City Wins 6.1 Million HUD Community Grant
Lawton receives 6.1759 million in first year community development funds from HUD replacing conventional financing. The grant supports 22 activities including urban renewal downtown parking and housing projects with 65 percent for renewal efforts and full implementation by July 1 under City oversight.
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Department of Housing and Urban Development
Lawton
Wayne Gilley
Oklahoma
Gilley
HUD
Plete
Cameron
Pleasant Valley
11Th Street
Lee Boulevard
Bishop Road
Bank Robbery Probe In Lawton. Two Arrests Made
Police captured a white male and a second suspect after a noon robbery at Cache Road National Bank yielded $1,000 in $20 bills. Officer Set. Jay Vickers arrested Jerald Lee Dennis, 18, Fort Sill, after locating the Brown People’s Cab with the loot. The FBI investigates.
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Cache Road
Vickers
Lawton
Pfe
Jerald Lee Dennis
Fort Sill
Pair Face District Court Arraignment Murder Count Set In Machete Slaying
Two Fort Sill soldiers facing a pre filed first degree murder charge in the machete slaying of Marvin Lamb 24 of Pauls Valley after an alleged narcotics dispute at the Lamb duplex. Police say the slaying occurred at 11 43 p m Wednesday as Lamb and his brother prepared to settle a hashish purchase. Mitchell Lamb 14 helped shield two young nieces during the attack.
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Dennis Lang
Fort Sill
Marvin Cari Lamb
Pauls Valley
District Attorney's Office
Richard Robertson
Pfc
Richard Liniger
Akron
Ohio
Usafac
Nelson Wayne Hancock
Mentor
Btry
Robertson
Exsen
Floyd
Kirk
Bessie
Comanche County Memorial Hospital
Lamb
Claude Brazzel
Memorial Hospital
Robert Dix
Michael
Dence
Mitchell
Bill May
Jay Vickers
Debates Over New Soviet ICBMs and Ford Committee Formed
Secretary Schlesinger said Russia began deploying three new intercontinental ballistic missiles two with multiple warheads signaling progress since January. President Ford’s re election committee The President Ford Committee registered with the FEC to raise funds for his 1976 nomination. Pathet Lao forces moved into the U S diplomat compound in Vientiane and blocked departure of an AID official. Sam Giancana was found shot to death in Oak Park Illinois police report with six shell casings found.
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Washington
James R. Schlesinger
Russia
Schlesinger
Ford
Republican National
Dean Burch
Federal Election Commission
President Ford
Vientiane, Laos
Pathet Lao
Vientiane
Foreign Ministry
Pathet Lae
Thailand
Laos
American Agency For International Development
Oak Park, Ill
Sam Giancana
Chicago
Fidel Castro
Giancana
Oak Park
Wilbur Reichert
Reichert
Windy Weather To Linger Here
Warm windy and humid conditions persist tonight and into Saturday with wind warnings for area lakes. Skies stay fair to partly cloudy, lows around 70s, gusty winds 10 to 20 mph with no precipitation expected. Saturday brings continued pleasant skies, a high in the 90s, southerly winds 18 to 28 mph, and higher humidity. Temperature reached 90 degrees Thursday and fell to 72 overnight.
Prosecutors Seek Delayed Trial Date for Rogers
Oklahoma City AP reports prosecutors in the John Rogers impeachment case asked for a trial date no earlier than July 21. The House board of managers filed the motion as the Senate Court of Impeachment met to consider three impeachment articles and Rogers' motion to dismiss. The team also sought production of tax returns, bank statements, and records since 1966 for Rogers, his wife, and campaign accounts. The Senate then closed its doors to the public for motions and other matters.
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Oklahoma City
House
John Rogers
House Board of Managers
Oklahoma Senate
Rogers
House of Representatives
Glenn Floyd
Doorman
State Supreme Court
Ben T. Williams
Senate
House panel funds Waurika Reservoir work for 1976
The House Appropriations Committee approved the fiscal 1976 Public Works Bill with a $17.9 million appropriation for continued Waurika Reservoir work on Beaver Creek north of Waurika. Total Lake and Dam spending would reach $41.9 million. The funding covers July 1 to September 30, 1976. the bill also includes $90,000 for a Cache Creek dam feasibility study.
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Cache Creek
Railway Clerks Postpone Nationwide Strike Set to July
The railway clerks union agrees to delay its planned nationwide strike to July 21 after all-night negotiations with the Ford administration and railroad industry leaders. W.J. Usery Jr. requested the 30 day postponement, with no further talks scheduled. Negotiations yielded slight movement on wages and cost of living adjustments.
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Washington
Railway Clerks Union
W.J. Usery Jr
Ford Administration
Usery
Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks
BRAC
George Ives
National Mediation Board
C.L. Dennis
William H. Dempsey
National Railway Labor Conference
Price Inflation Slows in May Across Key Goods
Washington reports consumer prices rose four tenths of a percent in May, continuing a moderation from April’s six tenths. The 12 month CPI at 159.3 indicates prices are 59.3 percent higher than the 1967 base, with overall inflation under 10 percent for the first time in more than a year.
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Washington
Labor Department
Energy Agency Auditor Faults FEA Enforcement Lag
An FEA auditor testified before the Senate subcommittee that the agency focuses on deregulation rather than enforcement. He cited staff shortages in New England, no penalties collected, and no guidance from Washington on enforcement. Other auditors said they relied on Yellow Pages to select producers to audit, highlighting a lack of policy and direction.
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Reuben Brown
Ashington
Federal Energy Administration
FEA
Washington
Senate Judiciary So
Paul Maloy
New England
Maloy
Donald Mitchell
Texas
Smith
Frank Zarb
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Dennis
Energy Agency
Sen
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Kennedy
FEA Asst
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