Twin Theaters Planned in West Lawton for 700000
Announcement by Clyde Walker outlines two new Lawton projects a drive in theater on 82nd street and a two story twin theater on 38th street both in planning stages. The drive in will sit on a 20 acre tract with two 40 by 100 foot screens and be operated on a 10 month film schedule. A contest will name the new drive in.
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West Lawton
Oklahoma
82Nd Street
Cache Road
Highway 42
38Th Street
Clyde Walker
Lawton Film Houses
Video Independent Theatres Inc
Oklahoma City
Video
Cache Road Square, Inc
Dallas
Austin Drive- In
Austin
Walker
Video Independent Theatres, Inc
Teamsters Gun Battle Ends Strife in Nashville
In Nashville Tennessee police report up to 30 shots fired in a confrontation involving Teamsters Local 327 members and officers. Suspects including Ellis and Gerald Vestal were arrested near West Meade. weapons found in a union controlled car. Two arrested truck drivers from East and Middle Tennessee linked to the incident.
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Nashville, Tenn
Chester Duffield Jr
Harry Jordan
Ellis
Westaloe
Union
Gerald Vestal
327
Vestal
West Meade
TWA
East Tennessee
Middle Tennessee
Teamsters Local
Teamsters
Hike In Economy Closes Door On Tax Cut Proposal
The White House rules out immediate tax cuts after a first quarter GDP rise of 28.5 billion dollars. White House advisor George P. Shultz says policy remains on course with expansion under way and no shift planned, though year long options for relief are not ruled out. Inflation stays elevated at 5.2 percent as Nixon aides weigh further steps.
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Ashington
White House
Nixon
George P. Shultz
Shultz
Newsmen
Patrol Trooper Survives Stabbing Amid Odd Heart Detail
Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper Doyle Southard, previously stationed in Lawton, was stabbed by Robert Porter as he attempted to stop an escape. The 34 year old officer remains in fair condition. Porter, 21, of McAlester, was halted after being shot in the buttocks. Southard’s heart lies slightly higher than normal, a doctor noted, which could have endangered him if in standard position.
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Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Lawton
Doyle Southard
Antlers
Southard
Robert Porter
McAlester
Porter
Shanghai Industry Given High Marks
The U S table tennis team toured Shanghai's industrial exhibit and praised progress in areas like heavy machinery while noting mixed impressions in chemicals. Graham Steenhoven called the exhibit fantastic and a fine display of material progress, while Rufford Harrison found some areas backward and others advanced.
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Hanghai
U.S
Shanghai
Graham Steenhoven
U.S. Table Tennis Association
Pe Ie Wesnias
Ae Field
Goliath
Rufford Harrison
Wilmington
Del
du Pont
White Named New Highway Patrol Chief
Retired Capt. Leo White aged 54 will replace Bill Mayberry as chief of the highway patrol. Mayberry shifts to state safety commissioner as Bob Lester retires from the public post. White joined the patrol in 1950 and has decades of leadership, including district commander in Oklahoma City and work release center director in Oklahoma City.
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Leo White
Bill Mayberry
Mayberry
Bob Lester
White
State Corrections Department
Oklahoma City
Patrol
Woodward
Army Air Corps
A Shau Valley Drive Targets Red Supply Bases
Allied forces launch operation azes 38R near Fire Base Fury at the Shau Valley southern tip. Troops from the 1st Airborne Division fly in with artillery to clear routes for South Vietnamese units. The Saigon government withholds force size amid ongoing jungle combat around Pleiku and the central highlands.
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U.S
1St Airborne Division
Mile-Long
Saigon
Hue
South
Associated Press
Holger Jensen
Pleiku
Former County Lawmaker Dies at 69
W. Walt Hutchins, 69, of 315 Morford Drive, a former state representative and trailer park owner in Lawton, died at 9:30 a.m. after a long illness in a local hospital. Funeral is at 2 p.m. He was born January 16, 1902, in Tal.
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W. Walt Hutchins
Morford Drive
Lawton
Comanche County Added To Hall's Drought List
Comanche and Cotton counties were added to Gov. David Hall’s list of western Oklahoma drought counties seeking major disaster designation. State Sen. Al Terrill said Hall sent a telegram to U.S. Agriculture Sec. Clifford Hardin requesting inclusion on the earlier list after a legislators meeting. The drought update follows reports from Lawton and a rain-dance event in Wichita Falls.
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Qklahoma City
Comanche
Cotton
Oklahoma
David Hall
al Terrill
Lawton
U.S
Secretary of Agriculture
Clifford Hardin
Coun
Area's Rain Odds Still Pretty Good
A storm system that dumped up to four inches of rain on parts of Texas overnight left Oklahoma's drought areas unimpressed. Forecasters expect Lawton to receive moisture with a 60 percent chance today and tonight and a 40 percent chance on Saturday. Southerly winds from 10 to 20 mph.
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Texas
Oklahoma
Lawton
Oklahoma Weather Bureau
Colleges Face Federal Push to End Sex Bias on Campuses
HEW demands affirmative action to end sex discrimination or risk loss of federal contracts. Harvard and Michigan already negotiated plans for equal pay and promotion. HEW officials say investigators will surge from 40 to 59 this year and 70 more in 1972 as colleges resist fewer limits.
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Ashington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Harvard
University of Michigan
J. Stanley Pottinger
HEW
Office For Civil Rights
Owen Kiely
Kiely
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National Liberation Front
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Indochina
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Woodgee
Tal
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George Watchetaker
Hardin
Fidele Fauri
William Cash
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