Federal Court Mulls Motions From Hall Case
A federal court considers motions from former Gov. David Hall after a juror sickened during his bribery extortion trial claims she voted reluctantly under drug effects. Other jurors dispute Dell Meyer's testimony about coercion. Jury found Hall guilty of attempted extortion after 16 hours over three days. Attorneys seek permission to interview jurors to assess Meyer's illness impact on the verdict.
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Oklahoma City
David Hall
Dell Meyer
Hall
Dallas
W. W
Doc
Taylor Gully
Ward Council Races Turn On Narrow Margins In City
City council candidates faced tight contests as results showed Donald Rust winning Ward 1 with 94 votes to 558 for Maxberry and 363 for Kerbo. Aust led in four wards to avoid a runoff, Pursley won Ward 5 with 875 votes, Chenault captured Ward 7 with 527 votes, and Glascock left council post to run for mayor.
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Donald Rust
Arthur E. Maxberry
Don Kerbo
Aust
Adams
Garfield
Grant
Swinney
Maxberry
Jackson
Wayne Smith
Givens
Austin
Pursley
Ward 5
Neil Kissick
Beal
Downs
Patterson
Rogers
Kissick
Washington
Chenault
Dunbar
Ward 7
Model Cities
Smith Green
Cameron Aan
Mack Mar- Chenaalt
D A ExplainsChild Abuse Proving Difficult In Domestic Context
The district attorney notes few child abuse cases pass through his office since May 1973 though Lawton police report many yearly. He cites reluctance of spouses to testify and lack of proof, while doctors and nurses gained immunity and mandatory reporting was enacted in 1965 to combat abuse.
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Lawton
Beauchamp
City bus subsidy shows voter support in Lawton area
Transit ton Fort Sill Bus Co. has run red for at least two years and despite city subsidies the service remains unprofitable. Voters statewide favor bus service though the exact form of new operation remains undecided. South and west Lawton precincts show strong 2 to 1 margins in support.
Heritage Cub States Powwow at Tia-Pia Park
A benefit powwow sponsored by Cache public school Indian Heritage Club will occur at 7 p.m. Friday at Tia-Pia Park eight miles north of Lawton. Entertainers include gourd and war dancing with co hosting by Tia-Piah Society of Oklahoma and Purple Hearts Club. Notable principals listed are Rodney head feather dancer Johanna Tsa toke Weatherford Alfred Pholman Ana darko head gourd dancer Larry Cozad Anadarko head singer and Leon Motah Ana darko master of ceremonies, with all war dancers and clubs invited.
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Cache Public School
Leon Motah
Anadarko
Ard named new development director for area
Ard will assume the development director post on May 1 after replacing Robert D. Head who resigned to take a similar job in El Paso Texas. Ard has served three years as an area industrial development coordinator for the state IDC focusing on Southwest Oklahoma and has worked on projects with Goodyear Tire and Rubber Leviton Corp. He previously lived in Lawton for a decade and was a former manager of the Kansas City Missouri Chamber of Commerce.
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SIDS
Neal Sax
Robert D. Head
el Paso
Tex
Ard
IDC
Oklahoma
Neal
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Leviton Corp
Public I N Council Aims At Child Abuse Outreach
Mary Noury of Comanche County CAA says campaign is a top priority. Jaycee and CAA reps will meet tonight to form a Child Abuse Council and plan a county wide public speaking series at schools civic clubs and local groups.
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Paigns
CAA
Mary Noury
Comanche County
Jaycee
State sales tax figures rise across counties and cities
Statewide two percent sales tax receipts reached 14 537 866 65, up 10 27 percent from 13 183 944 10. Comanche and Jackson counties show mixed results with notable gains in Stephens and Tillman counties. Tulsa and Oklahoma City report higher collections while city-only figures are not included.
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Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Senate weighs tax cut plan with oil company overseas profits
In Washington the Senate debates a large tax-reduction bill including a provision to curb overseas profits of U S oil companies after a swift vote to limit the oil depletion allowance. Oklahoma City follows with Gov. Boren signing an executive reorganization bill creating a 15 member commission. Oklahoma House committee moves to curb Secretary of State Rogers's powers and place staff under merit rules. Rail service hangs on Rock Island fate as Union Pacific ends merger hopes after a decade of talk.
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Washington
Senate
U.S
Oklahoma City
David Boren
Rock Island
Union Pacific
CIA Recovery of 18-Year-Old Submarine Reported
Government sources said the recovered section came from about three miles deep, 750 miles northwest of Oahu. About 70 Soviet officers and sailors were believed dead in the 1968 sinking and the July 1974 salvage yielded sensitive secrets. The CIA and White House declined comment as U S Soviet relations potential impact remained unclear.
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Hawaii
White House
CIA
Mansfield
Senate
Los Angeles Times
Washington Post
New York Times
Moscow
The
Times
William E. Colby
Bnew
Jack Anderson
Mutual Broadcasting System
Oklahoma grain and livestock prices listed by state agencies
State Department of Agriculture reports current prices for wheat barley and milo by markets in Oklahoma and surrounding areas. Slaughter cattle and hogs show steady to higher trends with utility and commercial cows at 17.75 to 21.00 and bulls 24.00 to 25.00 per hundredweight. Feeder and lighter cattle weaker and pig prices vary across weights and groups.
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Oklahoma City
State Department of Agriculture
Afton
Altus
Hobart
Manchester
Pauls Valley
Keyes
Liberal
Perryton
Clinton
E Reno
Geary
Kingfisher
Medford
Okeene
Ponca City
Temple
Watonga
Weatherford
Yukon
Gulf
Shelley
New Hampshire No Income Tax on Residents
Court upholds a lower court ruling nullifying a New York welfare provision that required welfare mothers to aid in locating the fathers of their children. Congress later changed federal rules to add a similar requirement starting July 1, limiting the impact of the decision. Estimated 1974 cost to extend benefits to widowers and children was $20 million.
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Hampshire
New Hampshire
New York
Congress
Rape Abduction Suspects Nabbed in Clinton Okla
Two Arizona men were arrested in Clinton Oklahoma in connection with the alleged abduction and rape of a University of Oklahoma student and a foreign student from La Paz Arizona. The victims were returned to campus after spring break. Police stopped the suspects’ car near Clinton on police tip from Texas.
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Clinton, Okla
Arizona
University of
Via
Tracy Balfour
Henry Young
la Paz
Ariz
New Mexico
Louis Speck
Ali Reza Shahriari
Persia
Groom
Texas Panhandle
Clinton
Charles Day
Kenneth Theesen
Texas
Speck
Easter Sunrise Parade in Lawton Cancelled for 50th Anniversary
A March 22 downtown Lawton parade marking the Wichita Mountains Easter Sunrise Service 50th anniversary is canceled. Organizers urge choirs and youth groups to sing hymns during March 23 to 29 in shopping areas. Bus transport for rehearsals and sunrise service is arranged from Cache Road Bank with schedules March 22 25 and 29. The 50th sunrise service starts at 2 AM at the Holy City of the Wichitas.
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Lawton
Wichita Mountains
Doris Anderson
Ander
Angel
Cache Road
Bank
Holy City of the
Wichitas
Ford Accepts EEOC Resignations in Effort to Refresh Agency
President Ford asked for and accepted the resignations of EEOC Chairman John H. Powell and the general counsel to quell agency disputes. Press Secretary Ron Nessen said Ford aims for a fresh start and to improve equal employment opportunity with qualified replacements. Ethel Bent Walsh will become vice chairman, filling the vacancy created by Powell’s departure.
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Ford
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
John H. Powell
Nixon
Wil
Ron Nessen
Nessen
Ethel Bent Walsh
Washington, D.C
EEOC
Luther Hol
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