City and County Jails Retain Staff Amid CETA Cuts
City and county jails stay in operation with partial reprieves for workers cut under CETA. Lawton gains Henry Wells back on a 40 hour week and keeps most staff. Judy Henderson faces loss in a month. County jail retains three of four fired CETA workers for 30 days as officials seek solutions. Sheriff Rogers warns securing inmates and field deputies remain priorities amid escapes.
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CETA
Lawton City
Alford Hennessee
Henry Wells
Hennessee
Wells
Well
Judy Henderson
Mrs. Henderson
Coy Rogers
Rogers
Sheriff Department
Comanche County
Censorship Across Eras Highlights Banned Classics Exhibit
The exhibit surveys bans on works from Huck Finn to The Grapes of Wrath and Moby Dick, noting restrictions in the US, England, the Soviet Union, and Ireland. It acknowledges funding from the Oklahoma Humanities Committee and the National Endowment for the Humanities, with Lawton Public Library hosting mid April seminars titled Limits To Freedom.
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Mark Twain
Concord
Mass
England
Arthur Conan Doyle
Soviet Union
Missouri
Oklahoma
California
Italy
Scribner’s Magazine
Boston
Oklahoma Humanities Committee
National Endowment For the Humanities
Lawton Public
Lawton City Council Meets in March Public Hearings and Contracts
The Lawton council plans a public hearing on a zoning change at 4902 E Gore Blvd and will consider closing a city easement section. They will review bid procedures over $2000, a Cameron University summer court use request, and waterline project funding. A religious group and a sorority seek venue uses, an engineer for waterline work will be chosen, and a new right of way agent is to be appointed. Final praisals contract for property purchases and a fence project at Elmer Thomas Park are under review, with a $5000 budget and prior bids noted.
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E. Gore Blvd
Lawton View
SW 13Th Street
114Th Street
Lee Boulevard
Washington Avenue
Cameron University
38Th Street
Grand Waterline
Jesus Chapel
Delta Sigma Theta
Patterson Center
J. C. Norman
City Technical Services Department
W. John Pace
Pace
Grand Prairie
Tex
Frederick High School
Charlotte
N.C
Norman
Allen J. Bilbrey
Lawton
East Lawton
Seaside
Elmer Thomas Park
Lawton Fence Co
Joseph B. McFarland
Riot at dorm triggers major prison disturbance
Guards escorted two inmates from a dorm area, leading to a riot with 50 to 60 inmates. Officers faced harassment and minor injuries as inmates shouted about alleged excessive force. State police threatened forced evacuation while Superintendent Genakis ordered surrender within five minutes.
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Halil
Hall
Nicholas Genakis
Former Analyst Enters City At-Large No 2 Race
Harry Knight 56 of 1732 Cherry announces candidacy for the At-Large No 2 city council seat forming a three way contest. He retired in November 1975 as a management analysis officer at Fort Sill and cites experience and independence. Filing opens Tuesday at the County Election Board and runs through Thursday.
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Harry Knight
Civil Service
Knight
Cherry
Fort Sill
Norma Roberts
Vic Ramirez
County Election Board
Court House
Ford backs new election reform bill and defers action
The President urged prompt action on comprehensive election reform while rejecting a constitutional loophole that would allow one house to veto commission rules. He warned against exploiting the Supreme Court's 30 day deadline to weaken reforms and urged no retreat from commitments to clean elections. Lawmakers proposed public financing and a special prosecutor, with Mansfield seeking a bill mirroring Ford’s plan to grant appointment power subject to Senate confirmation.
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Congress
Commission
Ford
Supreme Court
Frank Thomson Jr
D-N.j
House
Senate
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
Kissinger Sees Cuba Trip as End to Boycott Era
Kissinger argues that Cuba's intervention in Angola derails any potential Washington Havana rapprochement. He plans to push Latin American leaders toward negotiations on a Panama Canal accord and to press reforms. He urges strengthening the OAS with fewer restrictions and greater influence.
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Cuba
Kissinger
Washington
Havana
Angola
Panama Canal
OAS
Lawton adopts 30 day limit on paid maternity and sick leave
Lawton school board enacted a policy capping paid leave at 30 days per year, with teachers receiving pay differences up to 30 days and then an unpaid one year leave. The change follows a committee recommendation after staffing problems.
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Elkins
Lawton
Oklahoma City School Board
Oklahoma City Board
Lawton School Board
Retirees in U S Top 22.3 Million by End of 1975
The number of people aged 65 and over living in the United States reached 22.3 million as 1975 closed. This reflects growing retiree population amid demographic shifts and rising life expectancy.
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United States
State Demo Caucus Tally Shows Carter Leading
Oklahoma precinct results place Carter second overall behind uncommitted delegates. Carter gains 18.5 percent with Harris 17 percent and Bentsen 12.8 percent, while 40 percent remain uncommitted across 2,369 precinct reports from 76 of 77 counties.
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Oklahoma City
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Oklahoma
Bill Crain
Democratic
Crain
Carter
Fred R. Harris
Texas
Lloyd Bentsen
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Associated Press
Harris
Bentsen
Wallace
David Boren
Third District
Fourth District
Others
Apply Early For SS Money From Social Security
Coleman Johnson, Social Security district manager, urges workers with long term disabilities to apply promptly to receive benefits. Benefits begin after the sixth full month of disability, with back payments possible for up to 12 months. The average payment is 224 dollars monthly and Medicare eligibility starts after 24 consecutive months of entitlement.
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Coleman Johnson
Social Security
Johnson
Medicare
Mortgage life policy secures home for family after death
Independent Insurance counselors urge buyers to consider a mortgage life policy to ensure the family can keep the home if the primary breadwinner dies before the mortgage is paid. The article discusses how such coverage can prevent loss of the home and provides guidance on securing a lasting gift for loved ones.
Fire department records show multiple grass fires and service calls
Lawton Fire Department logs list Sunday and Monday alarms including grass fires at 13th and New York 11 05 p m and 8 50 p m 19th and Monroe 1 00 p m 19th and Garfield 11 04 p m and 1816 McKinley 11 09 p m plus service calls at Municipal Airport 11 39 a m and 2 38 p m and oven fire at 2201 N 23rd 5 12 p m and a wash down gas incident on the Thievel overpass 12 53 a m. Total dispatches this year reach 377.
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Lawton Fire Department
13Th
New York
31St Street
S. 11Th
N. 23Rd
Monroe
Garfield
McKinley
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Dennis Lang
U.S
the Adverting Council
Eyes
Erwin Acres
Elmer Holsey
Cleta Booker
Independent Insurance Conselors
Medical Bulletin
Ray del Vecchio
Ray’s
Rexall Pharmacy
W. Gore
D Avenue
Zone Savings & Loan Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
Federal Home Loan Bank System
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