Corps Gains Damming Power Cut By House Vote
The U S House narrowed the Army Corps of Engineers dredge and fill permit authority restricting coverage to waters presently navigable or improvable. Aimed at farm and conservation groups, the amendment also exempts agriculture and forestry activities.
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U.S. House of Representatives
Army Corps of Engineers
Oklahoma
House
Conference Committee
Corps of Engineers
Jim Wright
D-Tex
Corps
Fort Sill Soldier Shot in City Robbery
A 23 year old Fort Sill soldier Pfc. Larry W. McMenamy was shot in the right shoulder during a Feb 2 early morning robbery on north Fort Sill Boulevard He was listed in very serious condition in Reynolds Army Hospital The shooter and a second suspect were at large at press time Thomas J Harris also a member of Service Btry 1st Bn 18th Field Artillery was with McMenamy when two black males offered LSD and requested a ride to Rogers Lane See HOLDUP.
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Fort Sill
Reynolds Army Hospital
Larry W. McMenamy
18Th Field Artillery
McMenamy
Thomas J. Harris
Service Btry
1St Bn
Rogers Lane
Fort Sill Blvd
Harris
Guilt Confessed In Road Deaths
Gracie Redelk aged 23 pleaded guilty to reduced negligent homicide charges in a 1974 double fatal crash west of Lawton. Assistant District Atty. Steve Lile said the plea came before Dist. Judge J. Winston Raburn with sentencing set for July 16 at 11 30 a m.
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Constitution
Gracie Redelk
Dist
Steve Lile
Redelk
J. Winston Raburn
Revamped Discipline System Eyed By Lawton Schools
Lawton Public Schools eye a revamped discipline system with suspensions and expulsions to be handled differently next year after summer conferences. A 17 member committee finished a week long workshop at Tomlinson Junior High to craft a program to improve student behavior. A report of recommendations is being written.
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Lawton
Tomlinson Junior High
Bill Borgers
Jersey Village High School
Houston
Tex
Borgers
Eisenhower High School
Eisenhower High
Richard Neptune
Sentry Wins Loans for Watch Crystal Plant at Lawton Site
Comanche County Industrial Development board approves more than 550000 in loans for Sentry Manufacturing to buy and equip the former CMF Mattress Building at 3420 SW Lith for a watch crystal plant. The deal includes 143000 mortgage payoff, 25000 cash, 410000 for remodel and equipment, and stock worth about 80000. Sentry plans 4-52 workers, relocates production from Lawton Airport plant, and will complete purchase totaling 225000 appraised value.
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Comanche County Industrial Development Board
Sentry Manufacturing Company
Sentry
CMF Mattress Company
Lawton Municipal
Lawton Mattress
CCID
Chickasha
CMF Mattress
Small Business Administration
Mattress Company
Ard
Deputy Director Named Leader Of Lawton Urban Renewal Authority
Vince Elmore was chosen as Lawton Urban Renewal Authority director by the LURA Board, succeeding Arch March. Elmore, deputy director for three years, has eight years with LURA and led the Downtown Urban Renewal Project from planning through HUD funding.
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Vince Elmore
Lawton Urban Renewal Authority
Lura Board of Commissioners
Bill Greb
Arch March
Elmore
LURA
March
Agency
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Vince
Fort Sill
Melita
Stonegate
Sunny Skies and Warm Temps Forecast for Southwest Oklahoma
The National Weather Service reports sunny skies and warm temperatures in Southwest Oklahoma through Thursday. Light southerly winds tonight bring near 60 degree lows, with Thursday highs in the lower 90s. Tuesday reached a high of 80 and a low of 58.
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Oklahoma
National Weather Service
Personal Income Rises Again Amid 10 Percent May Gain
Washington AP reports U S personal income grew at an annual 10 percent rate in May for the third straight month, with consumer income rising $11.1 billion to a $1,357.2 billion annual pace. Per capita income reached $6,313, up from $6,264 in April. An $80 million May trade deficit marks the first in over a year as the new current account measure replaces the old balance of trade.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Department
U.S. Ambassador Missing After Beirut Front-Line Crossing
American Ambassador Francis E. Meloy Jr along with aide Robert Waring and the driver vanished while crossing Beirut’s sectarian front line. President Ford convened NSC members to handle the crisis as uncertain reports of kidnapping circulated. Invoking security concerns, the embassy confirmed the trio were missing while various factions searched for them.
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Eirut
Lebanon
Francis E. Meloy Jr
Beirut
U.S
Washington
Ford
National Security Council
Elias Sarkis
Hasmiyeh
Christofer Ross
Robert O. Waring
Heir Moghbrabi
Meloy
Waring
First Jury Report Sets D A Clearance Expected
Comanche County grand jury prepared a public statement to clear the district attorney’s office of allegations tied to testimony by former officer Nick Alderson. Alderson testified Tuesday morning. no official clearance announced by noon, as DA Don Beauchamp joined the jury on its city and county tour.
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Comanche County
Grand Jury
Nick Alderson
Alderson
Dist
Atty
Don Beauchamp
Coun
Grand jury probes district attorney office conduct
An assistant state attorney general aided the grand jury on Tuesday during an inquiry into the district attorney's office. Witnesses were to be heard after a jail tour expected to end by noon. Beauchamp and Assistant Dist Atty Robert Looney testified, denying comment pending the grand jury report. Alderson said he testified that Looney improperly dismissed a See JURY, Page 44.
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Grand Jury
Michael Jackson
Alderson
Robert Looney
Thomson urges crackdown on prostitution with higher fines
Lawton City Manager John Thomson called for a legal overhaul to curb prostitution saying fines should rise perhaps tripled and plea bargaining in prostitution cases end. Police arrested two suspects for soliciting while cases head to district attorney for possible fines or jail time.
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OCAL
John Thomson
Lawton
First and
B Avenue
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