No Personal Gain Noted Audit Finds Recreation Budget Errors
Outside audit of Lawton Recreation Division financial records found questionable handling of officials pay claims and a revolving fund but no direct evidence of personal gain. The review showed signatory irregularities, unsigned claims, and three purchases totaling 5018.37 from a revolving fund lacking bids or proposals, prompting tighter controls.
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Kissinger criticizes Soviet meddling in Portugal
Secretary Kissinger denounces Soviet support for Portugal's Communist minority as contrary to the Helsinki spirit and vows U S opposition to external powers shaping Portugal's political future. He notes Western concern for a democratic Portugal and urges unity to resist aggression and defend European security.
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Injunction Hearings Scheduled in Kiowa Housing Fight
In Adanarko district court next Tuesday Judge Sam Williams will hear petitions against Kiowa Housing Authority leaders over alleged misappropriation of state funds and fraud. The action follows a recall ousting of Vincent Bointy and Laverne Satepeahtaw, who refuse to relinquish posts as petitions seek to restrain them and KHA executive director Louis Maynahonah from duties.
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Lawton Area Weather Outlook Thunderstorms Likely Tonight
Forecast calls for a chance of thunderstorms or showers in Lawton tonight and Friday. Warm temperatures with light variable south winds, Tonight’s low in the upper 60s, Friday’s high near 84, and earlier Wednesday ranged from 72 to 82.
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Inside Contents Revealed in Classified Scan
A cryptic note decodes to a fragment titled What’s Inside. The item hints at hidden sections or pages and references a page code 28 2c 28 90 9A SA without displaying explicit details.
Local Judge To Hear Bomb Slayer's Appeal
Judge Jack Brock will sit on the appeal of Rex Brinlee Jr. as three Criminal Appeals judges disqualified themselves. Retired Judge R. L. Hert and Dist. Judge Joseph A. Young Jr. will join Brock in the case involving Brinlee's 1971 murder conviction for Fern Belding and his 1973 prison riot-related conviction. Brock has filled temporary vacancies on Oklahoma's high courts multiple times recently.
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Criminal Appeals Court
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Stillwater
Dist
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Woodward
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Hert
Supreme Court
Ed Edmondson
Riverside clash wounds police and crowd barricade
A crowd of about 50 barricaded inside a building as police surrounded it in Riverside California after a night of violence that left two officers wounded and a police helicopter fired upon and forced to land. Violence continued in Boston and Elyria Ohio with numerous injuries as state patrols assisted local authorities.
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General McAuliffe to be Buried at Arlington
Gen Anthony C McAuliffe famous for Nuts during WWII died of leukemia at Walter Reed Army Hospital at 77 He will be buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery near his native Washington D C The report recalls his 1944 defense of Bastogne with the 101st Airborne Division and the German counteroffensive in Belgium
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City struggles with curbside garbage amid labor dispute
Elderly and disabled residents lack three weeks of pickup as the city works to restore service after a wide staff layoff. Crews, now with new and returning workers, began limited pickups but no timetable exists for full resumption. Some seniors still face no service while can drums sit by homes.
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