Guthrie Appointed Cache Town Council Trustee
Harold Guthrie, longtime Cache resident since 1945, named to the Cache Town Council by Gov. David Boren filling a vacancy on the three member board. Guthrie, 70, said he did not volunteer but was recommended, and his appointment leaves the town to fill a third seat alongside Mayor J M Crabtree. The council will also seek a new police force and reestablish municipal administration.
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Witness tells about Raoul and gun running tied to King's murder
Inmate 65477 recounts a 1967 armed robbery escape and a fugitive life that spiraled through Chicago Montreal and beyond. He describes meeting an alias named Raoul at Neptune Bar and being drawn into gun running and narcotics schemes culminating in a rifle purchase linked to Martin Luther King Jr. s assassination. He fled to Atlanta Canada and London and seeks new appeals while denying responsibility.
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Public works report cites plant repair needs and funding plan
City officials discuss lingering construction and operation discrepancies at the new plant. Problems include grit removal sludge density measurement phosphate sludge pumps and discharge flow. The city backs contractor with a retainer and seeks 75 percent EPA funding to cover remaining construction and engineering fixes.
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Carter sides with disarmament on neutron bomb decision
The New York Times reports President Carter chose not to pursue production of the neutron bomb, counter to top foreign policy advisers. Officials say he hopes Soviet restraint will rise, while some aides want to delay indefinitely but doubt he will reverse course.
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CETA Officials Face Scrutiny Over Hiring and Funds
St. Louis manpower authorities may lose control of CETA programs amid allegations of nepotism and political favoritism in hiring and concerns of financial mismanagement.
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Sirens Test Planned for Lawton Storm Warning System
Civil Defense director Wes Miller said a brief siren test is scheduled for 20 pm today to verify the storm warning system. He described the test as short and intended to confirm the alarms function.
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Mayor's Ad Hoc Committee targets speaker on veteran medical care
The committee on military retiree medical service shortages discussed inviting a special speaker to Lawton possibly at a Friday Chamber of Commerce Forum. No firm plans were set. Mayor Wayne Gilley said he presented letters and petitions on the issue to Oklahoma's congressional delegation during a trip to Washington, D. C.
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Firearms Charge Dismissed in Mason Murder Case
Former Lawton man Paul Mason saw the firearms charge tied to the murder case dismissed by Special Dist. Judge Jack Atkinson. The judge ruled the preliminary hearing evidence failed to link Mason to pointing a gun at his 15-year-old stepdaughter on March 16 at 3813 Ferris, after her testimony contradicted earlier statements. Mason remains free on $35,000 bond as he awaits hearings on two other charges.
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Mark Clark
Regional truck use contrasts urban transport and farming needs
In the Pacific states including Washington Oregon California Hawaii and Alaska trucks serve as personal transportation. By contrast rich farmland states such as Minnesota Iowa Missouri North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska and Kansas primarily use trucks as agricultural vehicles.
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Lawton Couple Charged With Child Abuse in Beating
Detective Floyd Smith said Charles Robert Oldaker and Martha Ann Oldaker, both in their early twenties, are charged with beating their 1-year-old son. The child was treated at Reynolds Army Hospital for fractures in both arms and a leg, then placed in the Children's Shelter after discharge. The filing by Assistant District Attorney Bob Looney accuses the mother of the beating and the father of permitting it.
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Oklahoma tag renewal plan details staggered months
McKinzie outlined a new staggered tag renewal system with a mail in option, introduced in December 1977, to reduce lines at the tag office. The plan applies to residents with multiple vehicles and simplifies renewal for those buying new cars in 1978. New cars and out of state vehicles registered after June 30, 1978 will renew 12 months after tag issue.
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