Plane Crash Near Lawton Kills Two Crew Members
A crash on an Lawton to Kansas City air mail flight left two crew members dead after a muffled explosion and subsequent fires. The aircraft carried an estimated 1,100 gallons of gasoline. Southern Aviation operates nightly mail service. company officials assist FAA in crash probe.
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Page
Pointer
On & Citizen
Sullivan
Southern Aviation
U.S. Postal Service
Fkuchard Morrison
Tulsa
FAA
Lawton
Kansas City
City budget funds street projects in Lawton area
The plan allocates 124000 for traffic signals including 52nd Street and U S 62 and 40000 for Cache Road work and 78000 for Gore Boulevard signals. It also lists 19000 for traffic markings and 105 miles of arterial streets slated for resurfacing this summer. Reconstruction of Smith Avenue from Fort Sill Boulevard to Sheridan is to begin this summer.
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45Th Street
Lee
Gore Boulevard
58Th
64Th
Ferris
Fort Sill
Sheridan
Second Street
C Avenues
52Nd Street
U.S. 62
Cache
17Th
38Th
Southwest Oklahoma June storm dumps heavy rain and floods
A violent squall line in southwest Oklahoma on June 21 to 23 caused up to 100000 dollars in property damage, 7.3 inches of rainfall in Frederick, and evacuations for eight families. High winds felled most Davidson trees, Altus roads flooded, and area lakes overflowed. Lake Ellsworth and Lake Lawtonka saw floodgate activity, with readings from June showing continued overflow.
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Oklahoma
Frederick
Davidson
Altus
Lake Ellsworth
Lake Lawtonka
Lake Reading
Waer
L. T. Harrison
Randall Hale
Hale
Meers
53Rd
Gore
Apache
Ellsworth
Seegeearee
Fire damages Altus Central Junior High in early morning blaze
A fire heavily damaged Altus Central Junior High during renovation. Julius Pierce of the fire marshal’s office arrived to determine cause, which was not known by noon. The fire began near the front entrance and swept the central corridor, collapsing the south wing roof. Fire crews including Altus and air base personnel fought the blaze. district officials and architects discussed future use of the site, with plans to preserve parts of the campus.
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Julius Pierce
Elk City
Carl Stout
Altus
Stout
Central Junior High
Foster
W. A. Appleby Jr
Central Junior High School
Northeast
Southeast
Senators press Brezhnev on Soviet restraint stance
Sens Humphrey and Scott told Brezhnev they oppose Export-Import Bank credit limits on the Soviet Union and seek changes. Brezhnev urged curbing the arms race and asserted that all Soviet citizens want peace. Scott said Brezhnev assured Americans share that view and that no hostile official could win U.S. election.
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Stack
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minn
Hugh Scott
R.pa
Soviet Union
Brezhnev
Scott
United States
State Man Held In Shooting Deaths Of Two FBI Agents
An Oklahoma man, David Sky of Claremore, is held as a material witness in the Pine Ridge shootings that killed two FBI agents and an Indian. The affidavit notes Sky allegedly told friends it was “fun” after the gun battle. He is jailed on $50,000 bond and to testify before a grand jury.
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FBI
Inb Ridge
S.D
Oklahoma
Rapid City
Asst
U.S. Atty
Lawrence von Wald
David Sky
Claremore
Okla
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
Sky
David Ski
David Scott
Oglala
Wounded Knee
Pennington County
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Pine Ridge
Tom Coll
Halt To Strike Ordered Amid City Crisis
Emergency collections were organized at hospitals and day cares as wildcat actions spread. Firemen reported sick in protest while the State Supreme Court declined to halt city layoffs of 2300 workers amid a deep fiscal crisis. Traffic delays and blocked highways followed along with 17 arrests for obstruction and related charges. Welfare offices remained open with supervisors and volunteers, while many parks stayed closed and liquor stores kept shops open to honor contracts. Residents in New York neighborhoods faced growing refuse piles and mixed reactions.
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Highway Department
Pennsylvania
State Justice Department
New York
Youths flee in Kansas-bound car after Seminole chase
Police say a girl identified two youths one their cousin as having left from Kansas Tuesday night. The chase began near a Seminole shopping center after a faulty tail light stop. shots were fired at the patrol car, a rear window shattered, and the youths abandoned the car. Seminole and Pontotic county officers joined the search with bloodhounds from Lexington Community Treatment Center.
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Herdlitchka
Kansas
Dub Free
Seminole
Pontotic County
Konawa
Lexington
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Senior Citizens Public Defender
Center City
Municipal Court
Benjamin Davis High Finance Administration
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Community Services Administration
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Lawton Constitution
Sun
Lawton Morning Press
Sunday Constitution
Lawton Publishing Co., Inc
Ard & A Ave
Constitution
APO
Constitution & Press Circulation
Sunnday
Southwest
Lowton Evening Constitution
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