City Council Seeks Charter Election Ordinance Next Week
City officials directed City Attorney Redman to draft a charter election ordinance after unanimous approval led by councilman Woody Wolverton. The plan would place a public vote on pursuing a city charter and electing eight freeholders from Lawton’s four wards, with voting results guiding charter drafting.
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Manville Redman
Woody Wolverton
Don Whitaker
Redman
Board of Freeholders
Lawton
Whitaker
Wolverton
Tulane Avenue
C. E. Putney
Southwest Stationery
Gore Boulevard
Fort Sill Boulevard
Railroad Street
McClung
Henry Nabers
Corps of Engineers
Waurika
Nabers
Corps
Ellsworth
Lawtonka
Coast Guard recaptures Soviet fishing ships after close chase
An icebreaker seized the Lamut and another Soviet vessel 914 miles off St. Matthew Island after a four hour pursuit in the Bering Sea. The Storis fired no shots, though it came close to warning fire as the ships were boxed in by ice. Both vessels were boarded and seized for illegal fishery support activity within U.S. waters.
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Juneau
Alaska
U.S. Coast Guard
Coast Guard
17Th District
Storis
Bering Sea
Cmdr
Emmanuel Schneider
Washington, D.C
Kolyvan
U.S
St. Matthew Island
U. S
Adak Island
Aleutians
Samut
Vladimir Artemov
Dock Strike Action Eyed
SAN FRANCISCO AP Within hours after 13 000 long shoremen resumed a dock strike at 24 West Coast ports the White House announced it would seek congressional action to send them back to work. It appears that legislative action may be the only remedy to allow us to prevent another long and crippling strike.
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San Francisco
West Coast
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Washington
MIGs Fire Missiles At U S Jets Near Laos Border In Second Day
North Vietnam MIG21s fired three missiles at two U S F4 Phantom jets near the Laotian border 50 miles northeast of the Barthelemy pass and 270 miles northwest of the DMZ but missed. The engagement followed a similar attack the previous day as U S warplanes mounted broad strikes against North Vietnamese supply routes and troop locations across Indochina.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S. Command
U.S
Barthelemy Pass
Demilitarized Zone
Indochina
North
South Vietnam
Triborder
Cambodia
Laos
Ban Karai Pass
Sepone
Plot to contaminate Chicago water
Two men were arrested on conspiracy to commit murder amid discussions of dispersing chemicals to harm the public. Authorities said one suspect, a former hospital employee, denied employment at Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's, with a volunteer at the hospital medical center removed after attempting to obtain unauthorized chemicals. Officials noted no confirmed plan and no danger to the water supply, calling the reports rumor.
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James M. Rochford
Police Department
Rush Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Hospital
Rochford
Chicago
WGN Radio
Steve Pera
Evanston
Allen Schwander
North Side
James W. Jardine
Flu Epidemic Spreads Across Oklahoma Schools
The flu epidemic shuts down eastern Oklahoma schools and may have claimed deaths in central Oklahoma. Three Oklahoma City fatalities are suspected flu cases including 21 month old Howard E Redwine. an autopsy was ordered. Absenteeism rises with Moore school system hardest hit, about 850 to 900 out versus 50 typical.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Howard E. Redwine
Thomas S. Redwine
State Health Department
Moore
Multiple Crashes and Resignations Mark 1972 Briefs
In Victoria Texas an executive jet owned by Tandy Corp crashed on approach to the airport killing all nine aboard. A Tandy spokesman would not identify the passengers. In Oklahoma City Dr. A O Dowell resigned from the city council as his income tax evasion conviction neared final action. In Montreal technicians began a 24 hour strike, crippling Canada airports with emergency services only. In Washington Congress opened its 1972 session with civil rights and foreign aid focus, including bills on job discrimination school busing and women’s rights. action set for Wednesday.
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Victoria, Tex
Tandy Corp. of
Fort Worth
Tandy
Oklahoma City
A. O. Dowell
Oklahoma City Council
Dowell
Montreal
Canada
Washington
Congress
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Renewal Plan Gets Panel OK
A northeast Lawton urban renewal project in the Model Cities D-6 area won formal committee support. The 34 member panel led by Albert Johnson presented the recommendation to the Model Cities Advisory Board, with a Feb 5 meeting planned to discuss project type.
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Lawton
Albert Johnson
Johnson
Model Cities Permanent Advisory Board
Second Street
Don Whitaker
Northside Chamber of Commerce
Model Cities Advisory Board
Cooler Readings Ahead as Front Delivers Cooler Day
Spring like weather gives way to cooler temperatures on Wednesday as a cold front moves through the state. Today will reach the mid 60s with north winds, and tonight’s low near 40. Wednesday sunny precipitation is not expected. temperatures fall to around 50 by morning then dip again in the afternoon.
Lawton School Board Candidates Face Relatives Rule
Sons of teachers run for school board face state law barring relatives from employment decisions. Michael Fraser, Cameron College senior, withdraws to avoid his mother’s position at Eisenhower High School. Fraser’s name remains on ballots as law requires. Richard Wheeler, son of a retired colonel, continues his campaign despite potential impact on his father’s job.
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WO Cameron College
Eisenhower High School
Lawton School Board
Lawton
Fraser
Bell
Eisenhower High
Cameron College
Richard Wheeler
Wheeler
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