Lawton Animal Shelter appoints new chief warden
Thermon Mayo, 51, of 4307 Hoover, assumed duties as chief animal warden of the Lawton Animal Shelter after replacing Robert Traughber, who retired after 10 years and was honored with a plaque. Mayo, a former Orange County animal regulation officer, has served six and a half months with the shelter, which staffs four and handles 25 to 30 animals daily. He aims to improve public relations and plans school talks and tours for groups like the Boy Scouts.
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Thermon Mayo
Hoover
Lawton Animal Shelter
S. Sixth
Mayo
Robert Traughber
Traughber
Police Department
Orange County
California
Lawton
Department
Boy Scouts
Sign-Up Period Begins For Summer Jobs Here
The county plans a Summer Jobs program for youths aged 16 to 21 with 100 slots targeted to fill by late May. Odell Gunter will counsel the program, which hinges on CETA funding and federal approval. Local towns and institutions will hire screened applicants at $2.10 per hour for 40 hours weekly.
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PIO
CPO
Odell Gunter
Griswold
Congress
Labor Department
CETA
OSES
House
Senate
Lawton
Fort Sill Indian School
P.H.S. Indian Hospital
Cameron University
Cache
Fletcher
Elgin
Sterling
Medicine Park
Geronimo
Indiahoma
Chattanooga
Faxon
Griswo
Viet Nam Battle Updates Reach Phan Thiet and Phan Rang
Military sources report North Vietnamese troops attack Phan Thiet, forcing radio contact loss with four district towns and suggesting Communist gains. Phan Rang remains contested as Saigon forces retreat. Cambodian capital Phnom Penh falls to Khmer Rouge with Premier Long Boret captured during escape attempts.
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South Vietnam
Phan Thiet
Saigon
Binh Thuan
Phan Rang
Cambodia
Radio
Bangkok
Long Boret
Phnom Penh
Kompong Chhnang
Housing Authority Meeting Notice for Comanche Indian Tribe Oklahoma
The Housing Authority of the Comanche Indian Tribe of Oklahoma announces a regular meeting on Monday April 21 1975 at 7 30 p m at the Housing Authority Office north of City Lawton Oklahoma Jerree L Toyebo Executive Director.
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Lowton
Auto chase and fatal crash on state roads near Perry
A car fleeing a Perry police pursuit crashed off a bridge over Black Bear Creek north of Perry, bursting into flames and killing the driver. A 10-year-old Wellston boy named James Horton died Thursday when his bicycle swerved into an auto. The Perry officer pursued the fleeing vehicle on Interstate 35 at high speed toward a road construction detour.
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Perry
Highway Patrol
Wellston
Black Bear Creek
James Horton
OBI Director Reprimands agent after Sallisaw scuffle
Oklahoma City AP Jeff Laird the Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation director reprimanded agent Jack Lay involved in a scuffle outside the Sequoyah County grand jury room in Sallisaw. Lay faced threats amid the investigation of Sequoyah County District Attorney John W Russell.
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OBI
Sallisaw
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation
Jeff Laird
Sequoyah County
Laird
Jack Lay
John W. Russell
Sequoyah
Lay
CBI
Russell
Grand Jury
Orrin White
Highway Patrol
Jack Cantrell
John Butler
Butler
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation
Robert Bean
Boycott Urged by Indian Group Near Apache
The Concerned Indian Community of Boone asks students at Boone School to boycott Monday classes accusing the school of Indian student discrimination. Federal and state officials and Indian leaders were invited to a 10 a.m. meeting near Mulkehay Church six miles west of Apache on Highway 19. Chairman is Mrs Birdie Tointigh.
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Boone School
Indian Community of
Boone
Mulkehay Church
Apache
Highway 19
Birdie Tointigh
State inspectors audit Cameron education program during campus visit
The state inspection team questioned Cameron administrators faculty and students in the education department about funding admission practices library facilities class offerings and placement help for Cameron trained teachers. They noted job prospects for science special education and technical education graduates may improve while language arts and social studies teaching remains tough. The evaluators planned improvements in Cameron's program and the school’s overall curriculum but praised faculty quality and development potential. The group report is due after several months.
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Cameron
Carpenter
Oklahoma
Mission Rally Slated At Cyril
The New Evangelical Lutheran Mission will sponsor a mission rally at 5 p.m. Sunday at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Cyril. Guest speaker Pastor Norbert E. Kabelitz of Oklahoma City will discuss The Voice of the Good Shepherd and the Voice of the Stranger. Other clergy include Rev. Jerry Manshell, Chickasha. Rev. Ben Veit, Lawton. Duane Marburger. and Rev. Stanley Padgett. Supper will follow. public is welcome. For details contact Pastor Ben Veit at 357-7684.
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New Evangelical Lutheran Mission
Southeast Corner Road
Cyril
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Norbert E. Kabelitz
Oklahoma City
Voice of the Good Shepherd
Jerry Manshell
Chickasha
Ben Weit
Lawton
Duane Marburger
Cameron University Business Contest Schedule
The twenty second Cameron University business contest will run from 8 a.m. to 2 30 p.m. at the Cameron business school announced by Dr Jack Amyx department chairman Close to 300 students from 30 area high schools will participate in the event Students and teachers will compete in bookkeeping typing shorthand business math and English tests First second third place plaques and honorable mention certificates awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron University
Cameron Business School
Jack Amyx
Fire Department Responds to House Fire at 2508 D
Lawton Fire dispatch records show a minor house fire reported at 12:40 PM on Friday at 2508 D. The department logged 471 dispatches so far this year.
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Toto
Southwest Oklahoma AUSA spring banquet planned at Fort Sill
The Southwest Oklahoma AUSA will host its annual spring banquet on April 21 at Fort Sill Non-Commissioned Officers Club. Social hour starts at 7 p.m. with dinner at 8 p.m. Maj. Gen. David Ott will speak, and the Cameron Singers will entertain. Tickets cost $6 and are available at Lawton banks and from Lawton civic club members.
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Okla States Army
Fort Sill
David Ott
Cameron Singers
Lawton Banks
Lawton
State Grain and Produce Prices Reported by Agriculture Department
The State Department of Agriculture released today prices for grain and feed. Wheat ranges from 3.29 to 3.84 a bushel with varied quotes across Altus Hobart Manchester Pauls Valley and other towns. Barley sells between 2.20 and 2.60 per bushel in listed markets. Milo prices span 4.15 to 4.95 per hundredweight across Keyes Liberal Perryton Ponca City and additional towns.
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Oklahoma City
State Department of Agriculture
Afton
Altus
Hobart
Manchester
Pauls Valley
Keyes
Liberal
Perryton
Clinton
el Reno
Geary
Kingfisher
Medford
Okeene
Ponca City
Temple
Watonga
Weatherford
Yukon
Gulf
Milo
Bank Deposit and Loan Totals From Jump Reporting
American National Bank reports deposits of 41 930 898 40 and loans of 19 063 604 67. Cache Road National Bank shows 8 806 027 26 deposits and 3 659 148 33 loans. City National Bank records 37 521 622 19 deposits and 14 335 538 69 loans. Fort Sill National Bank lists 17 028 077 72 deposits and 5 236 176 24 loans. Security Bank and Trust Co. has 36 493 551 93 deposits and 19 075 088 73 loans. Sheridan Bank reports 14 378 962 44 deposits and 7 924 206 15 loans.
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American National Bank
Cache Road National Bank
City National Bank
Fort Sill National Bank
Security Bank and Trust Co
Sheridan Bank
Kissinger warns of evacuation panic amid Vietnam debate
Kissinger told editors the United States will not decide how long South Vietnam resists Hanoi. Senate and House action stalled on evacuation funds and arms requests as officials reassess the Indochina situation.
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Kissinger
Vietnam
American Society of Newspaper Editors
United States
Sion
South Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S
Southeast Asia
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House
Les Aspin
D-Wis
House Armed Services Committee
Senate
House Appropriations Committee
George H. Mahon
D-Tex
Indochina
Congress
Funeral for Spec. 5 Ret James R Powell in Lawton
James Richard Powell 52 of 1503 Garfield died Thursday morning at Reynolds Army Hospital Fort Sill. A WWII veteran and former cook, he retired in 1963 and moved to Lawton from Birmingham in 1963. Survived by wife Ollie Faye and mother Marjorie Powell. Burial pending at Miller's Mortuary.
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James Richard Powell
Garfield
Reynolds Army Hospital
Fort Sill
Miller’s
Mr. Powell
Birmingham
Ala
Lawton
Ollie Faye
Marjorie Powell
Students Attend Food Convention in Oklahoma City
Twenty students enrolled in food services at the Great Plains Area Vo-Tech School attended the Mid-Southwest Food Service Show and Oklahoma Dietetic Convention in Oklahoma City Tuesday. New foods and preparation methods were shown and addresses covered dietary needs culinary arts and food preparation as students viewed exhibits of national food companies.
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Great Plains
Vo-Tech
Mid-Southwest Food Service Show
Oklahoma Dietetic Convention
Oklahoma City
Exodists Flee As Phnom Penh Acts On Warnings
Crowds surged from Phnom Penh on Thursday night after broad cast warnings of an imminent attack. Police reported thousands headed toward the outskirts in a chaotic exodus amid the alert.
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Phnom Penh
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