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BY WILLIAM CRUM wcrum@opubco.com#OKC BOXSCOREThe week ahead, and the week in review, in Oklahoma City civic affairs.MAPS 3 advisory board reviews site for streetcar maintenance centerThe MAPS 3...
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If you go: 'The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told'
IF YOU GO‘Most Fabulous Story Ever Told'The Oklahoma City Theatre Company's holiday season production is Paul Rudnick's “The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told.” The play is recommended for adults only...
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“Tin Drum” obscenity battle cost Oklahoma City hundreds of...
BY WILLIAM CRUM wcrum@opubco.comALSO ...Obscenity battle cost OKC plentyIn the 1990s, a dust-up over obscenity proved costly to Oklahoma City taxpayers.A group called Oklahomans for Children and...
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Fact-checking pastors' claims about “The Most Fabulous Story Ever...
BY WILLIAM CRUM wcrum@opubco.comFact-checking pastors'claims about playDozens of pastors have signed a letter to elected officials objecting to “The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told.” Oklahoma City...
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Oklahoma City elected officials keep their distance from controversy over play
BY WILLIAM CRUM wcrum@opubco.comJane, a scarf around her shoulders, works out a dance scene.Mabel enters the room from backstage, a plastic container filled with snickerdoodles in hand.Read more on...
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Fog blankets Oklahoma City area; visibility diminished
FROM STAFF REPORTSHeavy fog blanketed much of the Oklahoma City metro area Sunday night, making driving conditions hazardous.Fog began even before sunset and got heavier as temperatures dropped, said...
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Person dies after jumping off Oklahoma City bridge
FROM STAFF REPORTSA person died Sunday afternoon after jumping from a bridge onto an interstate highway, Oklahoma City police reported.Shortly before 1 p.m., the person, whom police did not identify by...
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Greek death raises worry of winter impact on poor
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say a 13-year-old girl has died after inhaling fumes from a wood-burning stove her mother was using to heat the home after its electricity was...
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Survivors recall Kindertransport flight from Nazis
LONDON (AP) — The operation was called Kindertransport — Children's Transport — and it was a passage from hell to freedom.Kristallnacht had just rocked Nazi Germany.Read more on NewsOK.com
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Bombings near homes of Iraqi officials kill 3
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi authorities say bombings near the homes of government employees have killed three people in a Sunni suburb west of Baghdad.Police officials say a bomb went off Monday near the...
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Jesse Owens' Olympic medal up for auction
LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (AP) — Amid the jerseys and baseball bats held in a secure room at SCP Auctions, there's a piece of sports memorabilia that speaks to much more than athletic prowess: an Olympic...
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Israeli troops return fire after attack from Syria
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says its troops have come under attack from Syria and have fired back in retaliation.The military says a mortar round landed on the Israeli side of the frontier...
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Gay weddings become reality in Hawaii with new law
HONOLULU (AP) — The first couples are starting to take advantage of Hawaii's newfound aloha for gay weddings.Dozens of couples were expected to start tying the knot early Monday, moments after...
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Egypt's constitutional panel holds final meeting
CAIRO (AP) — A panel that amended a constitution drafted under now-ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi is holding a final meeting before it hands over the final draft to Egypt's interim...
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Police raise death toll in Scotland crash to 9
LONDON (AP) — Scottish authorities used a crane to remove the wreckage of a police helicopter from the roof of a Glasgow pub on Monday, and raised the death toll from its crash to nine.The helicopter's...
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Yemen: 3 militants, 2 soldiers killed in fighting
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A Yemeni military official says clashes in a southern province have left three suspected al-Qaida militants and two soldiers dead.The official said gunmen attacked early Monday a...
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New Zealand airline reveals image of Hobbit dragon
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand's national airline unveiled a giant image Monday of the dragon Smaug on one of its planes to celebrate the premiere of the second movie in the Hobbit...
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German brewers: make purity law world heritage
BERLIN (AP) — German beer brewers are seeking a 500th birthday present for their famed purity law: an official seal of approval as world heritage.The German Brewers' Federation said Monday it has...
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Long-running societal divide fuels Thai conflict
BANGKOK (AP) — Both the protesters on the streets of Bangkok and the Thai government pleading for them to go home say they're on the side of democracy, but that is not what their increasingly dangerous...
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Probe seeks cause of NYC train crash that killed 4
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal authorities on Monday were beginning an exhaustive investigation into what caused a New York City commuter train rounding a riverside curve to derail, killing four people and...
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