Israeli Grandmother Missing After Uganda Hijack Rescue
Dora Bloch, 75, an Israeli and British citizen, remained unaccounted after Israeli commandos freed more than 100 hostages in Uganda. Her son Ilan Hartuv urged Ugandan President Amin to bring her home, noting she was taken to Mulago hospital after a choking incident and has not been found since the raid.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Uganda
Dora Bloch
Ilan Hartuv
Air France
Bloch
Kampala
Harruy
Idi Amin
Hartuv
Amin
Mulago General Hospital
Street Intersection Safeguards Studied
Lawton traffic officials study safeguards for the Cache Road bridge Fort Sill Boulevard intersection to reduce accidents. Traffic Engineer G W Marshall notes several control options and a Lawton policeman proposal to lower the 45 mph approach speed with warning signs. The state highway department is involved.
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Cache Road
Fort Sill Boulevard
Lawton
Terrill Doubts Five Day Special Session On Death Penalty
Sen. Al Terrill of Lawton says a special session to enact a new death penalty law could exceed five days as legislators demand careful drafting and full committee hearings. Gov. Boren has called a July 19 session. Terrill warns against a rubber stamp and expects lengthy debate and possible rule suspensions.
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Terrill
Tate
al Terrill
Lawton
David Boren
Don Davis
Boren orders five day special session on death penalty
Oklahoma Governor David Boren calls a July 19 five day special session to enact a new death penalty law. He argues the cost around 30000 is justified to deter crime and believes a statute similar to one in Georgia Texas or Florida will pass, despite Supreme Court rulings.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Oklahoma
Court of Criminal Appeals of
Oklahoma City
David Boren
Boren
U. S. Supreme Court
Georgia
Texas
Florida
Supreme Court
Paula Unruh
Lawton Counts Steady Crime Decline Through June 1976
Police data show Lawton’s crime rate for the first six months of 1976 down 7.4 percent from the 1975 January to June period, with 3 001 total offenses and 504 Class I crimes in June. Burglary fell 23 percent while larceny rose about six percent, as the six month total suggests a yearly decline near 12 percent. Chief Robert Gillian expects further drops in the latter half of 1976.
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Awton
Lawton
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation
George Wever
Robert Gillian
Gillian
Viking Landing Delayed Again
The Viking mission faces another delay as radar data from Arecibo shows rough terrain and rocks on the Northwest landing site. A smoother, unphotographed area 200 miles west may host a July 20 touchdown if camera scans confirm flat terrain, otherwise July 22 at the Northwest site remains possible.
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Pasadena
Calif
Mars
Viking
Arecibo
Jim Martin
Martin
Preliminary Proposals Adopted for Lawton Airport Expansion
Lawton Metropolitan Area Airport Authority approved preliminary plans to expand the terminal over 80 thousand dollars plus 2 444 square feet of space. The gift shop moves to 1 250 square feet and the game room relocates to the old shop area. A new three bay fire station is planned to protect the airport and south Lawton.
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Lawton Metropolitan Area
Horton
Bill Cox
Goodyear
Navy vows to curb obesity among sailors and officers
The Navy issues a new weight control order targeting both regulars and reservists. Enlisted personnel face possible discharge for failing to lose excess fat, while obese officers see limited promotion prospects unless weight is reduced. The policy defines permissible weights by height and criticizes laxity in weight management.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Washington (Ap
Navy
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Mercury
Sheryl
William D. Roach
Park
South America
Ish
University Hospital
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Larry Derryberry
Derryberry
By Jerry Scarbrough
Lawton School System
Jim Ferrell
Paul McCane
Lincoln
Dennis Lang
Abby Eeeenseseerees
Eveveee
By Paul Hart
The
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Lawton Municipal
Lee Airport
U.S. Navy
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