Disputed Fort Sill Lands Sold to Interior Revealed
Government records show that a large portion of Fort Sill Indian School land totaling nearly 800 acres was sold to the Interior Department in 1939 by Pauline Simpson for 49019. The three blocks, north of the school, include the old sub agency land and Simpson Farm segments, with mineral rights partially retained by the government. Local tribes seek a Congress bill via Tom Steed to buy back 791 acres if surplus.
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Skip Gibsont
Fort Sill
Department of Interior
Pauline Simpson
Indian School and Hospital
Rogers Lane
U.S. 287
Simpson
U.S
Cong
Tom Steed
Martha Lewis
John
Georgie Pittman
D. J
Ruth Welch
Nixon relaxes wheat set aside and grazing restrictions
The Agriculture Department canceled the wheat and feed grains set aside programs and allows grazing on idle acreage to ease livestock feed shortages. Officials said wholesale farm prices surged, prompting the move, while ASCS officials and farmers reported no advance notice. The change could raise 1973 crop acreages for spring planted wheat.
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Washington
Nixon
Agriculture Department
James Hughes
Comanche County
ASCS
Stillwater
American National Cattlemen's Association
W. McMillan
ANCA
Indianapolis
McMillan
Oklahoma utilities hold ad decisions before Jan hearing
Two major Oklahoma utilities Public Service Co. of Oklahoma and Oklahoma Gas & Electric will delay resuming previous advertising practices until a Corporation Commission hearing on January 17. Officials cited the hearing for deciding their marketing approach.
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State Supreme Court
Oklahoma
Corporation Commission
Public Service Co. of
Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co
Tulsa Firm Studies Kiowa Land Use for Major Development
Tulsa firm Indian Marketing and Management Inc. will study feasibility for a 310 acre tribal land north of Cache Road in Lawton. Plans include a shopping center housing complex offices golf course and motel. EDA designated the land eligible for federal funding to create jobs and raise income.
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Lawton
Tulsa
Bob Cannon
Cannon
Indian Marketing and Management Inc
Unlabeled newspaper page contents
A scrambled OCR layout lists sections like Editorials 5th side Dear Abby 8, Sports 11 14, Markets 18, Classifieds 23, Women 23, Bridge 4, Comics 21, Obituaries 21, Entertainment 20, Editorial Office 353-0620, Want Ads 353-0620, Circulation 353-0626, Hospitals and Crossword placeholders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dear Abby
Army Unveils Major Streamlining and Command Reorg
The Army unveils a major command structure streamlining to boost readiness and trim 15 000 military and civilian staff, saving about 1 billion over five years. It consolidates units at Joliet and Rock Island into an Armaments Command, expands regional ROTC offices, and creates a new health care command at Fort Sam Houston.
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Jereanebas
Army
Pentagon
Consoli
Joliet Tl
Rock Island
Armaments
AMC Electronics Command
Philadelphia
Ft. Monmouth
N.J
Ft. Sam Houston
Tex
United States
Training and Doctrine Command
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Ft. Riley
Kan
Ft. Knox
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Fort Sill to realign command structure under Army streamlining
Fort Sill will gain a dual pronged command shift with a new Guard and Reserve unit and a hospital command as administration levels are trimmed. School units will report to Training and Doctrine Command at Fort Monroe while nonschool units move to a new Force Command at Fort McPherson. The Continental Army Command is eliminated, and no personnel changes occur.
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Army Force Command
Army
Safeguard Systems Command
Safeguard Logistics Command
Redstone Arsenal
Huntsville
Ala
Safeguard Central
Ft. Bliss
Texas
Army Engineer Division
Malmstrom
Mont
Army Safeguard Communication Agency
Ft Huachuca
Ariz
Safeguard Evaluation Agency
White Sands Missile Range
N.M
Fort Sill
Department of the Army
Fifth Army
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
Tex
Continental Army Command
Fort Monroe
Continental Army
Ralph E. Haines
Haines
Training and Doctrine Command
Force Command
Fort McPherson
PIO
Winter Warmth Edges In For Lawton Area
Clearing skies and a slight warming trend ease winter’s grip on Lawton and southwest Oklahoma. Fair to partly cloudy with warmer daytime temps through Friday, though nights stay cold. Daytime highs in the low 20s today, near 30 by Friday. tonight’s low near 8. Previous high 16, low 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Oklahoma
Court Accepts Hunt Guilty Plea
Washington AP Hunt pleads guilty to all six counts of conspiracy burglary bugging and wiretapping in the Watergate investigation. Judge Sirica accepts the plea after earlier rejecting a reduced charge version. The case involves White House aides and Nixon campaign figures in the Democratic National Committee break in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
E. Howard Hunt Jr
Nixon
U.S. District Court
John J. Sirica
Hunt
Democratic Party
Sirica
Interest of Justice
White House
Treasury Department
CIA
Watergate
Nixon implements voluntary wage price guidelines nationwide
President Nixon ends mandatory wage price controls except in food health sectors and launches a voluntary system backed by enforcement. He abolishes the Pay Board and Price Commission while keeping the Cost of Living Council to manage Phase 3. Transition runs 90 days. inflation aims 2.5 percent by year end 1973.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Congress
Pay Board
Price Commission
Cost of Living Council
White House
Secretary of the Treasury
George Shultz
Shultz
Pay Board and Price Commission
Flu Cases Sparse in Lawton Area This Winter
Dr. Charles Green reports no confirmed flu cases so far in Lawton and the county. He credits a high rate of flu vaccinations this year as a possible reason for the mild start, with the next thirty days being crucial. The flu typically peaks in late January to early February.
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Lawton
Charles Green
Dr. Green
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