New Librarian Pushes Hiring and Services at Lawton Library
Bernice Jackson told the Lawton Public Library Board she will focus on filling staff vacancies and creating an Oklahoma texts collection. She aims to hire a children’s librarian soon, proposes a fine free return period, plans a stocked bookmobile for early summer, and suggests changing children’s story hours to later times. The board discussed a parent complaint over a checked out book and maintained library policy on material challenges.
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Lawton Public Library Board
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Josephine Raburn
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Lawton
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Butz Prefers Private Grain Reserve In Global Network
Senatorial hearings on agriculture run nine days with nearly 200 witnesses from farming and processing sectors. Butz favors a private sector grain reserve linked to a world network endorsed by the World Food Conference and opposes expanding government farm support. No general bill exists yet as committee plans to add revisions to target prices, food stamps, and Food for Peace in an Agriculture and Anti-depression Act of 1975. The farm bill hearings end Friday.
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Senate Committee
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Cub Plans Slide Program at February Meeting
Lawton's newly formed French American Club Alliance Francaise will host a monthly meeting at 7 30 p m Thursday Feb 27 at the Museum of the Great Plains. A special slide show on prehistoric cave paintings in Lascaux southern France will be shown. French pastries will be served. Public welcome and members urged to bring a friend.
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Alliance Francaise
Museum of the Great Plains
Lascout
France
Lawsuit challenges city park use for girls softball
Land grant deed restrictions are argued as breached by the Lawton-based softball park used by city girls only. Attorney Red Ivy says a public park must be nonexclusive. Greer alleges most of the land must be abandoned from public use. a summary judgment could resolve the matter if facts are stipulated.
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Lawton
Red Ivy
Chickasha
South
Local Lawton Council Candidates Filed For Ward Seats
Filed candidates include Harry Anderson 58 of 1131 Oak retiree incumbent Ward 2 and Rex Givens 35 of 1211 Lake Ave Lawton attorney. Monte Rogers 41 self employed mower, Joyce Pursley 59 upholsterer and former councilman, Neil Kissick 63, Ward Mack Martin 21 Cameron University student, and Smith Green 61 Lawton plant nursery owner.
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Oak
Rex Givens
Lake Ave
Lawton
Monte D. Rogers
E Ave
Joyce J. Pursley
Jefferson
Neil Kissick
Arlington
Ward
Mack Martin
Cameron University
Smith Green
W. Lee Bivd
Lawton Plant Nursery
Housing Authority of the Comanche Indian Tribe meeting notice
The Housing Authority of the Comanche Indian Tribe of Oklahoma announces a regular meeting on Monday February 24, 1974 at 1 PM. The meeting will be held at the Housing Authority Office north of Civ, Lowton, Ottonomo Jerree Tevedo, Executive Director.
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Lowton
Comanche Indian Tribe OF Oklahoma
Mme Housing Authority
Housing Authority
Civ
Ottonomo
Water Cutoff Notice for Friday City Water Department
Private contractors will turn off water from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday at Eleventh Street from Gore to Ferris Arlington from Eleventh to Eighth Bell from Thirteenth to Eighth Columbia from Thirteenth to Eleventh Dearborn from Thirteenth to Fifth Euclid from Thirteenth to Eighth and Ferris from Thirteenth to Fifth Street.
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Oklahoma City grain and produce markets report prices today
State Department of Agriculture lists prices for WHEAT BARLEY MILO SOYBEANS ALFALFA HAY and BROILERS and EGGS across cities including Afton Hobart Keyes Liberal Perryton Watonga Geary Kingfisher Manchester Ponca City Weatherford and Pauls Valley with figures per bushel or ton and egg pack prices.
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State Department of Agriculture
Afton
Hobart
Keyes
Liberal
Manchester
Pauls Valley
Perryton
Altus
Clinton
Reno
Geary
Kingfisher
Medford
Okeene
Ponca City
Temple
Watonga
Weatherford
Yukon
Gulf
MILO
Banner
Muskogee
Governors voice opposition to Ford budget proposals
Governors from Michigan Pennsylvania Illinois Wisconsin Rhode Island criticize Ford budget cuts to social services. They warn cuts will force state program closures tax increases and hurt the most vulnerable while seeking federal offset funding and a national energy policy summit proposal.
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Willam G. Milliken
Michigan
Walker
House
John J. McFall
Lucey
Congress
Seats Bolted to Concrete Floor Up for Sale
Items consist of seats fixed to concrete floors and sold as single units. Buyer must arrange removal within a reasonable period.
Senate House probe weighs retired intel officials for staff
A Senate intelligence panel may hire retired Lt. Col. Donald B. McBride who served on Colby’s staff from 1973 to last January. House votes to probe the intelligence community 286 to 120 amid concerns of divided loyalties and staff or consultant roles.
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Connecticut
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California
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Ohio
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Illinois
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Louisiana
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Tax Cut Bill Tied to National Emergency Claim
The speaker described the tax bill as a national emergency needing swift action. He indicated the depletion allowance would be reviewed later when the committee addresses energy tax legislation on its upcoming agenda.
Post Office Lines Draw Daily Complaints and Suggestions
Residents and workers describe long morning lines at the post office with wait times of five to ten minutes. They suggest staggering clerks, expanding self service, and adjusting lunch hours to speed service while noting salary costs of extra windows.
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Postales
Calvin Maddux
Howard Smith Ford
Adam Matthews
Matthews
McClure
Post Office
Oklahoma City Crash Kills Anadarko Man on I 240
An Anadarko man Ray Dubois 71 died when his car struck a utility pole on I 240 in southwest Oklahoma City after the driver was blinded by the sun. Samuel L. Bownen 69 also of Anadarko died. Dubois and Bownen's wife Ruby 62 were seriously injured. The state traffic toll for 1975 rose to 84.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Ray Dubois
Samuel L. Bownen
Dubois
Bownen
Ruby
Oklahoma House Approves Anti-Gambling Bill for Senate
A much amended House committee substitute for an anti gambling bill clears the House and heads to the Senate. The measure by Rep. Ross Duckett and Rep. David Hood would make gambling activity a felony with up to five years in prison and a $25 000 fine. Debate raised concerns about private games and proprietors liability including a failed amendment to criminalize installing gambling communications.
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House
Senate
Ross Duckett
Mustang
David Hood
Hood
FBI
Oklahoma
A. Visanio Johnson
Tom Bamberger
Congress plans trip as veto over oil tariff pause looms
Ford is expected to veto a bill suspending his oil tariff program for 90 days and Congress will vote to override. Lawmakers want to be present when votes are counted, with some Republicans opposing Rep. Thomas Harkin’s plan to be joined by Don Luce, a former U.S. aid worker in South Vietnam.
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Rep
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Iona
Don Luce
U.S
South Vietnam
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