Crime trends show April drops in rapes burglaries and thefts
April reports show fewer rapes 5 versus 9 in March burglaries 113 down from 129 and motor vehicle thefts 11 down from 20 with no homicides that month Two rapes burglaries and auto thefts rose slightly in March and April 1976 Bicycle thefts jumped with 37 in April up from 22 in March and 7 in January Police urged residents to lock doors windows and bicycles as warm weather returns and thefts rise.
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Gillian
Cameron University Requires ACT For Summer Freshmen
Cameron University requires all first time day students for the summer term to have taken the ACT. Cameron testing specialist Monte Dover announced the May 21 exam date with registration open until May 20. A $7.50 test fee is due at the business office in the Administration Building and receipt must be shown at the testing center Room 2021 Nance-Boyer Hall to complete registration.
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Cameron University
Monte Dover
Cameron
Cameron Administration
Nance
Lawton faces $23 million water pipeline retirement plan
The city weighs financing Lawton’s share of the Waurika water project with two proposals including a mill levy. Initial payments total about $100,000 this year, with $133,000 due Sept 1, plus up to $100,000 more for maintenance. Long term costs and retirement of the pipeline could reach $713,000 under a 30 year plan.
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Lawton
Neale
Parrish
Robert Metzinger
Dane centers on trip to meet Ajax and travels with companions
Dane travels to meet Ajax with a regualr female companion Yahoo and a daily bicycle run with Frank and Kathy. He enjoys daily exercise about two miles and sleeps and lounges. travel of 18000 miles in a van last year was not his preference but show time energizes him with alert ears.
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Ajax
el Paso
Chicago
Yahoo
Frank
Kathy
Funeral for Mrs Pearl Vineyard 74 in Oklahoma
Funeral services for Mrs Pearl McGowan Vineyard 74 of 620 E set for 11 a m Saturday at Bethel Assembly of God Church with Rev Claud Davis officiating. Burial at Retrop Cemetery near Hobart. Survivors include daughter Leona Owen and six grandchildren. Born March 25 1903 in Retrop. widowed since 1965. former mattress factory worker.
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Pearl (McGowan) Vineyard
Bethel Assembly of God Church
Claud Davis
Retrop
Hobart
Greenlawn Funeral Home
Vineyard
Ernest C. Vineyard
Lawton
Leona L. Owen
Nacoma
Tex
Frank McGowan
Anton
James McGowan
Hayward
Calif
Mildred Downs
Lola Pullen
Altus
Tornadoes Damage Homes Across Clay and Bay Counties
Tornadoes touched down in Clay and Bay counties northeast of Kansas City injuring several and damaging homes. Governor Teasdale cut short Omaha talks to survey the scenes while Rep. Ike Skelton and Francis X Tobin planned a pre dawn tour of affected zones. An apartment complex near Ruskin Heights was hit as one twister struck blocks from a 1957 deadly storm.
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Joseph P. Teasdale
Missouri River Basin Commission
Omaha
Ike Skelton
D-Mo
Francis X. Tobin
Federal Disaster Assistance Administration
Clay
Bay
Kansas City
Ruskin Heights
Fort Smith F-100s Practice Bombing At Fort Sill Exercise
During a 9 am to 3 pm drill, 16 jets will drop 25 pound smoke bombs to help observers judge target pinpointing. Four F-100s from the 188th Tactical Fighter Group will release 500 pound bombs, use 2 mm training rounds for strafing, and fire high explosive incendiary rounds. Final approach stays within Fort Sill reservation to minimize noise.
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Saki
188Th Tactical Fighter Group
Fort Smith, Ark
Sak
Fort Sill Military Reservation
Probe calls for latitude in selecting committee size
Rep Atkins urged a probe with latitude to choose committee size. He cited criticism by the State Department of Charities and Corrections over insufficient supervision of a woman who died at Central State Hospital in Norman this January.
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Rep
Atkins
State Department of Charities and Corrections
Central State Hospital
Norman
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