City moves to close California Sunshine tavern under nuisance laws
City Manager Robert Metzinger says Lawton will ask the City Council in a Friday special session to authorize attorney J Roy Cocke to file a civil action to close the California Sunshine at 261544 Cache Road. The effort follows a 1977 license denial upheld by the council after neighbor protests. owner Ann Logsdon has since filed a $110,000 federal suit against seven councilors, the mayor, and three License-Permit Advisory members.
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Cache Road
Robert Metzinger
Ms. Ann Logsdon
Ms. Logsdon
Metzinger
J. Roy Cocke
Lawton
Cocke
Merritt Retiree Council To Meet At Fort Sill
The Fort Sill Retiree Council will hold a semi annual meeting Friday March 17 at 9 am in the Nye Library on post. Maj Gen Jack N Merritt and Col Thomas C Birk will address the opening session. Merritt will host a luncheon for council members. The council serves about 15 000 retirees in Oklahoma and Arkansas with more than 3 000 in Comanche County.
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Retirement Services
Merritt
Oklahoma-Arkansas
Comanche County
Funeral for William Earl Rogers 68 of Cache
William Earl Rogers 68 Route 1 Cache died about 8 20 am today in a Lawton hospital after a short illness Funeral pending with Becker Funeral Home He was born February 16 1910 in the Letitia Community east of Lawton a farmer He served as farm director for Cameron University and was a member of Letitia Baptist Church He married Nadine Nunley December 24 1938 in Altus Survivors include his wife two daughters Teresa Foster and Kay Daley three sons Millard Kenneth and John and 10 grandchildren.
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Lawton
Becker Funeral Home
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Letitia
Cameron University
Letitia Baptist Church
Nadine Nunley
Altus
Teresa Foster
Avondale
Kay Daley
Oklahoma City
Millard
Fort Worth
Texas
Kenneth
Camden Way
John
SE 45Th
Treaty's Path to Panama Canal Vote Faces Final Push
Senate leaders predict enough votes to approve the canal handover to Panama by 2000. Backers and opponents intensified lobbying as DeConcini proposed a measure allowing U S military action if Panamanian labor troubles obstructed ships passing through the waterway.
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Senate
Robert Byrd
Howard Baker
Man Arrested in Lawton for Marijuana Possession and Firearm
A Lawton man, 2% years old, was jailed at 414 am on suspicion of possessing a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute. Police observed him speeding on North Second Street and found marijuana and a loaded .38 caliber pistol in his automobile. Felony drug charges along with firearms possession, speeding, resisting arrest and no license were expected to be filed later today.
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Lawton
Jack Partin
Ronnie Smith
Ed Richardson
North Second Street
Partin
Miners Vote Urged On New Taft-Hartley Pact
UMW President Arnold Miller summoned the bargaining council to vote on an agreement after a March 5 coal labor pact and a federal judge's back to work order. Initial field reaction varied with Ohio council member Floyd Lamb noting improvement could prompt a vote for it.
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UMW
Arnold Miller
Floyd Lamb
Ohio
Lawton Council Debates Nutrition Site Move
Lawton city council splits over locating a nutrition center at 20th and Taylor versus a church site on Williams Avenues. Some members favor the church for accessibility while others push 20th and Taylor for easier access, with maintenance costs and funding questions raised. An identical voting pattern followed Ramirez’s motion before negotiations with the church began.
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Taylor
J.J. Pursley
Givens
Fairgrounds
Ramirez
20Th
Church
Jack Norrell
Ed Riddle
Rex Pierce
Ashley Cagle
Barbara Pipes
Reuben Brown
Israeli assault hits Tyre camps in Lebanon raids
Israeli forces bombard two Palestinian camps in Tyre causing fires and mass casualties. Ambulances and guerrilla vehicles flee with victims toward Sidon as Lebanon's PM denounces the invasion. Observers report Israeli overrun of multiple bases including Naqoura and Bent Jbeil, with troops advancing along the coast.
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Naqoura
Bent Jbeil
Maroun al Ras
Khiam
Ebl
Saqi
Forum to Hear State PTA Chief in Lawton
Karen Leveridge, president of the Oklahoma Congress of Parents and Teachers Association, will speak at the Lawton Chamber of Commerce noon forum. She will discuss a PTA project to boost media programming by involving parents teachers business leaders and the media to promote quality family entertainment. The Elks Lodge forum is open to the public with tickets at the door for 3.50.
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Norman
Oklahoma Congress of Parents and Teachers Association
Lawton Chamber of Commerce
Leveridge
PTA
Elks Lodge
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