Birds of the Wichitas at the Refuge Weekend Program
Wildlife programs at the Wichita refuge feature a Friday night Birds of the Wichitas slide show by Ms. McGee at Camp Doris amphitheater. Saturday offers Refuge History Tour, Children's Nature Programs, and Sunset Wilderness Hike led by Edwin Drummond and refuge staff.
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Ms. McGee
Camp Doris
Quanah Parker
Edwin Drummond
Refuge
Sunset
Sunset Recreation
Charon's Gardens
Lawton Newspapers Publish Subscription Rates
The Lawton Constitution, Lawton Morning Press, and Sunday Constitution publish monthly carrier rates for Lawton and Fort Sill. Prices vary by delivery day and edition with monthly totals and out of town options shown.
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Lawton Constitution
Sun
Lawton Morning Press
Constitution Lawton Publishing Co., Inc
3Rd & A
Lawton
Okla
Oklahoma
Fort Sill
Constitution-Press
Constitution
GOV
Lawton and
Constitution-Sunday
Lance Faces Senate Probe Over Bank Deals and Loans
The comptroller's 100 page report scrutinizes Lance's Georgia banking ties before his OMB tenure. It examines whether loans from Chicago and New York banks tied to Lance via his bank deposits created improper benefits. Carter aides say no violations proven. Lance defends his conduct amid stock losses and possible extension of sale.
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Comptroller
John Heimann
Lance
Georgia
Carter
Heimann
Chicago
New York
National Bank of Georgia
Georgia Bank
Robert Bloom
Senate
Office of Management and Budget
Bloom
Calhoun First National Bank
Washington Star
First National Bank of Chicago
Vo Tech School Hosts Speech and Tour Event
The Great Plains Area Vo-Tech School will host a Friday morning session with Jack Jackson American Airlines representative and motivational speaker. A coffee at 8 am precedes a school tour attended by Vo-Tech board members Goodyear Lawton Public Schools and the Comanche County CETA program representatives.
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Great Plains Area
Vo-Tech
Eisenhower High School
Jack Jackson
American Airlines
Vo-Ted
Goodyear
Lawton Public Schools
Comanche County
CETA
Watermelon Feasts to Close Summer Boys' Club Program
The Salvation Army Boys' Club will hold two watermelon feasts Friday at 3:30 p.m. at the Boys' Club and at Patterson Center, marking the end of a three month summer lunch and activities program. The initiative ran at nine sites across Cotton and Comanche Counties under director Russell Kious.
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Salvation Army Boys’ Club
Russell Kious
Patterson Center
Cotton
Comanche Counties
Five Die On Oklahoma Roads In A Day
Five fatalities on state roads in a single day push Oklahoma 1977 traffic toll to 521. Alta M. Dawson, 78, died on Turner Turnpike in Lincoln County after driving the wrong way in the dark and colliding with a second vehicle.
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Commerce
Turner Turnpike
Alta M. Dawson
Lincoln County
Highway Patrol
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
William David James
Claremore
Oklahoma
Chouteau
Mayes County
James Harold Nelson
Fort Worth
Tex
Randall Curtiss Brumley
U.S. 62
Chickasha
Hostage Seizure Ends in Surrender at Baha i Center
A man hijacked a city bus at dusk, forced it to a Baha i Center dining hall, and held 37 adults plus a 2 year old and an infant for six hours. After negotiations the captor released many hostages and surrendered with police aid. he had been released from Atascadero State Hospital over a year earlier.
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Allen
Wilson
Gangloff
Wilmette
Ill
Atascadero State Hospital
Atascadero
Oklahoma City Market Cattle Feeder Trends In Early Sales
AP report from Oklahoma City notes cattle and calves at 1300 head with early feeder cattle steady. Feeder steers 400-455 lb 48.25-49.50, 500-530 lb 45.00-47.00, 400-500 lb 44.00-46.00. Feeder heifers 390-404 lb 37.50-39.25. Hogs 900 head, barrows and gilts steady 45.00-45.90, sows 36.00-37.25, small lots feeder pigs 50.50-63.00.
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Oklahoma City
Choice
Citrus All Around Us in Food and Drinks
A brief overview explains citrus appears in many forms from fresh fruit and juice to marmalades syrups and wines highlighting wide uses in culinary and beverage applications across products.
Oklahoma School Evaluation and Dismissal Procedures Summary
Lawton districts require written personnel files for teachers. Non-tenured teachers with under three years must be evaluated at least twice yearly by Nov 15 and Feb 10, with 265 such staff this year. Tenured teachers are evaluated at least every three years. After evaluation, a copy goes to the teacher and a two week window allows a written response for inclusion. Dismissal requires written notice, a period for improvement not exceeding two years, then a supervisor’s removal recommendation to the superintendent, board review, and mail notice. Tenured notice includes statutory cause and hearing rights. non-tenured notice only rights to a school board hearing. Tenured hearings involve a board-appointed member, a teacher-appointed member, and a hearing judge from 200BOA list. decisions may be appealed in district court.
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Lawton
Oklahoma Bar Association
Vo Tech Owen Leads Tour at Cameron University
Officials will tour the past by bus and dine at the NCO Club with Dr. Lloyd D. Briggs OSU education director and OK Tech Society president. Fort Sill Vo Tech, founded 1974, after additions offers 10 subjects including auto mechanics welding typing and GT improvement for soldiers. four programs planned for FY 1978 with a 30 program goal.
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NCO Club
Lloyd D. Briggs
Oklahoma State University
Briggs
Oklahoma Technical Society
Fort Sill Vo Tech
Continuing Education At BYU Enrolls 210000 Worldwide
Brigham Young University reports 210000 students enrolled in its continuing education programs across global campuses and online platforms. The figure reflects broad participation in nontraditional degree courses and professional development offerings.
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Brigham Young University
Wichita forest reserve bill advances in Senate action
The News Republican notes a bill passed by the Senate authorizing use of the Wichita Mountains forest reserve. It reports editorials on newspaper staff changes and a rival paper's ads, plus a 1903 rainfall record from Fort Sill and booster tone about the region's climate and crops.
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Wichita Forest Reserve
Wichita Mountains
Oklahoma
Senate
Fort Sill
News-Republican
Robbery Charge Filed In Jail Escape Case
Forrest Peahway, 19, charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon for allegedly stealing jailer Walter Hampton’s billfold during a July 18 escape. He and three fellow inmates fled the county jail, then surrendered after a three day chase. Peahway also faces a separate rape charge from March 16 against a 78 year old Cache woman.
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Forrest Peahway
Walter Hamton
Peahway
Poahway
Cape
Trail
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