Mayor Addresses Lawton State Of The City
Lawton Mayor Wayne Gilley urged unity on the city council to push capital improvements and industry growth while warning that operating costs and inflation threaten the budget. He noted $1 million in federal funds helped avoid tax hikes and urged continued support for Lake Ellsworth and Lake Lawtonka projects, Cameron University funding, and local water needs as revenue from four core sources grows but faces pressure.
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Wayne Gilley
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Gore, Sheridan and Lee Boulevard
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Lawtonians
Gore Boulevard
17Th
38Th Streets
53Rd Street
Sheridan Road
Lee Boulevard
State Highway Department
East Lawton
Great Plains
Fort Sill
Army
Chamber of Commerce
Cameron University
Cameron
Waurika Reservoir
General Fund
Oklahoma
Three suspects captured after Altus armed robbery
Police pursued three men, one armed with a pocket knife, as they fled a Altus store on SH 5. Shot at by officers near a roadblock west of Frederick, the group surrendered after skidding off the road. Wounded suspects were moved to Lawton with 340 dollars recovered from the car. armed robbery charges expected.
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Jackson County Memorial Hospital
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Altus
Ron Myers
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Myers
Postal service closures under debate in Congress
Lawmakers debate criteria for closing post offices with emphasis on local needs. Senator Dick Clark and Rep James Hanley note large mail complaints and expect many written statements to the postal subcommittee as officials aim to ensure service levels remain adequate where post offices are shut.
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Kastenmeier
Dick Clark
Dlown
James M. Hanley
D-N.y
Congress
Postal Service
Subcommittee
Associated Press
Hanley
Welfare penalties loom as errors in programs cited
The hearing heard that no program serving 16 million people can run perfectly and penalties over 1 million dollars are set for states this fall. States facing large sums include New York 32 million Illinois 16.4 million Pennsylvania 11.9 million and others. Social Security Commissioner Cardwell said efforts to cut errors in the Supplemental Security program follow a 23 percent error rate and 622.3 million in overpayments since January 1, 1974.
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HEW
New York
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Ohio
Massachusetts
California
Georgia
District of Columbia
Maryland
Kentucky
Maine
Missouri
New Jersey
Virginia
Social Security
James B. Cardwell
Weicker ends filibuster push for campaign finance reform
Weicker began a 114 hour Senate floor speech seeking votes before the July 4 recess on a strong intelligence oversight panel, full elected official financial disclosure, and tax return privacy. The House passed the rival FEC bill 291 to 81, with Ford undecided.
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Senate Watergate Committee
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Senate House
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Hugh Scott
Mark O. Hatfield
Oregon
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Supreme Court
Commission
Reagan Gains Momentum In Southern Primary Sleepers
Ford leads in early polls but Reagan narrows the gap with crossovers in Georgia and Alabama as Carter Wallace Udall and Jackson figures shape the South contest. Ford pushes tax issue while Reagan discloses 1975 taxes on adjusted gross income of 252 405 and 106 507 in combined taxes.
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Reagan
Georgia
George Wallace
Texas
Joe Wilkinson
Alabama
Wallace
Carter
Morris K. Udall
Indiana
Henry M. Jackson
Udall
District of Columbia
Fred Harris
Walter Washington
Walter Fauntroy
Congress
Birmingham
Ala
West Virginia
Oklahoma city market bid rounds and farm prices report
Cattle and calves 3000 head, active trade. Cows higher, bulls steady. Feeder cattle and calves unavailable early. Wednesday cattle auction estimate 3700 head. Hogs 1000 head with no early sales. Wheat prices from 3.06 to 3.66 per bushel across listed towns. Barley 1.80 to 2.40. Milo 4.00 to 4.72 per cwt.
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Oklahoma City
State Department of Agriculture
Muskogee
Afton
Pauls Valley
Manchester
Medford
Banner
Clinton
el Reno
Geary
Kingfisher
Okeene
Ponca City
Watonga
Weatherford
Yukon
Hobart
Beaver
Liberal
Eldorado
Temple
Perryton
Keyes
Lawton
Gulf
Barley
MILO
Ewt
Palis Valley
Nurses to Meet at Lawton Indian Hospital
A workshop for nurses employed by the Indian Health Service under the Public Health Service in the Department of Health Education and Welfare will be held May 17 through 19 at Lawton Indian Hospital.
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Indian Health Service
Public Health Service
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Lawton Indian Hospital
Pool Training Seminar for Public Pool Operators
A training seminar for public swimming pool operator certification runs 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday at the City County Health Department, 1010 Sheridan. Private pool owners may attend. For details contact Clyde Mason at the health department, 248-5890.
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Sheridan
Clyde Mason
Health Department
Women Voters Meet At National Convention In NYC
The League of Women Voters of the United States holds its national convention May 3 7 at the New York Hilton Hotel in New York City. Jean Prince co president of the Lawton league is among more than 1500 delegates from across the country attending to set a national program for the next two years.
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League of Women Voters of the
United States
New York Hilton Hotel
New York City
Jean Prince
Lawton League
Indian Women Meet in Oklahoma Federation Chapter
The Southwest Chapter of the Oklahoma Federation of Indian Women will meet at 7 p.m. today at 410 Woodridge Drive, home of Mrs. Dorothy Larantino. Officers will be elected. All area Indian women are invited to attend.
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Southwest
The
Oklahoma Federation of Indian Women
Dorothy Larantino
Woodridge Drive
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Lake Ellsworth
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
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Lawton Publishing Co., Inc
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APO
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Raulston Furniture
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