Texas Quarter Horse Tops Competition Here
The Wichita Mountains Horse Show Association closed its 16th annual event with top honors for the Sun day Quarter Horse Page Bars owned by Sarah Hicks Canyon Tex. Results list numerous Stallions Geldings and Youth divisions with owners from Oklahoma Texas Nebraska and Kansas, highlighting Watch Joe Jack and other winners across categories.
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Dave Brittain
Wichita Mountains Horse Show Association
Tex Newton
Longmont, Cole
High Point
Page Bars
Sarah Hicks
Canyon
Tex
Watch Joe Jack
Howard Pitzer
Ericson
Neb
Sonate Bive
W. J. Lewis Jr
Claredon
Chicago Fine
Charles Dickens
Meers
Carelyn Miller
Ramona
Scooter Fuel
Pam Rushmore
Bob Jag
Spark of War
L. Clerk
Wichita
Kon
Howdy Mice
Ferrel Eaton
Sowote Bilve
Envoy
Doric J. Peveler
Lubbock
Hilda Pot Star
Gold Zoh Bailey
Bill K. Taylor
Wichite
Kan
D. J. Sisemore
Oklaghoma City
Signor Fiore
Terry L. Messenger
Oklahoma City
Willis A. Dixon
Norman
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Patricia L. Mundy
Enid
Dale Coleman
Neil Gwaltney
Shawnee
Frank L. Richards
Lowton
Monte Johnson
Silkins
Chubby
Erickson
Doria
Doria Peveler
Hilda
Roneid Horn
Yukon
Toffy Down
Roy McCormick
Lone Wolf
Shvort Roach
Lee M. Burch
Caddo Mills
R. R. Caurtight
Marion
Hunt Seat
Page Bors
Amarillo
Ralph’s Ruby
Dr. R. P. Turnbull
Anodarko
Frontier del Leo
Cathy J. Thomas
Silver Peter
Clarke Jones
Doric
Edmond
Martha Jackson
BoBor Dutch Boy
Treacy Thomas
Jack
Dudley Acre
Terry Stuart
Flying Pottie
Martha Johnson
Dec Frost
Jim Wright
Youth
Betsy Bramwell
Stillwater
Ace
J. E. Jackson Jr
Loco
Elizabeth Bramwell
William Dixon
Figgy Roy
Polo Pinto
Pep
Donne Reeves
Martha Ann Johnson
Conyon
Duncan Youth Dies In Crash Near Velma
A one car crash west of Velma on a Stephens County road at about 5 a m Sunday left Vernon J. Boren 19 dead from massive head injuries. Driver Ralph A. Willis 18 in critical but stable condition. Passengers Tony Burns 20 and William David 20 both Duncan residents were treated locally then sent to University Hospital Oklahoma City with serious and critical injuries. The car hit a large tree after missing a curve.
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Velma
Stephens
Duncan
Highway Patrol
Duncan Hospital
Vernon J. Boren
Jerry Bewley
Max Hawkins
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Ralph A. Willis
Naval Recruiting Office
Reynolds Army Hospital
Tony Burns
William David
University Hospital
Oklahoma City
Burns
David
Courthouse Project Details Include Phased Construction
The article outlines bids, contracts, and a 16 month first phase to build a new five story 75000 square foot courthouse. It notes demolition of the old building and parking work after the phase, with plans available from Bignell and Fischer Architects and McGraw Hill Dodge listings in Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bignell
Fischer
Oklahoma City
Bignell and Fischer
F. W. Dodge
McGraw Hill
Virginia
Southwest Construction News Service
Madison
Thieu Meets Nixon on Red Carpet in La Casa Pacifica
Thieu attends a working lunch at La Casa Pacifica while the Marine Band arrives from Washington to aid a formal reception. He preferred a presidential greeting in Washington and sought an earlier meeting with Nixon, delayed by White House leverage over the cease fire. The two leaders had not met since Nixon’s Saigon stop in his first year.
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Thieu
Washington
Marine Band
Nixon
White House
Saigon
Japan Tops Norway as Cheese Customer in 1971 Trade
Norway shipped 19,000 tons of export cheese in 1971 with Japan purchasing 7 600 tons, making Japan Norway's largest cheese buyer that year.
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Japan
Norway
Council considers land development rules and zoning requests
The City Council plans limited top allocations per parcel and requires residential land to follow water and sewer extension rules with final inspections. They will review zoning changes for C V Warner, Ron Reynolds, and Al Swann, approve a replat for Park Lane addition, and grant Lions Club street closure for a May carnival.
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C. V. Warner
82Nd Street
Cache Road
Ron Reynolds
38Th Street
al Swann
Grand
Park Lane
Lawton Noon Lions Club
Sixth Street
D Avenues
Manache County Pharmaceutical Society Reorganizes Elects Officers
The Co manche County Pharmaceutical Society reorganized at Lawton Country Club with Mrs. Al Poythress elected president Smokey Torbert presiding Ray DelVecchio named vice president and R L Gilbert secretary treasurer New bylaws adopted Plans include bond to Cameron College science fair winner and ongoing education for pharmacists plus drug education support in local schools An April meeting date will be announced.
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Comanche County Pharmaceutical Society
al Poythress
Smokey Torbert
Lawton Country Club
Ray DelVecchio
R. L. Gilbert
Cameron College
Two U S Privates Holdout Near Seoul Hut
Privates first class Johnny A. Dunn and Steven Zimmerman based at Camp Humphreys held a police hut on Mt Namsan near Seoul. They were joined by McDonald and Hergert in custody with no charges filed. Police reports say the men were armed and demanded something before surrendering without a shootout.
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Johnny A. Dunn and
Steven Zimmerman
McDonald
Hergert
U.S. Army
Camp Humphreys
Seoul
Mt. Namsan
U.S
Grocery Store Hit By Gunman
A bearded young man armed with a pistol robbed John's Grocery Store at 2828 Fort Sill Blvd about 9 15 p m Sunday The robber first entered at 845 p m bought food then returned 30 minutes later to demand money from employee Jeff Honeycutt He fled on foot described as white male 150 pounds long hair and a beard.
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John
Fort Sill Blvd
Charles Grant
Jeff Honeycutt
Grant
Honeycutt
Rain Returns As Tornado Watch Aired Over Area
Temperatures vary across the state from the Panhandle to the east with high in the 30s to 60s, and lows near 30 to 40. Light showers left about 10 inches of rain in downtown Lawton as Lake Lawtonka and Ellsworth receive runoff from Friday rains. The coffer dam at School House Slough faces pressure as water rises, with 24 hour pumping continuing to prevent dam failure while cleanup and excavation proceed.
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Panhandle
Lawton
Ellsworth
J. R. Dodson
School House
Paul Brune
Lawtonka
West End
Brune
Coffer
Cab Driver's Car Is Taken In Lawton Robbery
Lawton sheriff deputies report a Checker Cab driver was robbed early Sunday near the Elgin Apache exit on the H E Bailey Turnpike. Richard Roy Black was assaulted by a passenger after picking up a fare at Second Avenue and PD Street around 12 45 a m. The thief, an Indian male 22 to 24 with long hair in blue jeans and a jacket, fled with a coin changer wallet and paycheck.
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Lawton
Elgin-Apache
H. E. Bailey Turnpike
Richard Roy Black
Cimarron Trail
Checker Cab Co
Second Avenue
PD Street
Cache Road
Black
Pioneer Expressway
Turnpike
Government explains limited obesity drug efficacy
The recall covers Delcobese tablets Delcobese sustained release tablets and Delcobese capsules. Amphetamine products are largely unaffected except Levamfetamine. Officials say these drugs have limited efficacy in obesity for a few weeks when paired with diet programs.
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N. Y
Fort Sill Man Charged in Minor Mistreatment Case
Lynn E. Tucker, 22, of Fort Sill, faces district court charges of improper mistreatment of a minor. The alleged incident involved a five year old girl in a Lawton residence on Friday, according to court records.
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Fort Sillman
Lynn E. Tucker
Lawton
Meat Boycott Hits Detroit During Meat Price Protests
A Detroit area sample shows shoppers avoiding meat counters as stores push chicken. Rainbow People’s Party backs the meatless action while Dolly Cole says her family buys steak only occasionally. In Maine a housewife mobilizes more meatless protests and a Missouri store is bought out by cattlemen who give away meat.
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Detroit
Cheri Killingsworth
Michigan
Rainbow People’s Party
White Panther Party
Dolly Cole
General Motors
Columbia
Girl Injured as Mother’s Car Pins Daughter at Home
A 13 year old girl, Susan Marie Armstrong, was injured when her mother’s car pinned her against a house Sunday at 3:55 PM. She is listed in satisfactory condition at Reynolds Army Hospital. The driver, Mrs. Armstrong, reportedly missed the brake and hit the accelerator while the girl walked in front of the car.
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Susan Marie Armstrong
Reynolds Army Hospital
Sfc
John C. Armstrong
N. 17Th
Ed Wiedeman
Court rejects widen rights of way for Denied pipelines
The circuit court says it cannot grant broader land rights for pipeline construction beyond existing land. The government urged temporary interior permits, while environmentalists argued rights of way exceeding 4 feet are needed. The court did not resolve NEPA impact and left right of way to Congress.
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Circuit Court
Secretary of the Interior
Congress
Public Records: Complainants Reported To City Police
Lawton Police Department logs list complainants with incidents including burglary theft vandalism and lost items. Notable reports include European Trading Post burglary theft of silverware First Presbyterian Church vandalism and various car vandalisms and stolen tapes wheels and purses across multiple addresses and organizations.
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Lawton
Chung C. Graham
Washington
Annie Caldwell
G. Samuel Montgomery
Roosevelt
European Trading Post
Gore
First Presbyterian Church
Edward Collins
Hoover
Richard Bruner
Ciera Chonete
Carnegie
John McCracken
Bedford Drive
Michelle Ronio
Ave
Woodland Hillis School
6Th Street
Woodland Hills Drive
Lavern Williamson
Citizens Band
Jett Henderson
Ninth
Columbia
Carter Air Conditioning
William Blakesley
Nancy Humbie
Jane Jones
Avalon
Larry Suess
Fort Sill
Dee Dee Park
Karen Shields
Williams
Betty White
Elm
James Baird
Piaza Trailer Park
Isaac King
Georgia
Injury accidents reported by Lawton Police
At 32 35 p.m. Sunday an incident at 2507 North 17th involved Susan Marie Armstrong 13 of the same address. She was taken to Reynolds Army Hospital by a Reynolds ambulance per Officer Ed Wiedemon.
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Lawton
Susan Marie Armstrong
Reynolds Army Hospital
Reynolds
Ed Wiedemon
Former Lawton Teacher Fered Outstanding Teacher at Putnam City
Betty Bishop former Lawton teacher selected as outstanding teacher at Putnam City's Rollingwood Elementary School for 1973 74. She leads an innovative creative arts program in reading and is completing a master's in counseling at Central State University Edmond. Previously taught second grade at Western Hills Elementary School. Daughter of Mr and Mrs Ben Jenkins 2707 J
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Betty Bishop
Lawton
Putnam City
Rollingwood
Former Cityan Nears Doctorate at University of Texas
Monty C. Stanford grandson of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Wyatt of 1112 Euclid has been admitted to candidacy for the PhD in communications at the University of Texas at Austin. He passed his qualifying exam with distinction and expects to receive the degree in August after completing his dissertation on educational television. Stanford, born in Comanche and formerly in Lawton, has studied in Austin since 1971 and works as senior research associate at the Center for Communication Research while finishing coursework.
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Monty C. Stanford
G. A. Wyatt
Euclid
University of Texas At Austin
Stanford
Comanche
Lawton
Central Junior High School
Austin
Center For Communication Research
Indiahoma Women Face Assault and Battery Charge
Two Indiahoma women Ermina Burgess and Yvonne Cortez of Rt 2 Indiahoma were charged with assault and battery in District Court today. They had not been arraigned by noon and are accused of attacking Clarice Gargret at her home in Indiahoma Saturday morning.
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Indiahoma
Ermina Burgess
Yvonne Cortez
Rt. 2
Clarice Gargret
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la Casa Pacifica
Fmm Organ & Piano Studios
Council
Mrs
Korea
Ronny Moe
Gibson's
Maker
Raulston Furniture
Public Records
Fered
Constitution & Press
Dial
Southwest
Lawton Evening Constitution
Constitution
Lawton Area
D Avenue
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
Federal Home Loan Bank System
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