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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1976
Page
2
Southwest Oklahoma schools plan holiday recesses in late December with varying return dates in January. Lawton public schools and many districts resume January 3 or 4 after dismissal this week. several others close through January 12 with exams at Cameron University and Western Oklahoma State College ending before break.
Mrs. Florenc Haire told car owners not to worry if their advanced sale tags have not arrived yet. She said mailings covered up to tag number CC 7200 and higher numbers should go out in about two weeks. No tags for motorcycles trailers or motor homes have been mailed due to pending state forms. Regular tag sales opening Saturday progressed smoothly with faster lines. Buyers must bring the car title and 1976 registration and sign an affidavit confirming liability insurance.
Seventy one students from southwestern Oklahoma are among 1618 candidates for degrees at Oklahoma State University for the 1976 fall term. No individual commencement is planned. graduates will be listed in the spring program with names, degrees, and home towns noted.
About thirty four students from southwest Oklahoma are among 1300 to graduate from the University of Oklahoma Norman at the end of the fall term. They will be formally recognized during spring commencement in May with degrees including MS BA BA MEd MPH and MFA among others shared by students from Altus Anadarko Cache Chickasha Comanche Fort Cobb Fort Gibson Hobart Lawton Mountain View Walters Waurika Weatherford and related programs.
A record notes the first American declaration of independence made on July 12, 1774 at the First Presbyterian Church in Carlisle Pennsylvania.
Five year old Eric Benlesser, brain damaged and partly paralyzed from a severe beating, is to receive 10 000 dollars yearly until age 18 and 12 000 dollars yearly for life. The award against the foster parents and a private agency follows an out of court settlement approved by Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Harold Baer. At the time, Eric was 18 months old under care of Sgt. Alexander Woods and Frances Woods at Fort Hamilton Army Base. Mrs Woods later received a five year federal prison sentence for the beating.
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