High-Speed Chase Triggers Four-Car Wreck Near Fort Sill
A late night pursuit ended in a four-vehicle crash near Fort Sill Boulevard and Baldwin Avenue. Soldier Ralphel Vacarro fled police, causing three injuries and six charges while damage totaled about 7250 dollars. Vacarro was arrested nearby and bond set at 100 dollars per charge.
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Ralphel Vaccaro
2Nd Batallion
18Th Field Artillery
Fort Sill
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Carl E. Williams
Kirk
Reynolds Army Hospital
Harvey Roof
Deluxe
Fort Sill Boulevard
Gretton
Roof
Gretton Auto
Baldwin
Lawton teens booked on assault with deadly weapon
An 18 year old Lawton woman and her 17 year old friend were jailed on a preliminary assault with a deadly weapon charge after a Friday shooting. Police reported a woman was walking in an alley near Arlington and First Street when the pair approached and fired three shots with a pistol, none hitting the victim. Officers arrested the suspects after the description was provided.
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Lawton
Arlington
First Street
Cameron honors faculty and alumnus at Phi Kappa Phi banquet
Cameron University will hold a Phi Kappa Phi banquet Tuesday to honor a distinguished faculty member and alumnus. About 25 Cameron students will join the organization during a 6:30 p.m. ceremony in Shepler Center mezzanine, followed by a 7:15 p.m. banquet in the south dining hall with Carol Suttles of Southwestern Bell speaking. The Cameron University Student Senate will sponsor a 1920s style 24 hour dance marathon for the Muscular Dystrophy Association starting 8 p.m. April 21 in the Cameron gym. Prizes from local merchants will be awarded. contact Danny Collier at 248-2200 ext. 19.
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Phi Kappa Phi
Cameron
Shepler Center
Carol Suttles
Southwestern Bell
Muscular Distrophy Association
Cameron Gym
Danny Collier
Carriage Hills
Leslie Hastings
Mary Jane Davis
Judy Rogers
Judy French
PTA
Police Reports List Burglary and Theft Incidents
A city police log details cases reported across residences and businesses. Names and addresses appear for burglary theft and attempted break-ins including Mary E Codrington 4416 NW Baltimore and Sharon Logsdon 6724 Gore, among others, with various locations in the city such as 710 Beta Claro Jones Sovder Texas 2472 NW 30th and 55 Cache Road.
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E Lowton Police Department
Mary E. Codrington
Baltimore
hMorece V. Steed
Jeannie Kelley
Torin Corporation
Jefferson
Military pension reform proposal expands retiree benefits
A government commission urges extending retirement eligibility to 30 years at age 55 and setting pensions near three quarters of final active pay. It recommends a service fund for long term members, allows withdrawal for home buying or education, and ends double dipping by retirees employed in civilian govt roles. About 141,000 retirees earn $958 million yearly in pensions while holding government jobs, with 78,124 in the Defense Department.
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Page One
Commission
Federal Civil Service
House Civil Service
Defense Department
Philippines election shapes future assembly size and powers
The article notes Marcos will call 165 of 200 assembly seats by end May, appoint some members, and assign others to youth and labor. The assembly, though chosen, does not curb Marcos who remains president and prime minister with decree power. he aims to defer most legislation to the body.
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Assembly
Marcos
Air Force Assistance Fund drive raises 14132 dollars at Altus AFB
Officials report the annual Air Force Assistance Fund drive at Altus Air Force Base ended with 14132.45 dollars raised, reaching 128 percent of the goal.
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ALTUS
Altus Air Force Base
Flooding Closes Roads and Evacuations Across Midwest
As rivers rise to 48 feet in East Grand Forks and 45.1 feet at flood peak, towns like Oslo and surrounding rural areas face widespread inundation. National Guardsmen and Coast Guardsmen assist evacuations and traffic control while dikes holdback water. some residents may return if rain stops. Separate efforts in Schneider Indiana monitor leaks after a major dike repair. Civil Defense reports seepage, sandbags, and ongoing alerts in Oklahoma and Kansas for flash floods.
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Grand Forks
N.D
Gunderson
Minnesota
North Dakota
East Grand Forks
Canadian
Roy Anne
Minnesota Division of Emergency Services
Oslo
Minn
National
Rudy Perpich
Coast
Schneider
Ind
Kankakee
Rich Behrens
Lake County
Civil Defense
Oklahoma
Kansas
Transkei gains independence amid homeland policy details
Transkei, bordered by Lesotho and South Africa and facing the Indian Ocean, is a homeland with about 1.7 million residents mostly on farms. Its formal citizens' roll reaches 3.3 million, drawing many Xhosa from South Africa. Unlike others, Transkei is geographically unified and self governing for over a decade before independence. The name derives from its location across the Kei River from Cape province.
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Kingdom of
Lesotho
South Africa
Indian Ocean
Transkei
Kei River
Cape Province
Heat Loss Project Postponed In City
A University of Oklahoma heat loss study in Lawton has been rescheduled for next winter due to coverage limits by a sub contractor. The city, one of 10 in Oklahoma, will still have night aerial photos to assess energy efficiency of buildings.
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Rhe
University of Oklahoma Program
Robert Metzinger
Richard D. Laquer
Laquer
Couch
Paul Cullen
Frank Robinson
Texas Department of Transportation
Cullen
Planning Department
Test Of Storm Sirens Cancelled In Lawton
Civil Defense officials in Lawton planned Monday siren tests at 10 a.m. to build routine awareness but canceled the first test due to low clouds. Director Wes Miller said the goal remains to accustom residents to the weekly test during storm season, while noting no serious storms were forecast. The area had been under a tornado watch Sunday, and officials feared panics from a test under cloudy skies.
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Lawton
Civil Defense
Wes Miller
Miller
City sales tax nears forecast after strong revenue rise
Revenue figures show the city general fund gaining over 1.9 million through March, topping estimates by more than one percent. Officials projected 2,496,605 for the fiscal year, and current collections suggest this will be exceeded.
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City General Fund
Oklahoma Weather Forecast Sunday to Tuesday Variations
Rain and tornado watches issued for much of the state. Additional rainfall under 1 inch expected today with heavier amounts possible in southeast Oklahoma. Temperatures cooler with highs mid 50s to low 60s and Tuesday highs mainly in the 70s. Overnight lows 34 to 46 by Tuesday morning. Sunday highs ranged from 70 in Oklahoma City to 82 in Tulsa. Overnight lows 35 to 64. Wednesday to Friday look for highs in the 70s and lows in the 40s under fair skies.
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Oklahoma
Panhandle
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Guymon
McAlester
Hart To Plead Innocent In Scout Killings Case
Gene Leroy Hart will plead not guilty at arraignment in Pryor Mayes County. Tulsa attorney Larry Oliver, Hart’s defense lawyer, visited Hart in Mayes County Jail and said Hart was in reasonably good spirits and treated well. Arraignment scheduled for 3 p.m. Tuesday before Judge William J. Whistler. high security planned after Hart’s 1973 jail escapes. The victims were three Girl Scouts killed at Camp Scott near Locust Grove.
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Tulsa
Okla
Gene Leroy Hart
Hart
Larry Oliver
Mayes County
Pryor
Oliver
William J. Whister
Pete Weaver
Harris
Camp Scott
Locust Grove
Tragic Picnic Boy Killed In Car Backing Incident
A father backing a car to load it struck a boy playing near the rear, his head run over by a rear wheel and he died instantly. An ambulance was summoned, but the youth was dead upon arrival. Funeral services are pending at Becker Funeral Home.
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Medicine Park
Becker Funeral Home
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