World In 74 Annual Chronicle Now On Sale
The 11th annual World In 74 is off the press and available from Lawton Publishing Co. for 5.95. It packs hundreds of photos and thousands of words recounting major events from 1974 including Nixon’s resignation Ford’s rise to the presidency and Rockefeller’s appointment as vice president.
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Lawton Constitution Press
Nixon
Ford
Rockefeller
Lawton Publishing Co
Third
A Ave
Drug charges filed on nine after suspected drugs seized
District court narcotics charges were filed Monday against nine Fort Sill men after court authorized searches of two Medicine Park homes Friday night. Thomas Dale Boeckstiegel, 19, was arrested after officers found marijuana and a growing plant. bond $250. Eight other soldiers from Headquarters Battery, 3rd Corps Artillery, faced counts for marijuana and LSD. bonds range $250 to $2,000. Michael Fleet and a juvenile turning 18 faced possession with intent to distribute and LSD charges. preliminary hearing May 7. A juvenile may be certified to stand trial as an adult.
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District Court
Fort Sill
Medicine Park
Thomas Dale Boeckstiegel
Headquarters Battery
75Th Field Artillery
Boeckstiegel
3Rd Corps Artillery
Michael Allen Fleet
Fleet
Robert Looney
John Scott Hansen
Dean Ronald Arrington
Clyde Warren Deaver
Kurt Wayne Heckeroth
Donald Steven Tippy
John Kealoha Mahelona
Woman Found Dead in Car. Death Ruled Suicide
Evelyn Beakley 39 was found Sunday in the front seat of her car inside her estranged husband Joe Beakley's garage at 4517 Cherokee. Medical examiner says carbon monoxide poisoning caused her death. a note on the kitchen table indicated self-inflicted death. Graveside services set for Thursday in Norwood Colorado with Greenlawn Funeral Home handling arrangements. Survivors include husband two daughters her parents and a brother.
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Evelyn Beakley
Joe Beakley
John Shircliff
Shircliff
Beakley
Sherwood Village
Norwood
Colo
Greenlawn Funeral Home
Evelyn Conn
Redvale
Burglary Charge Hears Calloway Set for May Hearing
Rowland Lee Calloway, 22, of 1522 Pennsylvania, faces a second degree burglary charge after a residential break in at 1605 NW 20th. A preliminary hearing is scheduled May 8 in district court. Bond was set at $2000. Police say items stolen included a portable TV shotgun camera coat tapes and groceries.
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Rowland Lee Calloway
Pennsylvania
Calloway
Norris
Valerie Hill
Keith Lewis
Oklahoma City
Charles Connally
Terry Ball
District Court Misdemeanor Dispositions Sum
Case dispositions list Guilty pleas or convictions by district court clerk. Names include A Guydeikon 18 Fort Sill DUI five days of 90 day term $300 fine plus costs. Melvin Foster 56 Lawton concealed weapon $50 fine plus costs. Charles Carpenter 63 public drunkenness $35 fine plus costs. Dole Simms 29 Fort Sill public drunkenness $35 fine plus costs. Robert Sterett 33 Lawton public drunkenness $35 fine plus costs. Thorne Harrington Allison Chico Co public drunkenness $35 fine plus costs. Joe Diaz 18 Davidson Oregon public drunkenness $35 fine plus costs.
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Iie A. Guydeikon
Fort Sill
Rodney Basser
Melvin Foster
Lawton
State of Oklahoma
Charles Carpenter
Beatora
Dole E. Simms
Army Band
Fort Silt
Robert Lee Sterett
Orman
Thorne Harrington Allison
Chico
Co- WI
Joe Louis Diaz
Davidson
Ore
Wife of Seminole Publisher Dies
Ruby Phillips wife of retired Seminole publisher Milt Phillips died after a lengthy illness Services set for Wednesday at 3 30 p m at Swearingen Arnhart Funeral Chapel Survivors include her husband a son Ted M Phillips publisher of the Seminole Producer a daughter Joanne Baxter and three grandchildren
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Seminole, Okla
Ruby Phillips
Milt Phillips
Swearingen-Arnhart
Cityan Ordered To Serve Time
Jerry W. Adams of Lawton, 33, was ordered to serve 18 months of a four year sentence with the remainder suspended after pleading guilty to a bogus check charge. He allegedly deposited a false 1500 check drawn on Stockyards National Bank of Oklahoma City and withdrew 260 at Security Bank and Trust Co. He was linked to similar schemes at Cache Road National Bank and City National Bank of Wichita Falls Texas for 600 and 300 dollars respectively.
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Jerry W. Adams
Lawton
Adams
Customs Drug Seizures Rise Sharply in Late 1974
U S Customs seizures of marijuana jumped 50 percent and heroin up nearly 16 percent in the last half of 1974. Marijuana totals reached 233000 pounds versus 154000 pounds in the prior six months.
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U.S
Public Records of local thefts and burglaries reported
A compilation of residence and business thefts burglaries vandalism and other incidents. Items stolen include radios bicycles purses wallets a cassette stereo two way radio a flag and a license plate. Several attempted break-ins were reported and a panhandling arrest noted.
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Cooney Road
Colvins Jr
Nottingham Drive
Hensley
US 277
Rogers
George Lopez
Arlington
Steven Hall
Calvary Assembly of God Church
Bell
John Melvin
Summit
South Plains
Clarence Perkins
Columbia
Pickens
Mirtle Yorbro
Smith
K-Mort
Cache
Richard Thompson
Kingsbury
Front Yard
Gert Armstrong
A. Armstrong
Boieck
Debra Cooper
Douglas
Beverly Hitt
Ferris
Co Young
Bob G. Lawrence
Mockingbird Road
Terri Tillison
Bishop Road
Lynne Smith
Lewton
Ranue
Olie Whitfield
W. Gore
Cloud Hodges
59Th
Corey Neal
Ash
James Fouche
Crosby Park Boulevard
Joseph Hermann
Fort Sill
Pedro Caballero
Std
Job Seekers urged to obtain a Social Security number
Future summer job seekers should apply now for a Social Security number if they don't have one. Applications take weeks before starting a job covered by Social Security and are checked to avoid duplicate numbers. More than nine of ten jobs are covered, and the number stays with the worker for life. Coleman Johnson notes the number funds retirement disability and Medicare protection.
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Social Security
Central Files
Baltimore
Coleman Johnson
Sill Wives Protest Possible PX Increases
A Sunday Constitution report notes an incorrect headline tied to a Fort Sill commissary price story. The piece clarifies that price hikes may be necessary, not something protesters oppose.
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Sunday Constitution
Fort Sill Commissary
Sill
Pair Charged In Fort Sill Holdup And Robberies
Richard Blalock 18 and Levann Brown 23 were charged in district court with conspiracy to rob Cagle's Stop-N Shop on Rogers Lane. Blalock faces an armed robbery charge for the March 22 A-1 Package Store heist. Bond set at 5000 per charge. four men in custody for questioning.
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Richard Blalock
Fort Sill
Levann B. Brown
Motif Manor Blvd
Cagle
Rogers Lane
Blalock
A-1
N. Second
Brown
Fort Sill Boulevard
Andrews
District Attorney's Office
Pioneer Park
Cameron University Speech Team Earns National Honor
Cameron University’s forensics team earned an excellent rating at the 29th Pi Kappa Delta convention in Philadelphia. Eight individual plaques and top 20 percent national results highlighted a first national qualification, with Burgess, Martin, Shelton, and Cooper achieving strong showings among 118 universities.
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Cameron University
Bill Burgess
Barbara Brown
John Baird
Pi Kappa Delta
Ken Shelton
Joey Martin
Tony Allison
Cameron University Forensics
Jacquelyn Helms
Paul Kruger
Philadelphia
Penn
Oklahoma University
Cameron
America
Cameron’s
Allison
Cameron Forensics Department
Burgess
Martin
Paul Cooper
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Armeucan
National Bank
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Public Records
Sheridan
WN. Sheridan
Acey G. Olds
Pfc
Frank Skinner
212Th Field Artillery Group
Nesses
Martha Hastings
9Th Field Artillery
Universitys
Biter Mutha
Maytag
Drs. Waid
Holmes
Ata
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