Bellmon's Panama vote sparks recall talk in Oklahoma
The Panama Canal treaties vote by U S Senator Henry Bellmon triggers recall petition talk and threats to him in Oklahoma. GOP leaders criticize the move as independent yet not representing the state party. Some officials, including Grace Boulton and Clarence Warner, urge restraint while calling for the issue to cool before the 1980 election.
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Oklahoma City
U.S
Henry Bellmon
Bellman
Rick Shelby
GOP
Shelby
Bellmon
Oklahoma
Republican Party
Republican National
Robert Kamm
Oklahoma State University
Senate
Dewey Bartlett
Kamm
City Man Sentenced in Burglary Case
A 21 year old Lawton man Frank E Newton pleaded guilty to taking 5000 dollars worth of property in a residential burglary last April. Judge J Winston Raburn gave a six year sentence with two years to be served at McAlester State Penitentiary and four years suspended. He also drew a concurrent five year term for concealing a bicycle from Motif Manor Apartment and a weapon from 2405 East last spring.
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Lawton
Dist
J. Winston Raburn
Frank E. Newton
Jefferson
McAlester State Penitentiary
Newton
Motif Manor
Hanna pleads to conspiracy in Korean influence case
Hanna admitted to conspiracy related to aiding Tongsun Park to sell California rice to Korea and to earning over 200000 dollars in cash and checks from 1969 to 1975. Prosecutors outlined a broad scheme involving agency designations and meetings with Korean officials as part of the alleged bribery and mail fraud charges.
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Ment
Hanna
White
Park
Hancho C. Kim
Justice Department
Tongsun Park
California
Korea
Korean Central Intelligence Agency
Bryant
Congressional
Charges Pending In Shooting Death
Lawton investigators hold pending charges against a former Lawton man who shot Jo Ann Mason’s future husband Gwain Dale Roberts in the early hours after she filed for divorce. The suspect was arrested at the scene on Ferris Street and may be arraigned in district court later today.
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Lawton
District Attorney’s
Ferris
Robert Schulte
Jo Ann Mason
Gwain Dale Roberts
Green Cove Springs
Fla
District Attorney's
Mall area redevelopment steps and removals proceed
LURA set an April 30 deadline for removal of four occupied storefronts Garber's Jewelry Scott's Apparel Vogue and the law offices of Bill Hensley and Gerald Neuwirth Goodwill Industries will relocate to a temporary site at 119 B until its new building is ready A redevelopment report outlines seven tracts with one new building completed four more under construction and plans to start spring work
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Wadie L. Brown
Garber’s Jewelry
Scott’s Apparel
Vogue
Bill Hensley
Gerald Neuwirth
Goodwill Industries
Brown
LURA
Harry Tincher
Budget funds eyed for sheriff and county operations
County officials describe allocations from the new budget including roughly 90,000 for salaries 20,000 for travel and 8,580 for part time help in the sheriff's office plus 128,080 for courthouse maintenance 80,000 for Marie Detty Youth Services Center 77,028 for transportation and highways 20,000 for the district attorney 13,720 for capital developments and 8,200 for welfare operations with formal approval expected next week.
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Sheriff's Office
Sheriff’s Office
Marie Detty
District Attorney’s Office
Council hearing details dancer actions and arrests amid tavern case
Testimony described a council dance event where male patrons could touch a dancer and nude acts on stage led to arrests on February 24. Officers testified to lewd acts, mock intercourse and intoxicated crowds outside the tavern as Cocke promised more testimony but claimed he proved his point. The Postal Service note closes with a jibe about bills arriving overnight.
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Mike Yarborough
James Tuckness
James Edward Cobb
Cocke
Public Comments Sought on Refuge Recreation Plan Deadline
A local reader criticizes a March 17 deadline for comments on a new refuge recreation plan. He cautions the process lacks public publication time and urges ongoing details and input, noting a potential public hearing as officials visit next.
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Manager’s Committee
Chamber of Commerce Committee
St. Patrick’s Day
Army General Accused Of Dereliction Of Duty
Army sergeant files a charge sheet accusing Gen. George S. Brown of dereliction for allowing military support to the Veterans of Foreign Wars despite the VFW ban on women. The action, filed Feb. 23, is routed to the Air Force as Brown's parent service while he is on convalescent leave after cancer surgery.
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Brown
Air Force
Klucsaruts
VFW
Klucsarits
Defense Department
Army
Information Office
Pentagon
Carter defends US defense policy amid myths in Wake Forest visit
President Carter challenged beliefs about shrinking U S protection abroad in a Wake Forest address and warned that defense forces are affordable and necessary to deter adversaries He outlined costs and argued the defense budget amounts to about 5 percent of GNP and roughly one quarter of federal spending during a trip that included a stop in Winston-Salem and plans to sail near Savannah before a St Patrick s Day dinner.
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Carter
Winston-Salem
Savannah
Georgia
Wake Forest
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Dan Borden
Sharon Molinaro
Postal Service
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C. Avenue
Security Bank & Trust Company
C Avenue
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Wolverton
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