Gilley Wins Lawton Mayoral Primary by Wide Margin
Wayne Gilley, 60, captured 53.9 percent of 11 898 votes to defeat Dan Glascock Woody Wolverton and Jack Long, avoiding a runoff. He vows to review city programs as mass transit vote passes and mayoral swearing in occurs in May.
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Ayor
Wayne Gilley
Gilley
Dan Glascock
Woody Wolverton
Jack Long
Lawton
Glascock
Wolverton
Long
Don Whitaker
Whitaker
Mass Transit Plan Wins City Backing For City Bus Service
Voters approve local mass transit by a 7049 to 4857 margin authorizing a city owned bus system to start by July pending legal framework and federal grant. City to pursue 182000 in first year federal funds plus 40000 local match with a target grant deadline of May 1.
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Lawton-Fort Sill Bus Co
City Transit Trust
Frank Robinson
City Primary and Transit Question Official Results
INAL official results show ward results for the Tuesday city primary. Ward 2 candidates Wynell McKenzie and Eddie Newcombe lead, Ward 3 Rex Givens and Monte Rogers, Ward 5 Joyce Pursley and Neil Kissick, Ward 7 Fredrick Chenault Smith Green and Mack Martin. The mass transit question tally is included with totals.
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INAL
Mrs. Wynell McKenzie Harry Eddie Newcombe
Rex Givens
Monte Rogers
Joyce Pursley
Neil Kissick
Ward
Fredrick Chenault
Smith Green
Mack Martin
Fay
Sir Ane
Dety
Eer Aust
Joyce J. Pursley
Mrs. McKenzie
City and Pick Four Councilmen Set Up Runoff In Fifth Ward
City voters chose new councilmen in four wards and set an April 1 runoff for Ward 5. Wynell McKenzie led Harry Anderson in Ward 2 with 41.8 percent to 40.6 percent, forcing a runoff. Rex Givens won the largest share in Ward 3 with 61.3 percent.
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Lawton
Gilley
Donald Aust
Rex Givens
Joyce Pursley
Fredrick Chenault
Harry Anderson
Wynell McKenzie
Eddie Newcombe
Anderson
McKenzie
Andrews
Ferris
Smith
Taft
Whittier
Monte Rogers
Givens
Roose
Ford Eyes Lifting Interest Ceilings on Savings
The Ford administration proposed eliminating interest ceilings on savings accounts and allowing banks to pay interest on checking deposits under the Financial Institutions Act of 1975. Ford said Congress should enact the bill to let financial institutions offer new services and enter new markets while benefiting customers. The Commerce Department reported a record three month deficit of 5.9 billion dollars in the last quarter, worsening by 3.9 billion from the prior quarter.
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Washington
Ford Administration
Congress
Financial Institutions
Ford
Commerce Department
Industry Hunt Leader Picked
Owen S. Ard a Southwest Oklahoma specialist with the state Industrial Development Department has been named director of the Lawton Industrial Development Service. LID Foundation President J T Neal announced the appointment noting Ard will assume full time duties.
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Owen S
Sam) Ard
Oklahoma
State Industrial Development Department
Lawton Industrial Development Service
LID Foundation
J. T. Neal
Ard
Lawton
Bradley suffers cerebral hemorrhage at UCLA Medical Center
Gen Omar Bradley the United States top military officer is reported to have a cerebral hemorrhage after a stroke at his home. He was admitted to UCLA Medical Center early Monday and remained conscious, according to Col Gerald C. Burch, chief of the Army information office.
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Los Angeles
Omar Bradley
United States
Bradley
Ucla Medical Center
Gerald C. Burch
Army Information Office
Britain to Cut Global Defense Spending Over Ten Years
Britain announces a decade of defense cuts aimed at saving hundreds of millions yearly. The government plans to concentrate forces in central Europe, sustain NATO commitments there, and reduce forces outside the alliance to avoid overstretch. NATO partners criticize the move as weakening conventional capability against the Warsaw Pact. The Rhine Army in West Germany will stay at about 55,000 with supporting tactical air forces.
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Atlantic Alliance
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Alliance
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Labor Party
Wilson
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Rhine
West Germany
Fourth Saigon Province Lost To North Viets
South Viet nam plans to abandon Quang Tri province and considers giving up Thuan Thien as North Vietnamese forces press toward Da Nang. Residents urged to flee while officials keep some on duty. Saigon cites strategic reasons and reports North Vietnamese forces outnumber South Vietnamese troops two to one in the region.
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South Vietnam
Quang Tri
Thuan Thien
da Nang
Hue
Nguyen van Thieu
North Vietnam
CIA Recovery of Soviet Nuclear Sub Confirmed
The CIA recovered part of a Soviet H class nuclear submarine sunk in 1968 in the Pacific. Officials said the mission sought codes and missiles, two thirds of the sub remaining beneath the sea. Congressional leaders indicated a Senate investigation may examine the operation and its cost.
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Ashington
Central Intelligence Agency
Pacific Ocean
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Congress
CIA
Howard Hughes
Mansfield
Milton R. Young
R-N.d
Young
CIA Oversight Committee
Frank Church
Idaho
Child Abuse Cases Hard To Prove Says D A Beauchamp
District Attorney Don Beauchamp says proving child abuse or beating cases is very difficult. Few incidents reach felony prosecution and the main challenge is obtaining solid evidence and witnesses. Many cases lack corroboration since abuse is rarely witnessed and young victims struggle to identify the assailant.
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D.A
Don Beauchamp
Beauchamp
Nice Weather Forecast Extends Through Weekend
Springlike conditions persist in Southwest Oklahoma with temperatures in the 60s and 70s. Winds from the south may pick up Thursday and nightly lows hover in the 40s with a gradual cool down Sunday.
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Oklahoma
Mercury
Supreme Court rules benefits ban on widowers unconstitutional
The Supreme Court ruled 9 to 0 that a federal Social Security provision giving widow benefits but not widowers is unconstitutional. Justice Brennan led with the view that a child needs the surviving parent regardless of sex. Separate opinions stressed economic impact on families and equal care for children of deceased workers.
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Washington
Supreme Court
William J. Brennan Jr
Lewis F. Powell Jr
William H. Rehnquist
William O. Douglas
Social Security
Program Aimed At Curbing Child Abuse In Lawton
LYNN CALLISON reports a $2,600 Project Mainstream grant to the Lawton Jaycees to create a child abuse public awareness program in Comanche County. The effort, announced by U S Jaycee president David Hale in Tulsa, pairs Lawton Jaycees with the Comanche County Improvement Foundation. The grant funds a seed campaign to curb rising child abuse, with $6,312 in matching funds and in kind services from the Jaycees and CAA.
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U.S. Jaycees
Lawton Jaycees
Comanche County
U.S. Jaycee
David Hale
Jaycees
Tulsa
Comanche County Improvement Foundation, Inc
Hale
Lawton
Tive
Lawton Community Action Agency
CAA
Brown and Cannon
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