Women crash survivors describe two day ordeal
Two sisters in law from Duncan Oklahoma and Victor Texas survived two freezing nights in a wrecked plane high on a New Mexico mountain after their husbands died in the crash. Wendi Davis 21 and Jeanne Davis suffered frostbite and injuries while awaiting rescue and medical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendi Davis
Duncan, Okla
Jeanne Davis
Victor, Tex
New Mexico
Wendi
W. FE
Bill” Davis
James Davis
Jeanne
Trial On Cub Charges Slated
Five zoning violations against the Purple Bunny Club at 4526 W Gore will be heard in municipal court in a non jury trial on Feb 26. Rob ert Woods denies the charges with attorney Bill Sexton, while a zoning conflict with C-1 versus C-5 remains central.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purple Bunny
W. Gore
Bill Sexton
Robert Woods
Bill Hensley
Lawton
Woods
Sexton
Dist
J. Winston Raburn
Don Horn
Lawton Metropolitan Area Planning Commission
LMAPC
Airport Board Approves Low Bid for Ground Equipment at Lawton
Lawton Airport Board approves an $8,500 purchase of auxiliary power units and air start equipment plus new boarding stairs. Large jets will require ground support as DC8 and 707 operations begin. A glass enclosed passenger walkway plan seeks funding and bids by April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Cox
Airport Authority
Cox
Lawton
Southern Aviation, Inc
Southern Aviation
Ted Horton Architect
Gasoline Shortages and Price Hikes Seen at Local Stations
At Fort Sill Blvd stations in January several ran dry but were quickly resupplied while others held ample gas. W E Yarbrough and W M Van Landingham said business was strong as Gulf prices rose to 34.9 regular 55.9 unleaded and 58.9 premium. Texaco raised prices by one cent. regular 52.9 and premium 56.9 at Cache Road Texaco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sill Blvd
W. E. Yarbrough
W. M. van Landingham
Van's Gulf
U.S. 277 North
Southwest Oklahoma Oil Marketers Association
Federal Energy Administration
Texaco
Jim Underwood
Cache Road
Cache Rd
State Grain and Produce Prices Across Oklahoma Cities
Oklahoma City AP report lists current prices from the State Department of Agriculture for wheat barley Milo soybeans and hay across multiple towns including Altus Hobart Geary Kingfisher Enid Ponca City Watonga Weatherford Perryton and Gulf. Broilers and eggs are noted with per pound and per dozen rates.
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Oklahoma City
State Department of Agriculture
Afton
Altus
Hobart
Manchester
Pauls Valley
Keyes
Liberal
Perryton
Clinton
el Reno
Geary
Kingfisher
Medford
Okeene
Ponca City
Temple
Watonga
Weatherford
Yukon
Gulf
Barley
Milo
Tax cut debate and smoking bill edge through Oklahoma House
Oklahoma lawmakers debated a tax cut targeting earners up to 56 000 dollars and warned of a 53 million revenue loss for the state. Rep Kent Frates urged full federal tax credit restoration while Rep W A Drew Edmondson favored a two year limit and cautioned limited relief. The smoking bill passed 82 to 15 to ban lighted tobacco in many public venues after Sept 1 1975 with 10 to 100 dollar fines and signs required by theater lessees.
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Kent Frates
Oklahoma City
Muskogee
W.A
Drew Edmondson
Edmondson
W.D. Bradley
Daniel D. Draper, Jr
Mina Hibdon
Gary Payne
Wiley Sparkman
George Camp
Camp
Blaze Destroys Lawton Auto Parts Store
An early morning fire gutted Lawton Auto Parts at 1711 S Third causing about 20000 dollars in damage to a three month old business. Investigators suspect arson with vandalism after finding a pry bar lacquer thinner cans and a missing tool box. Firefighters arrived around 12 30 a m and contained the blaze in about two hours focusing on the office and storage areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton Auto Parts
S. Third
H. G. Brown
Brown
Bruce Justice
City Police Department
Central Fire Station
Taliferro Center to offer campus based mental health care
WMeans a 1947 OU Medical School graduate from Marietta served at Fort Sill 1951 53 before opening an Lawton office. The Taliferro Center on Cameron campus will provide in patient outpatient and day care for mental health patients with 89 staff and a 32 patient live in facility. Three satellite clinics in Altus Anadarko and Duncan will aid the central facility funded by 1.3 million dollars with 100000 from the McMahon Foundation and federal funds covering 70 percent of operating costs for eight years.
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Means
University of Oklahoma Medical School
Marietta
Fort Sill
Lawton
N. 32Nd
David
Sheryl
Oklahoma Baptist University
Tommy O’brien
Lubbock
Tex
Phillip
Baylor University
Taliferro Center
Altus
Anadarko
Duncan
Cameron
McMahon Foundation
Secretary appointments amid housing depression debate
Proxmire argued no time to train a new secretary as housing industry remains at depression levels, referencing Frances Perkins in 1933 and Oveta Culp Hobby in 1953 as past secretaries. The remark highlighted urgency over partisan selection.
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Bers
Frances Perkins
Labor
Oveta Culp Hobby
Health
Proxmire
Fire Department Dispatches Reported This Week
Fire records show multiple responses by the Lowton Fire Department at several locations including the 4600 block of H Street, 1711 S Third, and 46 WN Seventh with times around early morning and late night hours. Dispatch totals indicate 182 calls for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowton Fire Department
Service Con Fire Department
Toto
Boren backs policy changes amid Lash department turmoil
Oklahoma political debate focuses on Boren support for general policy aid while department morale sours. Lash resignations and friction with director persist as federal funds for a model prison system face delays. Lash now backs the clearinghouse plan after Boren endorses it, though officials doubt federal funding while Lash remains in charge.
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Boren
Lash
Millington
Oklahoma
National Clearinghouse
Clearinghouse
McAlester
Downtown Mall Plan Faces Council on Extended Option
Gaskins backs Jacobs project amid hints of downtown revival. Norrell and Perry Hagar Jr. gain an extended option on 275 feet of C Avenue frontage valued at 144 375, with lenders cautious due to rates. Extension runs to August 31 as talks continue.
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Kins
Jack Jacobs
Jack
Gaskins
Glenn
Jacobs
Lawton
Jack Norrell
Texas
Perry Hagar Jr
C Avenue
Norrell
Norrell and Kagar
Second
Third
Bank Bandits Seize Cash and Kidnap Victim in Oklahoma
Federal and local officers hunt three gunmen who robbed Park State Bank in Nicoma Park and may have kidnapped Donald Edward Lowry, a 24 year old apprentice electrician. A getaway car linked to Lowry was found abandoned with its engine running and one door open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Nicoma Park
Donald Edward Lowry
Park State Bank
Bill J. Hogan
Lowry
Dennis Faces Second Charge In Slaying
Claude Eugene Dennis 32 of Mead is charged with second degree murder in the January 24 shooting death of Arthur Lake near Mead Oklahoma. He already faces two counts of first degree murder in the January 31 killings of Henry Witt and Mary Whitt, with preliminary hearing set for March 31.
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Durant
Okla
Stephens County
Claude Eugene Dennis
Mead
Arthur Lake
Bokchito
Lake
Dennis
Duncan
Henry Witt
Mary Whitt
Unions Enlist About One Fifth of U S Workers
About 18 million to 20 million U S workers are union members, roughly 20 percent of the 84 million in the labor force, according to the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Cambodian towns under siege face intensified Khmer Rouge pressure
Cambodia continues to endure daily rocket attacks with five new strikes and two wounded sentries. Kampot, a southwest fishing port under siege since March, hosts about 60,000 civilians and a defiant garrison in a three square mile area as Khmer Rouge units press the town. Reinforcements arrived, including 200 recruits without weapons, with weapons issued to civilians if defense lines fail.
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Phnom Penh
Khmer Rouge
Kampot
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