Young Lawton Poets Win National Awards
Lawton students Shannon DePaul and Jennifer Montgomery won national awards in a bicentennial poetry contest by the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution. Shannon, 7, won first in first grade with I Love My Country. Jennifer, 9, won first in fourth grade with Looking Into The Past.
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Jennifer Montgomery
Shannon DePaul
National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution
Lawton
S.sgt
Anthony Esposito
Fort Sill
Sheridan Road
Shannon
Country
Pioneer Park
Ross BD. Montgomery
Geronimo Road
Jennifer
Kevin Haynes
Wanda Washington
Pioneer Park Elementary School
Kevin
Wanda
Astaire Celebrates 77th Birthday At That's Entertainment Part 2
Fred Astaire cheered as he turned 77 at the New York world premiere of Thats Entertainment Part 2 in the Ziegfeld Theater. Gene Kelly led the audience in Happy Birthday and Astaire toasted with a pink white cake. The event benefited the Film Society of Lincoln Center with stars Cary Grant Johnny Weismuller Cyd Charisse Donald O Connor in attendance.
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New York
Fred Astaire
Gene Kelly
Cary Grant
Johnny Weismuller
Cyd Charisse
Donald O'Connor
Astaire
Kelly
Long Island
Ziegfeld Theater
Mummers
Film Society of Lincoln Center
Leonard Gershe
Howard Dietz
Saul Chaplin
Daniel Melnick
Chaplin
Holly
Ex-wife of Red Skelton dies from gunshot wound
Georgia Skelton 54 was found dead in Rancho Mirage California from a gunshot to the head authorities say it was a personal safety related act. A live in housekeeper heard the shot as she washed dishes and the body was taken to Palm Springs for an autopsy. Survived by daughter Valentina La Jolla California. a son died of leukemia earlier.
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Rancho Mirage
Calif
Red Skelton
Riverside County
Georgia Skelton
Skelton
Palm Springs
Valentina
la Jolla
Savalas Wins Court Battle for Parade Marshal Role
New York taxi driver Nick Toumas challenged the Greek Independence Day Parade grand marshal selection. A Queens Supreme Court justice dismissed the suit, upholding Telly Savalas as parade marshal designate. Savalas has not commented.
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New York
Telly
Benefit Dance for Mattie Beal House Fund
Advance tickets for a Country and Western Benefit Dance sponsored by the Lawton Lions Club raise funds for the Mattie Beal Heritage House restoration. The show runs 9 p m to 1 a m Saturday at the National Guard Armory with Norma Dee and the Deemen. Tickets available from Lions Club members.
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Lawton Evenings Lions Club
Mattie Beal
National Guard Armory
Norma Dee
the Deemen
Evening Lions Club
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Young Lawton
Wood
Jacqueline Onassis
Ethel Merman
Dick Cavett
Bree
Pre
Walter Matthau Tatum
Ron Howard
CACHE
Cinema Twain Theatre
Ferris
Harry Yj . Novak
Sam Chew
Elisabeth Chauvet
Dan Priest
John McCauley
Harry Novak
BOX Office International Pictures
Wy Kel
Eye
DIX Dynamite
SKY Riders
James Coburn
Susannah Youk
Race With the Devil
Peter Fonda
Warren Oates
Telly Savalas
Toumas
Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York, Inc
Savalas
Frederic Hammer
Big Mama's Boutique
Doe Doe Park
Cache RD
Lee Blvd
W. Gore
Joe
Peggy
Fishermens Cove
Peggy Martin
Take Medicine Park
Hwy
KCCO
Great Plains Coliseum
Abraxas Records
Fon Village
62Nd and
Cache Road
Royal Coach Inn’s
Royal Gro
Alvin
52Nd & Gore
Lawtonka Discount
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