FAA Lands At Cameron Train FAA Supervisors in Lawton
FAA lands at Cameron College to launch two three week prototype courses for 3600 employees annually. Courses target line supervisors and middle managers and run until April 23 with full program starting June 7 for 264 students across nine supervisor and two management classes. Bill Jackson says program aims to boost morale and improve air travel, with Lawton school matching Oklahoma City FAA center training.
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Cameron College
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Lawton
Cameron
America
Bill Jackson
Oklahoma City
States fail to meet higher education support tests says panel
The privately financed commission reports 4 states Connecticut Georgia New Jersey and Virginia miss two of four adequacy tests for higher education. Seventeen states miss one test including Alaska Be New York and North Carolina. Fewer than 30 places per 100 college age people and per capita tax support below target are noted with 1968 69 figures.
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York
Connecticut
Georgia
New Jersey
Virginia
Alaska
New York
North Carolina
Emer
Delaware
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Nevada
South Carolina
Illinois
Maryland
Elections At A Glance Lawton Sterling Medicine Park Ballot
A voter's guide lists candidates by office for Lawton Sterling and Medicine Park in Tuesday city elections. It notes incumbents party affiliation and addresses for mayoral council seats Ward 2 Ward 3 and Medicine Park trustee nonpartisan races with polls open 7 am to 7 pm and locations on Page 2.
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Lawton
Sterling
Medicine Park
A. M. Knight
N. 33Rd
Ernest L. Roper
Kingsbury
Larry Ferguson
S. 49Th
Paul Pratt
N. 65Th
Raymond C. Gardner
Rex Leath
Lucky Voters To Get Prizes Drawn At Noon Meeting
Lawton Jaycees announce prizes for voters. Drawings occur April 14 at the noon Jaycee meeting held at city fire stations. Project aims to encourage voting.
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Lawton Jaycees
Easter Pageant Loses Faithful Bovine Performer
Kathy Phillips reports the Easter Pageant in Lawton loses Betsy the 10 year old Jer sey cow who died after delivering a healthy calf. Betsy had performed in the Bethlehem manger scene for eight years and her absence leaves organizers searching for a gentle nurse cow before Easter.
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Etsy
Troy Whittle
Howenstine
Cache
Jersey
Bethlehem
Wes Miller
Betsy
Marvin Bicket
Lawton
Whittle
Supreme Court Allows Hidden Radio Trackers in Narcotics Case
The Supreme Court ruled 6 to 3 that eavesdropping via concealed radio transmitters is lawful without search warrants when an informer consents to the recording. Justice Byron White wrote the decision, extending electronic surveillance for narcotics enforcement and outlining consent as the key factor.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Justice Department
Byron R. White
White
Harvey Jackson
Enemy Troops Repelled In Assault On Fire Base
North Vietnamese forces attacked a remote government outpost in the central highlands for the fifth day but were repelled with heavy losses. South Vietnamese sources report 287 enemy killed, government losses two killed and 20 wounded, and notes air strikes and B52s dropping over 100 tons around Fire Base 6. Casualty tallies for North Vietnamese reach over 1,800 killed. American and Saigon losses include five Americans killed.
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Saigon
Central Highlands
Wi Y
U.S
U.S. 4Th Infantry Division
Camp Radcliff
Weather Outlook Sees Warmer Temperatures Ahead
Fair skies return as warmer air moves in with light northeast winds and highs in the upper 50s. Patchy clouds accompany the gradual rise, promising a mild day with comfortable conditions.
Train Truck Crash Near Tulsa Kills 3
A Camp Fire Girls trip from Sequoyah Elementary School Tulsa ended in a collision with a northbound Santa Fe train near Collinsville and Owasso. Three people died including a Camp Fire Girl and a truck driver. 20 to 25 others injured, many with minor injuries.
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Santa Fe
Tulsa
Kansas City
Okla
Sen
Sequoyah
Woolarec Museum
Bartlesville
Hillcrest Medical Center
St. Francis Hospital
St. Francis
Hillcrest
Collinsville
Owasso
Lawton Woman Jailed After Hurling Chair in LURA Meeting
43-year-old Geraldine Taylor was jailed on charges of disturbing the peace profanity and assault after allegedly throwing a chair at urban renewal staff during a morning conference. Three staff members were struck and one checked by a local doctor. Detective Sgt. Rutledge confiscated a baseball bat at the scene. Taylor’s former home at 1722 S. 14th was recently demolished. She is held in city jail on $200 bond.
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Skip Gibson
Lawton
Geraldine Taylor
S. Mth Place
Pioneer Building
Ron Rutledge
Urban Renewal
Rutledge
Ken Brown
Taylor
S. 14Th
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Louis Bedeka
Jack Hardin
George Woodbury
Harry Williamson
Commission
May Wayne Gilley
N. 25Th
Don Whitaker
Country Club Drive
Inortier
S. 7Th
Forrest B. Smith Jr
By Kathy Phillips
Miller
Wichita Falls
Burkhamett
Tex
Holy City Grounds
Jackson
Justice White
Page & Col
R. W. Williamson
Lura
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