Jail Laundry Starts Here in County Jail
The county board of commissioners authorized a new jail laundry to provide clean uniforms every two to three days. A 35 pound washer and an accompanying dryer were bought from Commercial Equipment Company of Oklahoma City for 2295 and 350 respectively. Trustees will operate it, with about 100 khaki uniforms for men inmates and white waitress dresses for women, funded in part by a 100 donation from the Comanche County Bar Association.
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County Board of Commissioners
Bill Griswold
Commercial Equipment Company
Oklahoma City
Griswold
Comanche County Bar Association
Boren fills Oklahoma board and agency posts
Gov elect Boren announced appointments to key state boards. He named Bob Barr to lead the Oklahoma Board of Agriculture and filled two Corrections Board vacancies with Frank Carey Jr. and William E. Thompson. McCasland named chairman of the Board of Affairs. Peters named OEO director succeeding Robert White.
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Boren
Bob Barr
Dover
Billy Ray Gowdy
Oklahoma Board of Agriculture
Corrections
Frank Carey Jr
Oklahoma City
William E. Thompson
Ada
Irvine Ungerman
Tulsa
Watonga
Tim Curtin
Curtin
Ungerman
John H. McCasland
Geraldine Strain
David Hall
Walter Price
Virgo Steger
Oklahoma Supreme Court
Court of Criminal Appeals
Pete Peters
Enid
Office of Economic Opportunity
Robert White
Peters
Hall outlines court path in bribery case aftermath
In a brief bond hearing Hall spoke of harassment and abuse over 444 years, asserting the case will be in court. He said he would not answer questions on advice of attorneys as his wife Jo and lawyers stood by. Hall and two Texans, Taylor and Mooney, face charges tied to trying to influence a pension board investment through a $50,000 bribe.
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Burkett
Hall
Atty
Larry Derryberry
FBI
Rogers
Taylor
Mooney
Said (Retirement Fund) Board
Mooney Mooney
Little Ponies State Dance Highlighted at Apache Grounds
A benefit dance by the Comanche Little Ponies will be held at 7 p m Saturday in the Apache Fairground Building. The program starts with a gourd dance and includes war and social dances. Dancers and singers include Loren Little Crow Tulsa and Darrell Wildcat Norman Carla Harjo Lawton Leonard Cozad Sr Carnegie and Edgar Monetatchi Elgin. Proceeds support the group's May dance. Public invited.
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Comanche Little Ponies
Apache Fairground
Loren Little Crow
Tulsa
Darrell Wildcat
Norman
Carla Harjo
Lawton
Leonard Cozad Sr
Carnegie
Edgar Monetatchi
Elgin
Cameron Night Classes Attract Working Adults In Lawton Area
Cameron offers expanded night classes four evenings a week boosting access to degrees for employed residents and stay at home mothers in Lawton. Quinten notes rising enrollments amid unemployment and says new staff may be needed to handle demand in general education business and social sciences. Late enrollment continues through next Tuesday.
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Lawton
Quinton
Quinten
Cameron
Cameron Poised for Normal Lineup in Saturday Con Test
With Ragland and Baldwin back, Cameron will start with its normal lineup for Saturday. The Aggies enter with a 14 2 season and are ranked 12th nationally, setting high expectations for the contest.
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Ragland
Baldwin
Cameron
Aggies
Education costs loom large in the U S economy
Education expenses represent nearly eight percent of GDP and affect about 62 million Americans, highlighting a major economic and social impact.
Funeral for Billy Nay Smith 61 in Lawton pending services
Billy Nay Smith 61 of 918 SW 5th died at 4 a.m. at home after a brief illness. Born July 9, 1913 in Apache, he married Ella Gidney July 20, 1933 in Oklahoma City. A Lawton resident since 1949, he worked 28 years in civil service and retired in 1959. He served in World War II in the South Pacific and was a member of Centenary United Methodist Church and Mt. Scott Masonic Lodge No. 540. Survivors include his wife, three sons, three sisters, five brothers, five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services are pending with Lawton-Ritter-Dalton Funeral Home.
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Billy Nay Smith
Lawton-Ritter-Dalton Funeral
Mr. Smith
Apache
Ella Gidney
Oklahoma City
Lawton
Civil Service
Centenary United Methodist Church
Mt. Scott
N.M
Alex Stapies
Haywood
Rose Coleman
Kingston
Annie Pershbarger
Hayden
Urban renewal ends outdoor toilets on Landmark Avenue
The railroad agrees to align its property with urban renewal plans and demolish old co op structures. Tompkins Demolition Co. began work January 10 sealing the fate of the landmark toilet. Polone says excavation or preservation isn’t pursued and the toilet will be forgotten as urban renewal continues.
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Tompkins Demolition Co
John
Polone
Fire reports log from Lawton Fire Department
Dispatch records show multiple calls in a span including a grass fire near Gore Boulevard exit at 6.36 am and a house fire on 935 S. 17th with an expressway incident and minor injuries noted. Timings are partial and text is fragmented.
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Gore Boulevard
Iminor
Guerrillas Enter Arkoub to Bolster Lebanon Defenses
In southern Lebanon, Palestinian guerrillas trained in Syria reported moved into the Arkoub region to defend against Israeli attacks. Al Yom said 7000 PLA fighters joined, Yasir Arafat personally took charge, while Israel shelled Metulla and Kfar Chouba with no Israeli casualties. Lebanon pressed UN for action after 61 alleged Israeli aggressions in 10 days.
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Beirut
Syria
Arkoub
Lebanon
Metalla
al Yom
Palestine Liberation Army
PLA
Yasir Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
WAFA
Palestine News Agency
Damascus
Faisal
Saudi Arabia
Arafat
Israel
Kfar Chouba
United Nations Security Council
Council
Radio Station Hit By Blaze
A Thursday evening fire at the KSWO Radio Building 406% C caused a temporary outage. The blaze started when an electrical ballast overheated, damaging wiring and production equipment. Estimated losses: $1500 to property and $2000 to contents. Dutcher's Shoe Store beneath the station had only minor smoke damage.
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Kswo Radio
Dutcher’s
Beaumont Mobil Refinery Strike Threat Intensifies Labor Standoff
Union members at Mobil's Beaumont Texas refinery seek a 32 percent wage hike, higher than other firms asking 26 percent. Grospiron warns of potential strike delays, while Shell and Standard of California also have sizable union workforces. Friday looms as talks continue and Mobil officials report ongoing negotiations.
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Grospiron
Shell
Standard of
California
Mobil
Beaumont, Tex
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Oklahoma
Jerree L. Tovedo
PY A És VE Ad National Bank
City Hall
Jean McGavie
Board of County Commissioners of
Comanche County
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Landmark
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Mideast
Chacting
Internal Revenue
Sernce
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
97Th and Lee
Goodyear
the Economic Development Administration
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Chinn
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