Senate OKs Fund Bill For OSBI Building Here
The Senate approved an appropriations measure adding 50000 dollars to construct a new Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation facility in Lawton. Sponsored by Comanche County delegates, the project anchors near the new Highway Patrol HQ and Tourist Information Center at Gore Boulevard and the Pioneer Expressway, with space for an evidence vault satellite lab and agents’ offices. The current OSBI site is at 1303 W. Gore.
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Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation
Lawton
al Terrill
Comanche County
Board of Public Affairs
House
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Gore Boulevard
Pioneer Expressway
OSBI
W. Gore
Witness Heard In Hearing For Double Slaying Suspect
A preliminary hearing was set for 2:30 p.m. today in district court for Bill Roberts 32 of 410 Mission Blvd accused of the February 7 shooting deaths of Terry Womack 34 and J L Nash 37. The case was sent back to preliminary after attorney withdrawals as Van Meter took over and said he wished to handle the case from the beginning.
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Bill Roberts
Mission Bivd
Terry Womack
J. L. Nash
Roberts
Lawton
John Taylor
The
Brock
Dennis Butler
Butler
Don van Meter
van Meter
LSD Charge Hearing Set for Clepper and Tompkins
Preliminary hearing scheduled July 21 in district court for Richard Allen Clepper 21 Fort Sill and Brenda Mabel Tompkins 21 of 31414 Euclid on possession charges. Bond set at 2000 each after deputies searching Tompkins residence found marijuana in an ash tray following an anonymous tip.
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Richard Allen Clepper
Btry
1St Cannon Bn
Fort Sill
Brenda Mabel Tompkins
Euclid
Motorcyclist Still Critical After Duncan Crash
Rocky Barber 19 remained in critical condition at St. Anthony's Hospital Oklahoma City after a Sunday motorcycle crash in Duncan. He was airlifted from Comanche County Memorial Hospital Lawton to Oklahoma City for head injuries and a fractured leg. Police say his bike veered when the kickstand snagged pavement and Barber was thrown about 20 feet. passenger Susan McClennen 16 was uninjured.
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Duncan
Rocky Barber
St. Anthony's Hospital
Oklahoma City
Barber
Medical Center Hospital
Comanche County Memorial Hospital
Lawton
Fort Sill
Don Cartwright
Cartwright
Susan McClennen
Rt. 3
Hours Altered At Boys Club In Lawton
New summer hours at the Lawton Salvation Army Boys Club 1315 F go into effect today with weekday 9 am to 5 pm and Saturday 10 am to 4 pm. Activities include trips to Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge and museums along with arts crafts and sports clinics. membership is 50 cents to 1 dollar annually.
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Lawton Salvation Army Boys Club
Russel Kious
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Kious
Cityan Receives School Honor at New Mexico Military Institute
Sylvanus Johnson Williams of Fort Sill has won the N. S. Meyer-Rae burn scholarship for military and leadership at Roswell NM. Cadet Sgt. J. C. Williams is on the President's List with a 3.4 average, installed in Phi Theta Kappa, selected as a proficient cadet and elected to the cadre for next year. He plans to attend the University of Oklahoma after finishing at NM Tech? He plans to attend the University of Oklahoma after NM Institute.
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Sylvanus Johnson Williams
S. J. Williams
Fort Sill
N.S. Meyer-Raeburn
New Mexico Military Institute
Roswell
Sgt
J.C. Williams
Phi Theta Kappa Honorary Society
Williams
University of Oklahoma
Comanche Tribe Meeting Slated
A Comanche Tribe gathering is set for 7 30 p m at Fort Sill Indian School to discuss the tribe s share of a 35 000 000 judgment. Paul Attockine sponsors the meeting and says members will decide whether to seek all shares or program 20 percent for proposals.
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Fort Sill
ROTC Cadets Get Training at Fort Sill Next Week
High school junior ROTC cadets from Oklahoma and Texas will train at Fort Sill with Lawton Army Reserve units next week. The program covers repelling leadership reaction compass course gas chamber and small arms qualifications. Training starts Sunday.
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Oklahoma
Texas
Fort Sill
Lawton
Army Reserve
Two Marijuana Cases Cleared In Cache County Action Here
Two misdemeanor marijuana possession cases in Cache County were resolved with guilty pleas during initial appearances before Special District Judge David Carter. Dennis Rizor and Michael Brewer of Altus Air Force Base face sentencing September 2 after being stopped on U S 62 with beer and marijuana.
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Dennis A. Rizor
Michael Carl Brewer
Altus Air Force Base
Special District
David Carter
Rizor
Brewer
Cache
U.S. 62
Oklahoma Highway
Mike Kelley
Hal F. Blanton
Freddie Lee Smith
Mark C. Borek
Marty A. Harris, Jr
Fort Sill
Sandpiper Inn
Roy Bryant
Nick Alderson
Borek
Blanton
Smith
Harris
Refugee Toy Drive Sees Dwindling Donations Amid Ongoing Need
Darlene Meade of Lawton VAC notes fewer toy donations for Toys For Refugees while demand remains high. Fort Sill reports 40 plus boxes awaiting shipment. volunteers stress that many children still need gifts. Fort Sill and VAC centers share hours and pickup numbers for large donations.
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Darlene Meade
Lawton
Voluntary Action Center
VAC
Toys For Refugees
Fort Sill
31St Infantry
Sheridan Road
Sith and Lee Boulevard
Comanche Tribe Sets Runoff Ballot in June
The Comanche Tribe plans a runoff election on June 7 to choose four tribal committeemen. James M. Cox of Midwest City was elected May 24 to the two year post, defeating Conrad Galey of Norman. Precincts include soil and moisture offices in Lawton Walters Anadarko plus several other local sites.
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James M. Cox
Midwest City
Conrad Galey
Norman
Frank Oberly
Oklahoma City
Julia Mahseet
Apache
Haddon Nauni
Walters
Ned Timbo
Lawton
George Wallace Jr
Faxon
Lawrence Tomah Jr
Iola Hayden
Roderick Red Elk
Soil and Moisture
Anadarko
Cache
Bohart
Fire Station
Report Card Study Aired As Board Appoints Five Principals
Lawton Board of Education held a brief meeting Monday night to appoint five elementary school principals for the 1975 76 year. William Miracle, principal at Sullivan Village Elementary, was recommended by Superintendent Hugh Bish to assume the post.
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Lawton Board of Education
William Miracle
Sullivan Village
Hugh Bish
Brookland
Howard Smith
Adams
Howell
Bish
Helen Trotter
Westwood
Marcille Sutherland
School For
Working Parents
Smith
Junior Nations
James Roberts
Robert Morford
Roberts
Johnny Elkins
Blake Short
Homer Alaniz
Clarence Fortney
Gary Jones
Gary Ross
Linda Hughes
Wichita Falls
Tex
Sabel
Tomlinson Junior High
John Elkins
Communism leads in world view aboard French poll
In Toulouse readers favor Communism 44 percent to 26 for capitalism over 30 years. A separate question finds 48 percent believe capitalism will survive the current crisis while 25 percent doubt it. Local school board actions detail principal appointments for Adams Howell Westwood and Sullivan Village elementary schools as well as revisions to report cards and student discipline rules.
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Toulouse
France
la Depeche du Midi
Sofres
Fear Is Blamed For Apartheid
Paris interview with South African heart surgeon Christian Barnard details his views on apartheid rooted in fear of losing identity. He recalls disobeying segregation laws by mixing black and white patients in a hospital, arguing freedom must come with maturity and criticizing double standards toward Rhodesia and South Africa.
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L.A. Times
Washington Post
Paris
Christian Barnard
Barnard
South Africa
Rhodesia
Surgeon General Report Links Smoking to Health Defects
The U S Surgeon General's report released on January 11 1964 links cigarette smoking to health deficiencies and broad health risks.
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U.S
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