Contract Awarded for Altus AFB Family Housing
The Air Force awarded a 2.727 million contract to Mark Construction Co of Winter Park Florida to build 50 duplexes on 22.9 acres near Kellwood Drive west of L Mendel Rivers Elementary. The project funds 100 housing units for Altus AFB airmen with completion set for mid May 1977.
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Altus Afb
Air Force
Florida
Altus Air Force Base
Harry F. Smith Jr
443Rd
Mark Construction Co
Winter Park
Fla
Kellwood Drive
L. Mendel Rivers
Smith
NYSE seat prices slump amid broad exchange price trends
Speculators pull back on NYSE seats as prices fall from peak levels while other exchanges stay firm. The report traces seat prices from Harlem lows to all time highs, notes the impact of commission changes, and signals mixed outlook for the securities industry with speculation moving away from the NYSE to options and other markets.
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Commission
Kay
Amex
Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago Board of Trade
Cago Board Options Exchange
New York
Wall Street
CBDE
NYSE
City Bank Announces Officer Changes and Promotions
City National Bank president Jerry Barker announced officer changes at a board meeting. Steve Barnes becomes assistant vice president and Gene Norman and Bob Burroughs serve as assistant cashiers. Eugene Dean is promoted to senior vice president and Robert Joe Nall Jr. to vice president, with Pauline Roper advancing from assistant cashier to cashier.
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Jerry Barker
City National Bank
Steve Barnes
Gene Norman
Bob Burroughs
Eugene Dean
Robert Joe Nall Jr
Pauline Roper
Rock Island Head Stops Here in Lawton Tour
Rock Island Railroad President John Ingram toured Lawton area lines with manager George Reid. He expressed optimism that the railroad can operate without a merger, noting a recent return to profitability months in October and November. The company, in bankruptcy last year, reported $23 million liquid assets and a $19 million certificate sale for track rebuilding.
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Rock Island Railroad
John Ingram
Lawton
George Reid
Ingram
Reid
Rock Island
Union Pacific
Chieckasha-Mangum
Chicago
ACTION FOR YOUNG, OLD Foster Grandparent Program
ACTION operates the Foster Grandparent Program aiding Americans age 60 plus. It funds 13 340 volunteers to work part time with children in community settings.
Home Savings Assets Rise 13 75 Percent In 1975
Home Savings & Loan Association reports assets up 13.75 percent to 44 342 530 at the annual meeting. Dividends totaling 2 368 428 were paid to investors in 1975. President Howard Babbitt cited a strong year and optimism for 1976 as the S and L financed 2 220 000 in home construction and connected with over 10 000 investors.
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Home Savings & Loan Association
Howard Babbitt
Babbitt
S&l
Russia Leads World Cotton Output in 1975
Russia produced about 23.1 million bales of cotton in 1975, the highest in the world and roughly double United States output, highlighting the nation’s dominant position in global cotton supply.
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Russia
U.S
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Ture
City Bank
Rock Island Head
Family Center
Helene
N.W. Sheridan Road
WNL
Baptist
First Baptist Church Child Development
The
City of
Lawton Urban Renewal Authority
LURA
Gore
Ferris
11Th Street
Sheridan Road
Lee
G Avenue
Railroad
11Th
Douglas
15Th
Cache Road
17Th
Sheridan
Douglas To Lee
Community Development Department
Lawton Urban
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