Lawton Water Fight Focuses On Meter Plan And Bond
Lawton civic leaders debate how to solve a critical water shortage with options including a $5.1 million bond expansion, installation of water meters with a $1 million financing plan, or both. The two committees, led by J. C. Kennedy and George Barber, urge action while weighing public sentiment and timing.
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Ted Ralston
Lawton
Water Trust Incorporated
J. C. Kennedy
Standing Water Committee
Chamber of Commerce
George Barber
Chamber Water Committee
Barber
Board of Directors
Citizens Committee
Kennedy
Boy Shoves Stolen Car Into Creek After Robbery Attempt
An 18 year old suspect admitted auto thefts including a 1960 Chevrolet taken from Lawton police, later pushed into East Cache creek after being stripped of its wheels. He also confessed to an attempted robbery of groceryman R F Neely at Summit Street on Aug 6 and led police to the submerged vehicle.
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High Bluff
Cache Creek
Apache
Chevrolet
Gerald High
Lawrence LaFrance
Lawton
Frank Zanbranno
Wait And See Attitude Voiced On Refuge Plan
A Lawton Chamber of Commerce official said he would withhold judgment on redesignating the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge as a national park until full details emerge. Dale Thompson, refuge committee chair, noted a Bureau of Wildlife and Fisheries study and a $2.5 million improvement program that would boost staff, facilities, and tourist infrastructure while preserving wildlife conservation. Thompson emphasized that turning the area into a commercial venture could undermine the refuge’s appeal and mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton Chamber of Commerce
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Dale Thompson
Chamber
Sen. Monroney
Thompson
Bureau of Wildlife and Fisheries
Department of Interior
Len Greenwalt
Bureau
Albuquerque
Cold Cure Ban Urged After Scientists Find Antibiotics Worthless
The FDA proposed banning more than 50 cold cure prescription drugs after a NAS panel found antibiotics have no effect on the common cold or other upper respiratory viral infections. The rule would bar manufacture of affected drugs and prevent prescriptions combining antibiotics with analgesics decongestants or antihistamines.
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Washington
FDA
Federal Register
Food and Drug Administration
National Academy of Sciences
Harry Dowling
University of Ilinois School of Medicine
Paul Beeson
Yale University School of Medicine
Maxwell Finland
Harvard University School of Medicine
William Jordan
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Edwin D. Kilbourne
Cornell University School of Medicine
Cal Schmidt
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Park Official Denies Large Losses In Expressway Beauty Plan
Lawton garden council president claimed 150 red bud trees and more were destroyed by the Pioneer Expressway project. Park Superintendent O H Arnold said only 12 red buds were destroyed and 32 survived, with honey locusts and elms intact. tables moved to a new site as highway work proceeds. The mayor offered to replace the 12 trees in the fall when construction nears completion.
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Lawton Garden Council
Public Forum
Harry B
Audrey) Routh
Garden Council
Elmer Thomas Park
O. H. Arnold
Arnold
Lake
Routh
Lawton
Cache
Scandal Probe at Greek Army Missile Unit Draws U S Politician
Rep Victor Wickersham of Mangum leads a probe into alleged irregularities at a Greek based 19th Missile Detachment unit. A Lawton soldier's letter cites PX theft cover ups and harsh treatment. Commander Bundy confirms new leadership and corrective actions.
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Washington
Victor Wickersham
Mangum
Army
Cyrus Vance
Gree
Wickersham
Lawton
USA
Kennedy
James Bundy
558Th
Greece
Wicker- Lee
Settlement Split Pushes Railroad Arbitration Crisis
Washington Secretary of Labor Wirtz scrambled to avert a fresh crisis in the four year old railroad dispute. A split emerged over how to handle secondary issues in work rules bargaining while a union committee endorsed arbitration terms for key issues. The firemen’s union authorized President H E Gilbert to enter arbitration, a drastic shift from prior opposition, enabling him to approve a formula if ground rules satisfy him. Wirtz called it a strengthening of private collective bargaining and a form of private statesmanship.
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Washington
UPS
W. Willard Wirtz
Wirtz
Firemen’s Brotherhood
H.E Gilbert
Gilbert
Berlin Marchers dispersed on anniversary of Fechter death
Police with clubs broke up a crowd of about 80 demonstrators marching toward a main square on the first anniversary of Peter Fechter's death at the Berlin Wall. Rioting fears prompted tight security as protesters shouted Down with the wall and Ulbricht near Checkpoint Charlie.
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Berlin
UPI
West Berlin
Peter Fechter
Buelow Strasse
Wall
Fechter
Charlie
Ulbricht
Walter Ulbricht
Nollendorf Platz
Chance Of Rain Seen For Area
A hot day is forecast with a slight chance of showers late tonight or Monday. The U S Weather Bureau says scattered showers possible in parts of the state, mainly in the northern region. Temperatures were high around 100 across Oklahoma with 101 at Altus. Tulsa and Oklahoma City reached 99 and 98. Overnight low around 70 with little temperature change.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Altus
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Lawson
Fort Sill
Enid
Wichita Falls
Muskogee
David Duke
Boy
Creek
U. S
Mike Monroney
Senate Interior Committee
Victor
Constitution Washington Bureau
Wurtesy Public Service Co
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