Larceny Suspects Released On Bond in Lawton
Two Lawton men identified as Kevin D. Frasier and George E. McIntyre Jr. were released from the county jail on $1,000 bonds each after Tuesday ar raignment in district court. Preliminary hearings for grand larceny were set for March 28. The pair were arrested Monday in Duncan after attempting to refill welding gas bottles stolen last week from a Lawton service station leased from Western Welding in Duncan.
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Lawton
Hayden Ireland
Kevin D. Frasier
Stith
George E. McIntyre Jr
Bessie
Duncan
Western Welding
Gryan Held After Shooting Bond Set
Lawton man George S. Smith, 35, is jailed on $4,500 bond after arraignment in district court on assault with a deadly weapon and feloniously pointing a firearm for firing a shotgun at Kay Cave of Cache. The 27 year old woman was hospitalized in satisfactory condition in the ICU at Comanche County Memorial Hospital. Preliminary hearings for all charges are set for March 27.
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Lawton
George S. Smith
Cornell
Smith
Kay Cave
Cache
Comanche County Memorial Hospital
Fort Sill soldiers win Freedoms Foundation awards
Two Fort Sill soldiers, Staff Sgt. Roland E. Bouche and Spec. 5 Kenneth A. Crawford, earned Valley Forge Honor Certificates in the Freedoms Foundation national awards. Their category was Armed Forces with the motto My Responsibilities In Keeping My Country Free. Editorial cartoonist Vern Thompson of the Lawton Constitution Morning Press won the George Washington Honor Medal for the cartoon But We're Still Free.
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Fort Sill
Freedoms Foundation
Valley Forge
Roland E. Bouche
Kenneth A. Crawford
Lawton Constitution & Morning Press
Vern Thompson
George Washington
Notice of Owners of Abandoned Property Published
Public notice lists persons or firms as owners of unclaimed personal property under the Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act. Claims must be filed within sixty-five days of the first publication. after eighty-five days, property custody moves to the Director Unclaimed Property Division. Write to 2750 Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City, OK 73194. Do not call.
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Lincoln Boulevard
Oklahomen City
Oklahoma
Funeral for Rosa M. Martin at Fort Sill
Rosa M. Martin of Fort Sill died at 9 46 a m Tuesday in Reynolds Army Hospital after a heart attack. She was born January 5 1938 in Alexander City Alabama and had lived at Fort Sill seven months. Survived by husband Raymond G. Martin three daughters Deborah Barnett Susie Martin Crystal Martin two sons Jerry Martin Craig Martin her mother Mrs Sarah Thomas four sisters a brother and two grandchildren. Services pending Becker Funeral Home.
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Rosa M. Martin
Fort Sill
Reynolds Army Hospital
Deborah Barnett
Germany
Susie Martin
Crystal Martin
Jerry Martin
Alexander City
Ala
Craig Martin
Sarah Thomas
Becker Funeral Home
Norrell Lodges Re-Election Bid in Ward 4 Contest
Ward 4 incumbent councilman Jack Norrell filed for a second term as six incumbents seek re-election. A Ward 2 race emerged with Harry Anderson and motel operator Bill Webster joining the field. filing closes Thursday at 5 p.m. Also filed earlier were Ed Riddle At-Large No. 1 Vic Ramirez At-Large No. 2 Rex Pierce Ward 6 and Ashley Cagle Ward 8. Anderson 61 a retired analyst Webster 50 Capri Motel manager Norrell owner of a downtown apparel store.
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Harry Anderson
Bill Webster
Ed Riddle
Vic Ramirez
Anderson
Rex Pierce
Ashley Cagle
Webster
Norrell
Accident Cause Says Teens Create Hazards
A Seven teen Magazine claim states ninety nine percent of accidents result from unsafe acts or conditions we ourselves create, urging readers to examine daily behaviors and safety habits to prevent harm.
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Seventeen Magazine
Jury Clears Montoya in First-Degree Rape Trial
After 40 minutes of deliberation the seven-woman five-man jury acquitted Alex Montoya in a first degree rape case. The 22-year-old Lawton woman testified he forced entry and threatened her, while Montoya claiming mistaken identity said he had never seen her before. His wife and mother testified he wears a moustache. Montoya was stationed at Fort Sill and now lives in Clovis, New Mexico.
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Constitution
Lawton
Alex Montoya
Clovis
N.M
Sharon
Lupe
Montoya
Sheridan’ Road
Bob Looney
Fort Sill
Americans oppose mandatory retirement age by large majority
The American Council of Life Insurance reports that seven in ten Americans oppose mandatory retirement at set ages. The finding highlights broad resistance to age based forced retirement across the population.
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American Council of Life Insurance
Vending Machines Stolen From Holiday Inn Motel
Charles E. Samuels reported three of four vending machines were taken from the Holiday Inn Motel early Tuesday. The theft follows a prior theft nine days earlier of vending machine keys tools and cash from a van at ith and E. Samuels put total losses at about $400 for both incidents.
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Holiday Inn
Lawton
Lth & E
Charles E. Samuels
Dunstan Lane
Samuels
Registration Opens for Critical Care Nursing Course
Registration is under way for a 36 hour Critical Care Nursing Course sponsored by Southwestern and Comanche County Memorial Hospitals. The program targets ICU and CCU RNs and LPNs, is supported by the Oklahoma Heart Association, runs March 20 to April 27 with 3.6 CEUs awarded on completion, offers morning and night sessions at both hospitals, and carries a $65 fee. Contact William Neal, Southwestern director of nurses, to enroll. Instructors are Linda Mulchin and Jean Shaw.
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Oklahoma Heart Association
William Neal
Linda Mulchin
R.N
Jean Shaw
Memorial
Bank Robbery in Richmond Ends With Wounded Suspect
Police chased two bandits after a First National Bank of Richmond alarm. One robber was shot as they escaped in a car. The wounded suspect, Richard Eugene Baker, 44, of Springfield, Ohio, was treated for neck wounds and jailed. Gasoline used to keep the car warm during the pursuit. Authorities did not disclose the stolen amount.
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Richmond
Joseph Edwards
First National Bank of Richmond
Richard Eugene Baker
Springfield
Ohio
Reid Memorial Hospital
Wayne County
Intelligence committee report links Torrijos to drug trafficking
Senate intelligence committee chair Birch Bayh presented a censored report in a page one continuation. The document examined whether Omar Torrijos of Panama knew of or participated in drug trafficking through Panama, with a censored version made public.
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Birch Bayh
D-Ind
MacArthur High senior finalist named Presidential Scholar candidate
MacArthur High School announces senior Es ther Davis has earned finalist status in the Presidential Scholars competition, with a 4.0 GPA and record ACT score for the school. Fellow senior Rocco Paciello is named a National Merit Scholarships finalist, both families listed with full addresses.
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Esther Davis
MHS
Gene Rochelle
Rochelle
Paciello
Administration mulls end to coal strike options
The Carter administration weighs three paths to end the 166,000 miner walkout, including Taft Hartley provisions, government seizure, or binding arbitration. No timetable given as officials discuss impacts on UMW and BCOA talks while Virginia Maryland and West Virginia enforce electricity cutbacks. A 2,900 weekly strike related layoffs toll rises with four Pennsylvania miners charged for forcing non union coal dumping on Beaver Valley Expressway.
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Nuclear missile threat and MX mobility debate in 1980s era
U S intelligence notes the SS-16 carries one warhead and may be upgraded with a third stage to reach intercontinental range, challenging Minuteman ICBMs. Other Soviet missiles like the SS-17, SS-18, and SS-19 carry multiple warheads, complicating strategic balance. Brown cites technical doubts on mobile MX deployment, while estimates place SS-16 range around 6,300 miles and compare lengths and weights of SS series missiles.
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U.S
Brown
Indian Consultants Visit Cameron University
Dr. David Miller of Cameron University and Dr. Floyd ONeil of the American West Center Utah discuss adding American Indian history and culture courses at Cameron. ONeil notes the center and Utah history department are launching a traditional PhD program focused on American Indian history allowing an Indian language as a required option.
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Floyd O’neil
American West Center
University of Utah
Lawton
O’neil
Cam
Eron
University of Utah History Department
Early Enrollment Sought For Class By Vo Tech Center
Great Plains Area Vo Tech Center seeks adults for a next fall banking and savings and loan operations course. Twenty morning and twenty afternoon spaces are set, with seniors given priority among high school applicants. Adult spots are reserved at local banks’ request, while usual high school, in district veterans, then adults priorities apply.
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Great Plains Area
Vo-Tech Center
Tommy Reece
Reece
Reese
Savings and Loans
Counterfeiting Seminar For Lawton Retailers
A retail crime seminar for store owners and employees will discuss counterfeiting forgery shoplifting and bad checks. The program at 7 p.m. Thursday at Lawton Public Library is led by a Secret Service agent and Lawton officials with two films The Shoplifter and The Paperhangers shown. Registration begins at 7 p.m. and there is no charge.
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Bernice Jackson
Library Services
Library
Lawton Chamber of Commerce
Small Business Administration
Secret Service
William R. Skiles
Jay Vickers
Lawton Police Department
Ralph Walker
Jackson
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