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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1977

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Police Seek Death Car Driver in Fort Sill Soldier Hit-and-Run

Fort Sill soldier Johnny D. Davis 19 of Chattanooga Tennessee died after being struck on Sheridan Road Saturday night by a speeding vehicle. Witnesses could not describe the car and investigators sent Davis clothing for lab analysis while studying autopsy results.

Fort Sill Johnny D. Davis Chattanooga Tenn Sheridan Road Charles Connally Davis Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation Laboratories Connally Oklahoma Highway Patrol

Garrison predicts CIA aid in Kennedy case arrests

Former New Orleans DA Jim Garrison, speaking at Fort Sill, says a Congressional probe will name several CIA and anti Castro operatives linked to Kennedy’s assassination before year end. He expects CIA cooperation with the Senate panel by summer and identifies Oswald as a CIA employee set up as a patsy.

Talbot Barnard Directorate of Plans and Training Fort Sill Jim Garrison New Orleans John F. Kennedy Congressional Garrison Central Intelligence Agency Federal Bureau of Investigation CIA Congressional Committee Jack Kennedy Louis C. D’amico Officers Candidate School Louisiana National Guard D’amico Port Authority of Portland Ore FBI Sur Senate Committee Garriséx Lee Harvey Oswald Kennedy Clay Shaw

Swanda Nominated For Wildlife Commission Seat

Oklahoma City AP Gov. David Boren nominates Danny A. Swanda of Apache to an eight year term on the State Wildlife Commission. Swanda fills the vacancy created when Bryan W. Waid of Lawton was rejected by the Senate Wildlife Committee over education rules for game rangers.

Oklahoma City David Boren Danny A. Swanda Apache State Wildlife Commission Swanda Bryan W. Waid Lawton Senate Wildlife Committee Waid Wildlife Department

Channel Check Listings Begin In Lawton Papers

The Channel Check listings begin today in The Lawton Constitution. The daily TV listings are offered with Tele tab, a weekly program log, and appear in both the Constitution and Lawton Morning Press newspapers.

Lawton Constitution Teletab Constitution Lawton Morning Press

Patricia Hearst Granted Five Years Probation

Patricia Hearst received five years probation after pleading no contest to assault and robbery charges. Judge Callister noted compassion for her parents and ordered restitution for property damage from the May 1974 incident. She still faces a seven year bank robbery sentence from San Francisco and a pending appeal.

Patricia Hearst Los Angeles Superior Court E. Talbot Callister Miss Hearst Callister America Randolph Catherine Hearst San Francisco 9Th U.S. District Court of Appeals Sam Mayerson

Carter Proposes Eight Point Plan To Bolster Social Security

President Carter proposes an eight point program to shore up Social Security by raising employer and middle and upper income taxes. The plan would raise the wage base, shift funds between trust funds, and require employers to tax all income. It also proposes rules to adjust eligibility and correct a 1972 overcompensation error to ensure program viability amid unemployment and aging beneficiaries.

Washington Carter Congress

Carter Meets Assad as Middle East Talks Open

President Carter arrived in Geneva to meet Syrian President Hafez Assad and press for a turning point toward Middle East peace. Assad said progress is possible though no magic wand exists, while prior Berlin tensions were summarized by Carter and Western leaders.

Geneva Switzerland Carter Hafez Assad Middle East Assad

Boy Mauled by Three Dogs Rescued After 3-Hour Surgery

An 11 year old boy in Ishpeming Michigan survived a three hour operation after being mauled by a Great Dane and two St Bernards while visiting a neighbor to see newborn puppies. He remained stable at Bell Memorial Hospital as authorities ordered the dogs quarantined for 10 days.

Ishpeming Mich Mark Oulette Bell Memorial Hospital Upper Peninsula St. Bernard

Senate Leader Sees Adjournment Target Hard to Hit

Oklahoma City AP Senate President Pro Tem Gene Howard says the June 8 adjournment target is unlikely to be met and the session faces a pivotal week. He weighs speeding meetings to six or seven days a week if needed, with a joint appropriations conference to balance the budget by June 15.

Senate Oklahoma City Gene Howard Howard Joint Appropriations Conference Committee House Herschal Crow D-Altus John Miskelly House Appropriations Bill Willis Crow Miskelly Sen Willis Rep

Instapoll Questions Recorded by Lawton Publishing

The notice invites readers to answer Instapoll questions by calling the newspaper office at 353-0620 during evening hours. It also offers a hot line for questions on local government activities and lists two sample questions about metric system adoption and government control of natural resources.

Lawton Publishing Company Instapoll

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