Charges Pending Against Pair In Burglaries Arrest
Two Altus youths aged 16 and 18 are jailed on burglary charges after being tied to a home break at 504 Fort Sill Blvd and a prior burglary at Jill Gore. They also face investigations into church, residential, and car burglaries and thefts across Altus, Muskogee, Oklahoma City and Dallas and admitted burglarizing a Dallas policeman's house.
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Fort Sill Blvd
Jill Gore
Muskogee
Oklahoma City
Dallas
Tex
Fort Sill Boulevard
Sheridan and
Ferris
Sheridan
Ron Rutledge
Bob Edmondson
Edmondson
Grand Juries Indict Author Continued From Page One
Irving and his wife faced indictments on forgery and related charges as grand juries probed the Hughes autobiography matter. They testified after weeks of negotiations with prosecutors and meetings with attorneys. The dispute began with McGraw Hill plans to publish Hughes life story and Life magazine excerpts.
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Cannella
Irving
Irvings
McGraw-Hill Inc
Hughes
Life Magazine
Rosemont Enterprises
Nevada
T Hughes
McGraw-Hill
Osborn Associates
H. R. Hughes
Edly
Helga R. Hughes
Zurich
Switzerland
Time Inc
Los Angeles
Rosemont
Nina van Pallandt
Mexco
Ann Baxter
Bahamas
McGraw- Hill
Four Tulsa businessmen killed in Hot Springs plane crash
Four Tulsa real estate developers died when their single engine plane crashed after takeoff from Hot Springs Airport. Names given were George P. Nicklau Jr., Jack Henshaw, Joseph Dunham and Robert E. Weaver. The crash happened near West Mountain at about 6 p.m. Initial reports noted clear weather and a left-turn attempt before impact. Fire burned about 400 acres on the mountainside a mile and a half from the airport.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Tulsa
Okla
West Mountain
George P. Nickilau Jr
Jack Henshaw
Joseph Dunham
Robert E. Weaver
Henshaw
Oaklawn Park
Nicklau
Vern Smith
Bomb threat chaos prompts airline security overhaul nationwide
An anonymous caller warned of a bomb on a 707 to Los Angeles. a bomb was found and defused on a jet in Las Vegas while another exploded at McCarran. The scare spurred tightened security, baggage checks, and double passenger verification across major airlines. Several hoax threats were reported nationwide, prompting media caution.
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Los Angeles
TWA
McCarran
Las Vegas
New York
Pan American World Air
Kennedy
FBI
Seattle
United Air Lines
Northwest Ovent Airlines
Detroit
Kansas City
Columbus
Ohio
Hartford
Eastern Air Lines
Richmond
Reno
Nev
Washington
JJ. O'Donnell
Air Line Pilots Association
Easton Faces Open City Council Seats This Week
Easton has not announced plans yet. Filing for council election continues at the county election office through Friday. Ward 3 seat held by Dave Cagle and Ward 5 post occupied by Cleo Craig are also up for election.
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Easton
Dave Cagle
Cleo Craig
Death Notices Pearl Daniels 94 Fort Cobb
Services for Mrs. Pearl Daniels 94 a former Lawton resident will be at 2 p.m. Friday in the Ritter-Dalton Funeral Chapel with Rev. Bob Noble officiating Burial will follow in Highland Cemetery Mrs Daniels died Tuesday night in a local hospital after a brief illness
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Pearl Daniell
Fort Cobb
Lawton
Ritter-Dalton
Bob Noble
Boulevard Congregational and Christian Church
Highland Cemetery
Daniels
Freeholders To Convene First Meeting Friday
The newly elected board of freeholders chosen Tuesday to draft a home rule charter will meet at 2 p.m. Friday in the city hall conference room. Mayor Don Whitaker says a chairman will be selected and a timetable for future sessions set, with plans to hear citizen testimony and possibly hire professional consultants. Members include Sam Joyner II, Charles E. Wade, Frank Sneed, Howard Way, Tom S. Strickland, Dan Glascock, Stitt Pair, and Mrs. Theresia Carras representing wards 1 through 5.
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Board of Tight Freeholders
Lawton
Don Whitaker
Freeholders
City Hall
Sam Joyner II
Charles E. Wade
Frank Sneed
Loward Way
Tom S. Strickland
Dan Glascock
Stitt Pair
Theresia Carras
Detroit shootout from January 1971 involves black deputies and decoy tactics
A Detroit shootout case arises from a January 1971 unit operation created by Nichols. Deputies and officers, all black, allegedly used decoy approaches to nab suspects. Investigators note both sides claimed they identified themselves as lawmen before firing. Evidence includes shell casings and windows blown out, with investigations ongoing.
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Nichols
Detroit
Lucas
Pygmies Hunt with Poison Arrows in Central African Forests
Pygmies averaging 41 feet tall range the equatorial rain forests of Central Africa and hunt with poison tipped arrows.
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Central Africa
Airport terminal plans OK'd and runway expansion eyed
Airport authorities plan to advertise bids for terminal improvements this month with a possible April 14 contract award and a completion target of about 18 months. Runway extension 2600 feet south plus widening and thickening will cost over 1 million with local bonds of 2.1 million matched by federal funds. The group also seeks federal matching funds for a sanitary sewer trunk line and notes the airport sign project should be finished in about 15 days.
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Airport Authority
Bob Hendrick
Hendrick and Hendrick
Gibson
Hendrick
Horton
Bill Cox
Federal Aviation Administration
Five Soviet intellectuals denounce Kremlin push in exit visa letter
Five signatories including Yuri Glazov Yuri Stein and Vladimir Gershovich accuse the Kremlin of a new campaign against dissidents in a Times letter. They note arrests purges and a crackdown amid appeals for exit visas to Israel as other dissidents face harassment.
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London
Russia
Kremlin
N Five
Times of London
Yuri Gla- 2Ov
Yuri Stein
Yuri Titov
Alexander Yesenin-Volpin
Sergei Yesenin
Vladimir Gershovich
Andrei Sinyavsky
Yuri Daniel
Larissa Bogoraz
Konstantin Babitsky
Alexander Ginzberg
Natalya Gorbanevskaya
Oth
Amd
Israel
Glazov
Academy of Sciences and
Moscow University
Stein
Gershovich
Czechoslovakia
Charges Due In Ring Theft From Meltons Jewelry
Grand larceny charges are expected to be filed this afternoon against a 22 year old Law ton man for the Wednesday theft of a seven diamond ring from Meltons Jewelry Store in downtown. Patrolman Conrad Graikowski said he pursued the suspect after a clerk chased him from the store and he was captured near Third and D following a restaurant sighting. A citizen’s arrest form was signed and the ring was recovered.
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Lawton
Conrad Graikowski
C Avenue
Third and
Melton
Fred Melton
Mike Watkins
Graikowski
Earthquake and Eruption Devastate Mount Vesuvius Area
A seismic event and volcanic eruption near Mount Vesuvius caused widespread destruction in surrounding towns. Reports describe collapsed buildings, ash clouds, and disrupted daily life as authorities assess damage and coordinate relief efforts.
Warm up to 80 forecast Friday in Oklahoma
The National Weather Service expects warm and dry conditions across Oklahoma through Friday with extreme fire danger warnings in effect. In Lawton highs today will be in the lower 70s, with tonight's low in the upper 30s and Friday’s high near 80. Wednesday's high was 70 and the low 37.
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Oklahoma
National Weather Service
Lawton
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