Lawton Teens Dominate Comanche County Stock Show
Donna Devine, 17, won both grand and premium champion awards in the sheep segment at the Comanche County Junior Livestock Show, with brother Mike Devine, 16, taking grand champion and reserve grand for a heavyweight Crossbreed lamb and his Suffolk. The Devine family led Lawton 4-H and FFA in multiple titles as about 1,000 spectators watched a seven hour show. The event continues with dairy judging, beef heifer and steer events, and a bonus sale set for 7 p.m. Friday.
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Little Brother
Mike Devine
Lawton High
Suffolk
Devine
George Devine
W. Lee
Bradley Johnson
Newkirk
Lesa Bussey
Indiahoma
Lawton Ffa
Todd
Dorset
Mike
Lawton
Randy Woodward
Cadhe
Elgin
Local Committee Plans Handicap Accessibility at City Hall
Lawton's Mayor's Committee for the Handicapped met to discuss remodeling the front steps of City Hall to accommodate handicapped visitors and reserving parking slots. Jim McNaughton named chairman and Bill Layton vice chairman with Mary Hannah as secretary. next meeting set for March 13 and monthly meetings thereafter.
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Lawton
Mayor’s Committee For
City Hall
Jim McNaughton
Bill Layton
Mary Hannah
Freezing Rain and Fog Hit Lawton as Snow Possible
Northern sections faced freezing rain while Lawton saw dense fog and light drizzle. Rain may turn to snow tonight with up to 1 inch possible. Temperatures fall to the upper 20s Friday, tonight’s low in the upper teens, and a 50 percent chance of more precipitation. The winter storm affected the Rockies, Great Plains and the Midwest.
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Lawton
National Weather Service
Rockies
Great Plains
Mis
Climbing Fish Abas scandens Leaves Drying Pools
The Indian fish species An abas scandens, known as the climbing fish, can leave drying pools and travel on land by retaining water in its gills. When ground dew appears at night, this freshwater species often ventures onto land.
Roads Repair Outlook After Severe Winter Damage
Brune warns repairs will take years and require special funding as oil and chip roads across the area face extensive damage. Civil Defense surveys aim to quantify state losses, with City estimates rising to 17 million for streets. Lawton reports 940 thousand in repairs and 25 thousand over budget. Comanche County inventories bridge damage while awaiting full extent of thawing.
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Brune
Hayden Haynes
Haynes
Oklahoma City
Lawton
Harry Garrett
Comanche County
Garrett
Fort Sill Unit Heads For Korea Exercise Team Spirit '78
Soldiers from Fort Sill and Altus AFB load for a joint exercise in Korea. 99 personnel travel on nine C-141 flights with 170 tons of equipment from Fort Sill Btry. B, 6th Bn. 33rd Field Artillery. The 11 day Team Spirit '78 involves Navy Marine Corps and Air Force units plus Republic of Korea forces.
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Fort Sill
ALTUS
Btry
6Th Bn
33Rd Field Artillery
Miners vote looms as contract terms aim to end strike
Miners will vote this weekend on ending the strike against the Bituminous Coal Operators Association, a 130 member group controlling half of U S coal production. The White House backs approval, citing wage hikes up to 37 percent, guaranteed health and pension benefits, and removal of several earlier union demands.
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Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Carter
Marshall
UMW
Area Students Win In District Contests
Five Great Plains Area Vo-Tech Center students won honors in district Vocational-Industrial Clubs of America contests. Graphic arts students led with four of seven top places at Red River Area Vo-Tech Center in Duncan. Teresa Perkins of Elgin High won offset printing first place. Shellie Eddie of Eisenhower High second. James Shields of Cache High fourth. Sammy Burrow of EHS fifth. David Baxter of Lawton High won first in machine shop at Ardmore Vo-Tech. First place winners advance to state contests April 6 7 and 8 in Oklahoma City. Today six Great Plains Center students compete in Ardmore welding contests, seven in Duncan residential carpentry, six in Duncan drafting and design.
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Great Plains Area
Vo-Tech Center
Vocational-Industrial Clubs of America
Larry Gee
Red River Area
Duncan
Teresa Perkins
Elgin High School
Shellie Eddie
Eisenhower High School
James Shields
Cache High School
Sammy Burrow
EHS
David Baxter
Lawton High School
Ardmore
Vo-Tech
Frosty Minnich
Oklahoma City
Funeral of Edna Sims, 80, held in Lawton
Edna H. Sims died at 80 at her home on Park Street after a brief illness. Funeral service set for Friday at 2 p.m. at Lawton-Ritter-Dalton Funeral Home with Minister Robert Gregg officiating. Burial at Highland Cemetery. Born May 21, 1897 in Newcastle, Indiana, she moved to Lawton in 1908 and married Calvin Sims on December 13, 1913. Survived by husband, three sons Cecil, Robert, and Howard, a brother Carl McCaw, three sisters Lucille Sherman Elva Marshall Ada Humphrey, nine grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
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Edna H. Sims
Park
Lawton-Ritter-Dalton
Robert Gregg
Eighth and Lee Church of Christ
Highland Cemetery
Sims
Newcastle
Ind
Lawton
Calvin Sims
Eighth and Lee
AFL-CIO backs package amid behind-the-scenes bargaining
Carter faces unsatisfactory job ratings while 99 percent of eligible workers receive merit raises. Most proposals need congressional approval where federal employees have a powerful lobby, but AFL-CIO backing seals concessions won from the White House after months of negotiations.
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Page One
Carter
Congress
Afl-Cio
White House
14 Year Old Remains In Critical Condition After Poisoning
A 14 year old Altus boy, an apparent accidental poisoning victim, remained in critical condition at Children’s Memorial Hospital in Oklahoma City. His heart stopped twice during an 80 minute ambulance dash from Jackson County Memorial Hospital. Police and hospital staff transferred him with an escort, blocking intersections en route to the city hospital.
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Altus
Oklahoma City
Childrens Memorial Hospital
Robert Ferris
Jackson County Memorial Hospital
Indian schools study shows capacity and staffing concerns
Randolph notes facility capacity at 240 despite GAO figures, with enrollment near 175. Yeahqua cites about 300 plus employees across three schools, 80 percent of whom are Indians, and discusses potential impacts of consolidation on Civil Service staffing. The GAO highlights underused equipment including a 6,000 acre farm, tractors, and grain combines for a six-student vocational agriculture class.
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GAO
Randolph
Yeahqua
BIA
Yeahgua
Chilocco
Street mall project escrow details and land conveyance plan
A street level store in the covered shopping center will retain tithe and Warmack's payment in escrow until LURA conveys the remaining 10,000 square feet of land in the east end of the project. The mall and parking area lie between C and F Avenues and First and Fifth Streets.
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Ment
Warmack’s
LURA
C and
F Avenues
First
Fifth Streets
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West Virginia
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Lawton Glass
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Lawton Women’s
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