Soldier Shot During Robbery Attempt At Fort Sill
Fort Sill soldier Larry W. McMenamy 23 of Service Btry 1st Bn 18th Field Artillery was treated for a bullet wound in the right shoulder and remained in Rey Reynolds Army Hospital in serious but stable condition. A 21 year old suspect was jailed and a second suspect sought after two black males reportedly tried to rob him Wednesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sill
Reynolds Army Hospital
Larry W. McMenamy
18Th Field Artillery
Soweto Riots Spark Protests and Renewed Tension
Police confirm casualty figures after a Soweto protest begun by about 200 university students escalates into violence as whites attack marchers. Officials acknowledge initial overcounting and blame government policy on Afrikaans in schools for fueling Black anger and calls for justice.
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W.H. Kotze
Johannesburg
Soweto
City Hall
Rand Daily Mail
Sharpeville
South Africa
Cape Times of
Cape Town
Beeld
John Vorster
Europe
U.S
Henry A. Kissinger
West
Oklahoma cities explore regional agricultural development plan
Mayor and officials advocate a regional council uniting ten counties to keep processing and related industries in area. They cite lack of local peanut and meat processing, demand for irrigation water, and potential for plants tied to Fort Sill and Altus AFB. Counties named include Comanche Caddo Cotton Jefferson Harmon Greer Kiowa Jackson Tillman Stephens Grady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West’s
Gilley
Owen
Dr. Owen
United States
Fort Sill
Altus Air Force Base
Great Plains
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Kansas
Texas
Comanche
Caddo
Cotton
Jefferson
Harmon
Greer
Kiowa
Jackson
Tillman
Stephens
Grady
Suspect Arrested in Slaying Near Dirt Path Death Scene
Authorities arrested Carman and Kenneth Patrick Jones, 18, walking near the death site. Jones is a material witness, member of Fort Sill's 299th Engineer Company, with bloodied concrete slab and beer cans found at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carman
Kenneth Patrick Jones
Jones
Carman Is
Fort Sill
299Th Engineer Company
Notice of Sheriff Sale in Comanche County OK
In Comanche County Oklahoma National Homes Acceptance Corporation sues Jesse W Holbrook and Wonda M Holbrook to foreclose a mortgage. The sheriff will sell Lot 26 Block 2 Country Club Heights Addition Lowton at 1 00 PM July 19 1976 to satisfy a 6437 36 judgment plus interest costs and attorney fees.
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Lowton
District Court OF
Comanche County
State OF Oklahoma
National Homes Acceptance Corporation
Jesse W. Holbrook
Wonde “. Holbrook
Distry
State of Okahoma
Pontiff
Wonda M. Holbrook
Nusband and Wife
State of Oklnghoma
Jowitt
Country Club Heights
Oklahomsa
Podl
Coy Rogers
Hovden
Okiohome
Russell G. Jones
Lowton, Okiohome
Refuge program priorities and area activities discussed
W. O. Nelson Jr. notes congressional mandates favor wildlife over recreation at refuges while Abe Hesser touts Wichita Mountains as a key tourist destination. Noise from Air Force training worries wildlife. refuge managers from Washita Optima Sequoyah Salt Plains and Tishomingo reported on presentations. local chamber members attended. An 1776 Montreal evacuation detail appears.
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W. O
Bill) Nelson Jr
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Abe Hesser
Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
U.S. Air Force
Johnson
Don van Meter
Chamber of Commerce
Wildlife Refuge Committee
Nelson
Washita
Optima
Sequoyah
Salt Plains
Tishomingo
Dick Hoffman
Mike Scott
Congress appoints committee for Declaration and Confederation
On June 11 1776 Congress appointed a committee to draft the Declaration of Independence and to prepare a form of Confederation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Housing Authority Meeting for Comanche Indian Tribe Oklahoma
Notice states the Housing Authority of the Comanche Indian Tribe of Oklahoma will hold a regular meeting on Monday June 2 1976 at 7 30 PM at the Housing Authority Office north of City Lowton Oklahoma Jerree L Toyeddo executive director
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
City Hall
Oklahoma
Lowton
Morning Press
Housing Authority
City
Guilt Admitted On False Report In Lawton
Patricia Antrich of 2211 Hoover Apt C pleaded guilty in district court to filing a false burglary report. Judgment and sentencing set for June 24 after a witness located items in a storage bin on Lee Boulevard. Bond was $259. She was arrested when the items were recovered by police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Antrich
Hoover
Apt. C
Miss Antrich
Lawton
Lee Boulevard
Fire kills four in Roanoke County home blaze
A three hour fire at a Roanoke County elder care home killed four elderly residents identified as Hattie Bennett Eva Hale Bessie Evans and Ernie Barbour. Fire officials cited careless smoking and flammable foam mattresses as factors. Mary Garland a night nurse found the blaze and patients evacuated into heavy rain as roanoke area hospitals treated smoke inhalation and shock victims.
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Mary Garland
Hattie Bennett
Eva Hale
Bessie Evans
Ernie Barbour
Wallace
W. D. Whitlock
Roanoke County
Robert Monroe
Roanoke-area
Roanoke
Horse riding class taught at local stables and university
Students take an 11 dollar tuition plus a 12 dollar class fee for a horse riding course at a local stable with initial equipment from Mrs. Shipman. The class covers horse parts safety grooming catching haltering and health tips with tests and few experienced riders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Durant
Weldon Cox
Jury to Hear More Witnesses in Williams Case Probe
The grand jury, which cleared the district attorney’s office, will reassemble at 1 p m after a noon recess to hear additional witnesses including former police chief Alford Hennessee and ex officer Nick Alderson. Don Beauchamp and Richard Robertson join the DA’s office assisting. Times are 9 a m to 4 p m with possible changes.
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Crabtree
Alford Hennessee
Hennessee
Williams
Nick Alderson
Grand Jury
Comanche County
Michael Jackson
Jackson
Oklahoma City
Beauchamp
John Parker Elected U S Senator on Anti-Slavery Ticket
John Parker, on June 9, 1846, made history as the first U S senator chosen from an anti slavery ticket, marking a civic milestone in party aligned elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Parker
U.S
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Circus FM
Leo Loomis
Patronia Reynolds
Ernest Reynolds
Adrienne Briggs
Scott Briggs
Lawton Public Library
Germany
Council
Altus
Mangum
Carnegie
Walters
Frederick
Grandfield
Regional Development Council
Farming Community Area
Chambers of Commerce
Montreal
St. Johns
Jean McGavie
Jerree L. Toyeddo
Cyliner
Anti-Slavery
Neighborhood Sewer Project
Robert P. Hendrick — Associates
D Avenue
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