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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1975
Page
7
Public records summarize complaints and thefts reported to the Lawton Police Department. Names addresses and incidents include thefts from purses wallets bikes cars and residences plus burglaries vandalism and one overdose incident.
Times and locations of injury accidents investigated by the Lewton Police Department on Thursday. Persons 17% and Williams, Oor Holcomb of 2415 NW 10th were taken to Reynolds Army Hospital by Kirks Emergency Service. Sheridan and Taft, Keith Simnitt, 22, Fort Sill, were taken to Reynolds Army Hospital by Kirk's Emergency Service.
Misdemeanor dispositions show guilty pleas and convictions on file with district court clerk Ernest Knopp. Defendants include Jimmy Lynn Lond from Elgin with DUI and firearm possession penalties. Ernest Trwviisic from 1214 S 26th Place with interfering with a police officer. Charles E. Wilson from Laird Place with DUI and concealed weapon charges. Larry Don Larson from Fort Sill with public drunkenness and interfering with a police officer. Roy Gene Anderson from Fort Sill with public drunkenness and suspended jail time. Armando Merendez Poscios from Fort Sill with public drunkenness and resisting arrest. Robert Koomse Jr. from 206 with public drunkenness and resisting arrest.
Leon Watkins 43 of Lawton listed in stable condition at Veterans Administration Hospital Oklahoma City with third degree burns on the lower body from a Thursday morning fire at his residence. He was initially taken to Comanche County Memorial Hospital then airlifted to Oklahoma City by MAST helicopter. Clint Hopkins, owner and resident, told Officer Lynn Carmon he saw a blaze late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning, doused it with water, and notified police at 9 40 a.m.
In 1823 scientists documented the Douglas fir, marking the first formal scientific attention to the species and laying groundwork for later botanical work.
Sen. Al Terrill D Lawton says the legislature favors a tax reduction near 10 million, far below Gov. Boren's 22.5 million plan. He spoke to Cameron University members of the Oklahoma Education Association at Shepler Center, noting possible revenue impacts and future adjustments.
Cameron University representatives joined the 1975 conference of the National Association of College and University Food Service at Oklahoma State University Stillwater. The two day event urged members to push for better legislation and guidelines for public food preparation. Local attendees included Margaret Sultenfuss and Mr. and Mrs. Max White and Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Allison. All singing telegrams will be discontinued though messengers may still sing Happy Birthday to You.
Levi P. Morton, then American minister, drove the first rivet on October 24, 1881, as the Statue of Liberty’s framework and base were set in Paris to honor the Yorktown centennial.
A meeting in Lawton Chamber of Commerce drafted plans for a Clean up and Develop project from 9 a.m. to noon March 1. The bicentennial effort targets Gore median, Ned Shepler Park, City Hall area and the library with youth volunteers and adult supervisors. Call 357-3633 or write P.O. 911 for details.
Two University of Oklahoma College of Medicine seniors from Lawton start short training under practicing physicians as part of the Health Sciences Center preceptorship program. Steve Cagle trains mainly with Dr. Robert Drewry in Lawton and Chickasha, while Mike Brantley works under Dr. James McDaniel.
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