Officials Seek Guaranteed Gas Supply If Lawton Joins Deregulation Fight
Lawton officials urge a guaranteed gas supply if Arkla Gas Co joins a multi city push for federal deregulation. Mayor Gilley and Councilman Riddle press for protections and local benefits while Gibbs leads the Oklahoma Gas Consumers Association formation. They consider funds and action to confront rate hikes and gas reliability amid industry realignments.
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Arkla Gas Co
Wayne Gilley
Ed Riddle
Charlies Gibbs
Arkla Gas
Riddle
Gibbs
Gilley
Arkla
Ada
Harry Anderson
City Coalition
Vic Ramirez
Washington
J.J. Pursley
Public Service Company of Oklahoma
Corporation Commission
Russell Bennett
Oklahoma City
Ten Seek Election To School Boards In Oklahoma
Ten candidates filed for school board seats in Lawton and neighboring districts. Mrs Sharon Montague seeks reelection in Lawton while nine others filed in Comanche County including Coweta F Lee for Office No 3 and John Raskam for Office No 2 five year term. Filing ends at 5 pm today with terms varying three years for dependents and five years for independents. Election set for January 25 with notices from Election Board Secretary Mrs J N Logan.
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Sharon Montague
Lawton
Elgin
Perry L. Brown
Bulie R. McDonald
Donald L. Mullenix
Fletcher Board
Kenneth Scott
Faxon
Donald King
Flower Mound
Gordon Dye
Medicine Park
Johnny M. Graves
Stony Point
J. N. Logan
Election Board
Said
Julius Johnston
Great Plains
Vo-Tech
John Kinder
Chattanooga
Garbage Schedule Revision Outlined by City Crews
City crews canceled today's garbage collections and rescheduled them for Thursday Friday and Saturday due to poor street conditions. Assistant Public Works Director Bill Baker said crews will cover the entire city as soon as possible and residents should place garbage cans at the curb where possible.
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Public Works
Bill Baker
Storm Brings Heavy Snow Across Southwest Oklahoma
Predicting continued from Page One did not wait for Sunday. High winds and frigid temps anticipated a coming blast. The storm dumped the snow Southwest Oklahoma had not seen in over a decade. The National Weather Service issued an extended forecast predicting a new front Thursday with warmer temps and light rain. By noon the forecast shifted to slightly warmer air and possible freezing rain or drizzle tonight into Thursday.
Carter Meets Congress to Discuss Inauguration Challenges
The meeting follows a November pledge to spend a full day with lawmakers to share information and analyze future challenges. Carter outlined Mondale’s extended role, and joined an early breakfast with Senate and House leaders to discuss bipartisan foreign policy talks.
Escape of James Fannon Shocks Cotton County Jail
A 20 year old James Earl Fannon of Walters escaped the Cotton County city jail where he awaited a preliminary hearing for strong armed robbery. He fled after breaking a lock as county prisoners were housed in the city jail due to a heating failure. Fannon had been held for the December robbery of J P Davis and previously pled guilty to illegal possession of marijuana. An all points bulletin was issued.
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Cotton County
James Earl Fannon
Fannon
J.P
Fun” Davis
Davis
State
Hearing Scheduled On Expansion Plan In Oklahoma City
The McMahon-Tomlin Son Nursing Center seeks a 700 000 to 800 000 expansion adding 42 beds recreation rooms a nurses station and storage with a public hearing set for 11 a m January 19 in Oklahoma City. A 21 000 addition to Caddo Nursing Home would add four beds and a social activities area. All projects await OHSA review for federal eligibility. The Lincoln Plaza Inn Conference Room hosts the meeting with other Oklahoma sites on the agenda.
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Oklahoma Health Systems Agency
Oklahoma City
Caddo
OHSA
Tommy Throckmorton
Southwest Oklahoma
Cushing
Chouteau
Norman
Quapaw
Wagoner
Wetumka
Lincoln Plaza Inn
City Murder Case Hearing Continued
A preliminary hearing for Jim L. Samples, 28, charged with second degree murder in Bertha Miller’s 54 year old death on Nov 9 was postponed while he undergoes mental observation at Western State Hospital Fort Supply. The hearing will be rescheduled when he returns.
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Western State Hospital
Fort Supply
Samples
Bertha Miller
Steve Lile
Jack Brock
Lile
Funeral for Walter L. Shirley 90 Held in Lawton
Funeral services for Walter L. Shirley a 90 year old Lawton resident were set for 11 a.m. Thursday at Becker Funeral Home Chapel with Dr Forrest Siler officiating and Dr H Tom Wiles assisting Burial would be in Sunset Memorial Gardens Shirley born September 1 1886 in Mount Vernon Illinois came to Lawton in 1940 from Norman was a retired carpenter and contractor Survivors include son Barker Shirley of Antioch California daughter Mrs Charles Suess of California four brothers James Charles and Edgar and six great grandchildren and three grandchildren
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Columbia
Becker Funeral Home
Forrest Siler
First Baptist Church
H. Tom Wiles
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Mr. Shirley
Mount Vernon
Ill
Martha Barker
Harmon County
Shirley
Lawton
Norman
Barker Shirley
Antioch
Calif
Charles Suess
California
James
Illinois
Charles
Edgar
Tennessee
Burglary Charge Filed Against Andrew Robinson
Andrew Robinson aged 54 of 1208 SW Texas was charged in district court with burglary from auto. Bond set at $2000 after Officer Randy Maples observed him take a pan from a parked car.
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Andrew Robinson
Texas
Robinson
Randy Maples
Bell pledges nonpolitical DOJ and rights protection
Bell tells the Senate he will run the Justice Department non politically and vows no warrantless wiretaps, backing legislation for court warrants in all taps. He defends civil rights work and discusses desegregation, school busing, and Carswell’s Supreme Court nomination.
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Justice Department
Georgia
G. Harrold Carswell
Supreme Court
Bell
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Ernest Vandiver
Vandiver
Review Canceled by Weather in Lawton Foundation Event
The Lawton Book and Play Review Club canceled the Thursday afternoon session at the McMahon Foundation due to weather, with noon announcement.
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McMahon Foundation
Lawton Book and Play Review Club
Unemployment Rates Shift in 1976 Year Review
The Labor Department reports 1976 averaged 7.7 percent unemployment, down from 8.5 percent in 1975. December unemployment fell by 210,000 to 7.6 million, while total employment rose to a record 88.4 million with most gains among adults. The civilian labor force held at 95.9 million, with women driving much of the year’s growth.
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Labor Department
Burglars Strike Twice at Melvena Mitchell Home
Police report burglars hit the residence of Melvena Mitchell at 1526 Pennsylvania twice in one week. A television was stolen on one occasion and later the burglars returned to take a sofa two end tables a music box and a telephone.
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Melvena Mitchell
Pennsylvania
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