City Council Interviews Five Engineering Firms for Water Works
City council members planned to interview five engineering firms for projects tied to the 7.5 million bond approved January 21. The panel formed to review proposals found firms variably qualified and will privately interview the five finalists. The session also touched on Police Chief Hennessee's inquiry about rehiring former officer Albert McKenzie.
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Willie Hopkins
Alford Hennessee
Albert McKenzie
Jack Jacobs
East Lawton
City Public Works
Public Works
Paul Brune
City En
M. G. Fuller and Associates
Benham-Blair
Horacek, Smith, Painter, and Spitz
Robert B. Hendrick and Sons
Hendrick Engineering Co
McKenzie
Hennessee
Hopkins
Don Whitaker
Dan Glascock
Lawton Transit Vote Urged By City Planning Panel
The Lawton Metropolitan Area Planning Commission urged a March 18 ballot measure for a city run transit system. The 4-3 vote followed study changes proposing either purchasing or leasing bus operations. A separate action approved an acetylene plant at 1011 S Railroad amid odor concerns.
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Lawton Metropolitan
Charles Gibbs
William Layton
LMAPC
Carl Fitch
S. Railroad
Fitch
Course Offers Help In Stopping Smoking
The American Cancer Society partners with First Methodist Church to run a four week program for smokers to quit. Sessions meet 4 15 p m to 6 p m on Tuesdays and Thursdays starting February 18 with Chuck Midley of Fort Sill Drug and Alcohol Abuse Center leading the sessions. Registration is through the Cancer Society at 353 8145.
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American Cancer Society
ACS
First Methodist Church
Lodell Goodey
Comanche County
Fort Sill Drug and Alcohol Abuse Center
Cancer Society
Sill School Begins Testing Howitzer
The U S Army Field Artillery School began a 48 hour operational test on the M110E2 long tube 8 inch howitzer at Fort Sill West Range. Battery A of the 4th Battalion 4th Field Artillery will fire from Quanah Range to targets near Signal Mountain about 10 miles away. The 27 foot self propelled howitzer weighs over 62000 pounds and shells of 200 pounds. The model’s mods allow farther range while preserving the weapon’s famed accuracy.
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U.S. Army Field Artillery School
Combat Development Department
Fort Sill
West Range
Quanah Range
Cache
Signal Mountain
4Th Battalion
4Th Field Artillery
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Randy Meacham
Bonnie Faye Daughtrey
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Wesley Foundation
27Th and
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Eisenhower Village
Lee West Estates
67Th and
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Sill
McCord
TL VE
Glen
Chrysanthemums
Daffodils
Heather
Gore
Montgomery
Yuar Iton
Wards
NEROR
Chargall
Sheridan & Gore
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