Hearing Halted in Overstreet Sanity Case
A scheduled mental competency hearing for 18 year old Ricky Lynn Overstreet was cancelled on a district attorney motion. A preliminary hearing on four counts of second degree murder is set for Wednesday as prosecutors decide if the case will proceed to trial.
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Ricky Lynn Overstreet
District Attorney’s Office
Mark Ash
Dist
J. Winston Raburn
Steve Lile
Raburn
Lile
Overstreet
Medicine Park
PSO Bills Rise Despite Lower Residential Consumption
Public electric use dips about four percent from 1975 levels yet bills stay high. Officials cite a 62 year rate increase approved in May 1975 and higher natural gas costs from the Anadarko Basin as main factors. Water use climbs in June and July with rising population and housing activity, while rainfall varies. May revenue from water collections exceeded the prior year by about eighty five thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winstead
Oklahoma Corporation Commission
PSO
Oklahoma
Anadarko
L. T. Harrison
Lawtonka
Sal Taranto
Viking 2 slated for northern Mars site to hunt life
NASA officials chose Viking 2 for a northern landing at Cydonia to seek signs of life. The plan leverages radar and orbital photography amid favorable weather, with heightened study of water vapor and a smooth plain promising safer entry compared with equatorial sites.
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Viking
Mars
Cydonia
Crete
Equator
Northern Territory
Earth
Jim Martin
U.S. considers German Leopard vs American XM1 in tank study
Hoffmann described a delay in choosing between General Motors Chrysler XM1 and the German Leopard to seek maximum commonality of engines guns and components. A comparative evaluation will begin in September, with the option to adapt U.S. or German designs, possibly finalizing a decision by next March.
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Tiveness
Europe
Hoffmann
General Motors
Chrysler
U.S
Army
United States
Veto Critics Question Ford Bill Aims and Impact
Rhodes of Arizona calls the bill poorly designed and potentially harmful to the economy arguing it mainly aims to win November votes. He says inflation risks overshadow any claimed jobs, calling the program a cruel hoax. Wright notes Ford issued more vetoes than the first 15 presidents in 70 years. Harsha says vetoes reflect fiscal irresponsibility of Congress.
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Rhodes
Arizona
Jim Wright
D-Tex
Ford
William H. Harsha
Ohio
Congress
Jubilee Rangers Plan Bicentennial Event at Lawton
Lawton projects a commemorative program by the Lawton Bicentennial Committee in August 1901. A 1 p.m. show at McMahon Auditorium will feature the U.S. Marine Corps drill team from McAlester and Fort Sill’s 77th Army Band with Master Hand and a belated east tour. An Oklahoma Liberty Bell replica will be displayed in Elmer Thomas Park and admission is free. Efforts aim to film "Charge of the Model T's" as part of the birthday presentation.
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LO Ranger
Kiwanis Club
Lawton Boot and Western
Lee
Deuces Western Wear
Cache Road
Lawton Hitchin Post
McKesson Shoe Service
Gore
Ruben’s Shoe Service
Gibson's Discount Center
Gilbert Woods Drug
Cache Road Square
Ratcliffe Book Store
Lawton's Ymca
Lawtonian
Lawton
McMahon Auditorium
U.S. Marine Corps
Naval Ammunition Depot
McAlester
Fort Sill
77Th Army Band
First Baptist Church
Oklahoma
Elmer Thomas Park
Funeral for Joseph Novak 59 in Oklahoma City
Funeral services for Joseph Novak of 1209 will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Lawton-Ritter Dalton Chapel with Lawton La Roche Jr. of the Jehovah's Witnesses church officiating. Novak, born March 3, 1916 in Painesville Ohio, died July 15 in Oklahoma City after an apparent heart attack. Survived by two sons Joseph Gary Novak of McPherson Kansas and Dewey of 1209, three sisters Ann Sampini, Elizabeth Adomaites, Margaret Fletcher, one brother George Novak, and four grandchildren.
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Joseph Novak
Oklahoma City
Lawton-Ritter- Dalton
Lawton la Roche Jr
Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses
Mr. Novak
Painesville
Ohio
Joseph Gary Novak
McPherson
Kan
Dewey
Ann Sampini
Elizabeth Adomaites
Cleveland
Margaret Fletcher
Brunswick
George Novak
Teenagers in School Aide Roles Shift Discussed
A former aide recalls early school shifts noting small wins like teaching Mary to add spaces between words. She describes duties from bus duty to bathroom tasks and recess work, highlighting the challenges and a future uptick in teenage aides.
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Steven
Doctors Join Staff At Indian Hospital
Three new physicians join PHS Indian Hospital including Dr. Faye DeLa Paz and Dr. Pastor Rios specialists in obstetrics and gynecology and Dr. Davyl Birdwell a general practitioner DeLa Paz previously worked at Pawnee Indian Hospital, Rios came from Phoenix Indian Hospital, and Birdwell is a former Indian Health Field Clinic staffer in Anadarko
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PHS Indian Hospital
Faye DeLa Paz
Pastor Rios
Davyl Birdwell
DeLa Paz
Pawnee Indian Hospital
Lawton
Rios
Phoenix
Ariz
Indian Hospital
Birdwell
Indian Health
Anadarko
First Oregon state grain inspectors strike halted by court order
A Marion County Circuit Court judge denied a temporary restraining order to halt the Oregon state grain inspectors strike, scheduled a hearing for Monday. The walkout began Tuesday, halted grain shipments through Portland and Astoria, and pits scale demands of 7.60 dollars per hour against a 5.26 dollar offer.
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Oregon
Val Sloper
Marion County
International Longshoremen and Warehousemen’s Union
ILWU
Portland
Astoria
William Hoelscher
Mel Triole
Logan Coal Operators Association
Oklahoma grain and livestock prices from Oklahoma City market report
State Department of Agriculture lists current prices for wheat barley Milo and soybeans with regional prices across towns. Livestock trading active at Oklahoma City with cattle and calves steady to firm for under 600 lb and weights over 600 lb untested. hogs steady with sows 38.00-39.50 and feeder pigs scarce.
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Oklahoma City
State Department of Agriculture
Aston
Muskogee
Manchester
Eldorado
Hobart
Lawton
Temple
Beaver
Clinton
Pauls Valley
Perryton
Weatherford
Medford
Banner
el Reno
Geary
Kingfisher
Okeene
Ponca City
Watonga
Keyes
Liberal
Afton
Gulf
Broilers
Oklahoma Livestock
Choice
Man faces preliminary hearing for attempted car burglary
James Belcher, 31, of 907% S. Fourth, charged with attempted burglary in district court here. Bond set at $2,000. Dalton and Terri Smith reported Belcher attempting to break into their vehicle in the 200 block of H near their home around 6 am Wednesday. Patrolman Mike Mahaffay arrested Belcher minutes later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Belcher
Dalton
Terri Smith
Belcher
Mike Mahaffay
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Constitution Lawton Publishing Co., Inc
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Sunday Constitution
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Nest Sa
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E. Ave
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Leonard Woodcock
Chrysler Corp
Woodcock
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Washington Post
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Washington Newspaper Union
Post Guild
Charlson
Public Service Company OF Oklahoma
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