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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1977
Page
4
Doyon, head of the state police, said protesters faced arrest under a court injunction on 700 acres of Public Service Co. property after a night on site. About 2,000 demonstrators were moved from a campsite near the fenced 40 acres as arrests began at 3:35 p.m. Some protesters and reporters were carried or dragged to buses.
Lawton man Steve B. Burnett 58 22 Kinyon lost control of a car at 2 45 a m and struck a house at 4610 G Street His vehicle jumped a curb ran over a mailbox hit a tree and slid 28 feet into the residence of Henrietta Moyer 72 No serious injuries reported Burnett refused a blood test and was jailed for driving under the influence expired license and reckless driving Mary Figueroa 28 slept nearby
A 27 year old Lawton man, Thomas Price Jr., was hospitalized in satisfactory condition after a concrete railing fell onto his car during a two car crash early Sunday on Fort Sill Boulevard under the Cache Road overpass. Nina Burroughs 22 of Waurika was cited for failure to yield. McEarl Booker 22 of Fort Sill and two other passengers sustained minor injuries.
Lois Hawkins filed a petition for Letters of Administration on the estate of D. C. Stephenson also known as Davis C. Stephenson deceased. The hearing is set for May 13, 1977 at 9:00 a.m. in District Courtroom 506 County Courthouse Lawton Comanche County Oklahoma. Dated April 27 1977. J Winston Raburn District Judge. Attorneys for Petitioner Godlove Joyner Goodlove Garrett Meyers Inc.
The Lawton Police Department lists complainants with reported break ins thefts and property damage. D&R Salvage Sue Davis Hennessee Auto Salvage Edna Okiham AA Realty and others report incidents at homes and businesses including thefts hub caps stereo equipment jewelry purses and tires cut.
Rebels estimated at 2000, led by Katangan veterans, pushed government troops from the western third of Shaba. France and Central African Republic offered troops while Mobutu's forces counterattacked with slow but steady progress amid weak opposition.
The township faces homebuyer fears from transient residents and signs reading for sale or sold. Marshall argues to invalidate the ordinance but urges publicity campaigns and non sold signs to show whites remain and entice families to stay.
Petitions signed by a majority of voters and property owners request extending Lawton Oklahoma city limits to include extensive described parcels in Comanche County. The notice lists multiple tracts with metes and bounds to be annexed and includes reference to the St. Louis and San Francisco railroad right of way. City Clerk Jean McGavic signs the notice.
President Carter advances welfare reform aims by stressing equity for the unemployed while preparing for a European trip that includes a summit in London and a Geneva meeting with Syrian President Hafez Assad. He plans interviews with European TV stations to drum up publicity before departure.
Prosecutor Nolan Hackler rested the state case after calling Robert P. Cook as the sole witness. The hatchet attack occurred March 22 during a Cache school board meeting in Lawton.
Walter H Buford 89 of No 4 S 19th died Sunday after a long illness. Funeral at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Trinity Baptist Church with Rev N N Antonson and Rev Wilford Wisel officiating. Burial Sunset Memorial Gardens under Becker Funeral Home. Survived by wife Anna Blunt later died, second wife Minta Wilson. son William D Mahank Texas. daughters Nora Sherrill Fletcher Stella Lewis Midland Barbara Freeman Kansas City six grandchildren three great grandchildren. brother Perry Kansas City.
Over the weekend police jailed 21 suspected sex workers as they patrolled the strip on north Fort Sill Boulevard and the First Street and B Avenue area. Officers said the Fort Sill Boulevard clearing displaced many to the First Street area and noted pimps contacting workers to dodge a new city ordinance banning street solicitation enacted last Tuesday.
Comanche County Commissioners approved improvements at Marie Detty Youth Service Center including lighting and a 12 foot high barbed wire fenced playground area. A single pole light will be installed at the site by 811 SW 17th. The panel also approved the Carr Kinder Industrial Park plat near the planned Goodyear site.
Estimates by the Consumer Product Safety Commission indicate 27 500 people were treated in hospital emergency rooms for skateboard related injuries in 1975.
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