Ailing Juror Delays Hall Extradition Trial Deliberations
A federal court jury in Oklahoma City paused deliberations in the bribery extortion trial of former Gov. David Hall and Dallas financier W. W. Doc Taylor when a 65 year old Norman juror suffered a possible heart attack. The judge and attorneys weighed whether to continue with 11 jurors or declare a mistrial if she could not participate.
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Oklahoma City
David Hall
Dallas
W. W
Doc” Taylor
Dell Meyer
Norman
U.S. District Court
Fred Daugherty
Daugherty
Pleasant Weather Forecast For Lawton Southwest
The Lawton area is expected to see pleasant weather through Saturday with fair to partly cloudy skies tonight and increasing clouds on Saturday. Temperatures rise on Saturday with highs in the upper 50s and southeasterly winds 8 to 16 mph. Tonight's low will be in the low 30s. Sunday to Tuesday bring cooler, cloudy conditions with a chance of light rain, and partial clearing by Monday and Tuesday. Thursday had a high of 41 and a low of 22.
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Lawton
Hew Ordered To Probe 125 School Districts For Civil Rights
A federal judge ordered the Department of Health, Education and Welfare to investigate 125 more school districts in 16 states for possible civil rights violations. U S District Judge John H Pratt gave seven months to resolve desegregation cases or begin cutting federal funds. The districts span Arkansas Delaware Florida Maryland Mississippi New Mexico South Carolina Tennessee Texas Virginia and West Virginia. Enforcement was also required within 60 days against six districts in five Southern states and against 39 Swann districts for alleged discrimination.
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Ashington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
U.S
John H. Pratt
Naacp Legal Defense Fund
Pratt
Arkansas
Delaware
Florida
Maryland
Mississippi
Mis
Homa
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
New York Bank Lowers Prime Rate to 7 3/4 Percent
New Yorks First National City Bank the nations second largest commercial bank cut its prime lending rate to 7 3/4 percent joining Bank of America which did the same last week The move follows broad rate cuts across major banks.
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NEW York
Bank of America
Six City Candidates File Conflict Statements
Only six of 17 candidates for city offices have filed conflict of interest statements due March 3 under a September ordinance. The filing deadline for the March 18 election was Feb 21. Violations carry fines up to $100 and up to 30 days in jail. Three council candidates have filed, while Dan Glascock Wayne Gilley and Woody Wolverton are noted.
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Paul Hart
Chuck Bridwell
City Public Information Officer
January inventory drop signals nascent U.S. economic recovery
The Commerce Department reports January inventories fell for the first time in four and a half years, with auto dealers leading the decline by 387 million. Retail and wholesale inventories fell, while manufacturing stocks rose, keeping the overall inventory level still high as analysts see a gradual adjustment toward recovery.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Campaign fund reports list early mayoral spending
Former Mayor Wayne Gilley edged Woody Wolverton in early campaign spending with 1615 dollars raised to date and 1524.80 spent led by 461 on printing. Wolverton reported 1500 spent and 4465 in donations including 2000 from his father Ralph, while Dan Glascock reported 1999.18 in donations and 976.63 spent, chiefly on radio and television time.
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Wolverton
Ralph
Dan Glascock
Ward 3
LURA Approves Real Estate Broker Commission Policy
Lawton Urban Renewal Authority allows local brokers to sell project land on commission. The policy targets Rose Hill residential lots with a future possibility for Downtown Project parcels fronting Second Street. Brokers would receive 100 dollars or 10 percent up to 3,000, then 300 dollars or six percent beyond 3,000.
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OCAL
Lawton
Rose Hill
LURA
Second Street
Lura Board
Lawton Adopts Ten District Patrol Plan
Lawton Police Department shifts to a 10 district patrol system replacing the eight district setup used since 1969. Officials say smaller districts cut response times and boost unit visibility to curb crime amid a 98 percent rise in offenses over two years.
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Dennis Lang
Lawton
Robert Gillian
County CETA Funds Add Jobs Training in Lawton Area
Comanche County receives over 67000 in extra CETA funding from the Labor Department. Seven new Title VI emergency jobs and 18 new Title I training slots are created, boosting total 1975 CETA funding to 575237 and training slots to 232.
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Comanche County
Labor Department
County Commission
W. F
Bill) Griswold
Griswold
Dallas
Tex
Wold
CETA
Great Plains Area Vocational Technical School
State Employment Security Commission
Lawton
Beefalo Crosses: Basolo Beefalo Aims To Cut Ranch Costs
Basolo Beefalo a blend of buffalo Charolais and Hereford is promoted by Dan Boaz and J B Gray Jr in Marietta Oklahoma as a way to lower production costs by 25 to 40 percent. They present three calves and ten cows as evidence and say Basolo Beefalo can cross with any cattle breed. Historic notes trace cattalo experiments from 18th to 19th centuries with Goodnight and Buffalo Jones referenced.
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Cattalo
D. C. Basolo
California
Basolo Beefalo
Dan Boaz
J. B. Gray Jr
Marietta
Oklahoma
Boaz
Peter Kahm
Carolina
Pennsylvania
Robert Wickliffe
Lexington
Audubon and Bachman
North America
Col
Charles Goodnight
Texas
C. J. “Buffalo Jones
Kansas
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Ban Me Thuot
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Woody Wolverton
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