Cattle Market Pressures Intensify in Southwest Oklahoma
The article outlines how the cattle industry faces a prolonged downturn amid tight grain supplies and higher costs. Bankers warn of growing nonperforming notes and possible tax-base strain for Comanche County if foreclosures rise, while some say relief is needed within 6 to 12 months to avert wider disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander
Wayne Rowe Sr
Rowe
David Boren
Lawton
Boren
Beef Industry Advisory Council
American National Bank
Huddleston
Security Bank and Trust Co
Comanche County
Elmer Manzriech
Anadarko Farmer
National Livestock
Manzriech
Southwest Oklahoma
Quam
Kimbell Ranch
Renter Sought After Deputy Shot Incident
Lawmen search an apartment at 9074 W Gore after sheriff's investigator Nick Alderson was fired at during a narcotics probe. Two suspects were arrested. a third remained at large. Officers recovered a car key and a plastic bag with suspected narcotics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Gore
Sheriff's Department
Nick Alderson
West Gore
John Shircliff
16Th
Gore
Floyd Smith
Alderson
Lawton City Council Actions Review and Approvals
The City Council voted 5-3 to use available funds plus 15000 for thicker paving on 38th Street from Gore to Cache. It adopted a six month rezoning waiting period and approved a dance permit for Kappa Alpha Psi. A CROP walk was permitted for April 27, and street light requests were tabled pending a staff study. Stop and yield signs were approved at several intersections, no parking signs near Ahischlager Park were rejected, and a private turn bay was approved in front of the Corral Motel. An extension of a signature bond was tabled for Heinz Addition. Lawton Baptist Tabernacle plans a NW 40th Street building project and city staff will consider property agreements. A $7,360 appropriation was approved for April city utilities and maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
38Th
Gore
Cache Road
Cache
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
Patterson Community Center
Lawton-Fort Sill
West Lawton
Atlanta
Sheridan
Brent Circle
32Nd
Traffic Commission
Northwest 13Th
Taylor
Northwest 15Th
Kingsbury
Norman Roberts
Ahischlager Park
Roberts
Corral
Cache Rd
Heinz Addition
Lawton Baptist Tabernacle
40Th Street
Public Records Complainants and Thematic FinancialInsight Notes
Public records list complainants and addresses in Lawton Police reports including Dorothy Army Ruth Swinford Grenda Hugier and others with theft vandalism and property loss notes. The text also shifts to a broader interview about ranching debts noting rising costs and debt levels among cattlemen with quotes from Manzriech and a bank official.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Dorothy Army
Grenda Hugier
Williams
Freeman Construction Co
Second and Lee
Ruth Swinford
Washington
Biva
Wisconsin
James Luck
Food Stamp Hike Planned For July
The Agriculture Department plans a 5.2 percent cost of living increase in food stamp benefits effective July 1. A four-member family would receive about $162 monthly, up from $154, reflecting higher grocery costs since mid 1974. The rise expands help to about 18.5 million recipients nationwide with outreach rules set to boost enrollment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Comanche County
Paul A. K
Economy
Ment
Department
Food and Nutrition Service
New Liberation Army Claims San Jose Substation Bombing
A group calling itself the New Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the March 27 bombing near the PG&E substation two miles from homes. The group also said it attacked six PG&E transmission towers in the Bay Area and demanded lower power rates for fixed incomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New Liberation Army
Pg&e
San Francisco Bay Area
Tornado drills planned as Hastings schools consult engineer
Hastings schools coordinate safety with their structural engineer to select safest areas for tornado drills. Elementary sites vary by building. Lincoln uses basements while Pioneer Park fills restrooms and halls with students. Geronimo Road moves to main brick building. Eisenhower and MacArthur J high serve as civil defense shelters.
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Page One
Hastings
Gene Hancock
Lincoln
Pioneer Park
Geronimo Road School
MacArthur
Eisenhower Junior High
Eisenhower
Lawton High School
Mild midweek forecast with 60s temperatures
forecasters expect mild days in the mid 60s with partly cloudy skies Thursday through Saturday and cool nights. Monday's high reached 62 and low 50, indicating continued mild conditions ahead.
Dispositions in misdemeanor cases at district court
Guilty pleas or convictions listed for several defendants. Terry Gerdes and Jewel Waldrop of the 4th Battalion Fort Sill face public drunkenness fines. George Fuller and Joan Hendrix of Oklahoma City charged with outraging public decency with fines. Vadal Atauvich and Sheron Todtto cited for public drunkenness with fines and costs. Michael Blockster Clarkson Lifflecook James Shields and others show public drunkenness and related penalties. Driving under the influence appears with a separate deferment and sentence details. Traveling left of aervers results in fines plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fite
Terry J. Gerdes
Jewel Waldrop
4Th Battalion
Gentry
Fort Sill
George Ronald Fuller
Joan Lee Hendrix
Oklahoma City
Vadal Atauvich
Cache
Sheron Faith Todtto
Dearborn
Michael Lynn Blockster
Rt. Apache
Clarkson Lifflecook
Ponce City
James Vilaoh Shields
Ms Ie
Aevers
Rendering plant faces odor control probe and upgrades
Beavers said an air pollution control division inquiry held March 26-27 at the rendering plant examined odor complaints linked to a broken filter weeks earlier. Thompson cited an April 2 Health Department memo urging voluntary compliance measures to minimize odors and restore cleaner operation, including filter maintenance and partial enclosure upgrades. The plant employs 10 to 11 people and runs six days weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Pollution Control Division
Beavers
Thompson
State Health Department
Bevers
Connally Linked to Payoff Under Oath Shift in Testimony
Federal proceedings recount Jacobsen’s changing statements about a $10,000 payoff to Secretary Connally. Jacobsen now asserts Connally took the money, saying he lied earlier to cover for both. Cross examination spotlighted past denials to the Watergate committee grand jury and civil cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connally
Williams
Jacobsen
Lilly
Senate
Watergate Committee
Grand Jury
Texas Savings and Loan
Texas
Melee Meets Cabinet Talks on Army Reform Amid Saigon Attacks
As Measured pressure rises in Cambodia and Saigon faces a curfew, Viet Cong and North Vietnamese attacks hit east and west of Saigon. A Long Thanh base, Moc Hoa camp, and Tuyen Binh district report casualties while U S officials forecast no direct Saigon assault soon and pivot to evacuation plans. British envoy family travels to London via Hong Kong as embassy staff declines.
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Long Boret
Cambodia
Saigon
Long Thanh
Mekong
Moc Hoa
Tuyen Binh
U.S
Washington
Thieu
U.S. Defense Department
Philippines
U.S. Navy
Vietnam
Pentagon
Hong Kong
London
Hearing Opens In Death Case Against Troy Lee Prince
A preliminary murder hearing started in district court for Troy Lee Prince who allegedly shot Pvt. Daryl Underwood at the Chat and Chew over a ring argument. Underwood, 20, Fort Sill, died January 19 after abdominal wounds and surgeries at Reynolds Army Hospital. Prince surrendered to police January 19 and is jailed on a $10,000 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Lee Prince
Rodney Bassel
Prince
Daryl Underwood
Fort Sill
Chat & Chew
Bell
Underwood
Reynolds Army Hospital
Lawton
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Ben Moore
Frederick
Johnny Quam
Kansas City
Jim Huddleston
Oklahoma
Cason
Grady County Memorial Hospital
Chickasha
University Hospital
Altus
U.S. 62
52Nd Street
Claude Brazzel
David Alvey
R. A
Ralph) Goad
Council
Public Records
Joan
Oliver
Cotton’s Retirement Home
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
DIAL
Raulston Furniture
Craig A. Kortmeyer
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