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Aid sought for drought-stricken Oklahoma PanhandleOKLAHOMA CITY (AP)--Gov. Brad Henry has been asked by the state agriculture secretary to classify the drought-stricken Oklahoma Panhandle as a disaster area. Agriculture Department spokesman Jack Carson says Secretary Terry Peach sent a letter to the governor June 4 asking that the process begin of declaring the region a disaster area. Carson says the process could take months. Carson says that Henry would have to recommend to the U.S. Department of Agriculture that a disaster be declared before the federal agency can take that action. Residents have said that crops are failing in the western Panhandle and that farmers are running out of grass to feed cattle. If a disaster is declared, residents could receive low-interest loans and tax relief. Assistant State Climatologist Derek Arndt says that to date, this is the third-driest year on record in the Panhandle. 6/16/08 Date: 6/12/08
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