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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1976

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Last-Ditch Effort Delays Atlantic Ocean Oil Lease Sale

New York and federal opponents argued before Justice Marshall delaying the Atlantic offshore lease sale. The bid window opened as 8767 50 acres off Long Island and nearby coasts were offered with potential value up to 31 billion dollars.

New York Atlantic Ocean New York State U.S. Supreme Court Thurgood Marshall Washington U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals U.s.dist Jack Weinstein Interior Department Supreme Court. Department Oil Company Long Island Delaware Maryland Virginia Atlantic Baltimore Canyon

Schools Merge Under Title IX Reform in Lawton

Donna Evers reports Lawton schools are aligning with Title IX to end sex discrimination. Committees identified single sex courses and have received school board approval. Viable changes include opening girls and boys classes in glee club physical education and shop courses at junior high schools.

Lawton

Artifacts Sought In Dig Near Cache Creek

Archaeologists from the Museum of the Great Plains and Cameron University students have been excavating near Cache Creek east of Lawton. The dig, linked to the Waurika to Lake Worth pipeline project, aims to preserve cultural resources and may relate to the Mathewson trading post of 1869. Finds include structures remains, blacksmith activity, horse shoes, nails, tools, buttons, clay pipes, and Civil War era pottery.

Jim Robertson Cache Creek Cameron University Museum of the Great Plains U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Ferring

First Key Test in Ford Reagan Delegates Fight

In Kansas City Ford and Reagan head to the first procedural vote of the convention. Ford's delegates near the 1,130 needed for nomination while Reagan seeks a shift in support through tonight's floor votes.

Reagan Ford Kansas City Caue

Oklahoma delegates stay loyal to Reagan at convention

Oklahoma's 36 Republican delegates remain strongly backing Ronald Reagan with a few doubts about beating Ford. Delegates and alternates spoke privately as two state Republican National Committee members, Skip Healey and Grace Boulton, predicted Reagan would win. A vote on a rule requiring a vice presidential pick before nomination is set for tonight ahead of the nominating vote on Wednesday.

Ford Reagan Ansas City Oklahoma Ronald Reagan Loyd Disier Tulsa County Disler Republican National Committee Skip Healey Davis Grace Boulton Oklahoma City Healey Boulton Clarence Warner Norman Gov

Camper Accident Kills Area Woman in Marlow

A 66 year old Central High woman, Margaret Irene Holt, was killed when a rolling camper struck her at Fuqua Lake east of Marlow. Funeral services are set for 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Callaway-Smith-Cobb Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Marlow Cemetery. Survivors include her husband Elbert Holt two daughters Priscilla Haugen and Shasta Johnson two sons William and Tony sixteen grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.

Marlow Central High Fuqua Lake Here Margaret Irene Holt Elbert Holt Holt The Baptist Church Priscilla Haugen Tony Lawton

Bid to combine coed physical education by 1978

Education officials say Title IX guidelines push girls and boys to learn together in physical education unless body contact or sex education is involved. By 1978 most classes will be integrated. Committees urge counselors to promote enrollment of women in traditionally single sex courses and in administrative roles. Shoemaker Center lists two female and fifteen male administrators.

Bob Roundtree Roundtree Lawton Shoemaker Education Center

Lawton Schools Administration and Staff Gender Breakdown

The elementary level has five female and 29 male administrators while all 21 secondary administrators are male. All secretaries and teacher aides are female. all custodians and sweepers are male. Other recommendations discussed include a sport similar to boys baseball such as volleyball.

Lawton

Nonaligned leaders push against U S at summit

North Korea's Pak Sung Chul claims the United States has 1 000 nuclear weapons and 400 000 troops in Korea and urges the nonaligned conference to back their ouster. Torrijos of Panama calls for condemnation of U S control of the Panama Canal Zone while Tito supports withdrawal talks.

Colombo Sri Lanka Pak Sung Chul U.S South Korea United States Omar Torries Panama Canal Zone Torrijos Pak Korea Tito Yugoslavia Panama Canal Zone

Southwest Oklahoma Weather Outlook Through Wednesday

Fair to partly cloudy skies with continued hot temperatures forecast for Southwest Oklahoma through Wednesday. Southerly winds 7 to 14 mph tonight, temperatures in the low 70s, with Wednesday highs in the upper 90s. Mondays high reached 96 and the low 72.

Oklahoma

Quake in Philippines Leaves Thousands Dead or Missing

Philippine disaster officials report more than 1 000 dead or missing after two massive quakes struck Mindanao and surrounding areas. Casualties include 811 dead confirmed, 249 missing, 251 injured, with 1 290 families homeless and 315 structures destroyed.

Philippines Manila The National Disaster Coordinating Center U.S. National Earthquake Information Center Golden Colo Philippine Disaster Center Mindanao

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