Comanche County Property Valuations Reach New Peak
County Assessor Stanley Sasser reports Comanche County total valuations at roughly 115.94 million, a 2.6 percent rise from last year, with gains driven mainly by real estate and utility sectors and a flat 10 mill county levy funding. The Lawton area shows a net valuation of 71.48 million and a school district total of 81.82 million, with millage projected to adjust as bonds retire.
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Manche County
Stanley Sasser
Sasser
County Excise Board
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Public Service Company
Comanche Station
Lawton
Bishop
Flower Mound
Cache
Chattahooga
Elgin
Faxon
Fletcher
Geronimo
Vo-Tech
Police Salary Plan To Boost Overtime Cost
Lawton police overtime costs could rise as much as 58 percent in FY 1977 if time-and-a-half overtime is approved by the City Council. A 1977 contract between the City Council and Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No 98 includes the overtime provision and a 6 percent pay raise.
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Lawton
Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 98
FOP Lodge
Vo-Tech seeks state funds for building expansion
Summer enrollment drives growth as Great Plains Vo-Tech expects a $200,000 state allocation to trigger a $300,000 two story addition. Construction will cover exterior work with interior finishes by the building trades department and new welding and agriculture mechanics classes. Expected ready date is August 1977.
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Great Plains Area
Vo-Tech
Milton Worley
State Department of
Vo-Tech Education
Stillwater
Worley
Vo-Tech School
Building Trades Department
Supreme Court rules gag order on press unconstitutional
The Supreme Court unanimously struck down a Nebraska judge's mass murder case gag order as an unconstitutional restraint on the press. Chief Justice Burger led the ruling, stating barriers to prior restraint remain high and press duties include safeguarding a defendant's fair trial rights.
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Supreme Court
Nebraska
Warren E. Burger
Burger
Byron R. White
Harry A. Blackmun
Lewis F. Powell Jr
William H. Rehnquist
William J. Brennan Jr
Potter Stewart
Thurgood Marshall
John Paul Stevens
Ford Action On Waurika Bill Nearing Signature
Ford expected to sign a bill approving 21 million dollars for continued Waurika reservoir construction. The measure is part of a 9.7 billion energy research package approved by both houses. Lawton and five other cities face a total 40.7 million in future water costs for storage rights and pipelines.
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Ford
Waurika Reservoir
House
Senate
Waurika
Lawton
Ford Mulls Payroll Withholding Tax Freeze
President Ford’s signature on rush legislation would halt payroll tax rate increases tonight. The freeze, through Sept 1, shields workers from a $3 weekly withholding rise and buys time for broader tax reform. If not signed, withholding rises as the year‑end tax cuts expire. Senate and House approved the stopgap. debate continues on wider tax revision.
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Ashington
Ford
Congress
White House
Ron Nelsen
Senate
House
Lawton July Fourth events span Elmer Thomas Park fireworks
As Lawtonai ns prepare for July 4 fireworks at Elmer Thomas Park police will monitor the area and designate one firework site while a city picnic hosted by the Southwest Oklahoma Chapter AUSA runs at Landing Strip 15 near Fort Sill Apache Gate Featuring music prizes sports for children and a fireworks show plus a separate musical tribute to the nation birthday.
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Judy van
Elmer Thomas Park
Elmer Thomas Par
Robert Gillian
Dick Tannery
Southwest Oklahoma
The
Association of the U.S. Army
AUSA
Landing Strip 15
Fort Sill
Apache Gate
U.S
Israeli Cabinet Mulls Freeing Hijacker Demands
In Entebbe Uganda Palestinian hijackers release 47 elderly, sick, and children from 250 plus hostages. Air France flight to Paris carries them as two Americans from Cambridge Mass. identified, with 70 Israelis among captives. Ugandan officials say a Boeing 707 will fly freed hostages to Paris or Nairobi as politics move to ransom talks.
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Uganda
Entebbe
Air France
Paris
Caroll Taylor
Eric
Cambridge
Mass
Greece
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Lake Victoria
Kenya
Nairobi
Amin
Weather outlook for Lawton area with possible showers
The National Weather Service forecasts a 30 percent chance of rain for Lawton tonight and Thursday. Northeast winds of 5 to 15 mph are expected tonight. Lows should be in the mid 60s tonight and highs in the mid 80s on Thursday. Tuesday's temperatures reached a high of 103 and a low of 73.
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National Weather Service
Lawton
Freak Accident Kills Area Man
NHICKASHA Okla AP Woodrow W Creekmore 59 was not hurt when a car tie rod broke and the vehicle struck a telephone pole He stood beside the car talking with a policeman when the pole fell and struck him fatally in a freak accident authorities said
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Nhickasha
Okla
Woodrow W. Creekmore
Creekmore
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