Oklahoma City Newspaper
United States Newspaper Program
The USNP has supported projects in each of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Each project is conducted by a single organization within a state or territory, usually the state's largest newspaper repository. A project's staff inventories holdings in public libraries, county courthouses, newspaper offices, historical museums, college and university libraries, archives, and historical societies. Catalog records are entered into a national database maintained by the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) and accessible through more than 43,500 dedicated computer terminals worldwide. Microfilm copies of newspapers are generally available to researchers anywhere in the country through inter-library loan. ... [Read More]
ATSDR - PHA - Tinker Air Force Base (Soldier CR/Building 3001), Midwest City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
Tinker plans to connect the installation's industrial discharge to the Oklahoma City Regional Water District System in early 1996. The IWTP will remain on-line as a pretreatment system prior to discharge to the City system. ... The Midwest City Sun Newspaper. Tinker offers water to nearby residents. December 6,1990. ... Letter to Susan Moore, ATSDR, from Jesse Vaughn, Oklahoma City/County HealthDepartment. September 1, 1993. ... [Read More]
OKLAHOMA
Continental breakfast, coffee, local phone calls, notelephone access charges, newspaper in lobby, parking, localfax. ... AMERISUITES OKLAHOMACITY AIRPORT (FEMANo. OK0134) ... OKLAHOMA CITYFAIRFIELD INN (FEMA No.OK289) ... [Read More]
National Resource Directory - Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, OK 73125 ... Oklahoma City, OK 73152-3227 ... As available, funds are publicized via mail-outs, newspaper, radio, and television. The funding process is open/competitive and the funding cycle/project period is 12 months. Technical assistance is available on request. ... [Read More]
OKC Media Verification
Forecast data were collected from five different sources: evening forecasts from the three network TV stations, a daily newspaper with early morning delivery, and the Oklahoma City NWS. Each of these sources puts out a local forecast for Oklahoma City for at least five days in advance. The NWS forecast used was the local forecast issued around 4 pm. The TV station forecasts used were those presented during the late afternoon/evening newscasts. Maximum and minimum temperature forecasts (up to five days ahead) were evaluated for all five sources. Precipitation forecasts were evaluated only for those sources which produced numerical PoPs (three sources). The data collection period ran from 1/4/94 to 3/6/95. Verification data came from the OKC SAO. Maximum temperature forecasts were verified for the time period from 12 UTC to 03 UTC. Minimum temperature forecasts were verified for the time period from 00 UTC to 15 UTC. Precipitation forecasts were verified for 24 hour time periods (beginn ... [Read More]
Injuries due to the Oklahoma City Bombing
Additionally, in October 1996, the Injury Prevention Service began a follow-up study of Oklahoma City bombing survivors to collect further information about the causes of bombing injuries, long-term health problems, and medical costs associated with the bombing. Telephone interviews were conducted with 494 survivors 18 years of age and older. ... [Read More]
City of Oklahoma City | Trash Pickup
The Solid Waste Management Division makes sure trash is picked up across the City. City crews service about 69,000 customers and the contracted crews service 91,000 more. ... City crews will not collect trash left at the curb in commercial trash cans - that is, the kind of outdoor can you buy at the store. We pick up trash with trucks using mechanical arms, and they can only handle the Big Blues issued by the City. ... We also pick up trash illegally dumped on City right-of-way. ... [Read More]
NCDC: Climate-Watch, May 1999
Devastating tornadoes hit portions of Oklahoma and Kansas on Monday evening May 3rd, 1999. The estimated death toll stands at 49 people, 44 of the fatalities in Oklahoma and five in the Wichita, Kansas area. Additionally, the same storm system resulted in one death in Texas and four deaths in Tennessee, bringing its total to 54. The largest tornado (F-5) on the Fujita-Pearson Tornado Scale formed about 45 miles southwest of Oklahoma City and cut a path at least a half-mile wide as it moved north and east across the Oklahoma City area, staying on the ground for about 4 hours. This photo from the newspaper, "Daily Oklahoman" shows detailed Aerial Tornado Damage . Preliminary estimates show that 76 tornadoes occurred during the event across the southern plains states. Oklahoma officials now estimate that 8093 homes or businesses were damaged or destroyed; while Kansas estimates 1109 homes or businesses were destroyed. A track map courtesy of the NWS Disaster Survey team ... [Read More]
Press Release
The only other Oklahoma city in the Top 100 was Norman at No. 86. Lawton was No. 184, Oklahoma City 283 and Tulsa 304. The 354 cities in the study were ranked according to crime rates for murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary and motor vehicle theft. Illinois cities were not included in the report as they do not follow FBI reporting guidelines. Camden, N.J., was ranked the most dangerous city among the 354. ... The findings of the 11th Annual Safest City and Metropolitan Area Awards are featured in City Crime Rankings 11th Edition, an annual reference book from Morgan Quitno Press. The newly updated version will be available Dec. 13. ... [Read More]
OKLAHOMA--What's Holding You Back, Oklahoma? Campaign
Oklahoma City, OK 73105 ... All elements of the media campaign were kicked off with Oklahoma's Governor participating in a media event during Buckle Up America Week, in May 2000. The campaign included paid television advertisements, a public service announcement (PSA) campaign featuring an Oklahoma Highway Patrol officer; print newspaper and magazine features, outdoor posters on major roadways and theater screen spots. All messages combined the familiar image of the dashboard buckle-up icon with the What's Holding You Back, Oklahoma? campaign theme. ... [Read More]
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