Cityan Charged With Forgery
A 33 year old Lawton man Earl Wayne Davis was arrested in Oklahoma City for forging a U S Treasury check valued at 337 90. Davis attempted to cash the check made out to Isaac Paul Bowman at a Lawton department store and was taken into federal custody after initial charges of grand larceny and forgery. Bowman reported the missing check to Lawton police. Davis was to appear before the U S Magistrate.
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Lawton
U.S. Treasury
Earl Wayne Davis
S. 6Th
Billy Adamson
Adamson
Davis
Issac Paul Bowman
Ash
Lawton City
Bowman
U.S
Sadat Seeks Quick Geneva Peace Conference
Sadat arrived at Andrews Air Force Base and met with Cyrus Vance at Blair House. He pressed for an immediate resumption of the Geneva peace talks, while King Hussein urged more Arab unity before attending. Carter touted a homeland for Palestinians and defensible borders for Israel as a basis for settlement.
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Andrews Air Force Base
Cyrus R. Vance
Vance
Blair House
Pensylvania Avenue
White House
Jordan
Hussein
Geneva
Aman
Palestine Liberation Organization
Carter
Yitzhak Rabin
Israel
State guards push back on prison contract figures
The state touted a two year contract raising salaries from 10 500 to 14 200 on average an increase of 5 000 overall. Union head Michael Ferrucci called the math funny saying the real raise is about 2 748 per person. The plan also would lift the work week from 35 to 37 1 2 hours drawing union opposition.
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Michael Ferrucci
Council 16
American Federation of State
Frank Liebel
Seminar On Death Planned At Altus
A four session seminar on death and dying at Western Oklahoma State College Altus runs April 5 12 19 and 26 from 630 pm to 915 pm The Thanatology Seminar Humanizing Our Confrontations With Death offers credit for 10 fee and a certificate Officials list topics including meaning of death death rituals grief and mourning and maximizing life processes WOSC instructors and panelists lead discussions with local experts and student volunteers for enrollment call 403 477 2000
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ALTUS
Western Oklahoma State College
WOSC
Barbara Ferguson
Jim Litsch
Barbara Long
Larry McElreath
Joe Frederick
Donnie Connell
Eritrea Province Status Amid Ethiopian Federation History
Eritrea became a province of Ethiopia in 1962 after federation with its southern neighbor ten years earlier. The region was an Italian colony during World War I, and the notice notes historical legal context.
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Eritrea
Ethiopia
County denies paying prison care bill for deceased inmate
Commissioners chair Griswold said the county will not cover about 2400 for Ronald McClain who died after eight days in intensive care. He noted no budget or statute requires the county to pay. Dist Atty Beauchamp and a hospital rep sought guidance with no AG opinion yet. The board approved a 200000 grant application by Community Action for rural housing improvements.
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Bill Griswold
Ronald McClain
McClain
Southwestern Hospital
Griswold
Dist
Atty
Don Beauchamp
Beauchamp
Funerals for Amos Connywerdy and Ray Jackson Held
Obituaries report Amos Wahnee Connywerdy of Route 3 who died after a heart attack. Services at Becker Memorial Chapel and Little Washita Cemetery burial. Also noted are funeral plans for Ray Jackson of Cathy Town Arkansas, with services at Becker Memorial Chapel and Sunset Memorial Gardens. Additional death notices include John Guy Erwin Sr. of 2403 Erwin Lane with services pending at Lawton Ritter Dalton Funeral Home.
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Wahnee) Connywerdy
Connywerdy
Becker Memorial
John Pahdoceny
United Indian Methodist Church
Little Washita
Fletcher
Mr. Connywordy
Lelia Blosser
Washington, D.C
John Guy Erwin Sr
Erwin Lane
Lawton-Ritter-Dalton Funeral Home
Mr. Erwin
Stanton
Lawton
Texas A & M
General appointment boosts West Point readiness, Tarkington obituary
Velora Tarkington, former Cotton County resident, dies in Fort Worth after illness. Funeral at Connell Baptist Church. Survivors include husband Artis and children Terry, Gayle, and Karen with seven grandchildren. Ronald McClain of Lawton dies after overdose while held in Comanche County jail. service at 9th and Lee Church of God with burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Also notes Ptolemaic view attributed to an ancient source.
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Lawton
West Virginia
Marilyn Tahah
Sheridan
Wayne
Daniel
San Diego
Calif
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Wahnee) Connywerdy
Mr. Jackson
Cathy Town
Ark
Rosa Morgan
Lonoke
Arkansas
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Baptist Church
Wanda McKinney
Dorothy Deats
Liberty
Ray Jr
Willard
William
Erwin
Minnette Tomlinson
First Presbyterian Church
Masonic Lodge
John Guy Erwin Jr
Bill Erwin
Patricia Ann Hamma
Windfield
Mary Jacob
Allen Rector
Stanton
Velora (Gray) Tarkington
Cotton County
Fort Worth
Tex
Connell Baptist Church
Artis Tarkington
Terry Tarkington
Gayle Fitchugh
Karen Cox
Ronald McClain
S. 6Th
9Th and Lee
Shelly Kay McClain
James McClain
California
Eulane Mullins
Carolyn Mabry
Oklahoma City
Kenneth McClain
Court ruling on Korean War service and reserve pensions
Justice Stevens says Congress decided guardsmen and reservists who did not serve in wartime are less desirable for continued duty and should not receive pension incentives to stay in. He asserts the exclusion was a deliberate, rational constitutional choice by Congress.
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Court
John Paul Stevens
Congress
Stevens
Weather Highlights And Tornado Damage In Oklahoma
Raincleaned skies over Lawton with 1.3 inches beating February average. A Velma tornado damaged six homes in Stephens County on March 3 with two minor injuries and about 250000 dollars in damages. Temperatures dipped to 40 after a 76 degree high and March rain brought Southwest Oklahoma totals to 3.50 inches over three months.
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Lawton
Velma
Stephens County
Oklahoma
Lawton Man Held in Alleged Rape Case
A 21 year old Lawton man was arrested in connection with an alleged rape of a 19 year old woman. Police were still investigating at noon. The woman was taken to Reynolds Army Hospital after reporting the assault at 7 a.m. Officer Mike Thompson arrested the suspect at 11 10 a.m. and booked him into city jail for investigation. Detective Charlies Connally led the investigation and planned to interview the woman after medical examination.
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Lawton
Reynolds Army Hospital
Mike Thompson
Charlies Connally
Reynolds
Lawton Oratorical Winners Crowned In Optimist Contest
Lawton siblings Gray M. Strickland and Lisa Strickland won the 10th annual Lawton Evening Optimist oratorical event. They will represent the club in Zone 3 competition in Lawton on April 21. Runner ups included Stephanie Madison Cindy Pierce Willard Proctor and Stuart McDowell. The event drew about 16 Optimist members and guests. Lt Gov Art Ponder and district governor Jim Vineyard attended.
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Lawton Evening
Lisa Strickland
Gray M. Strickland
Tom Strickland
Oklahoma
Lindsey Stafford
Stephanie Madison
Troy Madison
Cindy Pierce
R. L. Pierce
Willard Proctor
Stuart McDowell
Reed McDowell
Montego Bay
Art Ponder
Jim Vineyard
Duncan To Host Yorkshire Swine Conference and Sale
Duncan will host the national Yorkshire winter conference and sale January 17 to 20, 1978. Stephens County OSA Extension Director J. D. Lockwood says breeders from multiple states are expected. Steve Morrison, former Yorkshire Association secretary, inspected fairgrounds and reserved 100 motel rooms.
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Yorkshire Association
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