Miner survives 108 hour cave rescue after shaft collapse
Adley, a 37 year old father of two, crawled through a 50 foot coal seam to safety after 108 hours entombed in the Kocher Co mine on Big Lick Mountain. Two fellow workers Renninger and Shoffler were found dead. ten men remained trapped as rescue efforts continued with blasting and shaft clearing.
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Kocher Co
Adley
Renninger
Shoffler
Shutack
Anna Mae
Pottsville Hospital
Robert Zerbe
Zerbe
Carter Assails Nuclear Deal and Brazil Policy
President Carter in a Playboy interview criticizes a German nuclear agreement and calls Brazil’s government a military regime though censors trimmed the label. He urges West Germany to cancel reactor sales while noting Brazil’s 1970s struggle with rights reforms under President Ernesto Geisel.
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Brazil
Carter
Playboy Magazine
West Germany
Local committee to meet on Vietnam era veteran program
Handicapped men of Labor Oklahoma State Employment Service and CETA are expected to attend Friday's meeting. Either Gov. David Boren or his aide Neil Harris is expected to attend the organizational meeting of the local committee. Hultman said the program would be geared to Vietnam-era veterans and handicapped adults.
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Ment of Labor
Oklahoma State Employment Service
CETA
David Boren
Neil Harris
Hultman
Women’s League Forum Set With Local Candidates
Several mayoral and city council candidates will speak at the Lawton League of Women Voters annual forum at the Lawton Public Library. The 7 p.m. session includes remarks by candidates and a question and answer period. Mrs Jeannie Prince will moderate. Public invited. All primary hopefuls were invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton League of Women Voters
Lawton Public Library
Jeannie Prince
Hearing Continued In Forgery Case
The preliminary hearing for Chester McBride a 55 year old truck driver charged with second degree forgery was continued to April 6. McBride allegedly cashed a $230 company check at Lee Way Freight Lines. He had been on 18 months leave and was no longer a reserve deputy. The continuance was granted to allow OSBI crime laboratory tests on the check.
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Chickasha
Comanche County Reserve
Larry Baresel
Chester McBride
Lee Way Freight Lines
Comanche County
Coy Rogers
McBride
Baresel
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation
Crime Laboratory
Church parking adapts as sanctuary construction continues
Churchgoers report ample off street parking for over 2 000 people yet the sanctuary project forces longer walks. First Baptist averages 1 200 in Sunday worship and pastor Rev Forrest Siler joins in parking farther away to aid older members. Centenary Methodist reports no problems and directs parallel parking for about 400 weekly attendees.
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First Baptist Church
Hopkins
First Baptist
Forrest Siler
Centenary Methodist Church
John Price
Centenary
Price
Johnston Convicted in Newcastle Bank Robbery Manhunt
Johnston sentenced Feb 1 to 17 years for robbing $9,000 from the Bank of Newcastle on Oct 20. He is held at Midwest City Jail to testify in the March 14 trial of Carl Reading Ferguson, 45, of Oklahoma City, charged with bank robbery and alleged getaway car duties. Johnston also serves a 35 year term for a liquor store robbery plea.
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Oklahoma County
Johnston
Bank of Newscastle
Midwest City
Carl Reading Ferguson
Oklahoma City
Ferguson
Newscastle
Charge Dismissed In City Rifle Theft Case
A felony grand larceny charge against Fred T. Kunz 22 was dismissed in exchange for restitution related to the theft of four anti-sniper rifles from a city warehouse last summer. Police recovered a Remington bolt action rifle and two AR-15s on December 2. One AR-15 may be in California. authorities say another AR-15 was traded away by a man on drug charges. Kunz was employed on the Oklahoma State University campus in Stillwater at the time.
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Steve Lile
Fred T. Kunz
Kunz
California
Stillwater
Oklahoma State University
DA Eyes Charge In Robbery Case
Fort Sill soldiers face felony charges after an armed robbery of two post men Saturday night. Police arrested two men, ages 20 and 21, whose vehicle matched the victims description. A third suspect was released due to lack of positive ID from Slappey and Riddle.
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Fort Sill
Paul Welker
Gregory Slappey
Arthur Riddle
Slappey
Riddle
38Th
Fort Sill Soldier Charged in Cache CB Radio Thefts
Fort Sill recruit William M. Dare, 18, faced three counts of burglary of auto after Lawton police found him asleep in a running car at 2600 Fort Sill Blvd. A laundry bag held four CB radios and tools, tying him to the thefts in Cache. owners later signed complaints.
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Fort Sill
Lawton
Fort Sill Blvd
William M. Dare
Dave
Sheriff's Department
Cache
Earthquake Devastates Romanian Towns Prompting Relief Efforts
A major earthquake left hundreds dead and thousands wounded while destroying over 30 blocks of apartments. In Dolj county more than 8,300 homes were damaged or destroyed and many towns and cities were hit. U S embassy sources note Romanian officials supplied aid lists as Western nations coordinate relief.
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Romania
Zimnicea
Dolj
U.S
CB Equipment Stolen From Elgin Shop In Burglary
Comanche County deputies said the Elgin Radio Shop was burglarized Saturday night with more than $1,500 of CB radio gear stolen. Owner James H. Godbee reported the break through the west door glass and valued goods at $1,774.79.
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Elgin
Comanche County
Sheriff’s Department
James H. Godbee
Obituaries: Funeral Services in Lawton for Tucker Yell Watson Geer
Obituaries from Lawton Oklahoma list Velma Tucker 87 of 620 East Lawton who died after a lengthy illness. Funeral Tuesday at First Baptist Church with burial at Highland Cemetery Becker Funeral Home directing. Other notices include Mae Etta Yell 70 and Hardy Watson 76 with church burials in Arkansas and Texas. Sgt Daniel Geer 55 dies after extended illness. services pending with Becker Funeral Home.
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Velma B. Tucker
Lawton
First Baptist Church
Forrest Siler
Highland Cemetery
Becker Funeral Home
Tucker
Ada
Charley T. Tucker
Cotton County
Dorcas
Bill
Jeanelle) Cox
Atlanta
James T. Gunter
Duncan
Mae Etta Yell
Southwest Oklahoma
Sybil Nell Wilburn
Yell
Bentonville
Ark
Mangum
Cave Springs
Order of the Eastern Star
Lake View Baptist Church
National Cemetery
Fayetteville
Joe B. Yell
J. W. Yell
Prairie Grove
Bob Roberts
Wicksburn
Ariz
Cordy Roberts
Phoenix
Hardy Watson
Health Department
First Christian Church
George Warren Campbell
Mr. Watson
Whitewright
Tex
Charles Green
Corinne Earl
Noon Lions Club
Lions
James E. Ensley
Dallas
J.C
Daniel R. Geer
Pollard
Uniontown
Dorothy Daugherty
Warren
Ohio
Veterans of Foreign Wars
William Henry
Richard Lewis
Matthew
Daniel
Donald Singleton
San Manuel
Tommy Todd
Dale White
Leavittsburg
Lawton Man Charged After Marijuana Found in Van Crash
A Lawton man, Donald FE Hairston 27 NW 25th, was charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute after police say he backed a van into a taxicab and fled. Officers found seven bags of suspected marijuana in a paper sack inside the vehicle.
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Lawton
Larry Mohamed
Donald FE. Hairston
Mohamed
Tommy King
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Donald Shoffler
Sheffler
Ernesto Geisel
Geisel
Joao Goulart
Goulart
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United States
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Caribbean
Women’s League Forum
Sale
Cool-Temp Steel Siding CO
Ward Seven
Ward 7
Chenault
Fredrick M. Chenault
Pol. Adv
Area Funeral Services
Velma Tucker
Mae Etta
Daniel Geer
Chiropractic
Marv Lepien
Aaragon
FBI
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