Library dispute stalls Lawton civic center action
The Lawton City Council delays a public hearing on Cecil Easton’s rezoning request for 802 Fort Sill Blvd from commercial to residential as a Feb 11 District Court suit seeks to enforce single family restrictions on the Smith property. The suit names the Smiths and the City of Lawton. The council also approves pool chemical purchases, fireworks zoning, a veterinary clinic on West Gore, and a child day care center permit, among other actions. Mayor Don Whitaker to testify at Feb 19 Oklahoma City hearing on city natural gas needs.
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Fort Sill Blvd
Lawton Metropolitan Area
Easton
The
Smiths
Lawton
Western Chemical and Paper Co
Walters
West Gore Boulevard
Verna Mae Gaines
Bishop Road
SMAPC
Robert Woods
31St Street
Cache Road
Almor West Addition
Helen Bland
McKinley
Don Whitaker
Oklahoma City
Whitaker
Henry Bellmon
Bellmon
Senate Committee On Interior and Insular Affairs
Laird outlines Vietnam drawdown and MIRV push
Secretary Laird warns against repeating past Vietnam commitments while detailing a path to a volunteer force by mid-1973. He notes draft calls will be substantially lower this year and describes force reductions to 13 Army divisions and three Marine divisions, with total armed forces near 2.4 million. He calls for renewed strategic command, MIRV development, and continued research to counter Soviet advances.
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Vietnam
Laird
Navy
Air Force
Air
Russia
United States
U.S. Navy
U.S
Pentagon
Young Israelis Resent New Russian Arrivals
In Tel Aviv, young Israelis express resentment as about 13 000 Soviet immigrants arrive in 1971. Critics say the government favors newcomers with housing and tax exemptions while native youths struggle with inflation and limited living space. The Israeli Black Panthers allege discrimination against Orientals amid claims of biased policy.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Vienna
Golda Meir
Ami Razon
Raron
Black Panthers
Russia
Sandra Marciano
Panther
Oklahoma Governor to testify on gas prices before Senate panel
Oklahoma Governor David Hall will testify Saturday before the Senate Interior and Insular Affairs Committee on the Federal Power Commission and natural gas prices. Hall was invited by Sen. Henry Bellmon. press secretary Joe Carter said the hearing is set for Oklahoma City.
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Oklahoma City
David Hall
Federal Power Commission
U.S. Senate Committee On Interior and Insular Affairs
Hall
Henry Bellman
Joe Carter
Man Wanted Since August Arrested Here
Thomas Price Jr. 22 of 70314 E was arrested by police in a downtown lounge after a warrant issued August 31 for LSD sale. Police learned he was back in town and detained him around 6 p.m.
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Thomas Price Jr
Price
Man Arraigned On Gun Charge In Pellet City Case
Scott R. Cade, 22, of 409 Glendale, free on appeal from a previous drug conviction, was arraigned Monday on pointing a firearm. He posted a $2,000 property bond and a preliminary hearing was set for March 13. Cade allegedly pulled a pistol on a man he suspected was an undercover police agent.
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Scott R. Cade
Cade
Glendale
Roy Moore
Nixon names Mitchell as attorney general replacement
President Nixon announces John Mitchell resigns as attorney general to campaign for reelection. Mitchell says he leaves to devote his energies to supporting the president and the effort to halt crime while remaining mindful of the office’s duties. The move makes Mitchell the fifth cabinet member to resign. Kleindienst is named as his successor. Louis Patrick Gray III is nominated to the post.
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Nixon
Mitchell
Ziegler
Justice Department
Texas
Kleindienst
Harvard Law School
Phoenix
Congress
Louis Patrick Gray III
Gray
Robert Finch
Drys face timeline in signature challenge case
The court ruled 245 days to prepare a suit and demanded stronger challenges than a missing initial or minor name discrepancy. The dry forces questioned over 58 000 signatures and must invalidate more than 40 000 to defeat the petition.
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Giles
Rogers
Drvi
Auditor Links Debts to Former County Superintendent
A state auditor recalls that the divorce time and a hospital stay for ulcers coincided with a wave of debts. An officer says the man borrowed to cover expenses and the interest overwhelmed him. Kitchens, a Le Flore County native, previously held school posts before becoming county superintendent five years ago.
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Jim Nix
Kitchens
LeFlore County
Phoenix Theater marks 132 productions since 1953 founding
The Phoenix Theater, a nonprofit, reports presenting 132 productions since its 1953 founding, highlighting a long history of community stage.
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The
Phoenix Theater
Guppies Teach Grade Students About Reproduction And Care
Hooper's class keeps records on guppy reproduction with some fish named Hansel Gretel Bonnie Clyde and Tony among others. An adult guppy produced up to 28 offspring at once and students watch temperature and growth while imagining future home aquariums as the school year ends.
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Hooper
Hansel and Gretel
Bonnie and Clyde
Homer
George
Joe
Tony
Coolie
Stock Market Gains On Blue Chip Strength In New York
In New York the stock market rose with blue chip and glamour shares helping lift the Dow, trading moderately active. Major advances included Control Data Polaroid Xerox and IBM, while Fluor and Genesco saw large block trades. Cattle hogs and sheep market notes follow the equity activity with typical variations in livestock prices.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Polaroid
Xerox
IBM
Big Block
Fluor Corp
Genesco
Memorial Bi Annual Accreditation Inspection At Memorial Hospital
The Joint Commission accreditation inspection is expected at Memorial Hospital in early April with a date to be announced. Trustees announced no impact from the new unemployment compensation law as the hospital is government owned. Four patient rooms will be redecorated with carpeting and new drapes. Purchases approved include an EKG machine and multiple forms, labels, and pads from various suppliers for hospital operations and records.
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Joint Commission For the Accreditation of Hospitals
Memorial Hospital
Memorial
Pat Abernethy
American Pharmaceutical Association
Houston
Tex
Hospital Products Company
Clover Printing Co
Southwestern Stationery
Mercer’s Printing Co
Briggs Printing Co
Mercer’s
Man Convicted Of Selling LSD
Russell Herndon, 21, of C Battery 2d Battalion 36th Artillery, was convicted in District Court of sale of LSD to a police undercover agent on August 22. The jury recommended a two year suspended sentence after the trial began Monday.
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Russell Herndon
36Th Artillery
Herndon
Nixon itinerary for China trip outlined by Ziegler
Ziegler described a rough itinerary for President Nixon including use of Chinese built limousines and non U.S. aircraft. The party will travel from Washington to Hawaii Guam Shanghai Peking Hangchow and Shanghai with multiple banquets meetings and tours planned. The schedule spans Feb 17 to Feb 28 with refueling in Anchorage Alaska and a return to Washington.
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Ziegler
United States
China
Peking
Hangchow
U.S
White House
State Department
Washington
Hawaii
Guam
Shanghai
Chou En-lai
Chou
Mao Tsetung
Great Wall
Ming Tombs
Forbidden City
Temple of Heavenly Peace
West Lake
Anchorage
Alaska
Malraux
Paris
Nixon-Malraux
Oval Office
Mao
Andrews Afb
Alaska Barter Island Faces Record Cold Averages
Barter Island in Alaska records some of the nation’s coldest weather with February average temperatures around 19.6 degrees below zero, marking extreme winter conditions across the state and contributing to a pattern of historically low January and February readings.
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Alaska
Barter Island
United States
Public Records of Local Police Reports Gathered
A list of complainants filed with the Lawton Police Department itemizes incidents at multiple businesses and residences. Reports include thefts from vending machines, burglaries, stolen vehicles and tires, vandalism at a school, and attempted break-ins with varying loss estimates. Individuals and businesses named include LoaRoca Motel, Glenn Jackson, Wrights Do Nuts, Rocket Pawn Shop, Vinson's Radiator Shop, Prairie Inn Motel, Josephine Lewis, Texaco Station, Clover Realty, Geoffrey Birchard, Naomi Alexander, Kerr McGee Station, Kitchens Auto Laundry, Walter D. Ford, Andrew Sparkman, J. C. Logue, Kaneda Village, and others.
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Lawton
Cache ‘Road
Glenn Jackson
Bishop Road
Wright
Sheridan Road
Rocket Pawn Shop
N. Sheridan Road
Vinson
Prairie Inn Motel
S. Sheridan Road
Josephine Lewis
Roosevelt
Sullivan Village
38Th
Elmhurst
Texaco Station
Gore Blvd
Clover Realty
Cache Road
Geoffrey Birchard
Naomi Alexander
Wisconsin
Kerr-McGee
Walter D. Ford
S. 11Th
Andrew Sparkman
Route Two
J. C. Logue
Atom
Kaneda Village
Fire alarms logged by Lawton Fire Department
A series of alarms shows fire responses and warnings in Lawton. Grass fire north of Lawton High School at 3 41 p m Monday followed by a stove fire at 2805 North 24th at 5 53 p m and a 6 26 p m false alarm at 5 Southwest 69th. Tuesday reports include a car fire at 918 Runyon at 11 28 p m and an automatic alarm at 411 Industrial at 11 33 a m with no fire detected.
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Lawton Fire Department
Lawton High School
Runyon
Injury Accidents Investigated by Lawton Police
At 9 35 p m on Sheridan Road two collisions were recorded involving Elsa Dell Pickrell 62 Weatherford Ronald Joe Jackson 14 Route two and Karl Herman Hann 17 Route two Injured Ronald Joe Jackson transported to Memorial Hospital by Greenlawn Ambulance per Patrolman Delous Allen At 5 35 p m at Jefferson and 13th Lottie V Metcalf 51 1204 S 26th Place and Norton R Chapman 48 3415 S Abilene were reported Injured Lottie V Metcalf taken to Southwestern Hospital by Royal Ambulance per Patrolman Fred Walker
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Lawton Peclice Department
S. Sheridan Road
Elsa Dell Pickrell
Weatherford
Ronald Joe Jackson
Karl Herman Hann
Memorial Hospital
Greenlawn
Delous Allen
Jefferson
Lottie V. Metcalf
Norton R. Chapman
S. Abilene
Southwestern Hospital
Royal Ambulance
Fred Walker
Freeholder approves draft charter and candidates in all wards
Freeholders move to draft a charter for voter approval at a later election. The filing period runs to 5 p.m. February 25 with three new entrants on Monday: Sam A. Joyner III of 1916 Euclid and Ashley Cagle of 2242 N. 40th in Ward 1, and Margie L. Schlapback of 4504 Gore Blvd. in Ward 3.
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Sam A. Joyner III
Euclid
Ashley Cagle
N. 40Th
Margie L. Schlapback
Gore Blvd
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Oklahoma State University
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OU Medical Center
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State Department of Agriculture
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Alva
Manchester
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Clinton
Okeene
Kingfisher
Watonga
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Altus
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Geary
Hobart
Yukon
Enid
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Temple
Gulf
Mangum
MILO
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Pauls Valley
Gore
Cense
Prudential
Harold W
Hal
Chaney District
the Prudential Insurance Co. of America
Oklo
Lawton Barber College
V.A
State Accrediting
C. A. Webb
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