Helipad work planned atop Quanah Mountain for fall tests
Fort Sill and Aberdeen Proving Ground set up a temporary sandbag helipad on Quanah Mountain for a mid September to October testing exercise. Crews build a hundred foot square pad to support helicopter supply and observation for advanced field artillery techniques. Minor blasting may occur but impact on wilderness is limited.
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ORT
Quanah Mountain
Quanah Range
Cache
Fort Sill
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Lawsuit Lodged by Former Miami Policeman
Jerry D. Smith, a 12 year veteran lieutenant, sues Tulsa city administration for 375000 damages claiming wrongful firing without charges. He alleges his constitutional rights were violated after the city council refused to provide a statement of charges for his dismissal.
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TULSA
Miami
U.S
Jerry D. Smith
Smith
Lawton Commission Rejects Industrial Zoning Plan
Lawton Metropolitan Area Planning Commission rejected Kent Waller's request to rezone four lots at McKinley and Sheridan from C-1 to I-1 after protests from nearby property owners and Ward 7 councilman Frederick Chenault. The panel approved a zoning code change to permit package express in C-5 and endorsed a Comprehensive Transportation Plan through 1995 focusing on a southwest bypass and mass transit, contingent on local funding.
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Sheridan Road
Lawton Metropolitan Area
Chenault
Commission
Bill Layton
Wuld
United Parcel Service
Old
Cache Road
GI Bill Signed by Roosevelt in 1944
The Servicemen's Readjustment Act known as the GI Bill of Rights was signed into law on June 22, 1944 by President Roosevelt, marking a landmark act for returning servicemen.
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Roosevelt
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