Lawton Bond Proposal Rejected In High Turnout Vote
In Lawton Oklahoma 4200 voters rejected a 4.5 million school bond to build east and west side junior high schools with 2105 in favor and 2139 against posting a 49.6 percent approval far below the required 60 percent. The decision follows a four month waiting period before possible resubmission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canon
Lawton
Westside
Comanche County Election Board
J. N. Logan
Sullivan Village
East Lawton
Hoover Elementary
Eisenhower
Surentia
Ghesnenee
MacArthur
Pike Drops Contempt Action After Kissinger Briefing
House intelligence chair Otis Pike will drop contempt of Congress charges against Henry Kissinger after a White House briefing. The briefing showed substantial compliance with subpoenas on covert State Department operations dating to 1961. Kissinger planned a nine day Western Europe trip with stops at NATO and an energy conference, delaying Moscow plans until January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Intelligence Committee
Otis G. Pike
Congress
Henry A. Kissinger
White House
State Department
U.S
Kissinger
Pike
Moscow
State Kissinger
Europe
NATO
Nancy
Andrews Air Force Base
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Field
William Hyland
Bureau of Intelligence
Hyland
National Security Council
Ellsworth Lake Oil Rights Eyed By Oklahoma Firm
Buena Vista Corporation wins city approval to draft a five year lease at 29 dollars per acre for most Lake Ellsworth lands owned by Lawton. The plan includes drilling guidelines to protect the lake with city officials citing environmental and water authority safeguards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellsworth
Oklahoma
Lake Ellsworth
Oklahoma Corporation
Lawton
Walt Belland
Buena Vista Corporation
Belland
Jerry Cade
Buena Vista
Ferrill H. Rogers
Oklahoma City
50 000 Year Old Bison Skull Found
Lynn Callison reports a remarkable discovery by Tillman County road workers a 50000 year old bison skull found in a gravel pit at Deep Red Run near Frederick Oklahoma. The skull well preserved with teeth intact offers age estimates while experts note such remains are rare in the region with no other local finds known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tawona Spivey
Museum of the Great Plains
James McFarland
Frederick
Tillman
Oklahoma
Deep Red Run
Ed Kinder
Tillman County Commis
Sioner Allen Hohstadt
Hohstadt
Tawana Spivey
Museum of the
Spivey
Nebraska
Stovall Museum
University of Oklahoma
Income Ceiling Raised for Reduced Lunch Eligibility in Lawton
Lawton Public Schools may expand reduced price lunch eligibility as amendments to the national program raise the income cap from 75 percent to 95 percent above the poverty line. Leon Perry notes details are pending and state directors will meet in Oklahoma City to discuss implementation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Hart
Lawton
Department of Agriculture
Leon Perry
Lawton Public Schools
Perry
Oklahoma City
Fred Jones
Pentagon outlines Israel F15 sale and Saudi air force modernization
The Pentagon informed Congress it plans to sell Israel a number of the Air Force's latest F15 fighters. It also announced plans to complete modernization of the Saudi Arabian air force with new air fields and support at an estimated cost of about 1.8 billion dollars to Saudi Arabia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pentagon
Congress
Israel
Lawton Weather Clear Skies Mild Through Thursday
Lawton will see clear skies and mild temperatures through Thursday. Tonight low in mid 30s and Thursday high in upper 60s. Downtown Lawton climbed to 62 with a 36 low on Tuesday as warmer trends continue. The Pentagon opened formal talks with Congress to sell Israel F15 fighters, marking the first foreign sale of this advanced jet, with details and price classified at Israeli request. Israel reportedly agreed to 25 F15s for about 600 million dollars in a broader arms aid package negotiated in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Pentagon
Congress
Israel
Air Force
United States
Army retirement action assailed by ex officers
Two former career officers testified at a military appeals board accusing the Army of firing thousands due to age. Ex captains Gordon Fawkes and Eugene Beumann presented charts and data arguing senior officers benefited promotion gaps, while reserve officers showed lower promotion rates. Former Secretary Howard Callaway was named to testify.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pentagon
Fawkes
Army
Beumann
West Point
J Milner
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sharon Montague
Gary Wheatly
Sunday Constitution
Pat Conway
Robert Sims
Robert Morford
West Lawton
Eisenhower School
New York Democrat
Bellands
J. J. Pursley
Pursley
Wee - TA Comics
WA Entertainment
Editorial
By Lynn Callison
By Fred S. Hoffman
Roberts
Callaway
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!