Former State Educator Denies Forgery Charge
Former LeFlore County School Superintendent John Kitchens denies forging charges and says tranquilizers and heavy drinking led to his disappearance on December 6. He described memory gaps after selling his car in Austin for 25 dollars and said he learned of the wanted notice from a newspaper.
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Special District Court
Douglas Sanders
Kitchens
Austin
Salvation Army
University of Texas
Oklahoma
Durant
Sam Sullivan
Senate backs bill to allow prairie dog control
Oklahoma Senate approved a bill by Sen. Leon Field to allow farmers and ranchers to destroy prairie dogs by any method. Field argued prairie dogs harm grass and cause cow injuries, saying ferrets are not seen by locals. The measure passed 36 to 5.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Senate
Senate
Leon Field
D-Texhoma
Field
Wildlife Conservation Commission
Oklahoma
Edmond Oyster Hearing Slated
A hearing on a defense motion to quash an ouster accusation against Edmond City Manager John McDonnald is set for District Court on March 29. The Oklahoma County grand jury brought the accusation, alleging failure to remedy alleged inefficiencies in the Edmond police department.
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Oklahoma City
Edmond
Oklahoma County Grand Jury
John McDonnald
Coalgate Woman Killed In Crash
Mrs Vera May Shockey aged 50 of Coalgate died in a two vehicle crash at the intersection of Oklahoma 99 and 33 south of Ada marking Oklahoma’s 10th traffic fatality of 1972. The report notes 103 road deaths in the comparable period last year.
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Vera May Shockey
Coalgate
Oklahoma
Oklahoma 99
Oklahoma 33
Ada
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