Tar Creek grant targets pollution
Published: June 11, 1982
PICHER The Environmental Protection Agency has released a $435,000 grant for determining the cause and solution for water pollution in the Tar Creek lead and zinc mining areas near Picher.
EPA spokesmen said the grant was made to the Oklahoma Health Department. The investigation will be led by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board and the Tar Creek Task Force.
Water in the far northeastern Oklahoma area has been declared contaminated by metals from abandoned mines. The area has been classified by the federal environment agency as among the nation's most serious pollution problems.
Crash cause skirted TULSA A report released by the Federal Aviation Administration fails to explain a March 26 helicopter crash that killed two Tulsa police officers, police say.
Tulsa Police Chief Harry Stege said the report, released Thursday, showed all parts of the copter's engine that could be tested showed no apparent defects and functioned normally. Four areas of the engine could not be tested because they were too badly damaged, he said.
Officers Chance F. Whiteman, 35, and Kelly Smythe, 25, crashed while chasing a pickup truck.
Jobs ride on tax vote SAPULPA The jobs of as many as 38 city employees hinge on the outcome of a municipal sales tax election next week, Sapulpa officials say.
Voters will decide on a proposal raising the sales tax from one to two cents. If passed, it could generate as much as $45,000 a year. City manager Nellie Skaggs said Sapulpa's payroll must be trimmed to maintain a balanced budget if the tax hike fails.
Two aged women raped ARDMORE Police say two women, ages 88 and 76, were raped in their homes this week. Investigators believe the assailant may be the same man suspected in four similar sexual assaults of elderly woman last fall.
Authorities said in each case, the victims were white senior citizens. They described their attacker as a young, stocky black man.
Feedlot loses water fight ERICK A feedlot that city officials had accused of wasting Erick's depleted water supply has lost a court battle to prevent cutoff of the municipal service.
Don and Roberta Smith filed for an injunction after the city threatened to leave their feedlot on the outskirts of town high and dry. A Beckham County associate district judge ruled against the plaintiffs last week.
Deer hunters denied dogs IDABEL Oklahoma wildlife commissioners have thwarted a campaign to legalize use of tracking dogs by deer hunters in McCurtain County.
Huntsmen had argued for canine help in the timbered terrain, an area where tracking the elusive quarry is particularly difficult. The commission ruled against the proposal Monday after recent public hearings on the issue.
State funding requested MUSKOGEE-Muskogee County commissioners have appealed to Gov. George Nigh for state funds to make repairs ordered by local fire inspectors. Commissioners seek state aid after getting an ultimatum to make about $125,000 in repairs by July 20 or face possible condemnation of the county courthouse. Local funds are not available to bring the structure into compliance with minimum fire code standards, commissioners said. BIOG: NAME:
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