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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Apr 09, 1971

Page

2

Conference Panel Named For 18 Year Old Vote Bill

Oklahoma legislative conference committee completes work to harmonize House and Senate versions lowering the voting age to 18. Senate action favors letting college students vote in hometowns. House debates minimum wage expansion to 1.40 an hour across multiple sectors. Senate urges Nixon to keep Vietnam POWs released. House Speaker hints at forthcoming income tax proposal details.

Oslahoma City House Senate Oklahoma Lee Cate D-Norman U.S Cate Gary Payne Atoka Ken Nance Oklahoma City Mittee Bryce Baggett Phil Smally Norman Denzil Garrison Bartlesville Nixon Vietnam John Young D-Sapulpa John Dahl Barnsdall Rex Privett David Hall Privett House Rules Committee Hall

Burly factory worker halts bank robbery and captures bandit

In Grand Rapids Michigan a burly unemployed factory worker, Andrakowicz, wrestled a shotgun from the bank robber, drove the car with the gun pointed at his head, and later helped police corner the bandit identified as Clare Harvey, 32, of Sparta. The gunfire damaged a windshield and a window as the robber forced hostages before fleeing with $6,885.

Andrakowicz Thal Bank FBI Clare Harvey Sparta

Nixon era Air Force One pilot praises organization

Air Force Colonel Ralph D. Albertazzie says presidential flights under Nixon run smoothly with Air Force One never more than 28 seconds late. He compares Nixon travel favorably to Johnson and notes three bomb threats as the main interruptions.

Washington Air Force Ralph D. Albertazzie Nixon Lyndon B. Johnson Albertazzie Air Force One Lyndon Johnson Berlin Dublin California White House Johnson

Public Records Of Complaints Reported To City Police

Public records list complainants including John F. Schulke Judy Ricciardi Jackie Cox Pancake Ville Jack Roundtree Keathleen A Neagle W Swan ira Joe Craig Del s Restaurant Soddiehorn Bar reporting thefts vandalism burglary and assault in various locations with amounts involved and property losses noted.

Lowton John F. Schulke Séth Judy Ricciardi Irwin Jackie Cox N. 25Th Sheridan Road Jack Roundtree Laird Keathleen A. Neagle Swan Ira Joe Craig Diena Del's Soddiehorn Bar S.tith

Charges Filed in District Court for First Degree Rape

Felony charges filed in district court list Eddie Gene Gambie of 1514 Monroe for first degree rape. The case details appear in the district court clerk’s office records.

District Court Clerk's Eddie Gene Gambie Monroe

Fire Reports From Lowton Fire Department

Fire calls logged with times and locations include grass fires at 6425 Euclid 1:47 pm 1612 N 4th 3:33 pm near Sind and railroad tracks 6:00 pm 82nd and railroad tracks 6:15 pm 01 Fort St Bird near Wisconsin 12 45 am 15th and Wisconsin and a car fire at Second and car location details continue with 12:24 am 5th and New York and 11:38 am 44th and Cowie Road all noted as grass fires and vehicle fires across the city.

Euclid Sind Raiirroad Rellroad Fort St Bird Wash An 15Th Wisconsin 5Th New York 44Th Cowie Road

Jury Awards Woman Eight Thousand In Crash Case

Lawton Oklahoma district court jury awarded Mrs. Willie Mae Pryor and her two children a total of eight thousand dollars for injuries from an April 12 1969 traffic crash. Mrs Pryor received seven thousand three hundred fifty dollars for kneecap and back injuries plus five hundred sixty dollars to Reynolds Army Hospital. Tammy Pryor nine, earned two hundred dollars for a broken collar bone and Timmy Pryor sixteen, five hundred dollars for a disfigured thumb. The accident was caused when Kenneth Copeland eighteen of 527 N 23rd drove into their car at the Sheridan Lee Boulevard curve. Mrs Pryor had sought fifty thousand two hundred dollars for herself and the children.

Lawton Willie Mae Pryor Reynolds Army Hospital Tammy Pryor Timmy Pryors Kenneth Copeland N. 23Rd Sheridan and Lee Boulevard

Bonsai Beginnings: Japan’s Artful Horticultural Gift

The ancient practice of bonsai originates in Japan and stands as a defining contribution to horticulture. Its refined techniques and aesthetics showcase Japanese cultural appreciation for miniature trees and contemplative landscape form.

Japan

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