Trial On Holdup Charge Ordered
Two Fort Sill soldiers Michael Bolding and James Price face trial on armed robbery charges for the Dec. 21 holdup of three post men. They pleaded not guilty and remain free on a $5,000 bond until a May jury docket. Witness Dwight Howey testified about a gun during a ride. White testified to the total money and bill denominations.
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Fort Sill
Michael Leroy Bolding
James A. Price
J. Winston Raburn
Dwight Howey
Harlan White
Keith Aycock
Howey
Bolding
Price
Bill Sexton
Aycock
Oklahoma Farmers Hold Wheat Amid High Storeage Levels
Oklahoma reports 69 percent more wheat in storage than two years ago with farmers owning 74 percent. Current storage up 27 percent from last year while wheat sells near 2.40 a bushel. National stockpiles rise 28 percent from last year as bumper U.S. crops push surplus.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Don Dudley
The
Oklahoma Wheat Commission
Commodity Credit Corporation
Dudley
United States
Optimistic Mall Plan Reported By Lawton Officials
Lawton officials and Urban Renewal Authority members heard a progress update from mall developer Ed Warmack on a late 1979 mall opening. Space leases average 7 to 8 dollars per square foot yearly with prime areas up to 15 dollars. anchors include Sears JC Penney and Ard s. Second Street will close from C to F Avenue, traffic detoured to First Street. Legal work on land titles and plans will take months. construction estimated at 18 months costing about 15 million dollars, with the city having spent around 19 million mostly from federal funds.
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Owntown Mall
Ed Warmack
Lawton
Warmack
Second Street
F Avenue
First Street
Sam Ard
LURA
Frederick accountant charged in drug raid
Frederick public accountant Baxter G. Fry, 61, is charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute after a Saturday raid on his office. He posted $7,500 bond for a February 8 preliminary hearing in Tillman County district court. Drugs and other items were seized. OSBI will analyze the narcotics. Prosecutor is Assistant District Attorney Mike Evans, with District Attorney Paul Braun to prosecute.
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Frederick
Fry
Landrum
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation
Mike Evans
Paul Braun
Hobart
Maurice Myles Installed as Lawton Toastmasters President
Maurice Myles was installed as the new president of the Lawton Toastmasters at a dinner meeting held Saturday at the Sandpiper Inn. Installing officer Bill Kindt led the slate which included Herbert Booth as educational vice president, Ves ter Stewart as administrative vice president, Sam Bogle as secretary treasurer, and Alvin Brown as sergeant at arms.
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Sandpiper Inn
Bill Kindt
Herbert Booth
Vester Stewart
Sam Bogle
Alvin Brown
Read-A-Thon Jeopardizes Read Numbers At Lawton Schools
Lawton elementary students will join a read-a-thon from February 18 to March 11 to raise funds for multiple sclerosis research and patient services. Volunteers will secure per-book pledges from sponsors, with proceeds to the local MS chapter and prizes for readers. The program brands participants as mystery sleuths in a bid to engage youngsters.
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Jefferson Elementary School
Lawton
Tommy Coger
Lorraine Jones
Bob Goebel
Lawton Jaycees honor outstanding Policeman of the Quarter
Ron Smith was named Lawton's Outstanding Young Policeman of the Quarter by the Lawton Jaycees on Tuesday. The award, given quarterly, recognizes superior performance. Between September and November 1976 Smith arrested four burglary suspects, a grand larceny suspect, an auto theft suspect, and recovered a stolen vehicle.
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Ron Smith
Lawton Jaycees
Lawton
Allen Rhodes
Said
Smith
Magyar is Real Name for Hungarians Across Languages
The term Magyar is the authentic ethnonym for the Hungarian people, while English speakers commonly use Hungarian. Linguistically they share origins with the Finnic peoples, indicating a broader Arctic or Uralic connection.
Workplace Drift Toward Quick Distance Dictation
A narrator notes colleagues leaving work after a day, a renewed focus on Long Distance value, and overhears Larry planning to dictate letters. Seizing the moment, the speaker moves to the phone to prove another point.
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Larry
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Rhodes
Geronimo Elevator Company
H. C. Johnson
Robert Johnson Grain & Molasses Company
Robert Johnson
Walters Cooperative Elevator Association
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Oklahoma Peanut Growers Cooperative
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Oklahoma Department of Agriculture
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Greenville
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