US Must Retain Strong Position, Ott Tells AUSA Gathering Here
Maj. Gen. David Ott, Fort Sill commander, told the Southwest Oklahoma chapter of the Association of the United States Army that the US must remain powerful to assure world peace. He cited Israel and South Vietnam as examples and urged the group to bolster national defense and patriotism as AUSA works to improve benefits and lobbying for the military.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
David Ott
Fort Sill
Southwest
Oklahoma
Association of the United States Army
Israel
South Vietnam
Ott
Henry Kissinger
AUSA
NCO
Cowpens
Daniel Morgan
Nathaniel Greene
Lord Cornwallis
Yorktown
Jack Carter
Southwest Oklahoma
Income Help Plan Details for Social Security SSI Eligibility
Coleman Johnson district manager for Social Security outlines SSI eligibility. Criteria include age 65 or over or blindness or disability, low monthly income under 166 dollars single or 239 dollars couple, home value under 25000, car under 1200, assets under 1500 single or 2250 couple. Call 615 p. or 355-8700 for info.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cording
Coleman Johnson
Suspect Held On Car Count In Theft Case
Richard Glenn Vanisko, 21, already convicted for LSD sales and serving 25 years, is held on 10,000 bond after arraignment for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. A suspended sentence revocation proceeding was begun from a January 30 plea on marijuana possession. The incident occurred about 3:15 a.m. last Friday when Welker stopped a car in the 1900 block of Ave A. the driver escaped as the officer fired twice and a stolen motorcycle was later recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Glenn Vanisko
Vanisko
Paul Welker
Ave. A
Welker
Calvin R. Hardy
Benefit Bingo For Francine Wiedeman Campaign Fund
A bingo game at 7 30 p m Friday in the Fa xon school lunchroom funds Francine Wiedeman in the princess election. Proceeds will go to a needy cause and the public is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faxon
Francine Wiedeman
Insurance wealth rises to nearly two trillion in force
Life insurance in force in the United States in 1974 was about 1,969 billion dollars, rising from 798 billion in 1964. The decade shows sharp growth in coverage and market size, reflecting expanding risk protection and financial planning trends across the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Older Soldiers Boost Fort Sill Field Artillery Training
Battery A at Fort Sill reports a rise in recruits over 24 with many over 30. Captain Bagley notes veterans bring motivation and steadiness, aiding training as Lt. Col. Gess cites better benefits and job security driving the trend. Pvt. Waggoner, Daytona Beach, recounts Navy stint followed by Army enlistment at 35.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick J. Bagley
Fort Sill
Bagley
Battery A
William D. Gess Jr
2Nd Cannon Battalion
Field Artillery School
Army
Pvt
John P. Waggoner
Daytona Beach
Fla
Seventeen Southwest Oklahoma Seniors Win OSU Scholarships
Thirteen area high school seniors earning spring graduation honors received University Scholarships from Oklahoma State University, ranging from 300 dollars upward. Lawton names include Carol Ballard Scott Cuthbertson Jerry Ramey Lydia Elena Robinson Brian Keith Farmer. Other recipients span Altus Fort Cobb Temple Frederick Waurika Fletcher Comanche Marlow and more with listed parent names and addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest Oklahoma High School
Oklahoma State University
Lawton
Karol Ballard
James Ballard
Scott Cuthbertson
Curtis Cuthbertson
Kinyon
Jerri Ramey
Donald Ramey
Euclid
Lydia Elena Robinson
Sancho Robinson
Lincoln
Brian Keith Farmer
Loyal Farmer
Daniel Edwin McMahan
Hatton McMahan
Altus
Bruce Alan Mackey
Carl Mackey
Fort Cobb
Tammy Leigh Durrett
Buford Durrett
Temple
Donna Lynn Smith
Truman Smith
Frederick
Lynn Skelton
K. E. Skelton
Waurika
Glenn Lowell Webb
Glendon Webb
Fletcher
Tenna Marie Deaton
Billy Bob Deaton
Comanche
Lisa Michelle Shrader
E. R. Shrader
Marlow
Lawton Students Win in Hazards of Smoking Poster Contest
Twelve statewide winners announced for the Hazards of Smoking poster contest with sponsors the State Department of Health, Oklahoma Lung Association, and State Department of Education. Gov. David Boren to award certificates at 2:30 p.m. April 30 at the state capitol. U.S. savings bonds to winners. Kathy Nix of Lawton High School placed first in grades 10-12. Donna Miller second. Monica Boerner of Fort Sill won second in grades 4-6. Kalvin Cook of Apache School placed third in that category.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homa Lung Association
State Department of Education
David Boren
State Capitol
Oklahoma Lung Association
U.S
Kathy Nix
Glendale
Lawton
St. Mary's School
Kalvin Cook
Apache School
LSD Hearing Set for John McZeal in District Court
A preliminary hearing is scheduled May 3 in district court for John McZeal 24 of Fort Sill on possession of LSD. He was arraigned on a felony LSD charge and a misdemeanor marijuana charge with total bond set at 2300 dollars and a jury trial granted for marijuana later that night at Circus A Go Go 2711 Fort Sill Blvd during a bar check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McZeal
Fort Sill
McZeal
Circus A
Fort Sill Blvd
Slight Decline Hits Fort Sill
Fort Sill reports a small drop in military population for January to March 1975, with troop strength at 17,973 and disbursements at 75,208,416. Civilian staff rose to 5,407, courses and graduates fell, and post construction spending reached 28,822,362 during the quarter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sill
Post Public Information Office
U.S. Army Field Artillery School
U.S
Fund Effort Slated Here for Sole Power Walkathon
Lawton Jaycees and the March of Dimes host Sole Power a 12 mile walkathon from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Cameron University football parking lots 38th and more. Participants walk for 250000 children with birth defects while sponsors donate per mile. For details contact campaign chair David Red Elk at 353-9950.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton Jaycees
March of Dimes
Sole Power
Lawton
David Red Elk
Cameron University
Red Eilk
Ee Research and Medical Service
Red Elk
Soldier receives deferred sentence in marijuana case
Harold McTier, 22, of Fort Sill's Specialist Training Battalion pleaded guilty in district court to possession of marijuana and received a one year deferred county jail term. Judge J Winston Raburn approved on the DA's recommendation. The March 6 incident on Fort Sill Boulevard involved three men seen smoking. McTier stayed, dropped a bag of marijuana, and kicked it away while two others fled.
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Harold MecTier
Fort Sill
J. Winston Raburn
Larry Barnett
McTier
Fort Sill Boulevard
Frank Kuntz
Tommy Birdsong
Grant supports Comanche County group through May
The Comanche County Improvement Foundation received a two month federal grant to fund operations through May 31. The $34384 allocation from the Community Services Administration covers general operating costs of the Community Action Agency until the new fiscal year begins.
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Comanche County Improvement Foundation
Community Services Administration
Community Action Agency
City to Use Purple Bunny Closing as Zoning Precedent
Lawton officials say the voluntary closing of the Purple Bunny will set precedent to force compliance with the city zoning code. The owner Robert Woods faced lawsuits over improper zoning since 1970 and contends harassment by police. Court action could determine the city’s right to enforce zoning while Woods contemplates further legal steps.
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Purple Bunny Club
Lawton
Art South
South
Belland
Torney
Jerry Cude
Robert Woods
West Lawton
Woods
J. Winston Raburn
Bill Sexton
Alford Hennessee
Sexton
Village Green
52Nd
West Gore Boulevard
Morals Case Leads to Short Jail Term for Local Man
Stephen Dewayne Gentry 21 pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of outraging public decency and was sentenced to 15 days in county jail with six months to serve, plus mandatory mental observation. He exposed himself to two Lawton sisters March 25 and a March 18 incident was reported.
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Stephen Dewayne Gentry
Robert Looney
Gentry
Cattle theft case ends with Bartell seven day sentence
Joseph R. Bartell twenty two Fort Sill pleaded guilty to petty theft of a calf owned by Kenneth Profanity from Medicine Park. He received seven days of a one year county jail term. The calf was recovered April 16 from a pen at Dale Seldon Butler’s residence. Butler faced a separate charge later dismissed.
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Joseph R. Bartell
Fort Sill
Kenneth
Rt. 2
Medicine Park
Bartell
Rodney Bassell
Robert Looney
Dale Seldon Butler
Butler
Looney
Pat Buchanan
Rt. 1
Roosevelt
Nick Alderson
57Th Signal Battalion
Felony hearing set for Keller in Fort Sill burglary case
A preliminary hearing is set May 12 in district court for Patrick A Keller 29 Fort Sill on charges of second degree burglary theft of an automobile and second degree forgery. He is held on a six thousand dollar bond. The alleged offenses involve burglarizing Vance Motor Co theft of a Subaru key forgery of a thirteen dollar check to pay a wrecker driver to move the car. Police arrested Keller inside the office as he rifled through keys. Keller is with Battery B 5th Missile Battalion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick A.keller
Fort Sill
Keller
Vance Motor Co
S. Sheridan
Subaru
Lawton
Randy Riley
Pvt
5Th Missile Battalion
Lawton FFA Tops Charolais Judging
Lawton Future Farmers of America chapter members won high individual and team honors at the Junior Charolais Field Day. The four man Lawton FFA team was named best FFA judging team and Eisenhower High School senior Mark McGuffin earned high individual among 350 registrants, receiving a Charolais heifer. The winning team also included Kathy Gisinger, Trent Burton, and Max Hoskins from Eisenhower and MacArthur High School.
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Weatherford
Lawton
Future Farmers of America
Charolais
Winn Brothers Ranch
Lawton Ffa
Eisenhower High School
Mark McGuffin
McGuffin
Kathy Gisinger
Eisenhower
Trent Burton
Max Hoskins
MacArthur High School
Cameron Artist Exhibits at Illinois State University
Kathleen J. Klein a Cameron junior art major has work accepted for exhibit at Illinois State University Normal Illinois. The show Art on Paper and Art of Paper runs through May 1 at the Center for the Visual Arts Gallery on the ISU campus. The exhibit features works on paper by art students nationwide including etching engraving and aquatint prints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen J. Klein
Cameron
Illinois State University
Normal
Ill
Center For the Visual Arts
ISU
Miss Klein
New Cameron Art Gallery
Public Records of Theft and Vandalism Reports in City
Police received numerous complaints listing names and addresses of alleged victims, shoplifters, and suspects. Reports include thefts from wallets and cars, burglary of residences and businesses, vandalism, a knife point theft, and a suspected attempted rape noted by a Lawton woman.
Fort Sill Soldier Dies in Apparent Natural Cause
Fort Sill officials investigate the death of a 25-year-old soldier found in his barracks room. He became ill in his sleep and was dead on arrival at 5:40 a.m. Autopsy results awaited as post police continue inquiries.
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Fort Sill
Reynolds Army Hospital
Post
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Shepier Center
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Ave. 1
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