Municipal Golf Course seeks 10 year lease extension
The Lawton Municipal Golf Course Inc. proposes an initial $18 000 water system improvement if a 10 year lease extension is granted by the Metropolitan Area Airport Authority. The golf course occupies land leased from the Airport Authority beside the metropolitan airport.
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Skip Gibson
Lawton Municipal Golf Course Inc
Metropolitan Area Airport Authority
Golf Corporation
Airport Authority
Metropolitan
Jack Greer
Cedric Bourn
Charles Beller
Lawton Municipal Men’s Golf Association
Greer
Oklahoma Abortion Debate Faces Committee Return
The Oklahoma House debated abortion limits with amendments from Rep. Riggs and Rep. Cate. Sandlin sought a committee return to preserve a vetoed measure, while opponents warned of “legalizing murder” after 20 weeks. FAA certification was also announced for the airport, with 51,416 passengers and 148,719 operations last year.
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Sandlin
Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
U.S. Supreme Court
Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals
David Riggs
Tulsa
Lee Cate
D-Norman
House
Oklahoma
Cate
Vol Odom
D-Wagoner
McBride
Cox
Postal Subscription Rates For Constitution and Press
The notice lists mail subscription prices for Oklahoma and other regions for the Constitution and Sunday editions, detailing annual and monthly costs for various delivery packages. Rates include combinations like Constitution Sunday and Press, Sun, and outside-state options with cents per issue noted.
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THE
Lawton Constitution
Sun Lawton Morning Press
Sun
Mon
Lawton Constitution and Morning Press
Lawton Publishing Co. Inc
Srd & A
Ave
Lawton, Oki
Lawton
Qreeveny
Constitution-Press and Sundey
Constitution-Sundey
Lawton Fort Sill
Sundey
Constitution & Sundey
Constitution, Press
Okla
Const.Press & Sum
APO
Press &Unm
Plan to relieve besieged base as large scale attacks continue
Military sources say Saigon plans a division size operation to lift the siege after nearly six weeks, while joint commissions fail to end fighting. Cambodian fronts see Khmer Rouge and allies tightening grip on supply routes to Phnom Penh amid heavy U.S. bombing.
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Saigon
Joint Military Commission
International Commission of Control and Supervision
Hien
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
U.S
Khmer Rouge
Lon Nol
Samrong Yong
Phnom
Nhan Dan
Vietnam
Courthouse Plans Discussed by Commissioners and Bar Association
Three district commissioners met with the county Bar Association to review the $3.3 million courthouse project. A committee will consult if deviations from the original plan are needed as bids are set to open April 26 for a five story building west of the current courthouse funded by a voter approved bond issued on September 12.
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Comanche County
The
County Bar Association
Bar Association
Board of County Commissioners
Frank White
Commissioner Board
Sam Johnson
District Court
Johnson
Mississippi and Missouri Rivers Flood Surge Crisis Deepens
Missouri reports 9.7 feet above flood stage at Greenville with 34.7 feet, while the Mississippi nears 40.5 feet at St. Louis. Death toll reaches five and about 4,000 displaced across Missouri and Illinois as seven states face widespread inundation. no rain expected soon.
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Civil Defense
St. Charles
Missouri
Illinois
Mississippi
Louisiana
Winfield
St. Louis
Hannibal
Herbert Bittick
Corps of Army Engineers
Weather Bureau
Wholesale prices rise as March indices hit new highs
Government data show wholesale prices up across sectors in March with a 2.2 percent seasonally adjusted gain the largest since 1951. Farm and food prices jump 4.7 percent, meats and poultry up 7.8 percent, and industrials led by lumber rising 7.6 percent.
Brandt Demands U.S. Troop Withdrawal From West Germany
In a parliament speech, Chancellor Brandt called for withdrawal of U.S. troops from West Germany amid antiwar protests and local base protests. He rejected opposition claims that anti-American voices within his party endangered ties with the United States, stressing faith in the European American alliance for peace.
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Cial Democratic Party
U.S
West Germany
Brandt
Horse Betting Bill Clears Senate Amid Opposition
The bill approving horse betting passes the Senate with support from Capps Snyder and Herschal Crow while Altus and others oppose both sides.
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Senate
Capps
Snyder
Herschal Crow
Altus
Oklahoma lawmakers clash over prison guard pay and adoption limits
Prison guards press for higher wages as House committee advances a safety department pay raise. Senate debate exposes gaps in the Corrections budget and legislators warn of neglect. Separately, Terrill seeks tighter adoption consent timelines to curb post decree reversals and protect parental rights. Howard pushes for a statewide horse racing vote and a governor appointed racing commission.
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Davis
House Committee
State
Hall
Woodward
Senate
Stipe
Department of Public Safety
Safety Department
Highway Patrol
Department of Corrections
Terrill
Midwest City
Oklahoma
John Young
Sapulpa
Howard
Accreditation figures show 687 pre enrolled for 1973 74
The board heard that about 687 daytime secondary students have pre enrolled for 1973 74, an eight to ten percent over enrollment after accounting for attrition. Enrollments include 172 from Lawton High 254 Eisenhower 114 MacArthur 48 Cache 74 Elgin and 21 Indiahoma.
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Ment
Jarvis
Lawton High School
Eisenhower High
MacArthur High
Cache High School
Elgin High School
Indiahoma High School
Cameron States Military Ball
The Cameron College ROTC unit hosts its annual military ball at 6 30 p m Friday at the Lawton Country Club with the theme Only the Beginning. Twenty seven cadets will be honored at a reception before the dinner dance. Maj Gordon Jackson sponsors the event. Admission is per couple. Special guests include Dr Richard Murray dean Thomas Murphree Col Norval Pring and Maj Robert Lewis.
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Cameron College
Lawton Country Club
Maj
Gordon Jackson
Richard Murray
Thomas Murphree
Norval Pring
Lawton High School
Robert Lewis
Eisenhower High School
Mary Anderson patent for windshield wiper in 1903
Birmingham woman Mary Anderson invented and patented the windshield wiper after seeing New York trolley operators struggle to see through rain on windows.
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Birmingham, Ala
Mary Anderson
New York
Federal aid plan to aid Dunbar Douglass students
Plan outlines applying for emergency school aid to recruit and train bus monitors, hire visiting teachers and counselors, establish mobile learning labs for pupils leaving Dunbar and Douglass, and set up mobile shelters to shelter children from bad weather while awaiting buses. Johnson says the district will address special needs of students.
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Dunbar
Douglass
Johnson
From Museum to Attend Meet in Alva Oklahoma
James Miles director of Institute of the Great Plains and Connie Pogue art director will attend the Oklahoma Museums Association spring meeting in Alva. Miles aims to learn about new funding avenues as federal funds become available. Frederick Schmid of Smithsonian will discuss grant requests and Kenneth Mathis of NEH will be on hand for questions.
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James Miles
Institute of the Great Plains
Connie Pogue
Institute
Alva
Oklahoma Museums Association
Miles
Association
Frederick Schmid
Office of Museums Programs
Smithsonian Institution
Kenneth L. Mathis
National Endowment For the Humanities
Meat price boycott sparks across state markets
The boycott caps meat prices at 20 cents per pound through Saturday as Lawton Red Bud stores deny ties to Oklahoma City reductions. Humpty’s Tulsa slashes beef and pork prices this week with forequarters down 12 cents, chuck steak at 88 cents, while Oklahoma City reports softer counter business.
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Dean Purvis
Lawton Red Bud
Oklahoma City
Lawton
Humpty’s
Tulsa
Puddin Lane
Wellesley College will not go coeducational
Wellesley College in Massachusetts announces it will remain a single sex institution, resisting a wider trend toward coeducation. The decision keeps the college's traditional status and preserves its current enrollment policy.
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Wellesley College
Massachusetts
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