Oklahoma Elks Poised for Wider Sightings Across State
Oklahoma moves to expand elk visibility as Wichita Mountains Refuge hosts hikers and hunters. A Springfield Illinois exhibit plans to display a 635 pound six point bull sourced from Oklahoma’s elk, illustrating cross state museum collaboration and past extirpation.
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Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Oklahoma
Marion K. Hoffman
Jim E. McGregor
Illinois State Museum
Springfield
Illinois
Eugene Bartnicki
Hoffman
Wichita Elk Range
Illinois Museum
McGregor
Wichita Refuge
Wichita Range
State Department of Wildlife Conservation
Marion Ek. Hoffman
Jim Ek. McGregor
Funeral services for Elizabeth Taylor in Lawton
Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor 65 of 1306 North 21st are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Becker Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens. She died Sunday morning born in Gablonz Czechoslovakia September 21 1906 exiled to Germany before escaping to the U S Zone in 1948. She married Master Sgt Ret Purvis Taylor February 8 1956 in Augsburg Germany and came to Lawton that year. Survivors include her husband and brother Hans Golik of Garmisch Germany.
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Elizabeth Taylor
Becker Funeral Home
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Mrs. Taylor
Gablonz
Czechslovakia
Germany
U.S
Sgt
Purvis Taylor
Augsburg
Lawton
Hans Golik
Garmisch
Mabel Davis
Euclid
Weldon Rightmer
Liberty Heights
Highland Cemetery
Obituary: Nick Carras 77 Local Resident of Lawton
Nick Carras aged 77 of 702 Summit died about 1 p m Sunday in a local hospital arrangements are with Ritter Dalton Funeral Home Born June 15 1894 in Trikala Greece he came to the United States in 1910 lived in Lawton since 1922 from Kansas City married Theresa Seibold Jan 9 1929 in Lawton Greek Orthodox Church he owned a restaurant here from 1922 to 1946 Survivors include his wife one brother and one sister in Greece
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Nick Carras
Summit
Ritter- Dalton Funeral Home
Trikkala
Greece
Carras
United States
Lawton
Kansas City
Theresa Seibold
Demetriou Karakitsos
Zoitza Nolan
Waldheim Defends Strong UN Leadership Ahead of Congo Crisis
UN Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim, in a Der Spiegel interview from his New York apartment, rejects a weak image and vows decisive action within UN limits. He promotes preventive diplomacy and says convening the Security Council has occurred only once in UN history during the Congo crisis.
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Hamburg
Germany
Kurt Waldheim
United Nations
Waldheim
U Tirant
der Spiegel
New York
U.N
Security Council
Congo
YMCA Lifesaving Classes Slated
The Lawton YMCA announces a new session of junior and senior lifesaving instruction starting Wednesday January 12. Classes run Wednesdays 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. for 10 weeks with Bill Ingram as instructor. YMCA and Red Cross certifications issued. Junior ages 12-15. senior 15 and up. Fees: junior 5 members, 10 non members. senior 10 members, 15 non-members. Includes texts patches and cards.
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Lawton Ymca
Fifth and A
Bill Ingram
YMCA
Red Cross
Dallas area telephones face unlisted numbers trend
Southwestern Bell Telephone officials report about 124000 of 825000 Dallas Fort Worth district subscribers have unlisted numbers roughly eighteen percent. If this continues, a service charge may be imposed.
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Dallas
Dallas-Fort Worth
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Fire alarms investigated by Lowton Fire Department
Sunday at 2255 NW 40th a house fire caused minor damage and a grass fire occurred at 26th and D. Another grass fire was reported at 82nd and Gore. Monday morning a house fire at 810 Hoover caused minor damage.
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The
Lowton Fire Department
40Th
82Nd
Gore
Hoover
1972 Meat Import Quotas Likely Stable in Nixon Plan
Washington AP reports that the Nixon administration is likely to keep 1972 meat import quotas near the 1.16 billion pounds level of 1971 and 1970 under voluntary restraint accords. Negotiations with Australia and New Zealand continue, with no announcement expected soon.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Australia
New Zealand
U.S
Nixon
United States
Indian Lands To Be Auctioned In Oklahoma
The Bureau of Indian Affairs will hold a public auction at the Muskogee Civic Center at 10 a.m. January 26. Forty two tracts across 23 counties will be offered, varying from city lots to 120 acres. The sale is oral with sealed bids accepted until 10 a.m. the day before.
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Muskogee, Okla
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Muskogee Civic Center
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