Inmate Escape Shuts Jaycee Meetings Outside Penitentiary
Oklahoma City AP reports warden halts inmate attendance at Jaycee meetings outside prisons after an escape from a Lawton hotel. Officials cite security concerns and a suspect setup by Jaycees. The escape prompts internal review and likely continued prison programs inside.
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Jaycee
Oklahoma City
State Penitentiary
Lawton
Richard Crisp
Robert Zapffe
Norman
The
Oklahoma Jaycees
Austin
Crisp
Zapffe
McAlester
Ond
Bartlesville
Granite
Lexington
Public Records From Lowton Police List Multiple Theft and Vandalism Reports
The Lowton Police Department lists names and addresses of individuals and businesses linked to reported crimes. Entries include thefts of guns, stereo gear, purses, and vehicles, plus vandalism at residences and a school, with locations in Lowton and nearby Fort Sill areas.
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Lowton
Gary Grantly
Eoward Clayton
Parkwood Lane
Res
Maurice Elvedge
Garfield School
Bell
Dorothy Wilson
Sedona
Raymond Miluszusky
Reid Hanson
Sheridan
Alvin Kellum
Irwin
Jock Loybough
Vernie
Lee
Vetvo Long
N. 45Th
Frederick Varquez
Hilltop Drive
Colon Moore
Fort Sill
Fort Silk Bivd
Lawyer Leon Yankwich Dies at 85 in Los Angeles
Federal judge who upheld the Elk Hills oil fields public ownership dies after a long illness. He was 85 and a noted legal scholar with expertise in newspaper law.
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Los Angeles
Leon Yankwich
California
Elk Hills
Yankwich
Birth defects in kittens and puppies explained
The article outlines maternal causes such as illness and medication, inherited faults, and environmental factors leading to birth defects in young animals. It notes serious disorders like deafness from blue eyed white cats and GM1 gangliosidosis in cats, plus research toward enzyme therapy and breeding cautions.
Cancer Drive Leader Picked for Comanche County Crusade
State Rep. Gordon Beznoska named chairman of the Comanche County American Cancer Society 1975 Crusade Committee to lead a $25,000 fund drive with about 1,500 volunteers. Other members include Mrs. Wayne Gilley and Mrs. Jerry Bucklow. A golf and tennis tournament may aid fundraising.
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Gordon Beznoska
Comanche County
American Cancer Society
Louis Lejeune
Wayne Gilley
Jerry Bucklow
Tom Lane
Beznoska
Hearings Set For Accused Slayer Here
Billy Roberts 32 of 410 Mission Blvd. faces two counts of first degree murder with preliminary hearings scheduled March 7 and March 13 in district court. He is jailed without bond after arraignment before Special Dist. Judge Rodney Bassel. Autopsies show both Nash and Womack were shot in the back.
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Billy Roberts
Mission Blvd
Roberts
Special Dist
Rodney Bassel
Memorial Hospital
Atty
Steve Lile
Womack
Nash
Lile
Comanche County 4 H Meat Identification School and Contest
A 4 H meat identification school and contest starts at 3 30 p m Wednesday at the fairgrounds coliseum conducted by Gene Purvis meat buyer for Herbs All Comanche County 4 H members are invited to attend.
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Comanche County
Fairgrounds Coliseum
Gene Purvis
Herb’s
Coody Installed As Cache Chamber Chief
Maj. Gen. David E. Ott installed new officers at the Cache Chamber of Commerce annual banquet. J. T. Coody became president Roger Johnson VP and Ben Moore was re elected secretary. Ott praised Fort Sill and Army readiness while outlining a 1975 expansion and a $21 million construction program. A. J. Ryder joined as new director. Rex Taylor and others continued in their posts.
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Ache
Chamber of Commerce
David E. Ott
Fort Sill
J. T. Coody
Roger Johnson
Ben Moore
Coody
Sug
Ott
Rex Taylor
Charley Thompson
Chamber
A. J. Ryder
Dennis Haxton
Thompson
Stoney Huddleston
Jim Harrell
R. L. Ray
Lila Sanders
Earl Parker
Merchants Seek Turn Lane on Lee Boulevard at Seventh Street
Lawton merchants urge a left turn lane at Lee Boulevard and Seventh Street. City Council may hear the request February 18. Current plans already include turn lanes at Fourth Fifth and Sixth Streets with support for Seventh Street.
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Lee Boulevard
South Lawton
Seventh Street
Lawton
Charles Wade Jr
Lee
Wade
Sixth Street
Ward 5 Steering Panel Chosen in Lawton Meeting
A permanent steering committee was chosen to assist the Lawton City Council during a Ward 5 meeting at the Museum of the Great Plains. Members elected were Joyce Pursley Alvis Kennedy Jennie McCutcheon and Harry Russell. Incumbent Whit Ozier attended though not seeking re election alongside Norm a Roberts and Mayor Pro Tem Dan Glascock.
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Richard Crisp
Austin
Lawton
Lawton City
Ward 5
Museum of the Great Plains
Joyce Pursley
Alvis Kennedy
Jennie McCutcheon
Harry Russell
Whit Ozier
Norma Roberts
Dan Glascock
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Jaycees
Lavon W. Austin
Will Norton
Norton
Public Records
Joseph R. Bobbitt JR
Norfolk, Va
Norfolk Virginian Pilot
Bobbitt
Norfolk General Hospital
Virginian Pilot
Nevada
Carson City
Abraham Lincoln
You
California Wine Institute
Cancer Drive
Dennis the Menace
THURS
Door Opens
DIAL
Raulston Furniture
Second Street
11Th Street
Ward
Weldon Cox
Pontiac
Ventura
Pontiac-Gmc, Inc
Sree A
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