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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1976

Page

3

Missouri murder charge filed against Cityan and brother

Law ton man Larry Friend 27 and his brother Lonnie 28 are charged in Chariton County Mo with premeditated murder in the July 6 death of Truman Atteberry 61 of Marshall. They face additional burglary and theft counts in Howard County Mo and were arrested or held in several counties as investigators pursue the case.

Missouri Lawton Larry Friend Lonnie Friend Chariton County Truman Lee Atteberry Marshall Saline County Atteberry Chariton River John Weaver Friend Brothers Howard County Glasgow Fayette Butler County Poplar Bluff Weaver Friend Carl Morrow Morrow

Beef prices seen rising after Labor Day amid shrinking herd

Washington report says the cattle herd is 5 percent smaller than last year and many calves are sold for slaughter. With feedlots losing money and slaughter rates up, prices may stay low into late summer before rising late 1977, possibly after Labor Day.

LA Times-Washington Washington Wray Finney Oklahoma Agriculture Department George Hoffman Economic Research Service Hoffman Hespe Dean Witter Finney Cattlemen’s Association

Marijuana Count Faced By Cityans

Two Lawton men face a felony conspiracy charge for allegedly selling marijuana to an undercover police narcotics agent. Brian Kennedy Huffer, 21, and Terry G. Shires, 18, appeared in district court and were released on $1,000 bond each. The alleged sale involved a pound for $100 and two "tids" for $20 near Fort Sill Boulevard and Ferris Ave. Detectives Corky Chadwick and Lt. Carl Morrow arrested them after the second transaction.

Police Department Lawton Brian Kennedy Huffer Terry G. Shires Shires Huffer Fort Sill Boulevard Ferris Ave

Geronimo man pleads guilty in shovel assault case

Jimmie Earl Upton, 33, pleaded guilty in district court to a misdemeanor assault and battery charge for striking his wife Billie Sue with a shovel during an Aug. 3 argument. He was fined 100 dollars and received a suspended 30 day county jail sentence.

Geronimo Jimmie Earl Upton Upton Billie Sue

Deferred sentence in exposure case for Hess

Bernard Lawrence Hess 25 pleaded guilty to indecent exposure to two teen girls on September 30 1975 near Tomlinson Junior High School. A one year deferred sentence was granted by District Judge J Winston Raburn conditioned on continuing psychiatric treatment and therapy.

Lawton Bernard Lawrence Hess J. Winston Raburn Hess

City Woman Given Five Year Sentence

Gloria Jean Harrison, 29, Lawton woman, received a five year prison sentence with one year to serve and four years suspended after being convicted on a felony bogus check charge. District Judge J Winston Raburn imposed the sentence and noted this was her second felony bogus check offense in 19 months. she had pleaded guilty January 31, 1975, to a felony bogus check with a deferred two year sentence.

Lawton Gloria Jean Harrison J. Winston Raburn

Vehicle Case Plea Nets Deferred Term

Abelardo Sosa age 19 received a deferred one year county jail sentence after pleading guilty in district court to tampering with a motor vehicle. The incident at Clown's Den 1825 Cache Road occurred in the early morning hours of August 2. Police reported nothing was stolen as Sosa was surprised in the act and detained. Judge David Carter followed Assistant DA Robert Looney's recommendation.

Abelardo Sosa Sosa Clown’s den Cache Road David Carter Robert Looney

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