Retail Crime Seminar Set
The Lawton Public Library sponsors a free seminar on retail crime at 7 p.m. Wednesday with speakers from the U S Secret Service Lawton Police Department and the city prosecutor's office. Topics include counterfeiting forgery shoplifting bad checks and prosecution. Two films The Paperhangers and The Shoplifter will be shown by the SBA. registration opens before the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton Public Library
Chamber of Commerce
The
Small Business Administration
Bernice Jackson
U.S. Secret Service
Lawton Police Department
SBA
Snow and Ice Wreak Havoc Across Nation and Missouri
Snow continued across the region with Cape Girardeau reporting 14 inches the heaviest seen on record at its station. Cape Girardeau and many Missouri areas closed schools and businesses as roads froze. New York City and Long Island faced outages and heavy prep from a major storm with National Guardsmen deployed. California endured floods while the West Coast saw heavy rain and snow in various states as another system moved in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Missouri
National Weather Service
Cape Girardeau
Bob Scrivener
Christian County
New York City
National
Long Island
Hugh Carey
Camp Smith
Peekskill
N.Y
Long Island Lighting Company
Detroit
Chicago
Sanitation Department
Washington, D.C
Maryland
Delaware
Virginia
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New England
California
Guerneville
Calif
San Luis Obispo
Bill Clark
California Flood Control Center
Clark
Pacific Northwest
Arizona
New Mexico
Nevada
Utah
Idaho
Mississippi Valley
Tennessee
Florida
Oklahoma Storm Strikes State Amid Traffic Crashes
A storm system moving into the Plains brings ice and snow as Comanche County man Parrish sustains a passenger side collision with Jerry Coy in slick conditions. Gov. Boren mobilizes National Guard four wheel drive units to ease Oklahoma City traffic while schools close and temperatures plunge with continued snow and cold through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County Memorial Hospital
Oklahoma Highway
Art Fryer
Parrish
Jerry Wayne Coy
Walters
Coy
California
Plains
David Boren
National Guard
Oklahoma City
Boren
Lawton
Elmer Pickering
Floyd
Beatrice Kinnaman
Notable adviser and volunteers highlighted in 1944 piece
Advisor Shepler notes on March 7, 1944, mentions a couple with two sons Don and Steve. Bentley earned a BA in journalism from the University of Oklahoma in 1948 and attends St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. The civilian aide program started in 1922 with 20 aides serving the Fifth Army's 13-state area among over 60 nationwide volunteers who work without pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bentley
University of Oklahoma
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Fifth Army
Pact on Canal treaties backed by Panamanians and Americans
Albert Zack said the August executive council meeting and December convention in Los Angeles produced two treaties viewed as indivisible and protecting workers’ rights. The truth squad led by Sen. Laxalt postponed travels for Humphrey's funeral, beginning in Miami and Cincinnati with later stops planned. Seven Foreign Relations Committee members met Panamanian leaders to discuss canal defense post transfer and assurances of continued operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Executive Council
Los Angeles
Albert Zack
Panama
Zack
Truth Squad
Paul Laxalt
R-Nev
Hubert H. Humphrey
Nashville
Atlanta
Miami
Cincinnati
Denver
Portland
Ore
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
Canal Zone
John Sparkman
D-Ala
United States
Sen
Clifford P. Case
New Jersey
Man Charged in Three Car Wreck In Lawton
A 46 year old Lawton man Marion H Perkins was charged in district court with driving under the influence and leaving the scene after a three car wreck Sunday evening at Cache and Sheridan Roads. The crash sent a city woman Mary Anne Maben to Reynolds Army Hospital and injured passenger Joyce Armour. Perkins was arrested near a Sheridan Baldwin service station after his damaged car was seen there. The other two drivers escaped injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Marion H. Perkins
Motif Manor Blvd
Cache
Sheridan Roads
Cache Road
Mary Anne Maben
Williams
Joyce Armour
Maben
Cullen J. Burke
Morningstar
Perkins
Sheridan
Baldwin
Ms. Armour
Reynolds Army Hospital
Supreme Court ruling strikes down Chicago license rule and picketing ban
The court invalidates a Chicago public chauffeurs license rule that exempted some felons and limits union picketing to 30 days nationwide. Miller had argued equal protection after denial of a chauffeur license for armed robbers. The decision upheld limits on labor picketing and overturned a Kentucky dispute involving Local 103 and Higdon Construction Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Miller
Miller
Chicago
7Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals
Washington
Kentucky
Higdon Construction Co
Owensboro
State raises set for judges and prosecutors in 1979 plans
The 1974 adjustments raised population and property based salary formulas. District judges gain to 32,000 since 1972 while associate and special district judges rise to 26,000 and 21,000. The district attorney will earn 28,000 in 1979 and 30,000 in 1980, with assistants paid partly by the county and one assistant at 9 percent of the district attorney’s salary. County superintendent salaries rise with state supplements to match teacher pay levels.
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Page One
Hines
Police Reports List City Complaints And Thefts
Lawton Police records list complainants and incidents including Ralph Schereck reporting burglary of two electronic mike cards a mike stand and tape from a residence Manpower Inc reports a unknown person pumped 2 dollars of gas and left Frank Ledner reports two tires slashed Edna Jett reports theft of food stamps and 93 dollars cash Jason Monroe reports theft of a ring with keys from a vehicle Power Lumber Sales reports theft of a TV from a storage room plus multiple residence related thefts including a vandalism and a bicycle theft by Brenda Jones
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Ralph Schereck
Cottonwood
Manpower Inc
Cache Road
Frank Ledner
Cheyenne
Cache Road Realty
Plaza Park
Joan Workman
Edna Jett
Jason Monroe
Power Lumber Sales
N. Sheridan
Brenda Jones
Williams
Burglary Case Hearing Set for Cornelius Stafford
A preliminary hearing is set for February 27 for Cornelius Ray Stafford, 19, of 209 SE 27th, on a second degree burglary charge filed Monday. Stafford is accused of breaking into Patricia Holmes's home at 110 SW 18th and threatening her with a butcher knife. Bond was set at $2000 after police say Holmes spotted torn window screens and a man on her living room roof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelius Ray Stafford
Lawton Man Charged After Sunday Stabbing at Realto Bar
Tommy Joe Alexander, 25, of Lawton, faces assault and battery with a dangerous weapon in district court after police arrested him following a Sunday stabbing at the Realto Bar. Eddie L. Shegog, 1606 NW 43rd, was stabbed five times in the neck, face, and back and is in serious but stable condition at Southwestern Hospital. The incident occurred about 2:30 a.m. at the tavern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Joe Alexander
Lawton
Eddie L. Shegog
Shegog
Southwestern Hospital
Realto
Istand Bell
U S oil imports rise in first half of 1977
U S oil imports grew about 31 percent in the first half of 1977, and by year’s end were supplying more than 47 percent of total domestic oil consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Obituaries for Suttle Douglas and Akins in Lawton area
Funeral services for Coy W. Suttle 79 of 910 S 3rd and Edwin G. Douglas 39 of 101 S 7th are announced with details on births, marriages, and survivors. Waurika resident Charley Akins 85, died, with a 2 p.m. Wednesday service at First Baptist Church of Waurika and burial in Waurika Cemetery. notes on birthplace, marriage, career, and family members accompany his obituary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Suttle
S. 3Rd
Lawton-Ritter-Dalton
Weldon Rightmer
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Suttle
Indian Territory
Lawton
Wolverton Electric Co
Fort Sill
Ruth Marie Purdum
Oklahoma City
Lester
Coy Jr
Altus
Margaret Bushager
Shannon
Texas
Elbert
Waurika
Edwin G. Douglas
S. 7Th
Miller's
Mr. Douglas
Gaffney
S.C
U.S. Air Force
The
Baptist Church
Carolyn Mayes
Parkwood Drive
Spec
Cecil F. Douglas
Fort Jackson
Charley Akins
Ryan
First Baptist Church
Ark
Lindsey
Rock Island Railroad
Waurika Cemetery
Akins
American Legion
L.V
Gainesville
Bill
Henrietta
Jack
Mildred) Golden
Reserve units face equipment gaps after Vietnam and conflicts
Drain transfers to Europe prompted Guard and Reserve officials to call the move a blow to their forces. With the draft ended five years ago, reserves seek a larger role, and the Carter Administration promises stronger defenses. AP reports claim units bore missing equipment since Vietnam and the 1973 Middle East War, though Lawton's local unit reportedly did not lose gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Middle East
Israel
Roper
Lawton
Sourdough’s Ancient Roots Across Continents
Sourdough bread, linked to California Alaska and the Yukon prospectors, traces back to 4000 B.C. and the Hebrews. Columbus carried sourdough starter on his voyage to the New World.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Alaska
Yukon
New World
Chemotherapy Talk Planned At Library
New development in chemotherapy will be the program topic for Make Today Count at 7 30 p m today in the Lawton Public Library. Dr Thomas Leckman will speak. VAC director Sally Cannon explains the group helps patients and families facing life threatening conditions by mutual support to make today count.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton Public Library
Thomas Leckman
Lawton
Voluntary Action Center
Comanche County
American Cancer Society
VAC
Sally Cannon
Oklahoma City markets report grain prices and cattle values
State Department of Agriculture lists today unit prices for wheat across cities from 2.42 to 3.08 per bushel, barley 1.30 to 1.60, Milo 3.01 to 3.96, soybeans 5.14 to 5.96 per bushel, alfalfa hay 60 to 75 per ton, native pecans 45 to 48 cents, and broilers, eggs. Oklahoma City cattle and calves market shows moderate activity with feeder steers 46.25 to 47.00 for 300-500 lb, feeder heifers 35.50 to 38.00, cows 27.00 to 30.00, bulls not tested, hogs 48.25 to 48.30 US 1-2 211-246 lb, sows 38.50 to 39.50, feeder pigs 35.10 for 138 lb.
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Oklahoma City
State Department of Agriculture
Beaver
Keyes
Liberal
Afton
Perryton
Muskogee
Pauls Valley
Manchester
Medford
Clinton
Weatherford
Eldorado
Hobart
Ponca City
Okeene
Watonga
Banner
el Reno
Geary
Kingfisher
Yukon
Lawton
Temple
Houston
Barley
MILO
Cent
Pauls’ Valley
Aston
Oklahoma Youths Nominated for Air Force Academy
Finalists include three Comanche County youths among eight nominees named by U.S. Rep. Tom Steed. David O. Clark Keith Lee Huyssoon and Richard Dean Purcell from Faxon join Altus selections Michael O'Shay Fall and Robert Ronald Richard. Additional Oklahoma nominees are Ronald Paul Donnelly Midwest City John Steven Millsap Purcell and Mark Russell Killian Oklahoma City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
U.S. Air Force Academy At
Colorado Springs
U.S
Tom Steed
David O. Clark
Donald O. Clark
Laird
Keith Lee Huyssoon
J. W. Huyssoon
Richard Dean Purcell
Gary R. Purcell
Faxon
Altus
Michael O’shay Fall
Kenneth E. Fall
Robert Ronald Richard
Norman Richard
Oklahoma
Ronald Paul Donnelly
Midwest City
John Steven Millsap
Purcell
Mark Russell Killian
Oklahoma City
Reconstruction of Hiroshima Population Through the Years
Hiroshima Japan reached 400000 residents when the first atomic bomb fell on August 6 1945. Three months later the population declined to 140000 as the city endured devastation. Today the city has rebuilt to about 860000 residents.
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Hiroshima
Japan
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E- Year National Bank
Ada Sporting Goods
Tax Service
Bill F. Bentley
Advisor
Shepler
Don and
Steve
Joe Ishmael
City Man
Coy Suttle
Europe
WH. R. Seesaran
Poser
Bowman's
Kinby
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