Bish Proposes Best Of Three Plan To End Lawton Race Gap
Lawton School Board hears a plan to close two elementary schools and reassign 550 students to four others. Seventh grade shifts begin 1971 72 with further junior high moves by 1973 74. NAACP letters urge alternatives and question plan’s interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bish
Rogers
Tomlinson
Central
Lawton View
Georgia Street
17Th Street
15Th Street
Tomlinon
N. H. Jones
John H. Nelson
Political Action Committee
Lawton
Board of Education
Vaccination Of Horses May Begin Wednesday
Oklahoma veterinarians discuss vaccination timing while Lawton School Board approves transfers and budget actions. The board sets superintendent salary at 22 000 dollars and treasurer at 4000, moves on land purchases, meals finances, and student transfer policies amid desegregation debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bish
Lawton
Dunbar
Holt Supply Co
Oklahoma City
Parks-Jones Realty
Farwil Corporation
Lawton Public Schools
Haskell Evans
Food Service Department
Earl Curtis
Henry Weddle
Hugh Bish
Henry Weddie
Board of Education
Bishop
Flower Mound
Bell System Settles CWA Strike in St Louis
Southwestern Bell and the CWA reached a contract settlement effective midnight Tuesday. Service is expected to return to normal Wednesday morning after workers had been idle since Wednesday. CWA members had honored a picket line against Western Electric before joining in. Supervisory staff from Oklahoma City ran switchboards during the strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
CWA
St. Louis
R. W. Hooper
Southwestern Bell
Telephone Company
Western Electric
Bell System
Oklahoma City Telephone Office
Rail strike deadlines set for Aug. 19 across multiple lines
Telephone comments indicate settlers turned down the settlement with a warning of a new strike. Unit Strike deadlines stand at 12:01 AM Saturday against Southern Pacific Norfolk and Western Chicago and North Western. CNW claims court order clears danger while UTA warns of continued walkout potential on Elgin Joliet & Eastern and Bessemer Lake Erie lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Pacific
Norfolk & Western
Chicago and North Western
CNW
UTA
Housing outlook held steady amid uncertain economy
The passage notes housing remaining strong despite a weaker economy and mentions higher interest rates last year as the administration pursued tighter budgets and expansive policy. It references the Federal Reserve and the shift in fiscal stance.
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Ae Ie Ee
Federal Reserve
City budget shows pay hikes amid growth and priorities
Budget highlights include raises for a new assistant administrator finance post and a fulltime city attorney with assistants. Major department requests cover police fire street sewer and water with urban renewal and Model Cities funds. Nabers warns of financing needs for growth and notes a $200000 Cache Road payment via supplemental appropriation.
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Health Department
McMahon
Nabers
Cache Road
Lisa John
Model Cities Program
Miss John
Joe F. Musgrove
Washington
Nabers Proposes New Positions After His Departure
Nabers proposes new positions in the city and says it would be difficult to find someone to follow in his steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nabers
City and
Area Weather Forecast Update
Area weather calls for highs in the 80s with a 30 percent rain chance this afternoon. Tonight will dip to around 70. A warming trend is expected Wednesday with highs in the low 90s.
Walker active in civic groups and Army Reserve veteran
Walker holds certificates in dynamics of supervision and human relations. He has worked with Lawton and Salvation Army Boys Clubs, Jaycees, United Fund, Kiwanis, Savings Bond drives, and the Chamber of Commerce. He was honorably discharged from the Army Reserve in 1967. He and his wife Carol live at 6517 NW Columbia with two children, H. Gene Jr. and Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker
Lawton Boys Club
Salvation Army Boys Club
Jaycees
United Fund Campaign
Kiwanis
U.S. Savings Bond Campaign
Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Army Reserve
Carol
Columbia
H. Gene Jr
Scott
Police and Fire Chiefs Salaries Unchanged in City Budget
The 1971 72 city budget proposed by City Administrator Nabers gives a five percent raise to most workers but freezes Fire Chief Harris Hancock at the same pay as Police Chief Alford Hennessey. Hancock remains at 980 dollars monthly while the police chief could rise to 1025 with a new term. Nabers cites a belief in equal pay and notes other top grades also remain unchanged. The change affects both salaried and hourly staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris Hancock
Henry Nabers
Nabers
Alford Hennessee
Hancock
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H. D. Hulett
The
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Beirne
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern
Bessemer & Lake Erie
Wiest Auto Service
Hitachi
Kodak
Baylor Solid State Radio
BankAmericaid
Zales Jewelers
D Avenue
Cache Road Square
Regal Estates
Petroleum Products Merchandising Corporation
38Th St
Lyle Hensley Ball
53Rd St
Downtown
Lawton, Inc
Stanfield & O'Dell
Jim Freeman
11Th
Second Streets
Earl
Suzanne Glover
U.S. 277
Rogers Lane
AAA Glass CO
Bectoners Dickinson
T.g.&y
Plastipak
Tegrin
Tanya
Emko Foam
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