Davis Named Chairman After Break With Miskelly
Davis, elected to Dist. 62 in 1971, rose from vice chairman to chairman of the appropriations panel in June 1977. He succeeds Rep. John Miskelly of Choctaw, who died from injuries in an auto accident. Davis has a background in law, journalism, and aviation industry work. He and his wife Beverly have one son, Casey.
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Davis
John Miskelly
Choctaw
General Conference
Appropriations
Dist. 62
Carter outlines inflation fight and budget restrains
President Carter names Robert Strauss as inflation advisor and proposes broad steps including a freeze on executive pay, a call for budget committee reporting, and veto of farm bills raising prices. He rejects wage and price controls while urging energy measures and tax shifts to curb inflation.
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Robert Strauss
Democratic Party
White House
Bus Crash Near Tifton Affects Boys Club Trip
A bus collision occurred shortly after 9 a.m. fourteen miles north of Tifton at the Inaha exit in Turner County Georgia. Clothing and personal effects were scattered around the scene as the front seats were crushed. The group consisted of boys from a Boys Club en route to Disney World in Florida and staying with other Boys Club members along the journey.
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Tifton
Inaha
Turner County
Southcentral
Georgia
Molly Cavazos
Ypsilanti
Disney World
Florida
Arabian Horse Club Meeting At Western Sizzlin Steak House
The Southwest Arabian Horse Club schedules a 7 p.m. meeting at 203 S. Sheridan with speaker Dr. Robert Ross presenting on mare foaling and nutrition. A film titled The Proud Breed will follow Dr. Ross's talk.
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Southwest Arabian Horse Club
Western Sizzlin
S. Sheridan
Deporter Burr
Robert Ross
Boss
Chamber Seeks Help to Halt Refinery Closing at Cyril
Lawton Chamber votes to send letters to Oklahoma's U S senators and Rep. Steed requesting aid to stop Apco refinery at Cyril from closing next October. Vetoed sale by a federal agency cited pricing and size. Also notes potential economic impact on Cyril and Southwest Oklahoma and a plan to move Friday Forum to Montego Bay and reduce frequency.
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Lawton Chamber of Commerce
Legislative Action Group
Oklahoma
U.S
Tom Steed
Apco
Cyril
Steed
U.S. Sons
Henry Bellman
Dewey F. Bartlett
Chamber
Lawton
John Erwin
Col
Anthony Smith
Tulsa
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Lawton City Hall
Red River
Erwin
Council
Bellman
Western Oklahoma
Board of Directors
Montego Bay
Califano Defends Desegregation Stance In NC Universities
In a desegregation dispute Califano warned HEW would cut federal funds for North Carolina universities unless black enrollment rose, calling the target a goal not a quota and saying standards must be met. He urged editors to probe hospital waste and said a watered-down hospital cost bill should pass Congress. He denied Medicare funded a sex-change operation but noted Medicaid paid part of two such operations in New Jersey.
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North Carolina
HEW
Califano
Medicare
New Jersey
Elgin High Band to Attend State Contest at Stillwater
Elgin High School band members will travel to Oklahoma State University Stillwater for the state band contest on Thursday and Friday. Lynn Smith directs the band. The group will host a solo and ensemble contest in May. Carla Hardzog and Audrey Appleby earned superior ratings at the district contest.
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Elgin
Elgin High School
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater
Lynn Smith
Carla Hardzog
Audrey Appleby
Men In Service Promotions and Training News
Sgt 1st Class Preston B Howard and William E Caldwell received promotions and new assignments in Germany. Donald L Ramey completed OSUT training at Fort Sill as a cannoneer. William H Wages earned promotion to staff sergeant at Eglin AFB Florida.
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THE
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Sun
Lawton Morning Press
Sunday Constitution Lawton Publishing Co., Inc
3Rd & A Ave
Lawton
Okla
Oklahoma
Fort Sill
Preston B. Howard
Verna
5Th Field Artillery
Germany
Howard
Adkin High School
Kingston
N. C
Army
William E. Caldwell
Rubie
Hanau
40Th Field Artillery
Caldwell
Cameron University
Donald L. Ramey
Wilbur L.ramey
Ellsworth
General cites volunteer army success and limits on women in combat
Merritt praises the volunteer Army as an unqualified success and notes trainees understand the service better than draftees. He supports equal opportunities for women but says Congress and the nation aren’t ready to open all combat jobs to women, while stressing continued efforts to expand access.
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Merritt
Congress
Tuition Fees Charged Only In Exceptional District Cases
The text notes that public school tuition is charged only in exceptional instances such as pupils residing outside the district, indicating limited use of tuition payments for nonresident students.
Funeral services for Robert H Seymour in Sterling
Funeral for 88 year old Robert H Seymour of Sterling who died Monday in a Lawton hospital after a brief illness will be at 1 30 p m Thursday at the Sterling Church of Christ. Burial will be in Sterling Cemetery under Robbins Funeral Home of Fletcher with Scott Hoover officiating. Survivors include a daughter Marie Brantley two sons Robert E and Elmer L three sisters, ten grandchildren, twenty great grandchildren and four great great grandchildren. The article also covers Irene Lee Rhoads and other notices with details.
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Sterling
Lawton
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Scott Hoover
Sterling Cemetery
Robbins Funeral Home
Fletcher
Mr. Seymour
Pauls Valley
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Seymour
Marie Brantley
Robert E
Elmer L
Nancy Summers
Mary Flood
Amarillo
Texas
Callie Flood
Marlow
Cyril
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Chickasha
First Baptist Church
Frank Fincher
Celestial Gardens
Howard E. Lowe
Lincoln
Oklahoma City
Becker Funeral Home
Paul Rohde
Westwood Baptist Church
Fort Sill’s Post Cemetery
Mr. Lowe
Fingerville
S.C
Gertrude Horner
Wertheim
Germany
Ramona Lowe
Richard Lowe
William Lowe Sr
Spartanburg
N.C
Roy
Glenn
Edward Hulen
Robert
David
William Sr
Carnegie
Peggy Twohatchet
Cedar Creek Methodist Church
Reuben Ahhaitty
Anadarko
Samone Indian Cemetery
Pitcher Funeral Home
Twohatcher
Farm bill would raise prices and grocery costs
The measure would lift farm port prices about 20 percent and 5 percent of farmers would reap one third of the benefits. Agriculture Secretary Bergland said the Senate vote was not in doubt but offered no House forecast. The plan estimates add 58 cents to 2.14 dollars weekly grocery costs for a three-person urban family, with annual food spending rising from 49.61 to 53 to 54 dollars.
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Congressional Budget Office
Agriculture
Bob Bergland
Senate
House
Budget Office
Christian Crowned Danish King in 1588 After Frederick II’s Death
Christian IV ascended the Danish throne upon the death of Frederick II on April 4 1588. The accession marked a pivotal moment in Denmark’s late 16th century history as the new monarch began his reign.
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Christian IV
Denmark
Frederick II
Chalepah to be Honored at Anadarko Luncheon
Alfred Chalepah Sr., chairman of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma, will be honored at an 11 30 a.m. Wednesday luncheon in St. Patrick's Mission parish hall Anadarko. The event marks Chalepah's 43 years of tribal work as he retires from the tribal committee.
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Anadarko
Alfred Chalepah Sr
Apache Tribe of
Terentianus Maurus Latin Grammar Discovered at Bobbio
The Latin grammarian Terentianus Maurus wrote De L litteris de syllabis et de metris in verse. The treatise was discovered in 1493 at Bobbio and printed for the first time in 1497.
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Terentianus Maurus
Bobbio
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