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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1975
Page
13
Tom Strickland III, a 17 year old Eisenhower High School junior, won first place in the city wide Student Art Show for an abstract fiberglass sculpture on a mirrored base. He letters in football wrestling and tennis and will represent Ike High at Boys State this summer.
NBC art director John Shrum designs four backdrops desert seaside downtown Hollywood and a Hollywood hills view for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Carson’s desk and guest couch are rebuilt as a single unit with whisky barrels planted with corn tomatoes and strawberries in view.
Columbia Pictures Television recruits five pro players for the Angie Dickinson series Police Woman. Joe Kapp as a killer in Bloody Nose episode Isiah Robertson as Kapp s victim Cedrick Hardman as a casino bouncer Don Meredith as a bodyguard Ben Davidson as a nightclub doorman.
Photoplay magazine announces 54thGold Medals with readers naming Robert Redford Valerie Harper and Freddie Prinze plus Julie Kavner as top stars newcomers. The Towering Inferno Rhoda and Elvis Presley win in their categories. Awards set for May 14 on the Merv Griffin Show.
Moe Howard longtime leader of the Three Stooges died Sunday night in Los Angeles at age 78 from lung cancer Funeral services are pending He is survived by his widow Helen a son Paul and a daughter Joan The Stooge lineup spanned Shemp Larry Fine Curly Joe Besser and Joe DeRita shaping midcentury American comedy.
Book review discusses Westlakes novel Two Much about Art Dodge a writer and card maker who poses as twins to marry two wealthy sisters on Fire Island. A greedy administrator aims to seize the Kerner fortune leading to violent yet darkly humorous escapades.
Twelve Lawton area instructors are featured in the first annual Area Art Teachers Show at the Museum of the Great Plains. Benson Warren and Connie Pogue selected 18 works from about 50 entries with up to three pieces per media per teacher. Winners in Walters Sidewalk Art Show include Angel Brasel as Best in Show, with multiple Lawton artists earning top places and honorable mentions across classes and junior divisions.
The list shows top fiction and nonfiction titles with authors such as Centennial by Michener Something Happened by Heller The Ebony Tower by Fowles Lady by Tryon The Bermuda Triangle by Berlitz Strictly Speaking by Newman The Palace Guard by Rather and Gates.
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