Lawton Birthday Celebration Rodeo Events Planned
Rodeo continues Friday with a Model T and cast from The Charge of the Model T's in Lawton area. Saturday hosts a special McCullough Productions film guests appearance for the Rangers. The 75th birthday events kick off Tuesday with a free square dance. Aug 4 features a rodeo parade downtown with area clubs and Fort Sill units. Aug 6 includes sunrise breakfast and Diamond Jubilee at LO Rangers Clubhouse. A Bicentennial tribute at McMahon Auditorium features the US Marine Corps drill team, Fort Sill band, and teen choir Master Hand. Oklahoma's replica Liberty Bell will be displayed at Elmer Thomas Park.
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Lawton
City Hall
Pioneer Women
Fort Sill
77Th Army Band and
Field Artillery
Sunrise Pioneer
LO Rangers
Rangers
McMahon Auditorium
U.S. Marine Corps
Naval Ammunition Depot
McAlester
77Th Army Band
First Baptist Church
Oklahoma
Elmer Thomas Park
Voting precinct registrars listed for Lawton primary
A long list of precinct registrars for Lawton and surrounding townships is published with names and addresses. Notable registrars include Johnson-Joseph Hardiman at No 5 NW 56th and Mrs. Mary E Poindex ter at 726 NW 31st, among many others across Lawton and county townships.
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Lawton Johnson
Joseph Hardiman
Adams
Mary E. Poindexter
Andrews
Sue Gross
Kingsbury
Beal
James Gentry
Johnson
Kuntz
Betty Lewis
Hoover
Lee
Lozelle Best
Greenmeadow Drive
Nixon
Billie Bailey
F Ave
Storm damages and power outages hit western Oklahoma counties
Storms disrupted service in Lee to Bishop and 7th to 7th areas for up to four hours with most restored by 11 p.m. Repairs on 13,000 volt lines feeding Verden were completed. PSC officials noted scattered trouble in Sterling, Fletcher, Apache and Cyril with a damaged Chickasha feeder being fixed. Two Lawton youths, Terry and Steve Garrett, were injured by lightning near a fence. rainfall totals included Fort Sill heavy rain, Chattanoova 176 inches, Sullivan Village and Frederick light showers, Apache 4.4 inches, Lake Lawtonka 3.6 inches, Altus 3.6 inches.
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Winstead
Lee
Bishop
7Th
Ray Wilson
Western Region
Wilson
Chickasha
Verden
Jack Japp
PSC Western Region
PSC
Sterling
Fletcher
Apache
Cyril
Japp
Elgin Junction
Lawton
Terry Garrett
Sullivan Drive
Steve
Southwestern Clinic
Fort Sill
Chattanoova
Sullivan Village
Frederick
Lake Lawtonka
Altus
Hitchhiker Incident Leads to Hospital Transfer
A hitchhiker involved in a turnpike incident near the 36 mile point was found lying beside the road. Long was transported to St. Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City for treatment and was later released.
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St. Anthony Hospital
Oklahoma City
Gas rate ceiling challenged by opponents and FPC
Opponents ask FPC to reconsider its decision approving a higher interstate natural gas price ceiling. The approved raise would let pipelines double to triple the prior ceiling for new gas sold by producers. FPC estimates average residential bills would rise about $15.60 yearly, about 6 percent, varying by location.
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FPC
Quake Hits Peking Area With Heavy Losses Says U N Agency
Tangshan and surrounding regions suffer extreme damage as aftershocks continue. China reports 8.2 magnitude quake centered in Tangshan Fengnan area. Peking Tientsin spared major destruction but suffers scattered damage and casualties. Foreigners evacuated to embassies. Americans reported safe. Officials vow rapid relief.
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Peking
Hsinhua
Tangshan
Tangshan-Fengnan
Tientsin
China
Kyodo
Gough Whitlam
Australia
U.S
Tentsin
Thomas Gates
Health Department Extends Hours for Immunization Push
Oklahoma City health officials will stay open from 5 p.m. to 7 30 p.m. each Tuesday in August to immunize school children before the 1976 77 school year. All students K through 12 must show proof of measles rubella polio diphtheria tetanus and whooping cough shots with a physician or health department certificate.
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Oklahoma
Health Department
Sikes cleared in 1961 Florida land deal inquiry
The 1961 probe found no punishment for a Florida land development deal tied to a company Sikes controlled. The panel cited the time gap and constituent re election as factors. Sikes claimed he acted for constituents and unaware of stock reporting rules until discovery. The panel also cleared him on a 1974 vote involving Fairchild stock and Navy plane funding, noting voting rules only bar direct personal gain. It noted a $4,173 loss on the stock over five years.
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Florida
Sikes
Fairchild
Schoenfeld arraignment crowd tightens Chowchilla courthouse
Richard Schoenfeld faces 43 counts in Chowchilla case with $1 million bail set at arraignment before Judge Howard C Green. He will plead innocent, seek venue change, and be flown back to Oakland for ongoing detention as authorities note linked gun sales and threats. guards posted and SWAT on alert.
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Richard Schoenfeld
Chowchilla
Alameda County
Oakland
Howard C. Green
Schoenfeld
Here
William Gagen
Madera
Ed Bates
Bates
Schoenfelds
Atherton
Limits To Freedom religion series wraps up at Lawton Library
The Lawton Public Library ends its Limits To Freedom series with a 2:30 p.m. Friday program exploring religion in Oklahoma public life. Oklahomans discuss constitutional religious freedom and the impact of diverse beliefs, followed by a discussion led by Cameron University professor Dr Kathryn Ewbank. Shide-ape views from residents precede a family friendly session with story hours and entertainment. info call 248-5287.
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Lawton Public Library
Kathryn Ewbank
Cameron University
Hearing Begins In Slaying Case
A preliminary hearing on second degree murder started in district court for Greg Earl Carman 25 Fort Sill. Carman escaped Western State Hospital June 17 and is charged in the May 22 beating death of Richard Carr 20 of 2334 Williams. The hearing before Special Dist Judge David Carter was expected to last all day.
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Greg Earl Carman
Fort Sill
Carman
Western State Hospital
Fort Supply
Richard Warren Carr
Williams
David Carter
North Sheridan Road
Tomlinson Junior High School
Kenneth Patrick Jones
Carr
Police Seek Man In Assault Probe
City police search for a black male who sexually abused a 14 year old Lawton girl late Tuesday. The attacker entered the home through an unlocked front door around 10 30 p m while she was babysitting with her sister. Police have few leads but continue the investigation.
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Lawton
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