Lawton pension plan faces issues in fire retirement rules
The Lawton pension program covers officers under two paths to retirement, with half-pay pensions at 20 years for general staff and mandatory retirement at 20 years for firefighters. Critics call the 20 year rule a flaw, urging age-based retirement like police plans, while locals note benefits aid retention and reduce turnover. The board, including mayor and city officials, handles pension decisions per state rules.
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Wheatley
Lawton Department
Fire Department
Jerry Martin
On Lawton Fire Department
R. M. Dodson
Lawton
State Insurance Commission
Martin
Lawton Fire Department
City council actions include legal aid request and bids
Continued coverage notes Chrisman seeking city aid from Comanche Bar association to revise ordinances, potential $2,000 value if approved. Other items include bids for tires, an electric typewriter, a sewer line rights issue, stop signs, a parking protest, and lease renewal for GMAC garbage trucks.
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New Chrisman Authority
The
Comanche Bar Association
Chrisman
Hennessee
13Th Street
Kingsbury Street
Kingsbury
13Th
Selected Investment Addition
Selected Investment Co
John Gross
Jeff Runyan
Hastings
Water and Sewer Committee
Sanitary Committee
Sanitary Department
Excise Board
Anita Betz
Taylor
Githen Rhoads
Jack Rytle
Superior Court
Douglas L. Smith
East Gore
Douglass High School
Newton
S.tith
Lawton View
Green - Phillips Chevrolet Co
Army Brats Adopt Won Yi in Seoul Home Story
The Army Brats club highlights Won Yi, a obedient and cheerful girl living in a modest Seoul hut with her mother a laundress. The club, whose 33 members and president Miss Lynn Williams supported funds through bake sales and commissary work, hopes she will become a teacher. Regular letters keep members connected as Won Yi grows and learns.
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Army Brats Club
Won Yi
Plan
Lynn Williams
Edward T. Williams
Linda Stritzinger
Polio vaccination drive spans several towns this week
Health officials schedule polio shots at Elgin on Thursday from 9 to 11 a.m. Vaccinations also planned Friday for Grandfield and Tipton children from 9 to 11:30 a.m. in their schools and for Frederick area students from 1 to 4 p.m. at Tillman Memorial Hospital health department.
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Elgin School
Grandfield
Tipton
Frederick
Tillman Memorial Hospital
Funeral Rites for Douglas Stroud at Paradise Valley Church
Funeral services for former Ordnance mechanic Douglas Stroud at 2 30 p m Thursday at Paradise Valley Baptist Church five miles west of Porter Hill He died at a local hospital Tuesday after a lengthy illness He was 30 Rev Glenn Pence will officiate Burial will be in Paradise Valley church cemetery Becker Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements
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Douglas Stroud
Fort Sill
Paradise Valley Baptist Church
Porter Hill
Stroud
Glenn Pence
Paradise Valley Church
Becker Funeral Home
Fort Sill Drainage Plan Deliberations In Senate
Senate committee members Sens. Mike Monroney and Bob Kerr presented forceful statements for Fort Sill. The bill covering all construction projects for Army Navy and Air Force is expected to move through Congress this week with a possible conference and final action late next week. Army engineers plan a July 22 conference with local officials on the Squaw Creek drainage project involving city and county participation.
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Senate Committee
Mike Monroney
Bob Kerr
Fort Sill
Rep
Wickersham
Army
Navy
Air Force
Senate
Keating
Sen. Kerr
Army Engineers
Squaw Creek
Lawton
Quake Reported From Far Off Earthquake Felt Here
New York seismograph at Fordham University logged a fairly sharp quake Tuesday night about 3 500 miles away. The report notes the distant event was recorded on campus equipment and noted as a notable seismic occurrence.
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New York
Fordham University
Alcoholism costs Lawton residents in 1954 and AA aid
The 1954 Lawton data show alcohol related costs totaling about 13 240 50, with 71 driving while intoxicated prosecutions and 370 prosecutions under prohibition laws. The article discusses alcoholism nationwide and explains Alcoholics Anonymous and Alanon Family Groups, their goals and meeting practices, emphasizing family support and recovery through the 12 steps.
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Lawton
Hennessee
Lawton AA
Alanon
Courthouse plans to expand with new wing or annex
Financing ideas include a bond issue or using a 51000 surplus in the court fund. Proposed options add a second floor to the district courtroom or moving jail facilities, with underground construction gaining interest. Judges say surplus funded by court costs and fines may be used for remodeling while preserving a year’s funding.
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Morris
Mem
Bers
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Washington, D. C
Ben Leva
Lawton Venetian Blind Co
34Th & Cache Road
Earl Christmas
Monroe
Seoul
Everes
Jennings Wheel Chaips
Cale
W. F
Bill
Glasgow
Cache Road Furniture Co
Cache Road
Mathes
Oklahoma
Knotty Pine
C Avenue
Sill Fund
Jo. G. Andrews
M & D Finance CO
E Ave
Tom Oliver
KEY Termite & Pest Control Coo
A. L. Pollard Sporting Goods
D Avenue
Alcoholics
Auto Radio
Southwestern Radio & Sound
4Th & BE
Eugene L. Bowman
Roger Wilkerson
Serv
Mgr
Zale
Arte Ie
Her
Baylor
Comnano
Hawn’ Jong Tunoentte
Ficvion
C. M. Pike
Koehler
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