an hour per year plus cost of living adjustments and enhanced fringe benefits, with ratification by about 300000 members in four to six weeks. Authorities note the agreement aims to fit within federal guidelines.
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Washington
Teamsters Union
Carter
Wayne L. Horvitz
Frank Fitzsimmons
Union
Teamsters
Trucking Management Inc
Fitzsimmons
Horvitz
J. Curtis Counts
F&M Plans Fed Exit If Law Fails to Change Reserve Rules
F&M Bank President Wilbur Feltner says the Winchester institution may quit the Federal Reserve if Congress does not require deposits within the system. He cites the $5–6 million daily reserve requirement and notes the bank could profit from using those funds for short term loans. Feltner says FDIC membership would remain and that divestiture of Rouss Finance Co. and Winchester Credit Corp. will follow new federal rules.
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Star
Winchester
Big Apple Bank
Washington
Federal Reserve System
Fed
F&m Bank
Wilbur Feltner
Federal Reserve
Congress
F&m
Feltner
Richmond
United Virginia
FDIC
Commercial and Savings Bank
F&m National Corporation
Rouss Finance Co
Winchester Credit Corp
Eleven More Executed in Tehran Purge of Shah's Regime
Tehran Radio reports 11 more leaders of the Shah’s government were executed before dawn, bringing total deaths to 101 since Khomeini's forces ousted the regime two months ago. Among the victims were SAVAK chiefs Hassan Pakravan and Nasser Moqaddam, Imperial Guard commander Ali Neshat, and former ministers. The executions cited treason and corruption as motives, with confiscated property to be redistributed.
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Tehran
Iran
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
SAVAK
Hassan Pakravan
Nasser Moqaddam
Ali Neshat
Imperial Guard
Mohammad Taghi Majidi
Ali Hajat Kashani
Hossein Ali Bayat
Zanjan
Pakrawan
Pakistan
France
Abdollah Riazi
Alamieh Vahidi
Gholam-Reza Nikpay
Tehran Radio
TV Star Richard Paul Named Firemen's Marshal
Richard Paul known for Carter Country is announced as this year’s firemen’s marshal. Winchester City Council’s Finance Committee has recommended the tax rate for the year. Details of the rate and council meeting appear on the Area News page.
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Richard Paul
Mayor Burnside
Winchester
Area News
Tornado Alley Region Includes Wichita Falls Vernon and Lawton
The Southwest area nicknamed Tornado Alley spans Wichita Falls Texas Vernon Oklahoma and Lawton Oklahoma with twisters routinely causing damage. The National Weather Service in Fort Worth notes factors such as terrain upper-air winds low-level winds and the Rocky Mountains influence frequent twisters in North Texas Oklahoma and Kansas.
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Associated Press
Wichita Falls
Vernon
Texas
Lawton
Okla
Dallas
Red River
Oklahoma
Fort Sill Military Reservation
Oklahoma City
Kansas
National Weather Service
Fort Worth
Rocky Mountains
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