Carpooling Efforts Linger In Lawton Fort Sill
City planners in Lawton still push carpooling though most workers return to solo driving. Officials note a dispersed downtown pattern and limited downtown incentives reduce appeal. At Fort Sill, locator boards show modest response while Maj Wahlsbom estimates civilian demand grows as fuel costs rise.
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Robinson
Lawton
Cache Road
Lee Boulevard
Sheridan Road
City Hall
Department of Transportation
Transportation Department
Snow Hall
Fort Sill
Maj
David Wahlsbom
Per
Duncan, Fletcher
Marlow
Wahlbom
City officials reflect on transition and shared goals
Incoming mayor and council members pledge teamwork to tackle ongoing city challenges after leadership change. Ex-mayor Whitaker notes progress and urges support for continued reforms while officers emphasize collaboration across wards to address monumental tasks.
Refugee relief efforts expand across bases worldwide
Leaders reported minimal disruption from surrounding communities as refugees reach Arkansk Ft Chaffee while assessing plans for more tours. Three men in a rescue bid to help Vietnamese wives' relatives claim limited access at Clark Air Base. Britain considers admitting refugees. Taiwan expects 400 refugees from Nationalist ships. Singapore appeals for donations for 6500 refugees. In the US, the first Vietnamese family leaves Ft Chaffee for Sorrento. 373 refugees arrive at Eglin AFB with 634 more flights canceled from Travis. Camp Pendleton Marines train amid refugees nearby.
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Ronald D. Olson
Donald D. Roberts
Dwight W. Beebe
Clark Air Base
Philippines
U.S
London
Britain
Free China Association
Taiwan
Singapore
United States
Ft. Chaffee
Ark
Sorrento
Eglin Air Force Base
Fla
America the Beautiful
Air Force
Travis Afb
California
Eglin
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Notice of Public Hearing on Water Allocation Application
Public notice in The Lowton Constitution lists Stream Weoter Application No 72 50 filed December 11 1972 with the Oklahoma Water Resources Board by C T and Gale Moss Royte Cyril Oklahoma 73029 seeking approval to divert 122 acre feet of water from Little Washita watershed for irrigating 117 acres in NE Section 36 Township 5 North Range 10 West in Caddo County. A hearing is set for May 9 1972 at 6 3 0 pm at the Board offices. Protest deadlines noted.
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C. T
Gale Moss
Royte
Cyril
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Water Resources Board
Little
Washita
Washita River
Caddo County
Priday
Peragh
Thensering
Sor
Forrest
Refugee aid bill eyed after troop-use clash
The House and Senate prepare new refugee relief measures focusing on money for Vietnamese and Cambodian resettlement as a separate environment bill heads to final action. Senators Javits and Pell plan to introduce funding to address refugee needs while Congress weighs a veto expected by Ford on the environmental measure.
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U.S
Saigon
House International Relations Committee
Senate
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Claiborne Pell
D-R.j
Congress
Ford
City Council Sets Light Agenda With Street and Zoning Items
New administration sworn in as city council meets a light agenda. Public hearing on reclassifying 6117 Maple from single family to multiple family. Zoning change requested by Carl Lindgren. Other items include East Gore Boulevard and 52nd Street engineering plans and a revised 38th Street change order.
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Carl Lindgren
Association of South Central
Oklahoma
Lawton
East Gore Boulevard
52Nd Street
East Gore
U.S. 62
Rogers Lane
38Th Street
Public Works Department
Seventh and
U.S. 277
Flower Mound Road
Oklahoma City Market Report Cattle and Grains Mixed
Cattle 2200 head with slaughter cows 20.00 23.25, bulls 23.00 27.00 per 100 pounds, limited feeder sales. Good slaughter heifers priced between 385 and 531 pounds at 25.40 to 30.00 per head. Good cows with calves at side 147.00 to 200.00 per pair. Wheat quotes across several Oklahoma towns mostly around 3.06 to 3.14 per bushel. Barley 2.20 2.60. Soybeans from 4.75 to 5.36 per bushel with regional listings.
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Keyes
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Perryton
Afton
Altus
Hobart
A Chester
Pauls Valley
Clinton
el Reno
Geary
Kingfisher
Medford
Okeene
Ponca City
Temple
Watonga
Weatheford
Yukon
Gulf
Weatherford
Kingfishr
Manchester
Aston
Banner
Muskogee
Sally Clark Resigns as City Secretary After 11 Years
Former mayoral aide Sally Clark leaves city service after 11 years, noting improved conditions and benefits since the council-manager government began. Whitaker highlights major 1971-74 reform milestones including bond issues, department reorganizations, and new city programs amid economic challenges.
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Clark
Whitaker
Goodyear
Lawton
Keating’s Career Marked by Shifting U S India Links
The text recounts former U S ambassador career from 1969 to 1973 highlighting his India tenure, New York congressional role, and stance on Bangladesh, along with later work for Nixon re election and recall to the United States amid Middle East reassessment efforts. It notes India’s support for Bangladesh and Kennedy’s Senate challenge in 1964.
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Keating
India
United States
Bangladesh
Pakistan
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
China
Soviet Union
Congress
New York City
Senate
Robert F. Kennedy
Social Security deficits projected over 75 years
The trustees warn of a 3 percent annual deficit for 75 years driven by higher inflation boosting benefits and unemployment reducing payroll tax income. Long-range shortfalls stem from a predicted lower birth rate. By 2030 the worker to beneficiary ratio may be about 100 to 50, up from 100 to 30. Cardwell calls the projections concerning but not alarming.
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Nual
Oklahoma Traffic Toll Rises With Weekend Deaths
The state’s 1975 highway toll reached 219 after 12 more deaths over the weekend. Among the victims were Terry Bridges 18 of Waurika killed southeast of Temple on U S 70, Herbert Dawson 8 of Caney in a head on crash near Caney, Charles Hall 38 of Sparks in a hit and run pedestrian crash near Chandler, and Barbara Reynolds 29 of Westville who died from injuries in a wreck near Westville. Eight fatalities occurred Saturday at Muskogee Turnpike overpass crash and two children struck by a car on U S 59 near Shady Point.
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Memorial Hospital
Oklahoma
Terry Wesley Bridges
Waurika
Temple
U.S. 70
Cotton County
Charles E. Hall
Sparks
Chandler
Lincoln County
Barbara Reynolds
Westville
U.S. 59
U.S. 62
Adair County
Muskogee Turnpike
Shady Point
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Comanche County
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District 1
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Sally
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Caney
U.S. 69
Atoka County
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