Women call in with odd requests at Fort Sill post locator
Post locator officers at Fort Sill handle about 13 500 calls monthly many from women seeking spouses or asking odd questions. The unit stores 65 000 personnel cards and routes mail to 60 units and 17 activities. The job is routine but occasional prankish calls break the monotony and keep staff amused.
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Fort Sill
Sgt. Smith
Sp. Clair C. Wolf
Fort Sil
Sidney A. Driver
One Person Dies On Roads As Pickup Collision Occurs
A Henryetta man died Thursday in a two vehicle crash on U S 62 near Henryetta. The accident happened as one pickup attempted to pass the other. The victim was thrown from the vehicle and run over by the second pickup. The name was not released pending next of kin notification. Oklahoma’s 1971 highway toll reached 138 at the time.
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Henryetta
U.S. 62
Oklahoma
Highway Patrol
Sec
Janitor Solves Burglary Case at Medical Center
Lawton police credited a janitor with solving a burglary hoax at Great Plains Medical Center after a cash box was found unlocked and later secured. Detective Jack Shutts said Dr. Bill Henley reported the mishap and the janitor's actions helped reset the case fast.
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Lawton
Great Plains Medical Center
Gore Blvd
Jack Shutts
Bill Henley
Shutts
YMCA Slates Skin and Scuba Diving Courses
The Lawton YMCA starts skin and SCUBA diving classes at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Skin diving runs five weeks from 6 to 9 p.m. and SCUBA eight weeks from 6 to 10 p.m. on Tuesdays. Fees: skin diving members $___, non members $10. SCUBA members $22, non members $27. Contact Fifth and A YMCA for details.
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Lawton Ymca
The
YMCA
Fifth and A
Janitor Reports Burglary Lead to Henley
A janitor read a news account of what was thought to be a burglary and notified Henley, triggering police awareness of the incident.
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Henley
Oklahoma City Man Sentenced for Second Degree Burglary
William R. Wagner, 52, of Oklahoma City, received a three year prison term from Special District Judge John F. Taylor after pleading guilty to second degree burglary. He was arrested February 2 by Patrolman Clancy Williams during a burglary investigation at 703 East, where items including an alarm clock bread loaf and after shave lotion were reported stolen.
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William R. Wagner
Oklahoma City
John F. Taylor
Wagner
Clancy Williams
Legend says Ro land’s horn summoned aid at Roncevalles
The legend states Ro land blew his horn to call for help at the Battle of Roncevalles and that the sound traveled 85 miles, inspiring awe among onlookers and later storytellers.
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Roland
Roncevalles
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