Two escapees still at large after Oklahoma prison break
Nine inmates tunneled out of a McAlester prison Friday night. By Saturday two fugitives remained free while seven had been recaptured, including Frank Chase and Jack O Stewart both 35 to 38. Hubert V Bales, John Engburg and others were also noted in custody or sought.
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Okla
Frank Chase
Muskogee County
Krebs City Lake
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Chase
Jack O. Stewart
John O. Engberg
Oklahoma County
Tulsa
Junior Kelley
Hubert V. Bales
North
Bales
Oklahoma
Park Anderson
Anderson
Gordon Wright
Jack 0. Stewart
James Leland Johnston
Warner
Johnston
Osage County
John ©. Engburg
Cushing
Iowa
Nixon to Name Gray as FBI Chief Amid SEC Reshuffle
President Nixon intends to nominate L Patrick Gray III to be permanent FBI director after Hoover’s death. The White House also names G Bradford Cook as SEC chairman nominee and John R Evans as SEC member, with Phillip Loomis Jr renominated.
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Gray
FBI
Key Biscayne, Fla
L. Patrick Gray III
J. Edgar Hoover
White House
Senate
Ronald L. Ziegler
G. Bradford Cook
SEC
Cook
Chicago
John R. Evans
Senate Banking Committee
University of Utah
Phillip A. Loomis Jr
Gray Lee
First 143 U S POWs Reach U S Soil In Alameda Return
Allies and North Vietnamese agree on cease fire while 20 more POWs head to freedom in Hanoi. At Alameda Naval Air Station 143 released captives arrive after the climb from Clark Air Base Philippines and a flight to California.
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Philippines
U.S. Air Force Chi
Hanoi
Alameda
Calif
U.S
Richard M
Skip” Irunhover
Alameda Naval Air Station
Travis Air Force Base
Hawaii
Brunhaver
Navy
Yakima
Wash
Keith Schacher
Clark
Schacher
California
Oakland
San Francisco- Oakland Bay Bridge
Anthony's and Ratcliffe announce shared downtown building plan
C Avenue will host a new two‑section building for Anthony's department store and Ratcliffe's Book Store. Ratcliffe Stores buys 50 front feet, with another 50 to follow east of the first lot. Total frontage includes 75 feet for Anthony's and a 25‑foot Ratcliffe's section. Construction to begin within 30 days of the second sale, aiming to boost downtown renewal.
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Lawton
C. R. Anthony & Co. Department Store
Ratcliffe Book Stores
C Avenue
Gale Sadler
Lee Ratcliffe
Loyd Lowry
Anthony
Anthony's
Ratcliffe’s
Lowry
Sadler
Ratcliffe
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Cease-fire appeal echoes as fighting continues in Vietnam
Allied radios report renewed clashes in South Vietnam three weeks after the cease-fire. The four party Jet Commission urged both sides to end hostilities, respect the truce, and seek peace through negotiations. South Vietnamese forces were to be notified of the appeal, with no clear impact yet observed.
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South Vietnam
Saigon
Vienna
Jet Commission
American Forces Vietnam
Radio
Hanoi
Viet Cong
le Trung Hien
Hien
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Porter dies Lawton businessman Ross Porter 66
Ross H Porter 66 of 27 N 35th Lawton a longtime business leader died Saturday after an extended illness. Funeral 10 30 a m Monday First Presbyterian Church with Rev William B Swan Jr officiating. Burial Highland Cemetery Becker Funeral Home directing. He was born August 5 1906 in Kirksville Missouri and moved to Lawton in 1920. He married Sara Ross June 15 1933 and served 46 months in the Army during World War II rising to captain.
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Ross H. Porter
Lawton
First Presbyterian Church
William B. Swan Jr
Highland Cemetery
Becker Funeral Home
Mr. Porter
Kirksville
Missouri
Sara Ross
Porter
Lee Porter
Snow Melt Precipitation and Light Snow in Southwest Oklahoma
Snow mixed with drizzle produced about a quarter inch of moisture in February rainfall across Southwest Oklahoma. Snow cover varied from heavy at Frederick to light at Grandfield Meers Lawton and Lake Ellsworth with temperatures melting the layer by evening. High totals included .38 at Constitution Press and .30 at Lake Lawtonka with lighter readings elsewhere. Weather Bureau forecasts clearing and warmer conditions by Monday.
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Oklahoma
Frederick
Grandfield
Meers
Lawton
Constitution Press
Lake Lawtonka
Lake Ellsworth
Lawtonka
Apache
Ellsworth
Weather Bureau
City's Filing Opens Amid Redistricting Challenge
The city will begin filing Wednesday for mayor and council races despite a district court review of the ward redistricting. Judge Raburn denied a temporary injunction, setting a Feb 27 hearing for a permanent order. Elections remain set for March 20 and April 2 with Mayor Whitaker expected to announce a second term bid.
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District Court
J. Winston Raburn
Olan A. Winham
A. L. Shepler
Raburn
Don Whitaker
Whitaker
Sneed
Wolverton
Adam Matthews
Five Yard Side Operations and Defensive Notes
Five yard side operations and related notes appear in the excerpt with references to RCPRA and numbers 353-0620 and 353-0626. The readable fragments show context on formations and defensive plays without full sentences or clear outcomes. The text preserves IDs and partial terms but lacks complete details for a full summary.
Birthday Sale Draws Lawton with $500 Drawing
Lawton gears up for the 12th George Washington Birthday Sale with more than 100 stores slashing prices. A $500 cash drawing is set for Tuesday at 10 15 p.m. Registration forms are available Monday in participating stores. Cities offices banks and schools observe the holiday while Fort Sill Cameron College and most federal state and county offices have a day off.
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Lawton
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