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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1973
Page
5
Scout explorers in the Black Beaver Council carve Cardiac Hill trail toward French Lake creating Window on the Wichitas ecoway. The path links multiple ecosystems with signs and leaflets guiding visitors to see rocks, ponds, grassland and woodland and local wildlife.
A long list of births, admissions and medical events from local residents and out of town guests. Names include Ronald D. Fauss Jimmie Upton Tony L. Melton and many others with birth dates times weights and addresses. Also listed are patients admitted for surgery or medical care with numerous locations and home addresses across the area.
A gunman firing through a window killed a Roman Catholic couple in their Belfast home and wounded their 19 month old son in the leg. Their 17 year old son arrived home to find the carnage as violence in Northern Ireland neared 860 deaths in four years.
Howard Hughes invests 250 million dollars in a system to extract minerals from the ocean floor, according to The Washington Post. The project aims to tap resources beneath the sea, signaling a major venture by the billionaire.
Lexington Oklahoma authorities seek an inmate suspected of starting a fire at the state prison. No damage occurred as other inmates contained the blaze in a bathroom area. Authorities will return him to McAlester if identified.
Public Records list names and addresses of complainants reporting thefts burglaries vandalism and related offenses to the Lawton Police Department. Entries include Walden Powell Lloyd Justice Janet Galbreeth Kelvin Sinning Donna Eslinger Vicki Palmer and many others with locations such as 2205 Smith 5205 S Sheridan Road 103 S Seventh and Fort Sill among others. The document records varied incidents including theft car burglary and lost wallets.
Fire crews responded to a car fire Sunday at 11:06 p.m. south of State Highway 7 on Flower Mound Road and a general blaze Monday at 10:53 p.m. at 1101 North Sheridan Road.
In Detroit a Sunday service at Rose of Sharon Primitive Baptist Church ended with a holdup. A gunman commanded 25 worshippers to the floor, demanding money from the collection plate and the pastor. About $130 was taken before the robbers fled on foot.
Charles Winstead 82 an FBI agent involved in the 1934 Dillinger shooting died Friday at Veterans Hospital Funeral services were planned today in Albuquerque New Mexico Winstead never claimed his shots killed Dillinger but Washington records show two bullets from his gun hit the fugitive.
Funeral services were held for Major M Barfield 50 of Norman at the Cache Assembly of God with burial in Cache Cemetery. He died of a heart attack in Cole. Survivors include his wife Winnie Belle and several children. A second funeral is listed for M Sgt Ret Joe L Crabtree 52 of Parkview who died of a heart attack while on an outing in the Madill area. He taught at MacArthur High School and served 22 years in the Army. Survivors include his wife Blanche and two sons. Memorials may go to the Heart Fund.
Lawton Rangers 26th Annual Rodeo heads into final performance at LO Arena. Leaders include Joe Lawrance Sulphur in calf roping with 20.1 seconds total, Mick McGowan Roosevelt in steer wrestling with 12.1 seconds, Johnny Wyrick Tulsa atop Brahma bull riding with 73 points, and Freckles Brown facing injury after a Saturday kick to the face.
Mrs. Willa Burts 34 of Schaumburg Ill was killed at a Booker T. Washington High School class of 1958 reunion in Tulsa. She was shot in the abdomen by a bullet from nearby bushes while talking with friends. Survivors include her husband John and two sons ages 8 and 2, of Schaumburg Ill.
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