Lawton Council OKs Real Estate Moves and Salvor Study Debate
City council continued a salvage yard study amid opposition from Wolverton and Roper who urged clearer public explanations and warned against ongoing spending. Council actions included real estate acquisitions for Lee Boulevard and Squaw Creek projects, approval of Garden Village Addition as a mobile home park, zoning changes on Sheridan Road and West Gore NW 18th, and approvals for easements, street dedication, water and sewer lines, a fireworks stand, a deputy city clerk appointment, and a $614,129 supplemental budget for continued department operations.
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Lee Boulevard
Garden Village Addition
U.S. 277
Rogers Lane
North
Lawton
Lawton Metropolitan Area
Pany
Sheridan Road
Morford
Bob L. Mansell
West Gore
18Th Street
Max R
Mary Joe Seibold
38Th Street
Nick and Theresia Carras
College Addition
South 27Th
F Avenue
South 28Th Streets
Alvin Perkquanard
Lee Roy Lewis
Hillside West Addition
State Health Department
Ladusau Motel
Public Service Company
Roosevelt
SW Seventh
27Th and
Lee
Manning Division
Naomi Vineyard
Ella Madden
Belgium adopts dual exchange rate amid market split
Belgium announces a dual foreign exchange regime with a free market rate for capital dealings and an official rate of 50 francs per dollar for commercial exchanges. The Brussels market saw the dollar slide from 49.35 to 49.25 francs, while Zurich and Paris quoted firmer and mixed rates as authorities separate official and free markets to curb speculation.
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Brussels
Zurich
Paris
Netherlands
Gaston Eyskens
Belgium-Luxembourg Foreign Exchange Institute
Twisters Slap Parts Of State In Thunderstorm Outbreak
A cool front pushed east across the state as severe storms spawned tornadoes south of Okemah near Bearden uprooting trees and knocking over power lines. A second funnel was sighted near Eufaula with no injuries reported. Skelly Bypass in Dustin reported 2.06 inches of rain with highs near 60 to 80 and overnight lows from 40 to mid-50s.
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Okemah
Bearden
Eufaula
Skelly
Dustin
Panhandle
Panhandie
Nixon aims to accelerate cancer fight with new funding plan
President Nixon proposes a cancer program directed by a presidential appointee with Senate confirmation. NIH chief Dr. Robert Marston notes uncertainty in curing cancer, while funding rises from about 180 to 232 million dollars and a further 150 million is eyed for fiscal 1972 via a supplemental bill. Nixon cites potential toll of cancer if no breakthrough occurs.
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NIH
Senate
Robert Q. Marston
Marston
Congress
Nixon
State of the Union
Nobel Prizes Awarded Across Five Fields
Nobel prizes are conferred in physics chemistry medicine literature and peace honoring outstanding achievement. The awards recognize contributions across science and global peace efforts with ceremonies and laureate recognition.
Lawton Police Week Proclaimed May 9 to 15
Bell representatives of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol FBI and the judiciary attended a Lawton ceremony where Mrs Tulla proclaimed Police Week May 9 through May 15. The state observance will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Department of Public Safety headquarters in Oklahoma City.
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Oklahoma Highway Patrol
F.B.I
Judiciary
Tula
Lawton
Department of Public Safety
Oklahoma City
Two American Biologists Reported in China Visit
Two U.S. biologists were reported by colleagues to be in Communist China or about to travel there. The report from New York City described the visit as part of scientific exchange and study.
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New York
Communist
China
Hanoi
New York Times
Peking
W. Galston
Yale University
Ethan Signer
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Vietnam
Robert Coe
Times
Signer
Galston
North Vietnam
Pham van Dong
U.S
Funeral Rites for Raymond Gosselin Held in Altus
Word of the death of Raymond Gosselin 64 of Altus reached the community. He died at Altus First United Methodist Church with burial planned in Altus cemetery. A lifelong Altus resident he is survived by brother E L Gosselin Oklahoma City and sister Mrs Irwin Martin Bethany.
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Raymond Gosselin
Altus
Altus First United Methodist Church
Altus Cemetery
Gosselin
Oklahoma City
Irwin Martin
Bethany
Funeral set for Kenneth Dean Stapp in Temple
Funeral services are planned for Kenneth Dean Stapp at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Church of Christ in Temple with Lou Hardesty officiating and burial in Masonic Cemetery. He was a native of Walters and served in the National Guard. Survivors include his parents Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Stapp and five sisters and four brothers.
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Walters
National Guard
Herbert Stapp
Sarah Mae Miller
Betty Pasada
Temple
Mascel Dean Crawford
Tygh Valley
Ore
Dorothy Taylor
Mose Point
Elsie Rowe
Norman
Tommy
Herbert Jr
Raymond
Corpus Christi
Tex
Billy
Lawton
Interchange plan eyed as Southwest Turnpike may become interstate
State and federal funds will buy right of way over nine to twelve months as the Southwest Turnpike seeks interstate designation. The move could end the last traffic light between Wichita Falls and Bangor and spur a Wichita Falls to Los Angeles expressway link. The agreement involved the Comanche County delegation and may shift costs from Lawton. Additional actions include four laning Oklahoma 33 to the Arkansas border and potential bond sales for a new Highway Department building.
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Southwest Turnpike
Payne
Wichita Falls
Bangor
Chase
Comanche County
Lawton
Abilene
Tex
Brooks
Texas
Fort Worth
Los Angeles
Oklahoma
America
The
Highway Commission
Rogers
Wagoner
Oklahoma 33
Catoosa
Tulsa
Arkansas
Capitol Complex
Hall Says No Special Session Needed On Time Passage
Hall states no special session is required assuring Speaker Privett and President Smith that, with extraordinary effort, the process will finish on time.
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Privett
President Smith
Interview Elicits Views on Police Height Standards
Jerry V. Wilson said in a recent interview that height limits in big-city police forces are unnecessary. He noted the stocky build of the 168 pound Fox and suggested he could handle most people taller than him.
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Jerry V. Wilson
Albert
Speed Limit project grades Lee street for four lanes
The project covers one mile of grading drainage widening and overlay of the existing 22 foot pavement on Lee. Construction engineering costs to the State are 27480 dollars. Model Cities funds half the improvement with the remainder from federal aid to secondary roads. Preliminary plans call for four lanes 13 feet wide and a total paving width of 71 feet 4 inches.
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Lee
State Department
Area Weather Forecast Through Wednesday
Partly cloudy conditions continue with cooler air. Highs in the mid to upper 70s today and around 70 on Wednesday, with a low near 50 tonight. Monday’s high reaches 83 and the overnight low sits at 59.
Atlanta Uses Over 150 Million Gallons Water Daily
City officials report Atlanta consumes more than 150 million gallons of water each day as supply systems meet growing demand. Public utilities emphasize maintenance of treatment plants and distribution to residential and commercial users.
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Atlanta
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Ohio
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AAA Glass CO
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Home Decor
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Sears
CIA
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