Gore Property Plans Progress At Library Site
Lawton council acts on LURA related items approving closing of B Avenue for a library plaza plan and converting an alley for two way traffic. They seek a meeting with the McMahon Foundation as they discuss funding and future operating costs for the Institute of the Great Plains Museum.
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B Avenue
Third
Fourth Streets
Library Plaza
Lara
Vince Elmore
Fourth Street
C Avenue
Fourth
Third Avenue
Civic Center
McMahon Foundation
Cleo Craig
Institute of the Great Plains Museum
Waldheim Sees Syrian Leaders in Frank Talks
U N Secretary General Kurt Waldheim met in Damascus with President Hafez al Assad and Foreign Minister Abdul Halim Khaddam. The discussions, described as very productive and frank, focused on the Israel Arab conflict as Waldheim pursues a Middle East fact finding mission.
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Damascus
Syria
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
Hafez Assad
Abdul Halim Khaddam
Waldheim
Andre Levin
Middle East
Israel
Levin
Khaddam
Assad
Umayyad Mosque
Enrollment totals for area elementary and junior high schools
Central Junior High lists 1,247 students and Tomlinson Junior High 1,323. Elementary enrollments span Adams 234 to Woodland Hills 319 with Brookland 336 and Roosevelt 908 among 30 named schools. figures reflect district-wide enrollment data.
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Central Junior High
Tomlinson Junior High
Adams
Almor West
Brookland
Carriage Hills
Cleveland
Country Club Heights
Crosby Park
Douglass School For Children
Edison
Eisenhower
Garfield
Geronimo
Hoover
Howell
Jackson
Jefferson
Kuntz
Lee
Lincoln
Park Lane
Pecan Grove
Pioneer Park
Rogers
Roosevelt
Sheridan Road
Sullivan Village
Swinney
Taft
Washington
Western Hills
Westwood
Whittier
Wilson
Woodland Hills
Fuel rules aim to cut pollution and save oil supply
Love argued the proposed rules would maximize the nation’s dwindling oil reserve while preserving gains in reducing sulfur content of fuel oils under the Clean Air Act.
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Love
AIM speaker urged Pine Ridge Indians to carry weapons
Petite said he obtained telephone authorization from Banks to speak for AIM and to urge Indians at Pine Ridge in the Indian Reservation to carry weapons. He noted outsiders could be federal or Pine Ridge tribal council members outside the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
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South Dakota
Pine Ridge
Petite
Oup
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Prison Guard Scandal Details Unfold in State Budget Files
Budget Office records show Young earning 460 monthly as a beginning guard. Stipe, a friend of Eddie Young, distances from Randy. Gov Hall to comment as issues arise about hiring former inmates. Randy Young’s 1970 burglary sentence and subsequent probation shape ongoing payroll status as a seasonal worker allowed until October 15.
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State Budget Office
Young
Stipe
Eddie Young
Randy Young
David Hall
Pittsburg
Williams
William J. Ervin
Keith Frosco
Auto Price Hikes Face Council Review In 1974 Plan
Ford proposes large price increases with a $106 cap pending public hearing while Merrill notes 32 percent first half 1973 gain driven mainly by foreign operations. GM Chrysler and AMC present smaller rises amid Phase 4 rules requiring 30 days notice and cost justification. The council plans to seek court ruling to enforce gasoline ceiling prices starting Sept. 1.
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Merrill
Ford
U.S
General Motors
Chrysler
American Motors
Welch
Police Nab Six Charged With Vagrancy by Prostitution
Six women aged 20 to 39 were arrested downtown and in east Lawton Monday night and charged in Municipal Court with vagrancy by prostitution. Officers Charles Grant and Doug Alldredge made the arrests at a downtown hotel and several residences near the central business district.
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East Lawton
Charles Grant
Doug Alldredge
Swedish King Gustaf Adolf incoma and serious condition
King Gustaf Adolf of Sweden remained in a coma and in very serious condition, according to the morning medical bulletin.
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Helsinborg
Sweden
Gustaf Adolf VI
French African Accords Face Revision Amid Rising African Nationalism
The piece surveys a surge of nationalism across former French colonies in Africa, detailing protests against French control, currency changes, and renewed demands for sovereignty. It notes Mauritania’s ougiya currency, Madagascar’s withdrawal from the franc zone, and many states seeking new accords with Paris in economic, defense, and cultural matters.
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Abidian
Ivory Coast
France
Sahara
Mauritania
Madagascar
Paris
Britain
Senegal
Chad
Gabon
Mali
Upper Volta
Dahomey
Africa
West Africa
Moktar Ould Daddah
Nouackchott
Diego Suarez
Togo
Niger
Congo Republic
Cameroon
Francois Tombalbaye
OCAM
Zaire
Belgian Congo
Yaounde
Central African Republic
Mauritius
Rwanda
Bomb scare prompts nationwide alerts across UK cities
Police declare ongoing threat after a wave of letter bombs and incendiaries linked to the IRA. Security tightened in London Belfast and abroad as four cities Liverpool Coventry Nottingham Manchester receive warnings, with injuries ranging from a missing hand to facial and limb trauma in a recent exchange.
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Liverpool
Coventry
Nottingham
Manchester
Habershon
London
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Edward Heath
Washington
England
IRA
London Stock Exchange
Bank of England
Aldershot Army Base
Old Bailey Criminal Court
Ministry of Agriculture
UAW Bargainers Reject Chrysler Contract Offer
The UAW rejected Chrysler's offer that included a three percent or four forty weekly raise for salaried workers and a 13 to 43 cent hourly increase for assembly line staff across US and Canada. Chrysler cites moving base wages to about 5.21 by year three with holidays paid and a pension boost, while UAW notes current average wages exceed the proposal and presses on voluntary overtime and plant safety. Leaders warn lack of good faith bargaining could trigger NLRB action.
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United States
Canada
Chrysler
UAW
U.S
Ford
Gen
Eral Motors
O’brien
Leonard Woodcock
Douglas Fraser
Woodcock
NLRB
Parliament Sets Special Session to End Rail Strike
Ottawa to host a special parliamentary session Thursday as Prime Minister Trudeau recalls MPs to address a national railway walkout affecting 56,000 workers across 11 lines. Labour Minister Munro signals possible weekend return of trains amid talk of settlement or compulsory arbitration.
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Ottawa
John Munro
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Canada
Munro
Trudeau
British Columbia
Richard Smith
Canadian Pacific Rail
Canadian National
National
Newfoundland
United States
Robert Stanfield
Skylab 3 launch date eyed as mission risk grows
Skylab 3 crew commander Carr says November 9 launch remains possible, with early flight if Skylab 2 systems deteriorate. Meanwhile Bean Garriott and Lousma work sun studies and tests as Kohoutek approaches, while Gibson and Pogue join Carr’s crew in Houston.
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Apollo
Earth
Mission Control
Carr
Bean
Edward E. Gibson
William R. Pogue
Gibson
Kohoutek
Halley
Garriott
Lousma
Lawton History Book Selling At Chamber Of Commerce
About 800 copies of a history book titled Lawton's Golden Anniversary are offered by the Lawton Chamber of Commerce. The $2 volume covers Lawton's founding and first 50 years, with sales at the chamber office or the Museum of the Great Plains.
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Lawton’s
Lawton
Chamber
Museum of the Great Plains
Fire bombs aimed at Danish ambassador over Jesus film plan
In Rome unknown assailants calling themselves Roman Catholic moralists threw three fire bombs at the Danish ambassador to Italy's residence. The attack stemmed from a Danish producer's plan to film an erotic movie about Jesus Christ.
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Rome
Italy
Gourd Clan To Recognize New Officials At Powwow
Comanche Gourd Clan to recognize new officers at annual powwow with two year terms starting Oct 1. New chair Perry Heath Fletcher and vice president Milton Loevo Sr Sterling named along with secretary Anita Hitchcock Star Route and treasurer Cheryl Parker Lawton. A new clan chaplain post is created. Albert Black Lawton and Roy Wockmetooah Cache elected.
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Perry Heath
Fletcher
Milton Loevo Sr
Sterling
Anita Hitchcock
Star Route
Cheryl Parker
Lawton
Albert Black
Roy Wockmetooah
Cache
Johnny Reid
Medicine Park
Alfred Pholeman
Anadarko
Andy Smith
Smith
Pholemans
Velma Tooisgah
Melvin Kerchee Sr
Indiahoma
Nestler Peahway
Carl Atauvich
George Smith Watchetaker
Elgin
Milton Love
Nettie Kerchee
Cityan Confesses Gets 2 Year Term
A 19 year old Lawton area man pleaded guilty in District Court Monday to second degree burglary and received a two year sentence. Carlton Ward Star Route was ordered to serve six months with possible suspension for good behavior. Ward and four other area men were charged with the Aug. 7 burglary of the Alfred Nelson residence 5710 Glenn.
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Lawton
Carlton Ward
Star Route
Ward
Alfred Nelson
Glenn
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LURA
Robert Head
Wait Belland
MacArthur Park Addition
Quail Creek Estates
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Fort Sill
Sherwood
International Association of Firefighters
Lake Ellsworth
George C. Viney
Ft. Sam Houston
Tex
Fifth Army
Viney
Texas
101St Airborne Division
Ft. Campbell
Guinea
Sekou Toure
Dakar
Abidjan
Libreville
CEAO
Nigeria
Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace Winter
Pogue
Waa Ae National Na
McCord
Cityan
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