Funeral for Terry D Cooke Indicates Local Obituary
Funeral services for Terry D. Cooke 63 of 1905 Williams will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Lawton Ritter Dalton Funeral Home. Harold McKay of the North West Church of Christ will officiate with burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens following a lengthy illness.
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Terry D. Cooke
Williams
Lawton- Ritter-Dalton
Harold McKay
Northwest Church of Christ
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Protests Near U.S. Embassy Amid Laos Saigon Crisis
In Vientiane a 3,000 member student and teacher protest near the Victory Monument denounces the U.S. and CIA while demobilizing crowds pass the U.S. Embassy. A Marine guard retrieves a fallen flag as authorities drive demonstrators away with no injuries reported.
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U.S
Laos
U.S. Marine
Pathet Lao
Saigon
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Kompong Som
Associated Press
Peter O'Loughlin
Vientiane
Baroque Victory Monument
CIA
National Stadium
Pentagon actions on B1 bomber and naval programs
The department cut R D for the B1 bomber to permit a fourth prototype but rejected 222 million for procurement delaying a production decision. It turned down a 72 million proposal for 12 Fill aircraft. Stennis saw a green light for B1 as B52 successor. It denied 257 million for a fifth nuclear powered anti aircraft escort frigate. It reduced patrol frigate construction from 10 to 7 ships and suggested extending to two extra contractors. It approved 142.4 million for five programs to improve ICBM and submarine launched missile accuracy and yield and funded six airborne warning and control system aircraft.
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Stennis
The
Pentagon
Williams defends relation toCorrections bid amid contract talks
Gene Williams, president of the Oklahoma Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, says his brother Chuck did not influence the Corrections Department bid for a diagnostic center estimated at 4 to 8 million dollars. Williams indicates he had no prior meetings with Corrections Board members and notes his firm could earn 230k to 460k depending on facility costs.
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Chuck
Gov. Boren
Ed Benedict
Corrections Department
Benedict
John Grider
Grider
Williams
Gene Williams
Oklahoma
The
American Institute of Architects
Corrections Board
Fox With Wounded Leg At Lawton Sparks Shelter Probes
Lawton residents inquire about turning a fox with a leg wound onto nearby farmland while shelter officials seek care options. Wichita Mountains Refuge cannot relocate because federal rules protect refuge populations. Negotiations to treat the fox and restore health continue at noon.
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Animal Shelter
Lawton
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Market prices from the state agriculture department report
The department lists current bids for crops and poultry items. Wheat ranges from 3.03 to 3.59 per bushel across towns such as Keyes Liberal Perryton and Gulf. Barley and Milo show varying bids, soybeans at Gulf and Muskogee, alfalfa hay quoted at Chickasha and Pauls Valley, and broilers and eggs priced by size.
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State Department of Agriculture
Keyes
Liberal
Perryton
Afton
Hobart
Manchester
Pauls Valley
Altus
Clinton
el Reno
Geary
Kingfisher
Medford
Okeene
Ponca City
Temple
Watonga
Weatherford
Yukon
Gulf
MILO
Ccwt
Aston
Banner
Muskogee
Red Cross Orientation for Blue Teen Volunteers
A Red Cross orientation for new Blue Teen volunteers aged 14 and older will be held from 9 30 a m to noon on Saturday at the county chapter house 401 Gore Blvd with another session on May 17. Participants will be assigned to Memorial Hospital McMahon Tomlinson Nursing Center PHS Indian Hospital and Reynolds Army Hospital. A nursing procedures and hospital orientation class will also be taught on Saturday and May 17. The courses are free. call 355 8180 for details between 9 a m and 4 p m.
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Red Cross
Gore Blvd
Memorial Hospital
McMahon- Tomlinson Nursing Center
Phs Indian Hospital
Reynolds Army Hospital
Drug Abuse Council cites heroin ad dicts in U S
The National Council on Drug Abuse asserts there are between 600000 and 800000 heroin addicts in the United States. The claim emphasizes the scope of the heroin addiction problem nationwide.
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U.S
The
National Council On Drug Abuse
City weighs alley repair costs and new rules with Arkla bill
Brune and Thomson estimate actual alley repair costs exceed 49000 with 29620 billed to Arkla and 19690 to plumbing work. City eyes a possible ordinance cap and notes improper alley fixes and permit lapses under current franchise and lawton code. Public Works studies could lead to tighter oversight and enforcement.
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Brune
Arkla
Thomson
Jim Noury
Noury
Bill Brown
City Legal and Public Works
Woodall
Arkin
Arkin Alley
Purshey
Hospital Week Events Outlined
Local hospitals outline National Hospital Week activities from Monday through May 17. Southwestern Hospital Clinic sponsors an art contest for Pecan Grove School with winners announced Friday and displays of art and a scaled model of planned additions. Free blood typing offered 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Southwestern. PHS Indian Hospital conducts tours 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday Wednesday Friday with refreshments. public invited.
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National Hospital
Southwestern Hospital Clinic, Inc
Pecan Grove School
Southwestern
PHS Indian Hospital
Lawton Warns Against Cruel Chain Letters Targeting Residents
Lawton post master Kinley McClure urges residents to discard threatening chain letters that prey on religious feelings. He notes most are harmless but can frighten the elderly and ill, while the Postal Service cannot intercept all mail. Mrs. White says she has faced three letters in six months and worries about the cost of replying.
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Mrs. White
McClure
White
Explorers Attend Law Enforcement Seminar in Oklahoma City
Seven members of Lawton Law ton Enforcement Explorers Group 112 joined a regional law enforcement seminar for explorers and leaders at the state fairgrounds in Oklahoma City. They observed canine and narcotics demos, police helicopter and riot control displays with guests Bill Boyett and Bruce Fairbairn.
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Lawton Enforcement
Lawton
Oklahoma City
Explorers
State Fairgrounds
Bill Boyett
Bruce Fairbairn
Robert Ryan
Melissa Reid
Tom Newman
James Apple
Carroll Lorr
Sugar Bear Muncey
John Johnson
Doug Alldredge
Lawton Police Department
Lawton Group
Buddy L. Johnson
Comanche Tribal Election Scheduled May 24, 1975
Comanche Tribal Election will be held on May 24 1975 from 8 AM to 6 PM at Lawton Cache Wolters Apache Ana darko and Oklahoma City precincts to elect one Secretary Treasurer and four members for the Comanche Tribal Business Committee.
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Lawton
Cache
Wolters
Apache
Anadarko
Oklahoma City
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Lincoln Elementary School
Gail Noeles
Jeanine Price
Benny Privratsky
Teddy Davis
Bath Iron Works
Maine
Boren
Constitution & Press
Rte
Page One
Pursley
Sears
Va Tioc A National al Bank
ABC
Hawkins Television & Electronics
Lee Bird
United States
U.S.D
A388
Hydro Glass
Shep
Sears Ani
Sore CE
Pome
Gore
Open Menuay Fun
WES P.m
Yhoo
Trewie
Lith & Gore
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