Oklahoma debate over weather modification monitoring amendment
The Oklahoma Senate debated a monitoring amendment for weather modification programs with supporters led by Crow and Terrill arguing for and against tighter county oversight. lawmakers discussed funding limits and the proposal to let counties vote on special assessments while property owners would be informed of costs before participation.
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Wayne Holden
D-Duncan
Don Ferrell
D Chandler
Crow
Jim Taliaferro
Senate
al Terrill
Lawton
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Environmental Quality Committee
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D-Clinton
Terrill
Taliaferro
Lawton Democrats
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Oklahoma
Henry Bellman
Holden
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Krick
Stratton
Altus Chamber of Commerce
Bureau of Reclamation
Altus
Comanche County
Police Legal Adviser Named Bassel to Lawton Department
Rodney A. Bassel 27 was named legal adviser to the Lawton Police Department by Chief Alford Hennessee. Bassel, from Oklahoma City, replaces Bill Reeves who resigned Jan 1. He will handle major cases, advise on laws and draft ordinances while aiding ASCOG area law enforcement training and work with Fort Sill JAG office. Salary $13,000 annually, funded 75 percent by a grant through the Oklahoma Crime Commission. Bassel and wife Cheryl reside in Lawton.
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Rodney A. Bassel
Lawton
Alford Hennessee
Bassel
Bill Reeves
Oklahoma City
Southwestern State College
Weatherford
Oklahoma City University Law School
Hennessee
Ascog
Judge Advocate General
Fort Sill
Oklahoma Crime Commission
Duke
Cheryl
Morningside Drive
District Lions Youth Seminar Scheduled Here
Youth work leaders and Lions club representatives from Comanche County will attend a Southwestern Oklahoma Lions district seminar on delinquency prevention at Cameron College from 2 p.m. to 4 30 p.m. A District 3-L cabinet meeting will follow with district governor Charles H. Markum presiding. J C Meek will chair seminar discussions and panels include officers from Fletcher, Lawton, Healdton, Hobart, Weatherford, Altus and Lawton. The program focuses on expanding the I O A Youth program with local topics and community volunteers. Cal Grant will lead a session on supporting I O A youth projects and the ranch has operated for two school terms with 14 boys capacity, as districts seek financing and enlargement. Clinton area provided calves and Jackson County support continues. Comanche County Lions Club hosts include Bill Irwin, Jere Barnthouse, Calvin Woodall, Wesley Parker, Hank Leonard and Cephas M Kelley.
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Oklahoma
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Charles H. Markum
Clinton
J. C. Meek
I-O-A
Foreman
Carroll M.ridgeway
Fletcher
Gordon Paine
Lawton
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Healdton
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Dietz Sellars
Hobart
Howard Johnston
Weatherford
Jake Burk
Altus
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Carl Stein
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Ted” Griffiths
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Jackson County
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Lawton Noon Lions
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Lawton Northwest Lions
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Lawton Evening Lions
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Cache Lions
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Elgin Lions
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Indian Hospital Nurses Attend State Workshop in Norman
Three P. H. S. Indian Hospital nurses from Lawton and two from Anadarko join a three day Indian Health Service workshop at the University Center of Continuing Education in Norman. Dorothy Haley LaVerna Pope Dorothy Robinson Frances M. Beller Madeline F. Johnson attend as staff and clinic nurses.
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P. H. S. Indian Hospital
Lawton
Anadarko
Norman
Oklahoma University Center of Continuing Education
Dorothy Haley
LaVerna Pope
Dorothy Robinson
Frances M. Beller
Madeline F. Johnson
City firms bid high for Evans Apartments
Two Lawton construction firms O V Warner and J C Hester Jr topped a HUD housing bid for Evans Apartments in the 1400 block A through D avenues. Bids were opened March 18 at 11 am. another property bid failed and will be rebid next week. HUD took over the property in 1972 after foreclosure. 15 two story buildings must be razed or removed.
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O. V. Warner
J. C. Hester Jr
Evans Apartments
S. P. Bowen
HUD
Oklahoma City
Evans
Bowen
FE. Gore
Council Heights
Aptco Inc
R. W. Chapman and Co
Attack near Phnom Penh airport leaves two dead
The January 4 assault killed two people and wounded 19 in the Phnom Penh area. The airport, a major military base and sole commercial airfield, was not hit in that strike, though it has suffered shelling and heavy damage in prior attacks.
Deliveryman Sues Fess Parker Over Dog Attack
An AP report says a deliveryman sues actor Fess Parker for 50000 dollars claiming his dogs attacked him during a grocery delivery in San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Fess Parker
Parker
Risner Defends POW Conduct and Organization Led Punishment
Risner discusses POW discipline and retaliation fears in Hanoi Hilton interviews. He says directives urged non cooperation with the Vietnamese and that punishment should be handled by the organization, with efficiency ratings and awards to mark outstanding or underperforming POWs.
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Risner
Navy
Walter E. Wilber
Columbia Cross Roads
Wilber
Hanoi Hilton
D.O
Death Penalty Debate Shifts on Jury Sentencing
Oklahoma lawmakers debated mandatory death sentences for premeditated murder and whether juries or judges should impose them. An amendment to place executions in county courthouses and televise them was defeated 24 to 20 after lengthy debate. Senator Gene Stipe argued for public execution viewing, while Senator John Garrett proposed weekly statewide telecast of executions for three weeks.
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Gene Stipe
McAlester
Stipe
John Garrett
D-Del City
Tornado Warning Militants Sweep Across Southern States
Forecasters warned one area after another as tornadoes struck west of Waco Austin San Antonio and Victoria. In Cleveland Mississippi Buzz will discuss the economic disaster facing thousands of Southern farmers unable to move equipment from flooded fields. Disaster relief lists numerous counties in Missouri bootheel Mississippi and Tennessee eligible for aid. Cotton faces high risk with floods in Arkansas and Mississippi driving up prices and boosting demand over supply.
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Waco
Austin
San Antonio
Victoria
Cleveland
Miss
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Missouri Bootheel
Mississippi
Tennessee
Louie Chapman
Auburn University Cooperative Extension Service
Arkansas
Suspect Held In City Robbery Armed Bandit Tied To Local Drive-In
Police arrested a 19 year old Fort Sill man about 11 30 p m Wednesday in connection with the March 23 armed robbery of Sidney s Giant Burger at Second and Bell. He is held in city jail pending investigation as part of a string of armed holdups since March 1. The Sidney s drive in bandit wore a stocking mask and carried a shotgun.
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Fort Sillman
Bell
Fort Sill civilians win 340 dollar award for saving cost
Jerry W. Reeves and William G. Steele share a 340 dollar prize for a computer based plan to cut 60 000 monthly reports, saving the government about 6 000 dollars yearly. Other March awards range from 25 to 185 dollars for efficiency ideas and service improvements.
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Fort Sill
Management Information Systems Office
Jerry W. Reeves
William G. Steele
Reeves
Steele
U.S. Trade Deficit Narrowed in March 1971
The article notes a March deficit of 6.3 billion dollars, the best U.S. trade performance since September 1971 when a surplus of 308 million occurred. It cites a full-year deficit of 2 billion for 1971 and forecasts a continued deficit for the current year.
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U.S
Railway union walkout could strike 111 firms over pay
About 90 000 telecommunication, telephone, and postal workers aligned with the national railway union would walk out in solidarity and for higher pay. The accord sought roughly $74 above the current average monthly wage of $286, risking a buildup of about 30 million letters and parcels.
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National Railway Union
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