City proposes road rights of way, traffic upgrades, and rezoning
The council approves 1.2 million for rights of way, a L. R. Noel Co. bid of 111617 for Gore Boulevard and major street lighting along with potential future lighting, reallocates funds for Squaw Creek, delays Second Street underpass, and approves several rezoning requests including Cameron College project area and multiple family to high density districts.
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Gendale, Ariz
L. R. Noel Co
Gore Boulevard
Second
Fourth
Sixth
Cache Road
Sheridan Road
Gore
Boat Club
Yacht Club
Lawton Urban Renewal
Model Cities
Squaw Creek
LURA
Cameron College
Howard and Mary Gather
64Th
Elm
Cc. E. Evans
Oak
67Th
Sheridan Building Company
Bob Mansell
West Gore
18Th Street
Army to Allow Nurses WACs to Raise Families
The Army will permit WACs and female Army nurses who are married and have children or who become parents to stay in the service. Unmarried women who become pregnant will still be discharged, but some special cases may allow staying if they adopt or have a terminated pregnancy. Individual cases will be judged on merit. Some officers expect few to take advantage, noting maternal desires to be with a child.
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Washington
Army
Wacs
Armed Services
Air Force
Navy
Cally
WAC
18 Member Advisory Group Named For Vo-Tech Schools
Gov. David Hall named an 18 member Oklahoma Advisory Council on Vocational Technical Education. He cited unemployment and the need to train workers noting four of five people will require training this decade. The program serves about 103000 people with 32000 adults and 1500 programs in 435 schools plus area schools and new districts planned for 1971-72.
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Oklahoma City
David Hall
Oklahoma Advisory Council On
Hall
Oklahoma
Kay County Raven
William F. Lott
Sidney Carney
Anadarko
Lanny Clark
Durant
Roy Craig
Leedey
Caroline Hughes
Cushing
Orbra Hulsey
Fort Cobb
Henry L
Gas Tax Hike Final Straw Ends Local Drilling Firm
Tulsa business owner Jack Wolfe of Wolfe Drilling Co says the recent gas and oil tax hike pushed his 55 year old firm toward closing. He blames fiscal insanity and notes income mainly came from Oklahoma while tax revenue benefits went elsewhere.
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Tulsa
Jack Wolfe
Wolfe Drilling Co
Oklahom
Oklahoma City
All Tulsa Police To Donate Blood
All Tulsa police department members have volunteered to donate blood to the American Red Cross in gratitude for community support for a slain officer’s family. Officials report a 100 percent response with donations planned for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
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Tulsa
Okla
Tulsa Police Department
American Red Cross
Rattlesnake Hunt Set In Okeene
The final 1971 Oklahoma rattlesnake hunt is scheduled in Okeene this weekend. Early reports indicate 15,000 attended last weekend’s Man gum hunt and about 8,000 joined the Waynoka event.
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Okeene
Okla
Oklahoma
Mangum
Fire Reports in Comanche County Complaint Log
Names of complainants filed with the Comanche County Sheriff's Office list Eugene Matthews of 1608 Lake who reported trash dumping five miles west and a mile south of Lowton and Sem Carothers of Route 1 Indiahoma who reported a truck ran through a fence.
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Comanche County
Sheriff's Office
Eugene Matthews
Lake
Lowton
Sem Carothers
Indiahoma
Berlin Mayor Wins New Term
Berlin voters re-elected Klaus Schuetz as mayor for four years with 72 votes in the West Berlin City Parliament. He succeeded Heinrich Albertz amid party infighting and cabinet disputes. Peter Lorenz and unaligned members trailed as CDU and FDP factions showed divisions.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Klaus Schuetz
Heidelberg
National Social Democratic Party
Willy Brandt
Brandt
Schuetz
Bonn
Heinrich Albertz
UN Sib Yee Aubee Oun
Christian Democratic
Peter Lorenz
Free Democrats
Woman Faces Fraud Charge After False Pretenses
Lawton woman arrested after a $40 fraud at Milo Gordon Chrysler Plymouth Agency. Police say she phoned claiming to work for another auto firm across the street and needed change for a customer. She was taken to Comanche County jail and charged with obtaining money under false pretenses.
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Lawton
Milo Gordon Chrysler-Plymouth
Dan Rudder Motor Co
Comanche County
Milo Gordon Motor Co
Funeral Rites for Ray Anderson Set at St John’s
Funeral services for Ray Anderson will be held at 10 30 a m Thursday at St John’s Lutheran with burial to follow. The service is announced by the family and local church members.
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St. John’s
Luther
Tornadoes Ravage Seminole Area Causing Major Damage
Weather reports describe a half mile prelude to destruction as a tornado struck the Mulendore dairy farm and eight barns were destroyed. It continued groundward, uprooting trees and tearing shingles from homes across the vicinity, with total Seminole damage estimated at $65,000 and widespread light rain in central and western Oklahoma.
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Mulendore
Highway Patrol
Oklahoma
FBI Recruiting Clerical Help
The Federal Bureau of Investigation seeks high school seniors and graduates for clerk, clerk typist, and stenographer roles in Washington DC. No experience needed for clerks. Positions open to men and women with on the job training.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington, D.C
Induction Call for May Day Report at Union Station
Inductees are ordered to report at the Union Bus Station, 101 B, at 6 15 a m on May 1 for induction proceedings.
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Union
Altitude Affects Cooking and Engines in Puno Peru
In Puno near Lake Titicaca at 12506 feet altitude residents report eggs cooked for three minutes require six minutes due to thin air. The oxygen scarcity also reduces automobile engines by about 30 percent of their rated horsepower in the city.
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Puno
Peru
Lake Titicaca
Burger Says Court Will Push School Desegregation Rulings
The article notes Chief Justice Burger describing the court's gradual shift to the right and continued Warren-era rulings on race and education. He cites the Charlotte-Mecklenburg decision directing a 71-29 racial mix and warns districts to remove discrimination, with the NAACP Legal Defense fund gaining a partial victory and the Justice Department signaling a narrower win.
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Burger
Warren
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
U.S
James Bao
Calenatans
Greenman
McMillan
Hce
Naacp Legal Defense and Educational Fund
Justice Department
Civil Rights Organization
Cambodia Faces Viet Cong Pressure and Domestic Corruption Probes
Ambiguous report outlines Vietnam War era tensions with Cambodian authorities confronting Viet Cong incursions and mounting corruption allegations within the government. The fragment hints at political strain and security concerns affecting leadership.
Ceylon Government Receives Regional Aid And Soviet Migs Discussed
The Ceylon government based near Katunayake outside Colombo is described as center left with Marcists. India and Pakistan have sent Prime Minister Siri Mavo Bandaranaike's government military aid. The United States offered items and Soviet MIGs were reported by London informants. Diplomats view Soviet moves as stabilizing but consider China rivalry as possible motive.
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Katunayake
Colombo
Ceylon
India
Pakistan
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
United States
London
China
Area Weather Forecast Fair to Partly Cloudy
Forecast calls for fair to partly cloudy conditions. Expect highs in the upper 60s today and Wednesday near 7 with an overnight low around 53. Lows tonight in the upper Ms.
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Upper
Red Cross Offers Baby Care Course at Chapter House
The Red Cross will offer a mother and baby care course at Chapter House 401 Gore Blvd on Mondays and Thursdays. Classes run from 1 to 3 p.m. for six sessions focusing on a child’s first year.
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Red Cross
Gore Blvd
Stock Prices Slide as Investors Take Profits
New York investors cashed in gains as the Dow Jones average fell 3.02 to 945.83 at noon. Declining issues outnumbered advances 6 to 5 on the NYSE with airlines, steels, rubber, mail order retail and electronics mostly lower. Amex listings showed mixed moves with Milgo Electronics up 1 percent and Dor sey up 1 percent while Alamera Oil dropped 4 percent. Livestock and hogs markets displayed modest shifts with cattle and sheep trading unevenly and feeder lambs in short supply.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Arlen Realty
Honeywell
Itek
Deere
Chrysler
Oklahoma City
Water Safety Course Slated at YMCA
A Red Cross water safety instructor course will start at the YMCA next Tuesday April 27 for persons at least 17 with a current senior lifesaving certificate. Lessons run 9 30 a m to noon each Tuesday and Thursday for about 10 lessons.
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Red Cross
YMCA
Plane Loses Door In Severe Turbulence Flight
An Air Central commuter plane en route from Lawton to Dallas lost a door during turbulence over the Red River Monday. It landed safely in Wichita Falls with no injuries. Six passengers and two crew members were aboard including Fairmont Foods executives Joe Kuhn and Bob Goodale.
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Lawton
Dallas
Air Central
Red River
Wichita Falls
Federal Aviation Administration
Joe Kuhn
Fairmont Foods
Fairmont
Bob Goodale
Omaha, Neb
Prices from State Agriculture on Wheat Barley Milo and Eggs
The state Department of Agriculture reports cash wheat prices from 1.36 to 1.41 per bushel across towns including Alva Medford Enid Temple and Weatherford. Barley ranges 1.00 to 1.08 per bushel with listed towns. Milo sells 2.00 to 2.30 per cwt with Hobart El Reno and Manchester noted. Eggs price recorded at 3149.
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Oklahoma City
State Department of Agriculture
Alva
Medford
Keyes
Liberal
Manchester
Afton
el Reno
Clinton
Geary
Okeene
Watonga
Kingfisher
Weatherford
Yukon
Altus
Hobart
Perryton
Enid
Hillsdale
Temple
Milo
Two Men Face Burglary Charge After Roof Incident
Police reported two men charged with burglary after three men were spotted on a roof at p.m. Numerous articles of clothing were found on the roof and linked to the suspects.
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Milgo Electronic
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McCuloch Oil
Alamera
Varo
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Mid-America
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