City on Faces Six Counts Held Here
An 18-year-old Lawton man was stopped for defective tail lights and booked into city jail on six counts including possession of stolen property and marijuana. Police noted he staggered with dilated pupils. three bags of marijuana and a tape player believed stolen were found in the car. Jail records list eight charges including operating a defective motor vehicle and DUI drugs. His 14-year-old brother was also taken into custody.
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Lawton
Dry Period Gusty Winds Spark Series of Blazes
Lawton area battles seven grass fires during a dry windy day with several incidents touching Lawton and Medicine Park. A Wichita Wildlife Refuge blaze injures two Medicine Park firefighters when their truck overturns near SH 49. Major fire near Gore Boulevard is blamed on a discarded cigarette. multiple units fight to keep it from East Cache creekbed and Gene Hill ranch. Officials report no major damage other than a hole in a water tank and plan to deploy a new fire truck soon.
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Lawton
Wichita Wildlife Refuge
Medicine Park
SH 49
Happy Hollow
Dick Tannery
Gore Boulevard
Montego Bay Motor Hotel
Tannery
Cache
Gene Hill Ranch
John Stone Farm
Elm
Tennessee
Columbia
Cherokee
Texas
Wildlife Refuge
Ronnie Leath
Rickie
Rex Leath
Ronnie
Shepherd Receives Ten Year Sentence In Oklahoma Case
Andrew Shepherd, 33, remained free on 10000 dollar bond pending appeal after District Judge Jack Brock sentenced him to ten years for the March shooting death of Fort Sill soldier Robert Huiett. Huiett, wounded at a southside gambling house following a dispute over Shepherds wife, died at 2 30 a m. A jury convicted him of first degree manslaughter, reducing the original second degree murder charge after a two hour deliberation.
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Andrew Sheperd
Jack Brock
Fort Sill
Sheperd
Robert Huiett
Roosevelt
Huiett
Remains Of Baby Found At Catholic School
In Middleburg Virginia the body of a baby girl born to a 15 year old student at Notre Dame Academy was found in a school incinerator two days after birth. The case prompts a Loudoun County investigation to determine possible criminal charges. The mother reportedly gave birth unassisted in her dorm room and classmates were told to avoid discussing the birth or death. The cause of death is not disclosed and authorities say the baby breathed at birth.
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Middleburg
Notre Dame Academy
Loudoun County Commonwealth
Donald Devine
Devine
Yippie Demonstrator Sentenced in Madison Incident
Bennett Masel, 21, a former University of Wisconsin student from Teaneck New Jersey, received a 15 day jail term for a spat involving Senator Henry M Jackson at Madison airport March 30. The case was one of the first under a new federal law prohibiting assaults on members of Congress.
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Madison
Wis
Yippie
Bennett Masel
Henry M. Jackson
U.S
James Doyle
Masel
University of Wisconsin
Teaneck
N.J
Jackson
Reception Planned For New City Manager Metzinger
Public reception for city manager Robert E. Metzinger and wife Mary Jane will be at Lawton Public Library from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday January 3. Hosted by the mayor and city council to allow residents and city employees to meet the Metzingers as he begins his duties on January 3.
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Robert E. Metzinger
Mary Jane
Lawton Public Library
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Comanche County Memorial Hospital
Edward Hilliary Jr
Hilliary
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Lawton Constitution
Sun
Lawton Morning Press
Sunday Constitution Lawton Publishing Co. Inc
3Rd & A Ave
Okla
Oklahoma
Constitution-Press
Constitution
APO
Surgeyv
Slaughter
Yippie Demonstrator
Gty
Emizannia
C Avenue
BankAmericard
American Express Diners Club Carte Blanche
Diamond Store
Syl
Thomasville
Gore
Pullman
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