Oklahoma DOT outlines $4.7 million GM Goodyear plant roads
Oklahoma Transportation Commission revises the highway program to fund access for a Goodyear plant in Lawton and a General Motors facility in Oklahoma City. Verne C. Bradley said $4.7 million is needed for Lawton roads and $1.7 million for a northern OKC link, mostly with federal funds.
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Oklahoma City
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Orfee
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Hart meeting with 15 Indians a hoax say officials
Authorities say a reported meeting between triple murder suspect Gene Leary Hart and 15 Indians did not occur. Officials traced shoes found to a dog handler from the early June killings and expect Hart to remain at large.
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Okla
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Tulsa World
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The Celsius scale coming to America this summer
The article explains that the temperature scale will shift toward Celsius with zero at the boiling point at 100 degrees. It notes Fahrenheit was devised by Gabriel Fahrenheit in 1714, freezing at 32 and boiling at 212, and describes dual scale thermometers in many homes and broadcasts.
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Washington
America
Gabriel D. Fahrenheit
Crossword By Eugene Sheffer 24 25 Drive too closely behind
Yesterday's puzzle provides clues for a large cryptic style fill with entries such as 26 Held safely 27 To corner 28 Sense organs 30 Descry 33 Builder's need 34 Highest. comb. form 37 Social prohibition var 38 Popular author 39 Lion's pride 40 Fine source of 42 Denary and the Cryptoquip note explains a simple substitution cipher with N equals H and hints about solving by trial and error
Waurika Gates Closed as Water Buildup Begins
Waurika gates were closed about 2:30 p.m. after hydraulically operated pumps were activated by Don Morrison and George Barber. State Rep. Bill Bradley and engineer Ray Tomasko spoke at the scene. Completion plans call for a 1979 finish with public use facilities development and a total project cost around 68 million dollars.
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Waurika
Bill Bradley
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Tomasko
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Beaver Creek
Red River
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Petition Sees Robert Bish Name Stand for Lawton School
Sherwood residents urged the Lawton Board of Education to rename Hugh Bish Elementary to Sir Walter Scott. The board rejected the petition, noting Bish’s contributions and affirming the decision to honor Bish. In other business the board adopted a college course policy for seniors, bought buses and pickups, and awarded glass contracts and a garbage collection agreement.
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Sherwood
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Bish
Parker
Board of Regents
Cameron University
Kan Haul Service
Lawton
Preliminary hearing set in Oklahoma City traffic death case
A preliminary hearing is set for October 6 for Thomas Lonnie Fields 53 charged with second degree murder and maiming after a Sunday crash that killed 17 year old motorcyclist Charles H Strong and badly injured 20 year old Phillip Wamble Fields held on 25000 bond with a history of multiple offenses including drunk driving suspensions and habitual offender status authorities say.
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Oklahoma City
Thomas Lonnie Fields
Fields
Charles H. Strong
Phillip Wamble
Local Police Log Details Thefts and Reports in City
City police report multiple incidents including thefts from vehicles and homes, forged checks cashed at Hillis Super Mart, thefts from pool tables and arcade machines, damaged items at a pawn shop, and a motorcycle accessories theft. Names and addresses listed include Steve Kovecs Kelly H Hillis and George R Jessen with residence notes.
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Lowton
Lee
Setaie Gootad
Steve Kovecs
Kelly H. Hillis
Parkview
Hillis Super Mart
George R. Jessen
Kiowa Tribe to Hold 10 A.M. Meeting in Anadarko
The Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma schedules a regular business committee meeting at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Riverside Indian School gymnasium Anadarko. Agenda includes elderly Kiowa payments report tribal constitution revisions and a travel report.
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Anadarko
Kiowa Tribe of
Oklahoma
Riverside Indian School
TV Sets Run About Six Hours Daily in Homes
A typical household keeps the television on for six hours and eight minutes each day, according to a general media usage estimate.
Dunagin's People Bomb Objections Prompt Fix
A columnist argues strong moral objections to a bomb that kills but fails to destroy the building. The call is to modify the device so it destroys the structure as well. The piece critiques ethical implications of selective destruction and weapons effectiveness.
Lawton Men Bound Over For Trial In Robbery Case
Two Lawton men William Copeland and Ricky Moyea were bound over for district court on charges of robbery with firearms after a Monday preliminary hearing before Special Dist Judge David Carter. Victims Bobby Ballew and David Rader testified a man posing as a narcotics officer and another officer executed a stakeout robbery at the Holiday Inn Motel on July 3, forcing the men to disrobe and taking money and belongings. Moyea was arrested shortly after the robbery and Copeland was detained around midnight July 3 at his room in the Hotel Lawtonian.
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David Carter
William Charles Copeland
Ricky Lynn Moyea
Fort Sill
Holiday Inn
Bobby G. Ballew
David Rader
Moyea
Copeland
Lawtonian
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