Oklahoma Firefighters Hold 82nd Convention in Lawton
About 400 firefighters from 344 Oklahoma communities gathered at the Montego Bay Motel for the 82nd Annual Oklahoma State Firefighters Association Convention in Lawton. Fire Marshal Ray Catlin Fire Chief Dick Tannery and Mayor Wayne Gilley welcomed attendees as a bicentennial themed parade highlighted the morning. A Dutch lunch at the Great Plains Coliseum and a Friday Ladies Auxiliary pumper race are on the schedule, with final business Saturday noon.
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Oklahoma
Montego Bay
Oklahoma State Firefighters Association
Lawton
Ray Catlin
State Association
Dick Tannery
Wayne Gilley
Chamber of Commerce
Jack Raulston
Great Plains Coliseum
Comanche County Fairgrounds
Finis Smith
Tulsa
Fourth and E
City council splits ambulance rules for Medicruisers and limousines
The council committee proposed two divisions for emergency vehicles and one patient transport units to resolve a dispute over Medicruiser dimensions and fittings. Medicruisers would follow emergency guidelines while two limousines fit the second category, with the four wheel rescue unit excluded.
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Council
Kuykendall
Oklahoma Senate eyed over county and state trust bill
Ard cautioned the Mall local project faces more Senate scrutiny than the House and predicted a motion to reconsider and refer back to conference. The aim is to lift restrictions on county and municipal trusts while preserving state trust limits if the Senate passes the bill. Rep Camp warned of a potential Supreme Court challenge if the measure becomes law.
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Senate
House
Ard
Supreme Court
George Camp
Oklahoma City
Hays Faces Pressure Over House Leadership Post
Hays struggled to answer questions after a scandal erupted, with press secretary distributing his seven sentences. House Majority Leader O Neill urged him to step down as chairman of both committees and warned the caucus may strip his posts at the June 16 meeting over the Elizabeth Ray affair and her allegation.
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HOUSE
Thomas P. O'Neill
Hays
O'Neill
Elizabeth Ray
Funeral for Celia Elizabeth Shotts at Beck er Chapel
Funeral services for Celia Elizabeth Lizzie Shotts 81 of 301 Ave I will be held at 2 30 p m Friday at Beck er Funeral Home Chapel with Rev George Stauffer and Rev George Campbell officiating Burial will be in Letitia Cemetery She was born May 2 1895 in Prestonburg Ky moved to Oklahoma in 1906 married Charley Shotts in Elgin Survivors include three sons Clarence Topeka Kan Arthur Weatherford Bill Route 1 Geronimo three daughters Nora E Grant Canyon Lake Tex Helen Buzbee 1411 H and Mary Cannon Elgin a brother Joe Dotson Cement 11 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren The family will stay at 1411 H
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Celia Elizabeth
Lizzie) Shotts
301
Ave. I
Becker Funeral Home
George Stauffer
Cache United Methodist Church
George Campbell
First Christian Church
Letitia
Charley Shotts
Elgin
Lawton
Clarence
Topeka
Kan
Arthur
Weatherford
Bill
Geronimo
Nora E. Grant
Canyon Lake
Tex
Helen Buzbee
Mary Cannon
Joe Dotson
Cement
Vaccination mixup at fort dix fuels shield concerns
Flu vaccine makers used the older Shope strain instead of the A New Jersey 76 strain isolated from servicemen at Fort Dix in routine tests. The error affected Parke-Davis and others who produced two million Shope doses kept in reserve for possible shortfalls. The Public Health Service noted antibodies from Shope may offer some protection against the correct strain.
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Public Health Service
Parke-Davis
Ft. Dix
Ford summit at Rambouillet backs inflation easing plan
Summit at Rambouillet saw Ford announce cooperation to sustain the economic recovery with less inflation and more jobs. A U S France pact backed flexible exchange rates for major currencies after IMF negotiations in Jamaica, part of improving U S European ties since the 1974 Martinique mini-summit.
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Rambouillet
Ford
United States
France
International Monetary Fund
Jamaica
Martinique
Waurika project costs rise with multiple pipeline contracts
Congress considers funds boosting the Waurika project total to about 62.9 million dollars with the federal government covering a large share. Tomasko notes 6,000 feet of pipe along rights of way, deliveries through winter depending on weather. Macomb’s phase includes the intake tower north of the lake and a 42 inch line to Ellsworth serving Lawton, with trenching starting in October and right of way purchases underway for lines to Duncan, Walters, Temple, and Comanche. Tunnels under highways and near the Frisco line will ensure traffic flow. Macomb’s bid of 16.672 million is under the Corps’ 22 million estimate, with 1,060 calendar days to finish by late 1978 or early 1979.
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Congress
Waurika
Tomasko
Macomb
Ellsworth
Lawton
Duncan
Walters
Temple
Comanche
Sun Oil Co
Lake Ellsworth
Armco
Corum
Hulon
Lee Boulevard
East
H. E. Bailey
Elgin
Frisco Railroad
Army Corps of Engineers
Tulsa
Engineer Corps
Farmers Fight Water Permits At Oklahoma Hearing
The Oklahoma water board heard farmers in Southwest Oklahoma about irrigation water allotments. Nolan seeks to keep a full five acre foot expansion while others cite wet weather and reduced use. state records show a 230 acre foot annual limit for 115 acres, but Nolan’s peak 100 acre feet on 5 acres was used. Written statements were taken and will be reviewed at the July 13 meeting in Oklahoma City as part of a seven year permit process.
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Thurman
Nolan
the Resources Board
OWRB
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
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Billie Humble
Neil Kissick
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Frank Trask
Humble
City Hall
C.D.S.T
Dambeld-Tipton and Associates, Inc
Gore Boulevard
P.O. Box
Jean McGavin
Jean McGavie
Gore Blvd
Cache Road
Eveready Batteries
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W Gillet
Mig
Compton’s Rexall Pharmacy
Sheridan Road
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