Panel Action Goes To Council In Lawton Parking Change
City planning staff proposes amending the parking rules to allow storage of up to two recreational vehicles or trailers on private property from building line to street, increasing length limits from 24 to 38 feet, and moving enforcement from complaints to zoning action. The measure, plus zoning and lot-split items, awaits council action.
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Lawtonians
Harrell Moore
Ward
Planning Commission
Belland
Lawton
Stock Prices Mixed In Sluggish Trading
Stock prices were mixed in slow trading with the noon Dow at 950.26 down 2.18. Analysts blamed profit taking after last week’s gains while some indicators showed consolidation rather than a sharp decline. IBM and Eastman Kodak hit all-time highs as airline shares rose amid mixed commodity and cattle market notes.
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New York
Alan Shaw
Harris, Upham & Co
IBM
Eastman Kodak
Youth Charged In Drugs Theft At Grandfield Store
An 18 year old Burns Flat youth Jon L Grissom was to be arraigned today on theft of prescription drugs from Thacker Drug Store in Grandfield worth 1500 to 2000 dollars. He was arrested in Grandfield and led deputies to the hidden drugs.
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Frederick
Burns Flat
Jon L. Grissom
Harrison Rowe
Grandfield
Tillman County
Tom Boyd
Grissom
Thacker
Bob Thacker
Twelve Students Win $300 Scholarships At Fort Sill
Fort Sill's Noncommissioned Officers' Wives Club awarded $300 scholarships to 12 high school graduates. Eisenhower High School recipients include Barbara Cuddy Lisa Griffin Joan Hunt and Linda Wales. Lawton High School honorees are Stanley Donaldson Richard Dunn Alfredo Guzman Jr Lanthaniel Hadley Jr Barbara Martin Edith Scott and Tamara Walker. MacArthur High School recipient is Cassandra Stovall.
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Fort Sill
Public Records Report Of Theft And Vandalism Entries
City police received multiple reports including thefts of bicycle tools billfold and a sweeper from rental properties. Also noted were assault and battery, and automobile vandalism at various addresses including Norman Oklahoma and Lowton.
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Lewton Mikel Barnhill
Lucio
Santa Fe
Zenith Prestage
Cheryl Drive
Reie Cum
Tatare
Carl Phifer
Ozman
Central Pawn Shop
S.tith
James £. Walker
Norman
Lucille Aubrey
Atlanta
Sheron Voxburgh
Lowton
District Court Sets Charges for Fort Sill and Area
Names listed for charges include John A. Wnesh Fort Sill failing to keep right A Williams Frederick speeding Steven L. Lend Fort Sill speeding Tony Kuntz Apache transporting open container of beer Armende Campos Elgin following too closely Genesda Dawe failing to yield right of way submitting vehicle for inspection Edward K. Baker Fort Sill cutting coals private driveway to avoid traffic signs
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John A. Wnesh
Fort Sill
A. Williams
Frederick
Steven L. Lend
Tony Kuntz
Apache
Armende Campos
Pace
Elgin
Sat
Genesda
Dawe
Aeing
Nazarene College Names New President in Bethany
Dr. Stephen W. Nease, 47, current president of Mount Vernon Nazarene College in Ohio, is named president of Bethany Nazarene College. He will assume office August 14, succeeding retiring Dr. Roy Cantrell.
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Bethany, Oklo
Stephen W. Nease
Mount Vernon
Ohio
Nazarene College
Bethany Nazarene College
Nease
Roy Cantrell
Enid chemical firm owner dies near Western Electric plant
Charles H. Kopp 64 owner of C and H Chemical Co. in Enid was found dead beside his car in a parking lot at the Western Electric Co. plant Tuesday night. Officials described the death as an apparent heart attack and linked the Enid firm to Western Electric contracts.
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Oklahoma City
Enid
Western Electric Co
Charles H. Kopp
C and H Chemical Co
Western Electric
Extradition by Lawton Pair in Murder Conspiracy Case
Lawton suspects Alice Harrington and Christian Nachtrieb face extradition from Austin to Oklahoma on a conspiracy to murder narcotics agent charge. Harrington, 15, held as a minor, and Nachtrieb were arrested April in Austin with Fort Sill ties. Additional suspects and recent drug arrest outcomes are noted as District Attorney Vernon Field weighs proceedings.
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Tex
Vernon Field
Austin
Alice Faye Harrington
Valarie Nachtrieb
Christian John Nachtrieb
Fort Siller
Sid Cocker
Oklahoma Crime Commission
Ron Rutledge
Lawton
Bobby Simpson
Jerry Lapin
Miss Harrington
Comanche County
Field
Nachtrieb
Fort Sillman
Benjamin Michael Creech
David Leon Atherton
C Btry
18Th Arty
Fort Sill
Lynda McCracken
S. 69Th
Butz to Meet With Farmers in Open Forum Enid
Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz will meet Oklahoma farmers in an open forum in Enid August 16. The event runs 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. after a Dutch breakfast at 7. The Hoover Building at the Fairgrounds hosts the public session where Butz will answer farm policy questions.
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Earl Butz
Oklahoma
Enid
Nixon
Hoover Building
Fairgrounds
Buzz
Agriculture Department
Leach
Scale model of Comanche County courthouse to be shown
A scale model of the proposed five story county courthouse will be on display at an open house in the Hotel Lawtonian from 3 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Sponsored by the Comanche County Legal Secretaries Association, the event informs the public about the $3.3 million project and bond election set for September 12. Coffee and cold drinks will be served.
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Comanche County Legal Secretaries Association
Lawtonian
Lawton Board Adopts Cautionary Book Purchase Policy
Lawton schools limit early purchases of workbooks and textbooks. Glenn Dosser, director of secondary education, says parents should not buy books before classes begin and vendors are asked to refrain. The policy aims to prevent unused books for fall and accommodates teacher changes and ongoing evaluations for elementary and secondary students.
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Lawton
Dosser
Babysitter Finds Infant Boy Dead in Oklahoma City
Police said 10 month old Bobby Dail Bennington died after choking when he fell across a TV set power cord. The infant, son of Mr and Mrs Dail Lee Bennington, was dead on arrival at an Oklahoma City hospital after a babysitter found him slumped over a loop in a power cord attached to a wall outlet.
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Oklahoma City
Bobby Dail Bennington
Dail Lee Bennington
State Vietnam Veterans Use GI Bill Benefits in Oklahoma
Joe W. Anderson of the Muskogee VA Regional Office reports 31,506 of Oklahoma’s 73,000 Vietnam veterans, 43.2 percent, have used education benefits. Veterans show higher participation than World War II and Korea, with 21.9 percent going to college and varied training paths including college, below college level, on the job, and by correspondence.
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G.I. Bill
Joe W. Anderson
Muskogee
Oklahoma
Anderson
Blackburn accepts professorship at Arizona State University
Dr Jack B Blackburn has accepted a professorship in engineering at Arizona State University beginning this fall. He formerly headed civil engineering at Kansas State University in Manhattan for nine years. He is the son of Mrs M N Pannel of 1726 Cherry.
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Jack B. Blackburn
Arizona State University
Kansas State University
Manhattan
Kan
M. N. Pannel
Cherry
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