Fighter Pilots Recall World War II Events
San Francisco host Robert S. Johnson legendary WWII ace and P47 Thunderbolt pilots group guest of honor at a three day reunion attended by about 200 veterans. Johnson, 53, noted the camaraderie and praised the P47 as the best plane, recounting his 28 confirmed kills and wartime service with the 56th Fighter Group.
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Lawton’s
Robert S
Bobby) Johnson
Johnson
Union
Stock Market Slips After Rally as Inflation Fears Persist
New York stocks retreated, Dow down 8.88 to 944.99 at noon amid inflation worry and Watergate concerns. Banks’ higher lending rates and potential steel price boosts weighed on sentiment. Levitz Furniture led gains after a large block trade, while cattle and farm prices in Oklahoma and nationwide showed varied movement across commodities and markets.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Dow
Cantor & Pomboy
Five Die On State Roads In Oklahoma Crash Toll Rises
Five persons died on Oklahoma roads raising the 1973 traffic death toll to 212. Four died in a single car crash on U S 69 in Pittsburg County near Crowder and one in a head on collision at the edge of Marlow city limits. Dora Mary Moore 71 mother of Victoria Sue Steussy 29 of Muskogee died when the car her daughter was driving left the road. Mrs Steussy was in critical condition at a McAlester hospital. Her three children were killed. Rosa Ella Clark 74 of Marlow died when her car collided head on with a car driven by Jimmy Don Bartell 32 of Marlow who was in critical condition.
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Oklahoma
U.S. 69
Pittsburg
Crowder
Marlow
Dora Mary Moore
Victoria Sue Steussy
Muskogee
Steussy
McAlester
Rosa Ella Clark
Jimmy Don Bartell
Musical at Eisenhower Elementary Stage Show Tonight
Sixth grade classes at Eisenhower Elementary present a spring musical at 7 30 p m today in the school. The play titled How The Opera House Was Saved or The Downfall of Dudley Dillon the Villain features about sixty students directed by Bruce A Brown.
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Eisenhower Elementary School
Dudley Dillon
Bruce A. Brown
Oxygen tent fire kills policeman at Desgrenettes Hospital
In Lyons France an oxygen tent exploded and burned at Desgrenettes Hospital killing a 28 year old policeman receiving treatment. peanut butter is reported to be about 25 percent protein.
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Lyons
France
Desgrenettes Hospital
Mills Addresses ORU Graduation
Congressman Wilbur Mills told Oral Roberts University’s sixth graduating class that Watergate era disclosures test the nation’s trust in government. He urged graduates to honor public trust and uphold integrity despite daily revelations from Washington.
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Oral Roberts University
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Ark
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Ways and Means Committee
America
Guards Shoot El Reno Inmates During Escape Attempt
Tow er officers at the El Reno Reformatory shot and wounded two inmates Sunday night as they tried to escape. The men, Carl Levy Leonard 18 of Wichita Kansas and Burt Steven Anderson 21 of Anderson Indiana, were struck by .30 caliber rifle fire after scaling the east fence. Leonard suffered wounds to the side and elbow and was listed in satisfactory condition at Park View hospital. Anderson had a shoulder wound and was listed in good condition at the prison hospital. Leonard had a 30 year rape sentence, Anderson a three year auto theft and escape sentence.
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EL Reno
Okla
el Reno Reformatory
Carl Levy Leonard
Wichita
Kan
Park View
Leonard
Burt Steven Anderson
Anderson
Ind
Eisenhower Madrigal Choir Texas Tour Plans
Eisenhower High School's 40 member Madrigal Choir will tour Texas with a Friday schedule including Wichita Falls Ryder High School and Iowa Park High School performances and a Friday evening show at the Gazebo near Dallas Mall. The group visits Six Flags Over Texas Saturday with director Howard Geis and sponsors Beverly Davenport and Ruby West. An outdoor spring concert is set for 8 p.m. May 17 on the school patio.
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Wichita Falls
Lawton High Band Concert Scheduled
Lawton High School will present its annual spring concert at 7 30 p m Tuesday in the school auditorium. The symphonic and concert bands will perform along with a 150 member elementary band. Two marimba duets featuring Terry Stovall and Danita Cook are on the program. Admission is 1 dollar.
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Lawton High School
Terry Stovall
Danita Cook
ROTC Encampment Set at Fort Sill for Cadets
A one week Junior ROTC encampment will be held at Fort Sill from June 3 to 8 with more than 400 cadets from Lawton area high schools attending. It will be the first junior cadet encampment at Fort Sill. Attendees include Eisenhower Lawton Fort Sill Indian School Moore Guthrie and Wichita Falls high schools. The encampment is optional for cadets. Fort Chaffee Arkansas will host another Junior ROTC encampment this summer with about 140 cadets.
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Lawton
Eisenhower
Moore
Guthrie
Wichita Falls
Tex
Ft. Chaffee
Ark
Record of US Gonorrhea Cases Surges to 2.5 Million
Public health data show approximately 2,500,000 gonorrhea cases reported in the United States last year. Health officials urge continued screening and prevention efforts to curb transmission and address rising infections.
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U.S
Funeral for Alton Wallace Held at Midway Church of Christ
Funeral services for Alton Boyd Wallace of Route 1 Lawton were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Midway Church of Christ near Pumpkin Center with minister Arnold Sexton officiating. Burial followed at Sunset Memorial Gardens under Lawton-Ritter-Dalton Funeral Home direction. Wallace died Saturday in a local hospital. He was a World War II veteran and a member of the Midway Church of Christ.
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Rt. 1
Lawton
Midway Church of Christ
Pumpkin Center
Arnold Sexton
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Lawton-Ritter-Dalton Funeral Home
Wallace
Sill Seeks 400 Cadet Date Partners for West Point Dance
More than 400 girls are sought as dates for senior cadets from the U S Military Academy at West Point for a June 16 formal at Fort Sill Officer's Club. A post spokesman urged interested girls to contact Capt. Joe Franks, Fort Sill, or school administrators. Cadet and date height and age will be matched.
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West Point
Fort Sill
Joe Franks
1St Battalion
12Th Field Artillery
Couple Held In Abduction Near Guthrie
A 16 year old Edmond girl was abducted after stopping on I 35 to check a tire. The girl was released unharmed in Guthrie. An Oklahoma City man and his wife were arrested near Perry and were held by Guthrie Police as charges were expected in Oklahoma County.
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Logan County
Pine Diversity in North America Reaches Vast Richness
A survey notes about 75 distinct species and varieties of pine trees exist across North America. The count highlights the region's botanical diversity and the variety of habitats that pines occupy.
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North America
Raymond Skinner, 61, of Lawton dies after brief illness
Raymond Skinner, 61, of 1402 Oklahoma, died 9:23 p.m. Saturday after a brief illness. Arrangements are pending with Miller's Mortuary. He was born January 26, 1912 in Pleasant Grove Texas and had lived in Lawton 23 years. A World War II veteran and technical sergeant in the U.S. Army, he was a civil service employee at Fort Sill and a Church of Christ song leader. Survivors include his wife Florence, two sons Thomas Skinner and McKelley Williams, two brothers Leon and Bill Skinner, four sisters Etta Ree Walker Mattie Flowers Johnnie Mae Herndon and Lola Mae Skinner, 12 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
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Tex
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Funeral services for Leonard Whitaker 70 in Lawton
Funeral will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Becker Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Tom Wiles officiating. Burial at Mountain Park Cemetery. Leonard Whitaker died Saturday in a local hospital. Born September 15, 1902 in Missouri he lived in Lawton about 30 years and was a farmer and church member. Survivors include son Eugene Whitaker Dallas mother Ollie A. Whitaker two brothers Rev R K Whitaker Shamrock E A Whitaker Duncan and Quenton Whitaker home a sister Gladys Gutierrez Santa Fe and two grandchildren.
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Becker Funeral Home
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First Baptist Church
Mountain Park Cemetery
Whitaker
Missouri
Lawton
Snyder
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Dallas
Tex
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N. M
Student honored on dean's list at St Marys University Law
Chris Beller son of Mr and Mrs Charles Beller of 4719 Cheryl is named to the dean's list at St Marys University School of Law in San Antonio Texas.
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Charles Beller
Cheryl
St. Mary’s University School of Law
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Funeral services for Dick Alley 86 in Cyril Apache
Dick Alley 86 died Saturday night in a Lawton hospital. Funeral held at Crews Funeral Home Chapel Cyril with Rev David Forrester officiating and burial in Fairview Cemetery Apache. He was born August 16 1886 in Mulvane Kansas and moved to the Cyril Apache area in 1900. He owned a farm west of Apache until retirement in 1944. Survivors include one sister Mrs Mayme L Sherwood Albuquerque NM six nephews including Fred Alley Cyril and two nieces.
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Dick Alley
Crews Funeral Home
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Alley
Lawton
David Forrester
First Baptist Church
Fairview Cemetery
Mr. Alley
Mulvane
Kan
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N.M
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Tulsa inmate Raymond Patterson dies in hanging probe
Authorities probe the hanging death of Raymond Lee Patterson 29 in Mcalester Oklahoma after he began a 50 year sentence for murdering his estranged wife Martha Faye Mitchell 28 who was hosting a birthday party for her 11 year old daughter Patterson shot her in June 1972 the couple divorced three months earlier details to be released today
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Okla
Tulsa
Raymond Lee Patterson
Sam Johnston
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Patterson
Martha Faye Mitchell
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