New Jail Overcrowded Sheriff Blames Planning Failures
Comanche County jail runs over capacity as 90 prisoners fill beds. by Monday night 73 remained after bail releases. Sheriff Coy Rogers faults slow justice system reforms and ongoing crimes, saying temporary relief fades as warrants surge. He recounts repurposing a treatment room as a dorm and processing misdemeanor warrants by alerting offenders to appear. Rogers notes the double bind of rising crime and insufficient facilities, with state prisons turning down transfers and calls for tougher enforcement.
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Comanche County
Coy Rogers
Oklahoma
Rogers
McAlester
Democrat Congress opens amid inflation and new leaders
The 94th Congress convenes with more Democrats than in a decade as House Speaker Carl Albert is reelected and Mike Mansfield retains Senate leadership. The session faces 6.5 million unemployed and rising prices while讨论 tax relief proposals including a potential 12 billion rebate and 10 to 20 billion tax cut for low and middle income earners. The opening also covers Rule 22 filibuster changes and seating decisions for Louis C. Wyman or John A. Durkin.
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Senate
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
Mike Mansfield
Richard M. Nixon
Gerald R. Ford
Congress
Louis C. Wyman
John A. Durkin
Ex-Deputy and Sheriff Cleared in Prisoner Release Case
A Lawton District Court jury acquitted former sheriff Paul Elkins and ex deputy Larry LaFrance of felony charges that they willfully released prisoners early. The six jurors delivered four unanimous verdicts after about 40 minutes of deliberation.
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Paul Elkins
Larry LaFrance
A.m. Elkins
LaFrance
Elkins
Mirl Grooms
Milton Burke
Lawton Constitution
Crane
Vernon Field
Field
Burke
Grooms
John Mackey
Slightly Warmer Period Expected in Lawton Area
Forecast calls for slightly warmer temperatures and fair to partly cloudy skies in the Lawton area through Wednesday. Southwesterly winds will diminish tonight with overnight lows in the lower 30s. Wednesday high near the upper 50s. Monday reached 46 to 25.
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Lawton
Ford and Democrats push for broad tax cut deal
President Ford and the Democratic 94th Congress back an across the board tax cut with up to 1000 for 1974 payments and a 12 percent rebate while oil tax hikes fund the relief. The plan includes 40 billion in federal spending restraint and salary limits as Congress weighs details.
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Ashington
Ford
94Th Congress
26 Killed In Attack On Cambodian Convoy
Communist led rebels shelled a Mekong River convoy carrying more than 250 civilians from Neak Luong. 26 were killed and 42 wounded in one boat hit by five 75mm shells as fighting extended across South Vietnam with civilian casualties reported.
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Central Highlands
Four Violations Found At Nuclear Plant Near Crescent
The Atomic Energy Commission issued four notices of violation to Kerr-McGee Nuclear Corp for lapses found during an investigation of its plutonium processing facility near Crescent Oklahoma. The agency cited failure to follow internal procedures and warned of potential health and safety risks from improper radiation and criticality protections.
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Oklahoma City
Atomic Energy Commission
Kerr-McGee Nuclear Corp
Crescent
Jan Strasma
AEC
Glen Ellyn
Ill
Karen Silkwood
Kerr-McGee
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union
Miss Silkwood
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Union
Pater
Lawton Area School Board Candidates File for Elections
Incumbents Pat Conway and A B Moore filed for Lawton and Great Plains Area Vo Tech School boards. Filing runs Monday through 5 p.m. Wednesday at the county election board in the courthouse with voting eligibility and residency rules noted.
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Pat Conway
Dearborn
A. B. Moore
Cache
Lawton School Board
Great Plains Area
Vo-Tech School Board
County Election Board
Conway
Adams, Garfield, Howell
Roosevelt
Washington, Whittier
Wilson
Lawton View
13Th Street
Lawton
Widening of Sixth Faces Backing From Council Members
Holdout councilmen Adam Matthews and Willie Hopkins joined in supporting a broad slate of projects to be funded by bonds. The measure seeks approval for street and infrastructure improvements tied to the Sixth Street widening effort and related municipal needs.
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Adam Matthews
Willie Hopkins
Sixth Street
Gore
Ferris
City Manager Selection Nears As Fountaine Departs
Mayor Don Whitaker announces a new city manager will be named at 11 a m Wednesday to replace Larry Fountaine who resigns. Councilmen completed final interviews with three top applicants and honored Fountaine with a resolution of appreciation. Reuben Brown will serve as acting city manager until a permanent appointee assumes duties.
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Don Whitaker
Larry Fountaine
Fountaine
Reuben Brown
Residency Rule Upholds One Year Divorce Requirement
The Supreme Court, in a 7 to 2 decision, upholds Iowa one year residency for divorce. Justice Rehnquist says states may avoid becoming a divorce mill and protect the integrity of decrees. The ruling notes migratory divorces can be set aside if home intent is absent. Washington and Louisiana lack such requirements.
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U.S. District Court
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Rehnquist
Washington
Louisiana
Jury Convicts Jefferson of Armed Robbery
A district court jury found Thomas Jefferson guilty of armed robbery in a case dated Aug 7, 1974. The same docket notes Mack trial continuance to Feb 23 and pending charges include attempted rape and sodomy. The Edson homicide was also referenced with background on the Frederick, Oklahoma case.
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Alfonso Leroy Mack
Thomas Jefferson
Dist
William Roberts
Mack
Yarland Bloodworth
Oklahoma City
David B. Edson
Frederick
38Th
Bishop Road
District Court
Jefferson
Fort Sillman
Waldman Addition
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