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Oklahoma City, where the wind comes rushing o'er the oil rigs
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OKLAHOMA CITY Oklahoma's capital is a vast, flat, rawboned boom town
at the edge of the great plains, and the song was right about the
wind.
Even the local boosters admit that if you want sophistication,
you have to motor on up the turnpike to Tulsa. Oklahoma City is more
like Marlboro Country, formed as a tent city on the first day of the
Oklahoma Land Rush and renowned today for the world's biggest cattle
feed lots and the oil rigs on the grounds of the State Capitol.
These a...
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OKLAHOMA CITY
The Washington Post
; Oklahoma City is a vast, flat, rawboned boom town at the edge of the great plains, and the song was right about the wind. Even the local boosters admit that if you want sophistication, you have to motor on up the turnpike to Tulsa. Oklahoma City is more like Marlboro Country, formed as a tent city
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+(via+Knight-Ridder%2fTribune+Business+News) "Tulsa World (Tulsa, Oklahoma) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)")
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Oilers pounded 7-1 by Oklahoma City.
Tulsa World (Tulsa, Oklahoma) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
; Byline: Glenn Hibdon Mar. 4--There was good news for the Tulsa Oilers on Friday. Scoring ... the penalty box when it counted. The bad news was that none of it made any difference ... Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News. For information on republishing this content ...
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A short drive from ... Oklahoma City.(museums, historic sites, and more)
Travel America
; Seen the city? Then head on out for the following attractions (shown with approximate mile distances from city center) At A Glance Oklahoma City is the Horse Show Capital of the World, hosting dozens of equestrian events, many at Oklahoma State Fair Park, site of September's State Fair. The Route
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OKLAHOMA CITY'S SITUATION ISN'T UNIQUE COMPARED TO OTHER PLACES / SAYS LYLES
The Journal Record
; excited about Oklahoma City and its potential, you're not going to get excited about anything, said Jimmy Lyles, Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce president. Lyles, who came to the chamber from Corpus Christi, Texas, two months ago, shared his perceptions of Oklahoma City with the Rotary Club
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 "Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK)")
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What floats Oklahoma City's boat?
Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, OK)
; ... country know of Oklahoma City and speak highly of it since MAPS went into effect, said Robert Quick, president of the Greater ... The Bricktown Canal, one of the most popular of the nine MAPS projects, was the first on the group's tour Wednesday ... downtown, and how it is trying to improve schools through ...
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