Interchange Funds Here Obligated for Rogers Lane-U S 277
Oklahoma State Highway Commission obligated 2.8 million dollars for Rogers Lane U.S. 277 interchange at Lawton. Chairman Charlie D. Payne said a contract should be let soon after July 1. The panel also okayed 1.6 million for Oklahoma's share of the Texas cooperative project to replace the east Red River bridge. Payne submitted his resignation to Gov-elect Boren and plans to attend February meeting. The commission approved a long range program through 1980.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Commission
Rogers Lane
U.S. 277
Lawton
Charlie D. Payne
Payne
West Bridge
Bailey Turnpike
Texas
Wichita Falls
Oklahoma City
Boren
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority
Elgin
Lawton Board OKs V S N grading plan and stray dogs help
Lawton Board of Education approved the V-S-N grade reporting system with changes for the current year and will review for possible permanent use. The district seeks city aid to end stray dog attacks at the FFA farm at 19th and Lee, where livestock have been harmed and guards kept watch at night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton Board of Education
19Th and
Lee
Marvin Bicket
FFA
Bicket
Connie Long
Lawton
Don Whitaker
Public Records from Lawton Police Department Reports
A list of complainants and incidents includes attempted burglaries at Video Twin Theater and several thefts from homes and businesses across Lawton. Notable items involve a burglary at Eisennhower Junior High wood shop, assaults with deadly weapon at multiple residences, and various vehicle and property thefts with locations on Cache Road Fort Sill Boulevard and 4 young northeast Lowton.
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Lawton
Video
John's
Lee
Louis L. Lumpkin
McKinley
Chet
Chew
Bel
North 27Th
Cache Road
Columbia
Cleota Bingham
Fort Sill
Larry Lawson
Dorman White
Mark Peck
Pollard
Sheridan
Fred and Phillips
Second
Clarence Moanfrey Jr
Second Avenue
Bell
Innocent Plea Entered In Slaying Case Amended Charge
Ming Chu Ellis pleads innocent in district court to a reduced first degree manslaughter charge for the Dec 29 stabbing death of Robert Ellis. Judge John Taylor lowers bond from 20000 to 5000 as prosecutors say the amended count better fits the incident. An interpreter aided Ellis as her attorney Joe B Reeves notes the change from second degree murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ming Chu Ellis
Don Beauchamp
Ellis
John Taylor
I-Ming Chang
Taiwan
Fort Sill
Field Artillery
Joe B. Reeves
Beauchamp
Robert Ellis
Southwestern Clinic Hospital
Bishop Road
Ellises
Auto Burglary Charge Dropped in Lawton Case
Lawton man Forest Weger 60 had an auto burglary charge dismissed in district court after his Dec. 4 1974 arrest near Lawton. The complaint witness cannot be located for the Monday hearing, and the vehicle found on U S 277 belonged to Margen Shuma Milton of Earlsboro. Highway Patrolman Robert Hill described Weger found removing a radio from the abandoned car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Forest D. Weger
Euclid
Weger
U.S. 277
SH 7
Robert Hill
Hill
Margen Shuma Milton
Rt. 1
Earlsboro
Robert Looney
Milton
Three Jackson County men granted jury trial on marijuana charges
Three men from Jackson County were granted a jury trial on marijuana possession charges. Bond was set at 300 dollars each after their arrest two miles west of Indiahoma Friday night. Arrested were Tommy Michael Brown 20 Olustee Lewis Henry Spotts III 23 Altus and Danny Keith Wilson 19 Rt. 1 Elmer. Oklahoma Highway Patrol officer Mike Kelley stopped their vehicle on U S 62 for a suspected license violation and found narcotics paraphernalia and a substance believed to be marijuana in the car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Indiahoma
Tommy Michael Brown
Olustee
Lewis Henry Spotts III
Altus
Danny Keith Wilson
Rt. 1
Elmer
Oklahoma
Mike Kelley
U.S. 62
Kelley
Hollis
Sheriff's Department
Jury Picked For State Murder Case In Muskogee
A jury was chosen in the first degree murder trial of Sapulpa motel owner Jess Henson 52 accused in the slaying of Susan Bush 68 of Sapulpa. The judge separated Henson from two other defendants 17 year olds Thomas Andrew Bias and Kenneth V Gregory. A fourth defendant Lee Gibson 18 was severed earlier. The trial was moved to Muskogee on venue grounds.
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Muskogee
Okla
Sapulpa
Jess Henson
Susan Bush
Bill Haworth
Henson
Thomas Andrew Bias
Kenneth V. Gregory
Lee Gibson
Violent bank robbery shocks small Oklahoma town
In Gould Oklahoma a bank robbery left book keeper Mrs Glenn Masters dead and teller Jana Robinson wounded after two black suspects assaulted bank officers at the First State Bank. A third employee was hidden in the vault as investigators tracked suspects near Hollis and Quanah.
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Ould
Oklahoma
Gould
Glenn Masters
Jana Robinson
Elton Wilson
Harmon County Hospital
Hollis
Amarillo
Tex
Jerry Gore
Coppage
First State Bank
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Crow
Sue Jordan
Rogers
Ark
Vida Simpson
Gayle Smith
Bentonville
A. B. Cummings
Quanah
Cecil Cummings
Troy Cummings
Phoenix
Ariz
John Cummings
Rogers, Ark
City employees back expanded retirement plan voting 241 to 56
Awton workers excluding police and fire approve a broadened retirement program. The plan lowers retirement age and doubles benefits while mandating 4 percent employee contributions and a city match. It heads to city council for final approval later this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Awton City
Fire and Police Department
Jaycee Distinguished Service Award Nominees Sought
Lawton Jaycees seek nominations for the Distinguished Service Award. Nominees aged 18 to 35 will be judged on citizenship and community contribution. Terry Reffett, Jaycee board chairman, announced the deadline is Friday. The winner will be announced January 24 at the Friday Forum hosted by the Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton Jaycees
Terry Reffett
Jaycee Board
Reffett
Chamber of Commerce
Larceny Case Sends Rosemary Smith on Deferred Sentence
Rosemary Smith aged 23 received a deferred one year county jail sentence after pleading guilty to petty larceny. She faced grand larceny charges for the November 2 1974 attempted theft at a Lawton store. Officer Kevin Worcester arrested her inside Montgomery Ward's 2305 W Gore with items valued at $28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosemary Smith
Lawton
Rodney Bussell
Smith
Kevin Worcester
Montgomery Ward
W. Gore
Worcester
Traffic Panel To Meet Thursday In Lawton
The Lawton Traffic Commission will convene at City Hall at 4 p.m. Thursday to consider removing three traffic signals at Eleventh Street where it meets A B and E Avenues. The agenda also includes requests for controls at Seventh Street and H Avenue and at 72nd Street and Hunter Boulevard.
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Lawton Traffic Commission
City Hall
Eleventh Street
Seventh Street
H Avenue
72Nd Street
Hunter Blvd
Burglary and Theft Reported Across Lawton Areas
A renter fell behind on a 135 rent at Video Twin Theatre on 1022 NW. Burglaries and thefts were reported at Sher Lin Apartments 2110 Lindy and a local business with extenders and extinguishers missing. An overdose case occurred last night with Librium ingestion. the subject was hospitalized at Reynolds Army Hospital. Betty Joe Simonson reported a purse theft of about 115 dollars. Ray Hatchett reported burglary of a residence involving a pickup and firearms.
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Johnnie L. Jenkins
Aberdeen
Ruth Johnson
Baldwin
Michael Adams
Fort Sill
Hoover
Doyle Beil
Ferris
Mary Graham
New York
Lattimore Hill
Abilene
Ricardo Vasquez
Bogie Pass
Tex
Northeast
James S. Culley
Mission Boutevard
Post Oak
Bishop Road
William Hockett
Memorial Hospital
Adam Stone
Rosemary Delft
Underwood's Bar
Cache Road
Don W. Siler
Ovto
Seafood Restaurum
Marie Southern
Santa Fe
Montego Bay
E. Gore
Andrew Jackson
22Nd
Lindy
Woodland Arms Apartments
Kelley
Tyler
Fort Sill Boulevard
PL. Thomas
Summit
Sher-Lin
Lawton
Reynolds Army Hospital
Betty Joe Simonson
Fourth
Lawton Club
Ray Hatchett
Lawton Teen Pleads Guilty in 1974 Elgin Burglary
A rural Lawton teenager, Charles Ricky Duncan, 19, pleaded guilty in district court to the December 7 1974 burglary of an Elgin residence. Judge William Roberts imposed a deferred two year prison sentence after owner Charles Daugherty supported the deal. Three witnesses saw him leaving with stolen items.
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Lawton
Elgin
William Roberts
Charlies
Ricky Duncan
Charles Daugherty
Duncan
Daugherty
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Sam Smith
Geronimo Road School
Hugh Bish
Bish
Haskell Evans
New Orleans
Ford
Congress
Eisenhower High School
John Elkins
Shoemaker Education Center
Ed Schmieding
MacArthur High School
Central Junior High
Edwin Smith
Crosby Park
Jane Anne Clark
Mary Virginia Seiring
Terry White
Pearlene Williams
Melba Smith
Walter Clark
Public Records
Vera Colleen Pennington
Andrews
Donold W. Anderson
Cheyenne Drive
Holiday Bowl
Ronald B. Rose
Tower Road
Eisennhower Junior High School
Gore
Mexico
Mexico City
Quiet Gould
Sammy Earl
R. D. Boles
Kenneth Smith
Ity
Meadors Department Store
N. Sheridan Road
Erwin Acres
Meadors
SUN
Mon
Oklahoma Theatre Center
Sheridan and Walker
Raley Chapel
Oklahoma Baptist University
Shawnee
Capitol
State Capitol
Blue Room
Myriad Convention Center
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