Sign Language Class Aims to Bridge Deaf Communication
Tate leads dactology sessions to teach sign language to area residents. He recalls the need after discovering no local interpreters and hopes teachers join to help deaf students access public schools and broader ministry work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tate
Baptist Church
North Carolina
J. R. Bowen
Jimmie Walls
Oklahoma School For the Deaf
Sulphur
Jimmy
Vo- Tech
Phillips-Aubrey Chevrolet Company
Congress members debate aid for Cambodia amid bloodbath risk
A delegation from Congress weighing military aid to Cambodia discussed keeping humanitarian supplies until the rainy season around June 1 before ending aid and withdrawing personnel including the U.S. ambassador. McCloskey urged supplying ammunition food and medicine to prevent a worse bloodbath. Support and opposition split among several lawmakers with Abzug predicting extended fighting and huge casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phnom Penh
United States
Indochina
Cambodia
McCloskey
U.S
Bill Chappell Jr
Dfla
John P. Murtha
D-Pa
Dewey F. Bartlett
R-Okla
Millicent Fenwick
Rn.j
John J. Flynt
D-Ga
Bella S. Abzug
D-N.y
Donald M. Fraser
Dminn
Rep
Abzug
Oklahoma livestock and grain prices plus library desegregation note
Oklahoma markets report cattle and calves 4300 head with prices for cows and bulls. feeder cattle sparse. State grain prices list wheat barley Milo and eggs by city ranges. Johannesburg note reports desegregation progress with Africans using city libraries and joining lending services after whites-only signs were removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
State Department of Agriculture
Keyes
Liberal
Perryton
Afton
Altus
Hobart
Manchester
Pauls Valley
Clinton
el Reno
Geary
Kingfisher
Medford
Okeene
Ponca City
Temple
Watonga
Weatherford
Yukon
Gulf
Johannesburg
South Africa
Francois Oberholzer
Lawton Urban Renewal Authority Issues 1975 Project Notes
Sealed proposals for 675000 in First Series 1975 Project Notes will be received by Lawton Urban Renewal Authority at 416 C Avenue Lawton Oklahoma 7350 and publicly opened at noon March 18 1975. Notes bear interest at fixed rate and mature March 18 1975. Information available from The Dolly Buyer in the March 4 1975 issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton Morning Press and Constitution
Lawton Urban Renewal Authority
Leval Issuing Agency
P.O
Lawton
State of Oxishome
Wntil
Aena
Coche Schools Seeks Bids for Track and Football Field
The Coche School Board invites sealed bids for a track and football field project. Specifications are available from the Coche School Superintendent or by mail request. bids due March 20, 1975 at 7:30 PM. Work spans about 9 calendar days after starting time, with initial site dirt work totaling roughly 43 879 cubic yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coche
Board of Education
Codhe
Oil Leaders Seek Unified Policy At Paris Talks
Algeria urged broader talks on raw materials and price cuts while OPEC ministers shelved production cutback discussions. Key figures such as Boumedienne, Jamal Abdelaziz, Pahlavi, Perez, and Bongo attended with many leaders staying away, aiming to shape long term production and buyer relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houari Boumedienne
Faisal
Saudi Arabia
OPEC
Mohammed Khadafy
Libya
Iraq
Nigeria
Indonesia
Paris
Indus
Vienna
Abu Dhabi
Iran
Venezuela
Algeria
Dia
Brazil
Zaire
Pakistan
Latin America
United States
Japan
European Economic Community
Farhed Ibn Abdelaziz
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
Carlos Andres Perez
Guillermo Rodriguez Lara
Ecuador
Bernard Albert Bongo
Gabon
Sheik Sabah Salem as-Sabah
Kuwait
Hamad al-Than
Qatar
Zayed al-Nahyane
United Arab Emirates
Saddam Hussein
Abdessalam Jalloud
Chief Arikpo
Adam Malik
Storms Disrupt Farm Plans as Southwest Oklahoma Rattled
A February storm system pummeled Lawton and surrounding towns with snow and high winds. Two inches of snow and icy roads gave way to slush by noon. later winds widened the damage path, causing fatalities in Altus and nearby towns, injuring over 100, and leaving many homeless. Property losses exceeded 10 million dollars. Lawton areas sustained substantial housing damage. Lake Elisworth and Lake Lawtonka level changes and rainfall are noted for February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Oklahoma
Altus
Mountain Park
Duncan
Roosevelt
Geronimo
Lindsay
Lake Elisworth
Elisworth
Lawtonka
Meers
Lake Lawtonka
Ex Governor Hall Bribery Trial Testimony Details
Former Governor David Hall and partner Taylor face bribery and extortion accusations involving the state employees' retirement funds. Secretary of State Rogers testified he was offered 25 000 to influence board investments and that Rogers and his father sought immunity while recording conversations. Rogers denied soliciting a bribe and said he turned on Hall to prove the offer was real.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Derryberry
John Rogers
David Hall
Taylor
FBI
Rogers
John M. Rogers
U.S. Atty
William R. Burkett
Guaranteed Investors Corp
D. C. Thomas
James P. Linn
Burkett
Thomas
Lawton Man Found Dead After Sheriff Attempt
A Lawton deputy serving a restraining order found a man in his mid-20s dead in his west Lawton home. A .22 rifle lay nearby. authorities ruled the death as a probable self-inflicted gunshot wound as investigations continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
L. B. Scott
Scott
West Lawton
Coy Rogers
Rogers
Robert Dix
Collecting Comics Becomes Serious Hobby For Airman
An Air Force sergeant stationed at Keesler in Biloxi, Mississippi, catalogs a Marvel heavy collection of about 2400 comics valued around 16000 dollars. He collects from Captain Marvel to Spider Man, trades at auctions, and keeps the collection insured and safeguarded at home in Lima, Ohio, while noting shifting trends toward Action Comics and relatable heroes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biloxi
Miss
Combaleere
Wes
Jody
Jeremy
Air Force
Lima
Ohio
Keesler
Captain Marvel
Cincinnati
Fleming
Jim Steranko
Marvel
Thailand
Ter
Sergeant Fleming
Marvel Group
Spider Man
Silver Surfer
Headquarters
USAF
Thaiid
Donald Duck
Ford hints at tariff delay and veto strategy amid energy debate
White House sources say President Ford may postpone the March and April 1 tariff increases for 60 days and veto a Democratic bill delaying the steps. The move aims to siphon votes in the Senate to sustain the veto while letting Congress craft an energy plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Ford
Congress
Senate
Carl Albert
House
City Council Delays Public Negotiations On Water Contract
The council voted 7-3 to enter executive session over a water contract with an engineering firm, with Glascock Roberts and Matthews opposing. After the session the council tabled the contract for renegotiation. The East Lawton water project is part of a $7.5 million bond issue approved by voters on January 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Glascock
Roberts
Matthews
Lawton
House panel sets hearings on tax cut with key witnesses
The House Finance Committee will begin hearings on the tax cut Wednesday with Treasury Secretary William E. Simon as the first witness. The timetable shows hearings ending March 14 with Arthur Burns, Federal Reserve Board chair, testifying. Rep. Philip Burton expects the oil depletion allowance repeal remains in the bill when it reaches President Ford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Finance Committee
Treasury
William E. Simon
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Phabet
Travel Agency
Usawai
Solons
Barley
Milo
Ccnt
Lowton Morning Press
Constitution
Robert Coot Coche
Obiohome
Captain Marvel Comics
Thomas Fleming
Sheriff's
Southeast Asia
Mississippi
Susan
American National Bank
Council
Courant
Sheridan
N. Sheridan
Gibson's Discount Pharmacy
S. Sheridan
Cache Road
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