Lawton Native Rescues Tank Crew At Fort Hood
Col. Victor Bullock, former Lawton resident and Westmoreland aide, dived into flood waters at Fort Hood to rescue three trapped soldiers from an M60 tank. He swam a rough current, formed a slide from belts and rope, then ferried Spec. Eddie Buxton, Spec. Christopher Stokes, and Pfc. James Weber to safety.
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Victor Bullock
Lawton
C. T. Bullock
Elm
Ft. Hood
Tex
Army Times
Bullock
1St Cavalry Division
Vietnam
Westy Westmoreland
Westmoreland
LHS
Col. Bullock
James Bramlett
Pfc
Jimmy Carrow
Bramlett
Anthony Vance
Carrow
Eddie Buxton
Christopher Stokes
James Weber
Arkla policy meeting eyeing user association for gas issues
Ada coordinates a meeting with Arkla officials and city leaders to discuss forming a users' association funded by cities and industries served by Arkla. Lawton officials weigh options, including joining forces with technical experts while Sen. Bartlett may discuss federal bills on regulation and possible shifts to Oklahoma Natural Gas. The Ada city government leads the effort.
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Arkla
Lawton
Wayne Gilley
Bill Cadwallader
City Planning Department
H.D. Ladyman
Lawton Chamber of Commerce
Dick Moore
Gilley
Dewey Bartlett
Congress
Briley
FPC
Jimmy Carter
Gilman Sees Moratorium Lifted on POW Reviews
Gilman said lifting the Pentagon moratorium will shrink the MIA roll by ending case reviews. He urged that it is premature to declare missing men dead without full accounting by Indochinese governments. The panel will cease activity after issuing its report, removing a key instrument for attention to the issue.
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Gilman
Bomb Plot Ghosted by Police Chief In Unclear Hype
Police chief I G Purser warns the threat may be a hoax while noting the caller plans to use a young policewoman in civilian clothes as the messenger. Officials say the message urged brief contact and warned receivers to pay close attention amid unfamiliar group chatter about the Combined Liberation Front.
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I. G. Purser
Inmate Objects To Delays Before Execution
The inmate accused the judge of moral cowardice and cruel punishment saying delays were improper. He pledged to seek release and freedom in every court, while noting his attorney had warned of further postponements.
Torin Torin project eyed for 20 year lease financing
White says committee recommends the airport consider financing the building and leasing it to Torin for 20 years. Construction debt would be retired via the lease. Ten acres on the airport industrial site near the new fire station would be leased to Torin for a nominal amount.
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Torin
White
Turin
City to downzone R-4 area to R-2 in two phases vote
Lawton council approved downzoning the 29 block R-4 zone to R-2 and the 10 block area from R-4 to R-2. Petitions backed by Ralph Wolverton and Mrs. Walter Parks spurred the move amid arguments over property values and notice procedures. Councilmen Gibbs, Chenault, and Aust opposed in part, with debate over commercial C-5 to C-1 impacts and historic district redevelopment.
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Fort Silk Boulevard
Sixth Street
Ferris Avenue
Gore Boulevard
Ferris
Gore-Arlington Alley
Fourth and Sixth Streets
North Addition
Ralph Wolverton
Walter Parks
Wolverton
Lawton
Lawton Clinic
William Atkinson
J. Merle Oaks
Charles Gibbs
Ed Riddle
Okla
Phil Grant
Art South
Parks
J.J. Pursley
Gibbs
Fredrick Chenault
Don Aust
Van Car Crash Injures Five on 52nd Street
Five people, including a five week old infant, were hurt in a van car collision at 52nd Street and U S 62. Sarah Larson 55 of 5702 Eisenhower drove into a van driven by Walter Kates 17 of Norman. Larson and her son Edward 22 were hospitalized for x rays and exam. The Kateses were treated for minor bruises and Christie infant daughter was examined for a cut.
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52Nd Street
U.S. 62
Sarah Larson
Eisenhower
Walter Kates
Norman
Lanny Wallace
Larson
Donna
Comanche County Memorial Hospital
Christie
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U.S. Military Academy
Judy Granrud
Walter Granrud
Kelly
By Paul McClung
Combined Liberation Front
the Cawton Constitution
Sun
Lawton Morning Press
THE
3Rd
Okio
Oklchomaa
Fort Sill
Constitution-Press
Constitution
Ando Fort Sill
Press and Sunde
Const
Sunde
Press
Oklahoma
APC
Poinsettia
Ramon’s
W. Gore
Sears
Elding
Ed Wresaper
Seariner 2
National Geographic
America
Hutch
Sears Comears
Sears, Roebuck and CO
Lth & Gore
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