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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1977
Page
2
Barbara Plank, a CRISIS volunteer eight months, appointed director as the organization seeks more volunteers. She notes in 1976 CRISIS received 5,421 help calls while PAL made 25,500 calls to elderly shut-ins.
The article notes a proposed three governors panel to speak for the conference on energy policy with Senate cooperation likely. It cites Walt Rostow as key drafter, with Boren, Arthur Link, James Rhodes and Joseph Teasdale contributing ideas. Health insurance impact reports follow, urging preventive care amid rising medical costs and declining vaccination coverage.
A 19 year old Lawton man George Herman Carter 2101 Austin Drive was charged in district court with second degree arson related to a barn fire near Elgin Saturday night. He was arrested at the scene by Elgin city marshal Virgil Osborne and slated for arraignment Monday.
State Department of Agriculture reports wheat 1.97 to 2.58 per bushel with several city listings, barley 1.30 to 1.50, Milo 2.55 to 3.52, soybeans 5.20 to 5.90, alfalfa hay 50 to 65 per ton, live broilers 24, eggs around 64 for large. Cattle and calves 4000 head with varied sheds. hogs 1000 with sows steady and feeder pigs scarce. Prices reflect district readings and market activity.
Altus Oklahoma city officials set a noon deadline for 34 policemen who called in sick to request hearings or surrender their uniforms. The council declared the officers self terminated after a weekend emergency session. FDP seeks 7 percent merit plus 9 percent across the board. FDP attorney demands arbitration. Oklahoma Highway Patrol maintains patrol as the city handles replacements.
A first degree manslaughter charge was filed in district court against Glenn Howell Rosser 62 in the death of Jimmy Dale Pierce 25 after Pierce in a motorcycle collided with Rosser’s car at a stop sign at 98th and Gore Boulevard.
Comanche County and city facilities review mattress replacement due to fire risk. Officials anticipate funding decisions for new bedding while old mattresses remain in use and will be destroyed when replacements arrive. Fire marshal notes varied standards across Oklahoma jails and cites replacements needed in several facilities.
President Carter signs a public works bill while defending cuts to pet projects and pushing water management scrutiny. He notes delays to tougher auto emission standards until 1980, tours peanut fields, discusses a Canada U S natural gas pipeline route with Prime Minister Trudeau, and reels from a softball game defeat. The White House lists 10 funded projects and several delisted, reflecting a high-stakes budget compromise.
The planning commission will study requests from James Kenneth Henry and Harold Wilson to rezone 1710 NW 67th from R-1 to R-4 or to multi family, and annex land at 82nd and NW Terrace Hills Blvd with permanent R-? zoning. A Terrace Hills firm seeks rezoning 7544–7550 NW Tango Rd to C-1, while another annexation at 82nd and U.S. 62 aims for C-3 zoning. Also considered are a church plan amendment to the Lawton Urban Renewal Authority D-6 neighborhood plan, plus preliminary plats for Lee West Estates and a replat of Block 5 in Ridling Addition.
Mobile Meals delivers a daily hot meal to about 100 elderly and handicapped residents in Lawton. The service operates from the Lawton Multi-Purpose Center under a contract with the day care center. The organization faces ongoing financial needs beyond its current funds, with a total annual budget around 45 000 dollars. Local volunteers deliver the meals and fund raising may continue through flea markets or other events.
A study notes sugar appears in most foods, with meat products also containing sugar levels. Researchers emphasize trace amounts can come from processing and additives rather than inherent meat sugar content. The finding suggests label readers monitor sugar even in savory items.
Leonard Anderson Owen 4 died early today in a Lawton hospital after a month long illness. He was born May 4 1893 in New Hope Texas and moved to Fletcher in 1913. He farmed then worked for the railroad and Fort Sill Post Engineers before retiring in 1963. Surviving are his wife Eva nine grandchildren a son Eddie Owen a daughter in law and a sister Mrs Alice Burd. Funeral 10 a.m. Thursday at Fletcher First Baptist Church with Rev. A L Swagerty officiating. Burial in Fletcher Cemetery under Robbins Funeral Home Fletcher. He was a member of Fletcher First Baptist Church and Fletcher Masonic Lodge No 363.
Hensley said he disliked dealing with the council and enjoyed court work though upset with several council actions. He criticized the 1974 move to hire a fulltime judge, calling it a fiasco, and said the court ran smoother under two parttime judges.
Three new fires were reported Monday with the largest near Grand Junction Colorado. In Arizona, a blaze burned about 6,700 acres near the Grand Canyon while a BIA spokesman revised down a prior estimate of 12,000 acres on the Hualapai Reservation after infrared photos showed a smaller area. Firefighters aim to contain the Hualapai blaze today depending on water and crew availability.
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