Master Plan For Airport Reviewed At Panel Meet
The Lawton airport board reviewed a master plan extending growth to 1995 developed by John Almond and Pat Lloyd with minor changes from the 1967 edition. Continental Airlines seeks to swap to Rio Airways Beech 99 planes, which would save fuel and alter service with CAB public comments open until Feb 2. Frontier and other carriers report a December drop in passenger boardings reflecting industry trends.
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John Almond
Hudgins, & Ball
Oklahoma
Pat Lloyd
City Planning Department
Almond
Bill Cox
Lloyd
Lawton
Continental Airlines
Rio Airways
Civil Aeronautics Board
Cox
Larry Baumgartner
Frontier Airlines
Dallas-Fort Worth
Continental
A. F. Zunitch
Washington, D.C
Rio
Killeen
Tom Corrigan
Jim Langley
Wayne Gilley
Corrigan
Langley
Funerals for Leon Walker and others scheduled in Oklahoma
Services set for Leon Walker 71 at First Baptist Carnegie with burial in Carnegie Cemetery. James W. Godfrey former Lawton resident to be buried Highland Cemetery Lawton. Langfitt, 80, Longtime Lawton Cache resident and former motorcycle policeman, funeral Saturday at 2 p.m. in Amber First Methodist Church with survivors listed.
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Carnegie
Leon Walker
Mountain View
First Baptist Church
Carnegie Cemetery
Pitcher Funeral Home
Mr. Walker
Blair
Carnegie Area
Leonita Powell
SW 49Th
Lawton
James W. Godfrey
el Paso
Tex
Highland Cemetery
Robert Gregg
Eighth and Lee Church of Christ
Lawton- Ritter-Dalton Funeral Home
Lois McKenzie Godfrey
A. H
T. C. Godfrey
Shreveport
Cache
R. C
Whitey) Langfitt
Langfitt
Bowie
American Legion
Dog Bites City and Search Launched
Animal shelter workers hunted a German shepherd type dog after it bit a young man near Third and But late Tuesday. Warden Mayo urged immediate reporting to lawton police at 357 6100 to prevent rabies treatments. delays scatter the search and endanger others.
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Animal Shelter
T. E. Mayo
Mayo
Lawton
Hawthorne's Career Moves Amid Writing Struggles
Nathaniel Hawthorne failed to live by writing in 1839 taking a Boston customhouse weighing job. He returned to letters in 1841 then moved to civil service as Salem customs surveyor. After three years he was dismissed due to politics, yet his novel The Scarlet Letter published in 1850 made him famous.
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Nathaniel Hawthorne
Boston Customhouse
Salem Customhouse
Twelve School Posts Left Unopposed as Filing Closes
Twelve city and county school posts set with unopposed candidates after filing ended at 5 pm. Notables include Dr. Robert Morford III for Lawton Board of Education and Dr. George Bridges Jr. for Great Plains Area Vo Tech. Lawton voters face Jan 27 levies.
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Robert Morford III
Brent Circle
Lawton
Chattanooga
Royce McGee
Geronimo
Edward Sims
Ralph J. Dickson
Indiahoma
Ruben Stoll
Victor A. McCarthy
Faxon
Marvin Norrell
Medicine Park
Joe W. Hen
Harvey G. Byrd
Elgin
Eddie Grubbs
Perry Horacek
Nelson Plumbtree
Charles Spencer
Robert Crabtree
Joe F. Maranto
Fletcher
Jimmy R. Jones
Janie Stephens
Arthur N. Pettijohn
Stony Point
Vernon L. Harris
Lewis E. Ahrens
Parents Anonymous Chapter Organized in Lawton Area
The Child Abuse Council of Comanche County aims to form a local Parents Anonymous chapter with a formerly abusive parent as part of the effort. Mary Noury urged interested persons to call after 6 30 p.m. or mail to P O Box 5446 Sheridan Station Lawton 73501. Bill Tatum will be professional sponsor. The council is sponsored by Lawton Jaycees and the Community Action Agency.
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Child Abuse Council
Comanche County
Parents Anonymous
Mary Noury
Sheridan Station
Lawton
Bill Tatum
Lawton Jaycees
Community Action Agency
Comanche Gourd Clan Benefit Powwow at Medicine Park
The Comanche Gourd Clan hosts a benefit powwow at 6 p.m. Saturday in Tia Piah Park near Medicine Park to fund their Labor Day event in September. Emcee Sammy White and head singer Jerome Tawhawah will lead. Public invited with no admission charge. The program features gourd and round dances plus new and traditional Comanche dances.
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Tia-Piah Park
Medicine Park
Sammy
Tonekei) White
Oklahoma City
Jerome Tawhawah
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