Lawton Council eyes bids for street work and city contracts
City council considers awarding contracts for two tailgate spreaders amber rotating lights emergency lights and sirens for police and fire vehicles and two four wheel drive patrol boats. A general revenue sharing project for Sheridan Road widening and sewer main easements tied to the 1971 bond issue are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Smith Road Machinery Co., Inc
Oklahoma City
Ben Leva Auto Supply, Inc
Law Enforcement Equipment Company
Kansas City
Eddie Cordes
AM C
Jeep Pick-Up Inc
Tru-Trail Trailers Inc
Lawton
Terrace Hills Addition
B Avenue
Sheridan
Hendrick & Hendrick
38Th Street
Gore Boulevard
Cache Road
M. G. Fuller and Associates
Eisenhower
Pioneer probes Jupiter risk rises amid radiation belts
Pioneer energy levels jumped five to ten times the weekend baseline, but predicting radiation belt severity remains uncertain as closest approach nears. Howard Matthews of Ames Research Center cautions the team cannot yet gauge potential damage or data transmission interference.
Retail beef frank prices diverge by city in late 1950s survey
A mid August 60 cents per pound figure for all-beef franks held firm while prices rose in seven of 13 cities in November by about 14 percent on average. Hot dogs fell in Salt Lake City and Miami, stayed level in four cities, and overall 30 percent of 195 items rose, 14 percent fell, 47 percent held steady, and 9 percent unavailable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Miami
Solicitation for Bids for Medicine Park Hatchery Renovation
Sealed proposals will be received by the State Board of Public Affairs in Oklahoma City until 2:00 PM CST December 20, 1973 for furnishing all labor and materials to renovate the Medicine Park Fish Hatchery for the Department of Wildlife Conservation. Bids read aloud after closing. Deposit and bid bond requirements apply. Board may reject any or all bids. Allie O. Isom, Engineer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
State Board OF Public Affairs
State Capitol
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Medicine Park
Department of Wildlife Conservation
North
Lincoln
Board of Affairs
Office of
Pee & Assocates
East Skelly Drive
Tulsa
Allie O. Isom
Oklahoma Weather After Storm Clears
Noon observations show a thunderstorm moving out of Lawton with gusty northerly winds 12 to 22 mph. Snow fell in the Panhandle and western Oklahoma. accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible in eastern Panhandle and northwest Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Oklahoma
Panhandle
Charges Pend In Traffic Death In Lawton Case
Police investigation into a Saturday traffic death continues with manslaughter charges pending in District Court. A 31-year-old Fort Sill soldier remained jailed after his arrest at the scene. Jerry D. Payne, 24, of 702 S. Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Fort Sillman
Jerry D. Payne
Medina
Robert Lamb
Fort Sill
Payne
Viet Cong attack hits depot amid shelling and oil fears
South Viet Nam reports Viet Cong forces moved into a depot under shelling to plant explosive charges. One sapper was killed, but official casualty reports are unavailable. Sources say the depot held military reserves. Hien claims it contained only civilian fuel. The attack is viewed as a step toward a larger offensive next dry season. Oil shortages from Singapore affect Saigon, with officials closing gasoline stations to curb panic. A Mekong convoy faced small arms fire en route to Phnom Penh, while Khmer Rouge assaults near Sandan were repelled with substantial insurgent losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hien
South Vietnam
Singapore
United States
Saigon
Indochina
Phnom Penh
Osandan
Treasury warns of looming bankruptcy without debt extension
Banks and Treasury officials warned the federal government could be bankrupt within a week unless Congress approves an extension of the current debt. David Mosso said the Treasury has never called in all tax accounts from federal banks and acknowledged potential problems but argued the move was necessary to secure every nickel without delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
David Mosso
Treasury
Department
High Court Proceedings Include Tucker Rights and Boyle Conviction
The High Court hears Tucker statements amid Miranda rights debate questioning applicability without a confession. It also considers the 1972 Boyle conviction for illegally contributing union funds to campaigns, a $130000 fine and five years in prison. Other actions review state labor contract enforcement, insider trading damages suits, and higher out-of-state tuition flows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Mine Workers
W. A. “Tonyy"” Boyle
1973 License Tags: Renewal Rules and Office Hours
Mrs Hennessee notes 1973 plates require 1973 registration and car title. Tag office hours are 8 30 a m to 4 36 p m Monday through Thursday and 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m Friday including noon. Closed Saturdays. Late purchase penalty starts Feb 1 at 10 cents per day through March 1. Tag price doubles March 2.
Police Seek To Destroy Old Records
City police request council approval to destroy nearly 200000 old records to relieve storage space. Items include municipal court complaints from 1958 to 1960, police offense reports from 1950 to 1968, traffic tickets to 1968, and accident reports from 1955 to 1960. Microfilming covers possibly future litigation. A shredding machine would be used if approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alford Hennessee
UN Plans Talks as Cairo Meeting Seeks Ceasefire Path
In Cairo the UN peacekeeping chief met Egypt's war minister to return the Egyptian envoy to cease-fire talks. Finnish general Siilasvuo, visiting Jerusalem, spoke with Gen Dayan about resuming negotiations at Kilometer 101 with new Egyptian troop withdrawal proposals on the Suez front. Arab notables in Jordan report petty vandalism against cars amid regional tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
United Nations
Egypt
Ensio Siilasvuo
U. N
Ahmed Ismail
Jerusalem
Moshe Dayan
Dayan
Israel
Kilometer 101
Suez
Bank Break-In Probed in Oklahoma City
Officials continued the investigation into a weekend break-in at Citizens National Bank and Trust Co. A broken window and small blood traces were found inside the drive-in teller area. A bag of receipts and pennies lay outside the window. bank VP said safes appeared untouched and no money was confirmed stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Citizens National Bank and Trust Co
FBI
Ken Lawton
Postal threats and GM production cuts in brief
In Washington the USPS warned that letter bombs may be mailed to government agencies and major oil firms. Detroit GM says production cuts the week of Dec 17 will idle about 137000 workers at 16 plants and 34 suppliers. In Los Angeles Egil Krogh's conspiracy and burglary charges were likely to be dismissed. Space Center Houston notes Skylab gas use remains high but easing. Bonn to Prague treaty on German Czech relations due Dec 11. Washington Deputy Treasury Chief Simon says energy czar appointment does not promise no rationing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S. Postal Service
The
Postal Inspection Service
Detroit
General Motors Corp
U.S
Canada
Los Angeles
White House
Egil Krogh
Krogh
Daniel Ellsberg
Ornamental price notes and contact number
Readable fragment shows ornament prices 44.95 29.95 32.95 24.00 and a contact or order line 7-3453. No further context or item description available.
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General Revenue Sharing Funds
Milo Gordon
Chrysler-Plymouth Inc
Plymouth
Plymouth Fury
Howard Smith Ford
Phillips- Aubrey Chevrolet
Bel Air
Malibu
Cordes Dodge Inc
Coronet
Phillips-Aubrey
Howard Matthews
Ames Research Center
Matthews
Jupiter
North Pole
South Pole
South Viets
Fort Sill Boulevard
Ferris Avenue
Chilip H. Medina
High Court
Henderson
Tucker
Patterson
Patterson Argued
National Labor Relations Board
Washington _ state
Calvary Day Care Center
Hawkins
Pioneer
Lee Bird
Televisions
Kissinger
Palestine Liberation Organization
Hussein
Jordan
Bonn
Germany
Willy Brandt
Walter Scheel
Prague
Washington (Ap
William E. Simon
Simon
Federal Energy Administration
Charm
YU Neek
D Avenue
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
Federal Home Loan Bank System
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