Gunman Robs Sandpiper Inn In Lawton Robbery
A white male armed with a gun robbed the Sandpiper Inn in Lawton around 4 a.m. The clerk, Joe Threet, said the suspect demanded money and a Best Western paper bag, then fled in a 1960s light Chevrolet along U.S. 277. Police have a lead linking the suspect to three other armed robbery and burglary cases.
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Sandpiper Inn
Joe Threet
Threet
Gene Gbi
Jack Shutts
Shutts
U.S. 277
Lawton
Millage measures pass as school boards stay stable
In tight local elections only about 1,300 voters turned out. The five mill emergency levy and building levy totaling 365678.53 funded state aid projections of about 8.5 million. Fletcher and Elgin boards filled multiple seats with incumbents and new winners. Emergency levies won wide support across the county, with full approval in some towns.
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Page One Gyeels
Lawton’ Pols of Education
District 1
Janie Stephens
Jimmy R. Jones
Fletcher Office
Pettijohn Sr
Cade
Harvey G. Byrd
Claude Adams
Eugene W. Huddleston
Elgin
Office 1
Perry L. Horacek
Eddie Grubbs
Horacek
Charles Spencer
Nelson Plumbtree
Robert J. Crabtree
Joe F. Maranto
Vernon L. Harris
Stony Point
Lewis E. Ahrens
Faxon
Medicine Park
Lawton Oklahoma to appoint committee for new reading program
Lawton schools plan to form a reading program committee likely in February or March 1977. The district traditionally revises its eight year old program every four years with a $100000 cost for adoption. Consultants authors and major publishers will present options and voting will be by secret ballot.
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Il Echo
Merkx
New York
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Sally
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Private Club License Granted Amid Zoning Debate
At a January meeting the council approved Talk of the Town’s private club license 3 to 1 after protests, with 28 neighbors notified and five letters of objection though none within 300 feet. Osaka Gardens sought a Class B license for a private club with its restaurant. three residents protested.
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Frank Zimmerman
Osaka Gardens
Northrop Leader to Speak at Friday Forum
Madeira, president of Worldwide Aircraft Northrop Services, Inc., will keynote the Friday Forum luncheon at the Hotel Lawtonian. He will outline Northrop’s air craft maintenance and support work, tied to military contracts, with 3,000 employees across several countries. He also chairs the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission and serves in national aviation groups.
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Worldwide Aircraft Northrop Services, Inc
Lawtonian
Chamber of Commerce
Northrop
Lawton
Iran
Sy Cates
Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission
National Defense Transportation Association
Aernautical
Judge to Hear Army Reinstatement Case in Columbus Ga
Federal judge in Columbus Georgia schedules a Friday full hearing on reinstating Army career men and women fired as retirement benefits eligibility issues draw national attention. Promotion Committee members and other ex-officers anticipate continuing court battles following Hoffman's decision. The note adds that John Tyler was the first President to marry while in office.
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Board debates beer license linkage to restaurant status
The council discussed Arnold’s beer license tied to restaurant status, with Wade noting a beer license could follow a later restaurant license. Dr. Wheatly and Dr. Morford voted against opposing Arnold. Conway and Sims voted for. Lt Col John Linski secured use of Lawton High for a Feb 27 U S Army bicentennial pageant open to the public. A discrimination complaint was filed with EEOC against the board deputy Supt Elkins and Asst Supt Harmon by former Whit tier Elementary secretary Dorothy Jean Ortiz.
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Wade
Gary Wheatly
Robert Morford III
Conway and Sims
John Linski
Fort Sill
Lawton High School
U.S. Army
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
John Elkins
Pearl Harmon
Carter and Harris vie for votes ahead of Feb caucuses
Carter campaigns for two days with a 7:30 p.m. address at the Oklahoma City Music Hall. Kennedy distances from Harris over a leftward shift. Harris tours Oklahoma for three days to rally supporters, hosting a 12:30 p.m. Thursday coffee at the Sandpiper Inn for him and his wife LaDonna.
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Carter
Oklahoma City Civic Center Music Hall
Kennedy
U.S
Fred Harris
Lawton
Harris
Senate
Oklahoma
LaDonna
Sandpiper Inn
Democrats poised to override Ford veto on big 1976 budget
President Ford appears headed for a veto override as Democrats in the House and Senate push a $45 billion health welfare and job programs appropriations bill. The House vote was 310 to 113, 28 over the two thirds threshold, with 261 Democrats and 49 Republicans supporting the override.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
Senate
House
Utility Changes Urged By Harris
Democratic presidential hopeful Fred Harris urged elimination of the fuel adjustment clause and promotion of large commercial rates as he campaigned in Tulsa Okmulgee Muskogee McAlester and Durant. He cited a 17 percent national rise in residential utilities and warned residents may struggle this winter. He planned a news conference at the Oklahoma City Communications Workers of America HQ announcing an Oklahoma Labor for Harris Committee.
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Muskogee
Okla
Fred Harris
Harris
Tulsa
Okmulgee
McAlester
Durant
Oklahoma City
Communications Workers of America
Oklahoma
Benefit Chili Dog Dinner At Lawton Indian Hospital
The Lawton Indian Hospital Employe Club hosts a benefit chili dog dinner from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday in the hospital dining room. The menu features one hot dog, chips, tea, and dessert for $1. Proceeds fund television sets for patient rooms. the public is invited.
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Lawton Indian Hospital Employe Club
Ward 7 Meeting on Home Rehab Plan With Chenault
City Councilman Fredrick Chenault calls a 7 p.m. meeting for D-1 area residents to discuss home rehabilitation and winterization. The session at the Law ton Multi-Purpose Center covers 11th Street to Sheridan Road and Lee Boulevard to Bishop.
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Ward 7
Fredrick Chenault
Lawton
Chenault
11Th Street
Sheridan Road
Lee Boulevard
Bishop
Fire department records show multiple small incidents this year
The Lowton Fire Department logged alarms including at 2 45 p m 315 H house minor 449 p m 412 C fire minor 610 p m 52nd and old Road grass fire 668 p m Wednesday 043 p m 2520 H house fire minor with a total 193 dispatches this year.
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