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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1976
Page
4
GOP continued from page one notes a senator who has not lost an election since entering Kansas politics in 1950 at age 26. Dole rose to the U.S. House in 1960 and to the Senate in 1968.
The board approved extending the Airport Transportation Co lease to 1987 with a 10 percent rent rise and approved land use for the Comanche Skeet and Trap Club project pending FAA approval. Southern Aviation will sell its airport equipment to Air American with no change in staff, while rent and commissions from the airport remain around 1,235.86 and 600 dollars monthly. The airport faces a $276,671 federal appropriation for improvements and a plan to prepare paperwork by Sept 30 to obtain federal funding for the fire station. Dole attacked the Democrats at the convention and praised Republican unity after Ford's nomination with Carter calling to congratulate Ford.
Johnson defends keeping picnic areas restricted by posted time limits at the refuge noting curfew enforcement and staff leniency for legitimate picnickers. The chamber board approved a land sale of $1 000 per acre for two acres to Ansley Paper Co to build a plant employing 15. They also supported two amendments to the federal Clean Air Act to soften impacts on industrial development amid concerns about preserving air quality.
U N Rear Admiral Mark P Frodden branded the North Korean attack an unprovoked act of brutality and flagrant belligerency. North Korea cited provocation by U N and South Korean personnel, while leaders blamed each other as tree trimming near a guard post sparked the clash. State Department comments suggested Pyongyang sought to heighten war fears on the peninsula.
Lockwood outlines costs for 82 gallon containers replacing 30 to 32 gallon steel cans at post housing. New polyethylene bins offer longer life than metal, with 4 000 distributed at Ft Bragg and contractors to haul over 1 000 on Fort Sill. Residents must place cans at curb. no pickup schedule changes. Some families receive containers later in fiscal year 1977.
Danger ten notes army worms seem healthy and insects in general have a good season while mosquitoes struggle due to dry weather. Breeding sites are scarce after light rainfall and rain chances this weekend are low. NWS forecasts partly cloudy skies, warm afternoons, southeast winds 6 to 15 mph, mid 60s tonight, with Friday highs mid 90s.
Funeral services for Virele F E Daugherty 56 of 425 Crestview Drive are pending with Becker Funeral Home. He died today at a local hospital after 24 years in the U S Army retired January 31 1961 at Fort Sill. He was born December 1919 in Briceville Tennessee and lived in Lawton since 1962. He is survived by his wife two daughters a son a sister two brothers and one grandchild.
Earl Leroy Simmons 66 former county sheriff and state representative and a candidate for State House Dist 63 faced a shoplifting charge after allegedly taking a bottle of cough syrup on August 2 from Humpty Dumpty Market at Ninth and A Avenue. He posted 150 to secure release and the municipal court trial opened with a six-member jury before Judge Bill Hensley.
City officials push a 65 page guide stressing developmental stages for five year olds. They advocate informal activities until readiness for a formal program, with objectives in intellectual social and physical areas and activities to build basic literacy and motor skills.
Council discussed keeping mayoral salary at 800 to allow wider candidacy. Gibbs proposed halving salaries via ordinance, not affecting incumbents. Budget talks covered travel expenses, staff counts, and a detailed salary tally, with a next session set for Friday at 8 a.m. in the Lawton Public Library.
Former U S Attorney General Sooners Ardson met with Daxon after a convention session as party dynamics shift. Daxon said Reagan backers may back Ford to unite the Republicans, while awaiting Ford's next move. Only one Oklahoma delegate backed Ford by acclamation after his nomination victory.
Two Lawton banks were evacuated at noon after bomb threats. City National Bank at 331 D and Cache Road National Bank at 3801 Cache Road were emptied as officers and search teams investigated. FBI notified, then Lawton Police Department, with a detective alerting City National.
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