Developer Hauls Off Section Of Flower Mound Road
Lawton street crews found a large stretch of paved road and earth missing after local developer Frank Richards moved dirt from Flower Mound Road north of Gore Boulevard. City Administrator Henry Nabers said Richards had been authorized to work with the city but directed the excavation onto his own property.
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Woody Woodall
Timetable of Apollo 15 Lunar Mission Broadcasts
The schedule lists daily lunar orbit activities with networks ABC CBS and NBC detailing lunar landings lunar walks status reports and module liftoff times across Thursday through Monday. Notable items include lunar landings lunar module liftoff and redocking events with specific time windows for progress reports and summaries.
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Urged U S Metric Change Slow Coordinated Plan
Washington AP reports the Department promotes adopting the metric system in the United States though officials warn of billions in conversion costs. Secretary Maurice Stans calls for a deliberate ten year transition with a rule of reason and a coordinated national program.
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Washington
Maurice Stans
Oklahoma Governor Talks Independent Board Role and Coal Gasification Plans
Governor Hall says board recommendations will be acted on independently and on a case by case basis. He asserts Oklahoma will not lose federal highway funds despite warnings and outlines plans for a California industry trip to study coal gasification with Gulf Automatic General, Litton Industries, and a major rubber company.
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Funeral Rites Held for Kimberley Janes Wilson
Kimberley Janes Wilson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Darrell L. Wilson of 407 NW 6th Lawton, died aged after birth. Graveside rites conducted at 10:30 a.m. Friday in Cache with Sidney Maxey of the Pentecostal Church of God Watonga officiating. Burial by Cache Funeral Home. Survived by parents and two brothers Ronald Joe and Steven Dale Wilson of the home.
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Kimberley Janes Wasa
Tesei Cea
Darrell L. Wilson
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eSee
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Cache Funeral Home
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Steven Dale Wilson
John Patrick Hackett
Becker Funeral Home
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Hackett
Se Deng
Walters First Baptist service for Sadie Stevens Walters
Sadie Stevens Walters dies at Walters age 93 born August 4 1886 Elk City Kansas moved to Walters in 1903. Funeral at Walters First Baptist Church with Rev George McDow officiating burial in Walters cemetery under direction of the Funeral Home.
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Sadie) Stevens
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Waley
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Kan
Helicopters Support South Vietnamese Operations In Cambodia
August and October elections noted with aircraft activity. Helos will fly from Tay Ninh by day aiding South Vietnamese efforts in Cambodia while overnighting at secure U.S. bases. Northern district referenced. 459 tons mentioned in text. Lawton Constitution Lawton Morning Press with standard subscription rates and delivery areas in Lawton Oklahoma and beyond.
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Apollo 15 crew reports minor glitches during Moon approach
Apollo 15 astronauts monitored a leaking drinking water tank and a prior valve fix proved effective. Mission Control confirmed only water loss with no contamination as lunar orbit and descent proceeded, noting sighting flashes may be optical illusions near the Moon.
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Karl Heinze
Lorton
Henize
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Apennines
Swimming Pool To Reopen Friday
Lawton Municipal Pool will reopen Friday after a shutdown for filter repairs. Pool manager Darrel Bowman confirmed the plan and noted the facility will resume normal hours.
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Darrel Bowman
Gunfight At Bank Sparks Police Shootout
Nicholas Stevens heard shouting as robbers battled police at a bank. Officers Tracy and Callahan reined in a chaotic scene with about 26 shots exchanged and a sawed off . rifle found in a nearby car while bystanders fled.
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Nicholas Stevens
John Tracy
Lawrence Callahan
Tracy
Anthony Teta
Oklahoma lawmaker backs highway beautification acts
Officials say road faith shaped state and federal views. Albert voted against billboard control in 1958 but supported the 1965 Highway Beautification Act with most Sooner House members except Page Belcher. Rep Ed Edmondson floor managed the bill and chairs a commission to study the program.
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Sooner House
Page Belcher
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Ed Edmondson
Dokla
Lyndon B. Johnson
Edmondson
Niger River drains vast African basin
A broad expanse of Africa is drained by the Niger River, covering roughly one million square miles of land. The system sustains diverse communities and ecosystems across multiple nations.
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Niger River
New Rail Strike Negotiations Set In White House Effort
The United Transportation Union and carriers planned new talks at 2 p.m. as the Nixon administration presses for a voluntary settlement to a four railroad dispute. UTU President Charles Lunn met Wednesday night with W. J. Usery in Cleveland, but no progress was reported. Hodgson said compulsory solutions are a last resort and echoed the push for voluntary settlement.
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W. J. Usery
Cleveland
UTU
Charles Lunn
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James D. Hodgson
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House Commerce Subcommittee
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