Oklahoma Honor Choir concert at Lawton High School
The Oklahoma Music Educators southern district honor choir presents its second annual concert at 7 15 p m today in the Lawton High School auditorium. The free event lists 94 selected students from Lawton Duncan Waurika Velma Alma and more after 184 auditions on Oct 18 in Duncan. Carolyn Herrin of Duncan chairs the event with Vernon Nicholson of Southeast High School Wichita Kansas as guest clinician.
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Oklahoma Music Educators’ Southern District
Lawton High School
Vernon Nicholson
Wichita
Kan
Carolyn Herrin
Duncan
Lawton
Waurika
Velma Alma
Southeast High School
Nicholson
Europe
Grady County Slaying Tied To Robbery Plot
Spies owner of the Green Parrot Bar was killed during a late night robbery. Spies and his wife were driven to the scene by an unknown assailant. the wife, Betty Ruth Spies, was found unharmed in the car trunk. Ratliff is identified as the shooter by Betty Ruth. A second degree manslaughter charge was filed in a separate case tied to a Saturday death at the same bar. The district attorney notes no evident link between the two slayings.
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Ters
Grady County
Spies
Betty Ruth
Johnston
Ratliff
Green Parrot
Pay phones face cost rise over coinage concerns
Millar notes a two dime requirement would ease costs more than a nickel and dime mix as pay phones fill boxes less often and staff would need fewer trips. He argues thefts are not a major issue since machines are hard to access and coin boxes are emptied promptly. The price hike hinges on a single dime and nickel sum.
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Millar
Senate aid bill clears hurdles on municipal default
The Senate killed a motion 51 to 31 and approved 15 to 6 the loan to avert city default. The full Senate vote is expected next week while the House Rules Committee advances a bankruptcy bill to allow orderly municipal defaults for debate next Tuesday.
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Senate
Allen
Community Opposes Bond Plan Amid School Enrollment Decline
Bond Bentley and Ted Ralston outlined opposition to a bond proposal citing steadily falling enrollment and potential harm to city needs like water supply from Waurika Reservoir. They argued a higher pupil teacher ratio persists and new junior high schools would not cut it, while officials defended the west Lawton project citing overcrowding at Eisenhower and MacArthur facilities. The forum addressed enrollment forecasts and possible boundary reorganizations as alternatives to reduce congestion without new bonds.
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Bish
Montague
West Lawton
Eisenhower
Rochelle
MacArthur
Bentley
Willie Hopkins
Fredrick Chenault
Eastside
Douglass
Southside Dunbar
Ralston
Seminole School Demolished By Blast No Injuries Reported
A gas explosion at Central Elementary School in Seminole Oklahoma demolished the building shortly after evacuation of 140 students. Assistant Superintendent Keith Shaw evacuated the students to Roosevelt School as the front half collapsed and ceilings buckled. Insurance estimated losses reached 150000 with no injuries reported, though officials feared possible casualties.
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Seminole
Okla
Central
Oklahoma
Ernest Carter
Carl Donaldson
Keith Shaw
Shaw
Roosevelt School
Donald Smith
Bargain Auction Offers Police Cars and Surplus Goods
An auction lists stereo and tape equipment phonograph records and television sets along with about ten surplus vehicles including five 1972 police cars a three wheel motorcycle and a mini bike Prospective buyers are invited to choose from these bargain items.
52 Elk Killed In Refuge Elk Hunt Ends
The Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge announced the first session of its annual elk hunt ended Thursday with 52 elk bagged. Hunters took 43 cows four female calves and five bull calves in the anterless hunt across Tuesday to Thursday. A second session is planned December 9 to 11 with 72 more hunters.
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Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Roger Johnson
Gate Closing Set Fort Sill Apache Gate Closure
Fort Sill Apache Gate on S H 49 will close from 8 30 a m to 6 p m Tuesday. Artillery firing tied to XM198 155 mm howitzer test requirements will occur in that post section per Range Division and Directorate of Plans and Training.
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Fort Sill
Apache Gate
S.H. 49
Directorate of Plans and Training
California Dominates U.S. Wine Consumption
A historical note reports that more than three quarters of wine consumed in the United States originates from California, underscoring the state's dominant role in the national wine market.
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The
United States
California
Vo Tech approves new adult classes and staffing
Great Plains Area Vo Tech School approves spring adult courses including basis, record keeping, blueprint reading, and women’s auto mechanics. Classes run January 19 to April 15 evenings, with varying fees. Lee Woods holds the office up for election January 27 with filing January 12–14. Gisela Reif named licensed practical nursing instructor at $6,265 remaining pay. Next board meeting set for January 8.
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Great Plains Area
Vo-Tech
Vo-Ted
Lee Woods
Elgin
Medicine Park
Stony Point
Lawton
Fort Sill
Sheridan Road
Cache Road
Highway 277
Gore Boulevard
Gisela Reif
Ford and Suharto discuss region’s new era at arrival
President Ford and Mrs Ford arrived in a drizzle to be greeted by President Suharto and his wife. Suharto spoke of an independent course for Ford and noted the end of the Vietnamese war while warning of possible disturbances, saying the Southeast Asian region faces a new era with opportunities for all involved and those who wish to aid them.
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Suharto
Ford
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Srue
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N. Sheridan
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Maurice Martin
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Renee
Sere Ater
Sistine Chapel
Borgia
Deoclecio Redig de Campos
Vatican Museums
Dr. de Campos
University of Rome
Ratcliffe Book & Office Supply
Cc” Ave
Cache Road Square
Quanah-Elk Mountain
Pinchot
Grama Flat
North Mountain
Cole’s Sound Center
Magnavox
Fisher System
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