Oklahoma Senate Approves Ballot Shortening Proposal
The Oklahoma Senate panel approved Gov. David Boren’s plan to submit a July 22 special election to voters. The amendment would make three offices appointive and merge others, affecting secretary of state labor commissioner chief mine inspector and charities and corrections. The measure, backed by Senate leaders, faces voter approval and would simplify the ballot by 1979.
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Oklahoma City
David Boren
Senate
Secretary of State
Dury
Boren
Legis
Oklahoma
Wilbur Wright
John Rogers
Rogers
John M. Rogers
Gene Howard
Funerals for Duncan Infant and Jeffries Woman Held
Graveside services for Brent Scott Duncan infant son of Mr and Mrs Michael Duncan will be at 2 pm Wednesday in Sterling Cemetery with Adriane Smith Church of Christ minister officiating Robbins Funeral Home of Fletcher handles arrangements The infant was born Saturday in Anadarko and died Sunday at Children's Memorial Hospital in Oklahoma City Survivors include the parents grandparents and great grandparents Lydia May Jeffries 81 of Oklahoma City died early Monday after a brief illness Funeral at 2 30 pm Wednesday in Crestwood Baptist Church with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery under Greenlawn Funeral Home direction
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Sterling
Brent Scott Duncan
Michael Duncan
Sterling Cemetery
Adriane Smith
Church of Christ
Robbins Funeral Home
Fletcher
Anadarko
Children’s Memorial Hospital
Oklahoma City
Willard D. Duncan
Alvin Perman
Monarch
Mont
C. S. Duncan
Lola Bebele
Lydia May Jefferies
38Th Place
Crestwood Baptist Church
Anson Justice
Memorial Park Cemetery
Greenlawn Funeral Home
Poetry Contest Honors Earned by Oklahoma Youth Winners
The sixth annual Poetry Society of Oklahoma contest, sponsored by the State Department of Education, drew 1750 poems from junior high students. Tomlinson seventh grader Kristi Hagmaier won for Seasons and eighth grader Malcolm Grant won for Snow Babe. Top 30 winners were not ranked. Tomlinson entries were submitted by Mrs Oleta Littlefield.
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Poetry Society of Oklahoma
State Department of Education
Oklahoma
Kristi Hagmaier
Tomlinson
Malcolm Grant
Snow Babe
Oleta Littlefield
City on To Receive Psychology Degree
John David McNayr son of Mr and Mrs John S McNayr 1905 Dearborn will receive a master of science degree in psychology May 4 from Abilene Texas Christian College His specialized area of study is biological testing of children He and his wife plan to move to the West coast to seek employment as a psychologist.
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John David McNayr
John S. McNayr
Dearborn
Abilene (Tex.) Christian College
West Coast
Maggie Smith granted divorce from Robert Stephens
London court grants Maggie Smith a divorce from Robert Stephens amid adultery allegations. Smith, 40, states her marriage failed after Stephens’ affair. care of sons Christopher and Toby goes to Smith. Married in 1967, they starred together in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.
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London
Maggie Smith
Robert Stephens
Miss Smith
New York
Eon
Broadway
Noel Coward
Stephens
Christopher
Toby
Amy Alcott Qualifies for 1975 Ladies PGA Tour
Santa Monica California golfer Amy Alcott age 19 earns one of 16 qualification spots for the 1975 Ladies PGA tour.
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Amy Alcott
Santa Monica
Calif
Chrysler Reinstates Auto Rebate Program for One Month
Chrysler unveils a $200 rebate on Dodge Dart Plymouth Valiant Duster and other models beginning Thursday for one month to boost weak sales and regain market share. Dealers say the move is a short-term fix amid a tough market and inventories.
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Chrysler
Dodge
McLaughlin
California Wine Grapes Survey Details 1973
A 1973 survey notes six major grape varieties grown in California as part of the state’s agriculture. The report highlights boat hire as a separate local activity within the same period.
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California
Harris Hits Ford's Plan On Economy
In Rome Georgia former U.S. Senator Fred Harris a Democratic presidential hopeful says President Ford's policy fails because supply and demand theory no longer fits steel food and auto markets Harris argues four or fewer firms control over 70 percent of a market and public financing of campaigns would curb big business influence He also criticizes CIA expansion deficits as Republican and claims undercollection drives deficits.
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Rome
Ford
U.S
Fred Harris
Harris
Oklahoma
Marx
Berrytelligence Agency
CIA
Police Capture Pair In Holdup At Service Station
Two Duncan men aged 23 and 25 were jailed after a Curt's Service Station robbery on Cache Road. A yellow station wagon with Stephens County plates was used. about $60 and a wallet with the attendant’s initials were recovered. Patrol units stopped the suspects at 25th and Gore after a report matched the vehicle.
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Duncan
City
Curt
Cache Road
Stephens County
Randy Maples
Gore
Larry Johnson
Larry Bogges
Mapie
Central Fire Station
Edith Miler
Lonnie Rome
McKinely
McCarthy
Galantrees
Eugene
Heinz
Floyd
Charlies S. Cochran
NW Baldwin
Thormas Wright
Denver
Claude Seymour
Oak
A. T. Easley
Lawton
Spencer Stanley
Village Green Drive
Bobby Williams
Jerry
N. M H. Jones
Dovolos
Essay Contest Winners Picked for Washington Trip
Damona Dove of MacArthur High and Nora Edwards of Sterling High win expense paid trips to Washington D C for a Cotton Electric Cooperative essay contest. They will depart in June by bus for a 10 day trip with other coop members.
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Damona Dove
MacArthur
Nora Edwards
Sterling
Washington, D.C
Cotton Electric Cooperative
Damona
Damon Dove
Route 3
Lawton
Nora
Howard Edwards
Cooperative
Liberty
Jamey Sullivan
Bobby Sullivan
Marlow
Paul Reece
Dean Reece
Walters
Jamey
Sterling High School
Edwin T. Asplundh Dies. Led PPG to Industry Prominence
Edwin T. Asplundh, 86, retired chairman of PPG Industries, died Monday in Brynathyn Pennsylvania. He joined PPG in 1919 as assistant to the superintendent at Barberton Ohio, became chairman in 1957, and earlier pursued a writing career while at NBC in New York. He wrote and directed radio serials in the 1930s and 1940s before moving to television.
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National Broadcasting Co
New York
Floyd McLean Jr to graduate from William Carey College
Floyd McLean Jr son of Col Ret Floyd McLean and wife will graduate from William Carey College Hattiesburg Miss May 17 with a history major and a sociology minor.
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Floyd McLean Jr
Floyd McLean
William Carey College
Hattiesburg
Miss
Public Records Report Of Local Theft And Break-ins
A city police report lists numerous thefts and break-ins across residences and businesses. Entries name victims and addresses including Robert Williams Sedalia Edith Deok Roosevelt School Denice Cowart John Hogan Kim Johnson Montgomery Ward and others with items stolen such as TVs radios firearms jewelry and vehicles.
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Robert Williams
Sedalia
Edith Deok
Roosevelt School
15Th
Ave
Denice Cowart
Roosevelt
John Hogan
Kim Johnson
Jvenite Moreno
Summit
Montgomery Ward
Gore
Robert Gory
Moorer
Moses Covarrubias
Kenneth Johns
Ronald Raub
Sheridan
Randy Nowe
Cowie Road
Joseph Lone
Avalon
Vernon Burch
Washington
Angele Wilcoxson
Oklahoma high school seniors named McMahan Scholars in journalism
Fifteen Oklahoma seniors are named McMahan Scholars by the University of Oklahoma School of Journalism. Recipients include Anthony Wayne Whitehouse of Lawton, Tania Sherri Kidd of Anadarko, and Janet Lynn White of Fort Cobb. The award includes a 400 dollar scholarship for 1975 76.
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Eisenhower
Lawton Area
Oklahoma
McMahan
University of Oklahoma
OU School of Journalism
Anthony Wayne Whitehouse
Lawton
Tania Sherri Kidd
Anadarko
Janet Lynn White
Fort Cobb
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Ed Berrong
Weatherford
State Auditor
Mrs
Lydia Jefferies
APO
Dennis the Menace
Dennis
Chrysler Corp
Thomas Murphy
E.M. Estes
R.D. McLaughlin
McCord
Counci
Edwin T. Asplundh
Ne National Bank
Voluntary Action Center
Red Cross
The
Public Records
Paas Orig
Ier
W. Gore
Equitable
Anthony Libro
Stephens Plaza
N. Sheridan Rd
Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States
New York, N.Y
Super E
Home Decor
Aly
SC Teau
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