Ruling Expected On Officers Suit Over Pay Steps
District Judge Jack will decide later this month on a lawsuit filed by 20 Lawton police officers against the city over back pay. The dispute centers on salary step raises under the Fraternal Order of Police contract dated July 1, 1977. The FOP argues new officers advance faster than those on the force at contract start, costing the 20 officers pay. The city has 10 days to respond to the FOP brief, with five days for a reply before a final ruling.
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Jack
Lawton
Brock
FOP
Lawton Chamber notes bottleneck in city hall slows housing
Lawton Oklahoma Chamber President John Erwin criticizes slow plan approvals at City Hall as driving builders to surrounding towns like Cache. Board member Jim Odom adds loan delays from FHA and VA and strict subdivision rules worsen the housing market. A committee will meet officials to address bottlenecks. Armed Forces Day parade planned for May 19 with a two day city sale to follow.
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Lawton Chamber of Commerce
John Erwin
Erwin
Chamber
Board of Directors
Oklahoma
Cache
Jim Odom
Home Savings and Loan Association
Jack Raulston
Ralston
Crime Trends in Lawton End of 1974 Highest Oklahoma Rate
A Crime report notes January 1977 and February 1977 show slight shifts from February 1976 with Lawton’s 1974 per capita crime rate cited as the state’s highest. It lists seven Class I offenses with figures for homicide rape robbery assault burglary auto theft by month, highlighting total offenses.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
Lawton Parade Could Be Biggest Yet Says Chamber VP
Clark Carpenter, executive vice president of the chamber, notes about 400 invitations were sent to organizations in Oklahoma City Altus Wichita Falls and Lawton for a parade. He expects it may become Lawton’s biggest parade, though a prior uncollected deposit of 10 dollars from a sold property owner surfaced from 26 years ago.
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Clark Carpenter
Chamber
Oklahoma City
Altus
Wichita Falls
Lawton
Carpenter
Waid Seeks Congress Seat in Democratic Primary
M E Cuffie Waid of Lawton announced plans to challenge incumbent Tom Steed for the Democratic nomination in Oklahoma's 4th District. A 54 year old veteran and former United Way chairman, Waid vows a 10 county, issues based campaign emphasizing military strength, veteran benefits, education, and farming aid. He was born near Elgin and moved to Fletcher, served in the Army Air Corps, and lists Speck Sanders as campaign treasurer.
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M.E
Cuffie) Waid
Lawton
Tom Steed
Waid
Steed
United Way
Elgin
Sterling
Fletcher
Cameron Junior College
Army Air Corps
Tinker
Altus
Fort Sill
Housing Authority Auction Of Unclaimed Furnishings
The Housing Authority of the Comanche Indian Tribe of Oklahoma will auction unclaimed furniture on Saturday March 11 1978 at 10:00 am at the Housing Authority Office on South Highway 277 south of Sandpiper Inn. Proceeds will clear tenants accounts. All terms are cash. JERREE L. TOYEBO Executive Director.
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Tre the Housing Authority
Comanche Indian Tribe of Oklahoma
Housing Authority
South Highway 277
Sandpiper Inn
Citizens Capture Burglary Suspects Near Porter Hill
A 2:27 a.m. burglary at the Rock Island Club near Porter Hill ended when a neighbor alerted police and kept four suspects at bay with a shotgun until deputies arrived. One 19-year-old, Baxter Lee Asepermy of Apache, was jailed on second degree burglary, arraignment planned. Three other suspects were questioned and released. Deputy Darrell Dawkins and Fletcher City Marshall Bill Willis assisted.
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Rock Island Club
Porter Hill
Sheriff's Department
Baxter Lee Asepermy
Darrell Dawkins
Fletcher City
Bill Willis
Elgin Police Department
Wolf Creek Aviation building faces lease and use clash
The city airport authority weighs restricting Wolf Creek Aviation’s vacant building to aviation uses while owners push for broader subleasing rights. The LMAAA denied a sublease to a contractor for the Goodyear conveyor project, and a 30 day notice was urged to terminate or restart as a fixed base operation. The board also plans terminal expansion with an estimated 25 000 to 50 000 dollar cost, including glass walls for security, and seeks FAA funding and a three year construction plan.
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Airport Authority
LMAAA
Wolf Creek
Goodyear
Lawton
Wichita Falls
Russell Bennett
Bennett
LMAA
Ted Horton
Horton
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Funeral for Walter Turner 64 Held at Walters Cemetery
James W Turner a longtime Cotton County resident died Wednesday in a Wichita Falls hospital after a heart attack at his mother’s home in Devol He lived with his mother and will be buried in Walters Cemetery Funeral at Wyatt Funeral Home with Rev Carl Turner and Rev Stan Martin officiating He was born February 28 1914 in Grady attended Union Valley schools Cameron University and Oklahoma A M College He was married twice first to Doris Watson and then to Lorene Tubbs He survived by his mother two sisters Phyllis Duce Odell Karstetter and a brother S H Turner Jr Also noted is a 16th century remark about John Marston with no clear relation to the funeral.
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Walters
James W. Turner
Cotton County
Wichita Falls
Sam H. Turner
Devol
Wyatt
Carl Turner
Stan Martin
Turner
Grady
Union Valley
Cameron University
Lawton
Oklahoma A&m College
Stillwater
Doris Watson
Lorene Tubbs
Nazarene Church
Randlett
Volunteerism Talk Slated For Forum At Lawton Chamber
Streich Henry of Gibson Discount Centers will address a noon chamber forum at the Lawton Elks Lodge. He and his family are active in Wichita Falls groups including the YMCA United Fund Arthritis Foundation and the Community Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center. The United Way annual meeting will be held during the forum. Tickets at the door are 3.50 dollars.
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Gibson Discount Centers
Lawton Chamber of Commerce
Elks Lodge
Streich
Wichita Falls
YMCA
United Fund
Arthritis Foundation
Community Mental Health and
United Way
Chamber Forum
Vo Tech Student Wins State Prize in Oklahoma City
Julie Ehmer of the Great Plains Area Vo-Tech Center DECA chapter won second place in the food service event at the 35th annual DECA State Leadership Contest in Oklahoma City. Her award earns her a spot on the Oklahoma delegation to the National DECA Career Development Conference in Washington, D.C., May 7 through 11.
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Julie Ehmer
Distributive Education Clubs of America
Great Plains Area
DECA
Oklahoma City
Ms. Ehmer
Oklahoma
Washington, D.C
Lawton High School
Grace Ehmer
Ozman
James F. Ehmer
Cache Road
Cameron Hosts Data Processing Competition
About 75 students from Oklahoma vo tech centers will compete in data processing at Cameron University. The Cameron Data Processing Management Association sponsors the test starting at 10 30 a m. A film The Thinking Machines and a campus tour are planned. Two Cameron scholarships of 100 and 50 dollars will go to the top two students.
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Oklahoma
Cameron University
Cameron
The
Data Processing Management Association
Police Log Of Local Theft Complaints And Reports
City police received reports listing complainants and incidents. Frank J. Hufragel reported a beer bottle thrown at his vehicle between SH 7, Flower Mound Road and Pioneer Expressway. Betty J. Turner reported theft of stereo and speakers valued at 230 dollars from her residence while at church. Preston A. Boyne reported license tag stolen from a 1969 Ford. Currell Lumber Company reported license tag lost from a two ton truck. Ramon Fonseca reported theft of a tool box from a garage. Waddell Reed reported theft from a business. Deville Auto Mart reported a tire theft from the business. Faye Nichols reported theft of a wallet from under a table at Herb's Discount Store.
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Lawton
Frank J. Hufragel
Flower Mound Road
Pioneer Expressway
Betty J. Turner
McKinley
Preston A. Boyne
Euclid
Ford
Currell Lumber Company
Bishop Road
Wichita Mountains
Ramon Fonseca
Hoover
Waddell & Reed
Gore
Deville Auto Mart
S. 2Nd
Faye Nichols
Herb's
Cache Rood Square
Lessons Offered by Signal Mountaineers Square Dance Club
The Signal Mountaineers Square Dance Club will sponsor public square dance lessons starting at 8 p.m. Tuesday at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church located at 50th and Motif Manor Blvd. The first lesson is free of charge.
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Signal Mountaineers Square Dance Club
St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church
50Th
Motif Manor Blvd
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