Exciting near disaster plane ride for local realtor
McKee Real Estate owner MMett L. McKee survived a two engine Cessna flight with Thurman Curtsinger. A front landing gear wheel detached but Curtsinger landed safely in Tulsa on two rear wheels. Fire and airport crews praised the pilot while McKee credited Curtsinger's calmness and skill.
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Mmett L. McKee
McKee Real Estate
Thurman Curtsinger
Curts Oil Co
Muskogee
Curtsinger
Fort Smith
Curtsing
McKee
Tulsa
Attempted commando style raid on Rikers ends in failure
Correction officers thwarted a waterborne escape plot from Rikers Island to free cop killer Herman Bell of the Black Liberation Army. Five men in wetsuits allegedly launched from a Bronx pier, abandoning a raft with weapons as Bell was subdued after threatening a guard.
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New York
Rikers Island
Herman Bell
South Bronx
East River
Long Island Sound
Hell Gate
la Guardia
Correction Department
Bell
Black Liberation Army
BLA
Missing Zip Codes Cause Mail Delays
Postmaster Kinley McClure reports that nearly five billion letters lacked Zip Codes last year, delaying about half by one day. He cites extra processing costs and lost time in sorting and transport, urging use of Zip Codes and directing readers to local post offices for directories and the number 353-1500 for information.
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U.S
Kinley McClure
McClure
Oper
Lawton High graduate earns $250 OSU scholarship
Robert L. Young, a 1971 Lawton High School graduate and OSU senior with a 3.4 GPA, received a $250 scholarship to continue studies in political science and sociology at Oklahoma State University. He is the son of Command Spt. Maj. and Mrs. Lorenzo Young Jr., formerly of Fort Sill and now in San Francisco California.
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Robert L. Young
Lawton
Oklahoma State University
Young
OSU
Lorenzo Young Jr
Fort Sill
San Francisco
Calif
Word Puzzle Clues Echo Classic Crossword Tone
A compact clued puzzle listing likely from a newspaper page with numbered hints across and down. Entries include references to a Hungarian composer, a Swiss term, and various short definitions such as make choice liquefy dash and present tense forms.
Magruder says Watergate could easily repeat itself
Jeb Stuart Magruder warned in a Stationer's Hall news conference that the Watergate scandal could recur under a different leader, arguing the presidency has become like royalty and calling for reforms in the Justice Department and executive accountability. He noted he spent seven months in prison and dismissed accusations he profits from the case.
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ONCON
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Camp David
Coffee growers press price rise via continued withholding
El Salvador AP A world coffee producers group announces ongoing withholding of part of output through March to pressure higher prices. Fausto Cantu Pena of Mexico leads 42 exporting nations in a plan not publicly divulged, with 28 percent of production already held. A March London meeting aims to draft a new international coffee accord.
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el Salvador
Fausto Cantu Pena
Mexico
World Coffee Producers Group
New York
London
Cantu Pena
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
Iran
Venezuela
Colombia
United States
Hector Hurtado
Rodrigo Botero
Cuba
Organization of American States
Rockefeller Commission Probes Ex CIA Security Chief
The Rockefeller Commission questions Howard J. Osborn, former CIA security chief, about domestic surveillance and agent infiltrations. Ronald Reagan attends. the panel notes absences as it holds its sixth session amid broader FBI and CIA activities and overseas informant travel.
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Ashington
CAP
Rockefeller Commission
Howard J. Osborn
Central Intelligence Agency
Osborn
James McCord
CIA
McCord
Democratic
William F. Colby
Commerce
John T. Connor
Nelsen A. Rockefeller
California
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Harris
Rockefeller
FBI
Ray S. Cline
Teachers Swap Techniques At Crosby Park Elementary
A Saturday swap shop for Lawton area teachers at Crosby Park Elementary School runs from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Dr. Timothy Mack Green of East Central University Ada will discuss reading writing spelling and English activities. Green has public school experience in Hot Springs Arkansas.
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Lawton
Crosby Park
Timothy Mack Green
East Central University
Ada
Green
Reading
Department of Education and Psychology
East Central
Hot Springs
Ark
Public records of reported thefts and vandalism in Lawton area
Lawton Police log lists multiple complainants with addresses who reported thefts and property damage. Incidents include thefts from residences vehicles and businesses, vandalism to a cleaner, and thefts of money and equipment across several streets and addresses.
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Lawton
Del
Koterinn
Cache Road
Coro! Thornhill
Mission Blvd
Vernie Thornburg
Margaret Averre
MacArthur Circle
Max van Dyck
Paul Shepard
Ferris
Noticne! Pride Car Wash
Council Heights Grocery
E Gore
Corton Walker Jr
N. Ninth
Howard Way
E. Gore
Martin's Cleaners
Gore
Kenneth Jones
Bit Russell
Ave
ABC Cole
Robert Franke
Ellsworth
Warbel Show
Oklahoma
Noel Fallon
Wycliffe Lane
Outo
Mike Burgfeld
Dearborn
Ovto
Gore Boulevard
Robert Edmonson
Kimberly
Indian Hospital finishes clinic expansion at PHS
Indian Hospital completes obstetrics and pediatrics clinic in the dental wing with obstetrician pediatrician and public health nurse offices. The new screening room and nurses station aim to improve maternal and infant care and reduce patient walking and waiting time. All obstetric gynecologic and pediatric patients should report to the new screening area.
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PHS Indian Hospital
Roger Rowles
Bowles
Rowles
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