Four Charged Over Stolen Goods Recovery in Cache
District court charged Charles Hyman 23 Bryan Hyman 21 Richard Cote 18 and Richard Lashomb 19 after Deputy Ray Anderson recovered 1500 dollars worth of goods reported stolen from Edwin Drummond of Cache. Lashomb faced possession charges for two saddles tied to December thefts. Bryon Hyman faces prior charges for CB radio thefts from a Cache resident and a Lawton store. bond set at 3000 dollars.
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Ray Anderson
Edwin Drummond
Charles Antonio Hyman
Bryan M. Hyman
Richard John Cote
Ave. I
Richard Lashomb
Cache
Drummond
Anderson
Lashomb
Bryon Hyman
Lawton
Gerald Schleisner
Bryon
Kmart
1050
NW 38Th
Bond
False Arrest Suit Filed Against City
A Lawton woman sues the city for 150000 claiming false arrest for DUI. JoAnn Davidson was arrested May 7 1976 in her driveway by officer Sammy Feeback on private property without a warrant. arrest dismissed May 19 as illegal. Her attorney Dan Brown was city prosecutor then.
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Lawton
City Today
JoAnn Davidson
E. Gore
Sammy Feeback
Feeback
Goverment raises: senior managers face 60 percent plus rise
Resolutions show a pay raise for government workers could exceed 60 percent in the period. Jacobson says no extra appropriations are needed to fund the raise, with first year costs pegged at 130 million dollars. More than 20 000 senior managers and professionals would be affected as retirements rise about 40 percent due to pay freezes. The administration argues the raises are essential to government effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacobson
County board review of Comanche CETA funding changes
Comanche County Commissioners modify titles one and six of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act to align with new Department of Labor allocations. Title I is funded at 12658, Title II at 71348, Title VI at 426793, with extended public service jobs through October 31, 1976 and expanded training opportunities.
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Lowton
Board of Commissioners of
Comanche County
Department of Labor Employment and Training Division
Agility Tests Under Fire In Police Hiring Debate
Tests debated as upset officials consider ending agility requirements. Ward 4 Councilman Norrell notes opposition to eliminating agility tests while Police Chief Gillian proposes stricter physical exams to assess stamina and conditioning.
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Anderson
Ward 4
Jack Norrell
Robert Gillian
Gillian
Inspections Face Cuts as State Jails Plan Proposals
Morgan clashes with Campbell over how to apply the law They cite department records showing 56 inspection free days in 130 working days and a day with 112 inspections Cook vows to push inspections through Campbell warns of political pressure as he pledges action within five months of the fiscal year.
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Morgan
Campbell
Cook
Public hearing on HUD funds for Comanche Homes
The Comanche Indian Tribe will hold a public hearing at 6:30 PM February 7, 1977, at the Comanche Tribal Office Fort Sill Indian School Lowton Oklahoma to consider proposing a request for HUD discretionary block grant funds to repair existing Comanche Mutual Help Homes. Citizens may be heard. Richad Asenap Tribal Administrator.
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Lowton
Comanche Tribal Office
Fort Sill Indian School
Comanche County
Okahoma
HUD
Comanche Mutual Help
Funeral Notices for John Willis and Elna Bowman
John Willis 37 died en route to Chickasha hospital after brief illness. Funeral at 2.6 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church Cyril officiated by Rev. Aubrey Cowan. Burial Celestial Gardens Cemetery. Survivors: wife Margie Evans, two sons Bradley Emmett, daughter Kelly, father Clarence Willis, three brothers Calvin Kyle Roy. Elna Mae Bowman 42 died in Lawton Hospital after long illness. Services pending Lawton Ritter Dalton Funeral Home. Born Mountain View May 20 1934. Survived by Chester A Bowman husband, daughters Katy Troutman Ellen Real Sandy Perez, sons Chester Allen Lee Troutman, siblings Finns Hand David Hand Emia Greear two grandchildren.
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Cyril
John Willis
Chickasha
First Baptist Church
Aubrey Cowan
Shawnee
Celestial Gardens
Cyril Funeral Home
Mr. Willis
Mountain View
Shawnee Gas and Oil Co
Margie Evans
Oklahoma City
Willis
Bradley
Emmett
Kelly
Clarence Willis
Calvin
Texas
Kyle
Oklahoma
Roy
Bethany
Elna Mae Bowman
Lawton-Ritter-Dalton Funeral Home
Bowman
Lawton
Hobart
Chester A. Bowman
Baptist Church
Katy Troutman
Ellen Real
Sandy Perez
Chester Bowman
Allen Lee Troutman
Finns Hand
Washington
David Hand
Midwest City
Emia Greear
Geronimo
Hearing Continued in Marlow First Degree Murder Case
Preliminary hearing in district court for two Marlow women charged with first degree murder in the fatal shooting of James Samuel Kimbrough was continued. Dixieu Kimbrough 19 and Bobbi Lynn Weems 20 are accused in the Marlow home killing with three .25 caliber bullet wounds. Attorneys asked for more time to prepare.
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Duncan
Marlow
Dixieu Kimbrough
Bobbi Lynn Weems
James Samuel Kimbrough
Whales blamed for beachings linked to parasite illness
Scientists warn the inner ear parasite may disrupt whales balance and sonar causing beachings. Reports cite last summer’s mass beachings near Sarasota Fort Myers and Oggerhead Key with about 50 dolphins and whales dying as leaders and followers affected by the infection.
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Sarasota
Fort Myers
Oggerhead Key
Young leaders shift support in Rhodesia to Mugabe and Nkomo
Frontline presidents abandon Muzorewa and Sithole and back the Patriotic Front, arguing only armed struggle can deliver black majority rule. Young says Africans will still seek Western technology and capital. Nyerere says Britain and Rhodesian black leaders must agree on aims before progress. Young notes U S involvement would focus on majority rule.
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Muzorewa
Sithole
Mugabe
Nkomo
Patriotic Front
Africa
Young
Nyerere
Dar Es Salaam
Rhodesia
Britain
Lagos
Continental plans to replace Lawton air service with Rio option
Continental officials say CAB may approve replacing Lawton service with Rio. If denied, they could petition to drop service entirely, leaving the airport and city at risk. Lawton Mayor Gilley questions why service was not restored after a strike and seeks answers from Continental. Cereal Institute reports a 20 percent rise in ready to eat bran cereal sales in 1975.
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Lawton
Continental’s
Rio
Zaritch
Zurith
Continental
Wayne Gilley
Denver
Colo
Cereal Institute
Chicago
Lawton Planning Commission to Hold Hearing on Zoning Amendment
Lawton Metropolitan Area Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at 1 30 p m February 23 1977 in City Hall Lawton Oklahoma to consider amending Section 1813 of the zoning regulations. The change would allow a new car franchise operation and accessory uses as Use Permitted on Review in the C 3 district Citizens and interested parties may speak at the hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Ohlonome
Lawton Metropolitan Area
Oklahoma
Cagle Seeks Ward 8 City Council Seat in Lawton
Ashley Cagle, president of Cagle Grocery and Wholesale Meat Company, aims for the Ward 8 council seat left by Charles Gibbs. Primary March 15 and general April 5. Gibbs quit after criticizing city leadership. Cagle, 30, is a Lawton native, Texas Tech alumnus, married with two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashley Cagle
Ward
Charles Gibbs
Cagle
Gibbs
Wayne Gilley
Cagle Grocery and Wholesale Meat Company
Lawton
Lawton High
Texas Tech University
Carter's Navy Secretary Era and White House Cabinet Open Talks
Carter, former secretary of the Navy from 1968 to 1970, discussed possibly opening Cabinet meetings to news coverage amid ongoing White House deliberations. President Carter indicated a final decision had been made on the openness plan, though details remain to be worked out. Rosalynn Carter attended their daughter Amy's baptism at First Baptist Church, alongside another baptism by Dr. Trenham, with both girls receiving communion.
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Secretary of the Navy
Chief of Naval Operations
War College
Carter
White House
Jody Powell
Powell
Rosalynn
Amy
First Baptist Church
Gladys Silo Mbua
Cameroon
Charles A Trentham
Oklahoma City grain and livestock prices report
Friday agricultural prices from the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture list wheat from 2.34 to 3.00, barley 1.90 to 2.30, Milo 3.40 to 4.15, soybeans 6.54 to 7.42, alfalfa hay at 80 per ton, broilers 22 cents per pound, eggs varying by size, and cattle, hogs, and feeders with mixed price movements across major Oklahoma markets and towns.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture Wheat
Aston
Manchester
Beaver
Liberal
Muskogee
Perryton
Ponca City
Medford
Clinton
Eklorado
Kingfisher
Pauls Valley
Watonga
Weatherford
Banner
el Reno
Geary
Okeene
Yukon
Keyes
Lawton
Temple
Gulf
Barley
MILO
Afton
Judge's Decision Due On Bond Forfeitures
District Judge J Winston Raburn said he would issue a decision today on whether to set aside 23 municipal court bond forfeitures. Attorneys for local bondsmen argued notice was insufficient before filings in district court and city court is not a court of record for foreign judgments. City Prosecutor Richard Robertson sought dismissal due to 60 day notification lapses by the city court clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Winston Raburn
Raburn
Richard Robertson
Civilian at Ft Chaffee Receives Meritorious Service Award
Army civilian Billy G. Roberts deputy commander at Ft Chaffee Ark received the Decoration for Meritorious Civilian Service for his role as acting garrison commander and deputy commander of Task Force New Arrivals during the 1975 76 Vietnamese refugee resettlement. The award was presented by Maj Gen Donald R Keith. Roberts 30 year Army career began as a lineman at Chaffee in 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Chaffee
Ark
Billy G. Roberts
Chaffee
Donald R. Keith
Fort Sill
Roberts
Wenonah
Clayton L. Moran
George M. Cross
Army
Buck stops here sign travels to White House for Carter
Truman's famous sign The buck stops here is loaned to the White House by the Truman Library at President Carter's request. A replica will be used at the library until the original returns. The last White House request for library valuables was Ford borrowing a Truman painting.
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Independence
Harry S. Truman
White House
Carter
Truman
Benedict Zobrist
Zobrist
Gerald R. Ford
Washington
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Fort Sill News Service
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