Thurman Promoted Brigadier General by Brother at Fort Sill
Brigadier General John R. Thurman II receives his stars from his brother Maj. Gen. David E. Ott at Fort Sill. The 22 year Army veteran heads to Korea after promotion ceremony. Thurman earned the Bronze Star Legion of Merit and three Air Medals with prior commands including the 82nd Airborne Division Artillery.
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SS Pdenst
Sharman
David E. Ott
Ott
John R. Thurman II
Thurman
Korea
Fort Sill
Field Artillery School
Combat Development Department
North Carolina State College
Command and General Staff
Army War Colleges
North Carolina
82Nd Airborne Division
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Vietnam
Europe
Washington, D.C
Disadvantaged Youths Set Summer Job Slots in County Program
The Oklahoma OSES office assigns 209 job slots to Comanche County youths under a CETA funded plan. Fort Sill aims to fill 100 positions for clerks and maintenance by late May, while county allocations total 133200 across towns and units.
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Comanche County
Oklahoma Statement Service
County Commission
W.F
Bill) Griswold
CETA
OSES
Lawton
Cache
Fletcher l
Elgin
Sterling
Geronimo and
Medicine Park
Indiahoma
Chattanooga
Faxon
Fort Sill
Brazilian Army Officers Begin Fort Sill Tour
Brig Gen Alzir Benjamin Chaloub and 11 staffers from the Brazilian Army Command and General Staff College arrived in Lawton for a four day visit at Fort Sill. They were welcomed by Brig Gen David Ott and will view Field Artillery techniques, observe West Range firing, tour Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, and attend a Polo Club cookout before continuing to Huntsville Alabama and other bases.
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Army Command and General Staff College
Fort Sill
Alzir Benjamin Chaloub
Lawton
David Ott
12Th Field Artillery
West Range
Wichita Mountains Wildlife
Jaycees Honor Walk Participants Present Prizes
MERS of the March of Dimes Walkathon held April 26 awarded prizes at Curt's Cycle Shop 1008 Victory Drive at 3 p.m. Jaycees Walkathon chairman Michael Red Elk announced winners Faye Brown first Frances Crow second and Frances Hannah third. First prize was 200, second a W speed bicycle donated by Curt's Cycle Shop.
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Mers
March of Dimes
Curt’s
Victory Drive
Michael Red Elk
Jaycees Walkathon
Faye Brown
Frances Crow
Dearborn
Frances Hannah
Fort Sill
Red Elk
Official Gives Benefit Rules for Social Security Disability
Cole man Johnson of the district Social Security office outlines two eligibility tests for disability benefits. A worker must have a physical or mental condition that prevents substantial gainful work and is expected to last at least 12 months or result in death. If length of absence is uncertain, contact the Social Security Office at 615 B or call 355 8700.
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Coleman Johnson
Social Security Office
Awards At LHS and Schools Honor Forensic Winners
Lawton and Eisenhower High Schools held a National Forensic League awards banquet at LHS with State Rep. Don Davis as guest speaker. Julie Williams earned EHS best speaker, Marty McKellips NFL member of the year, and Dutcher and McKellips led EHS best debate team.
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Lawton
Eisenhower
National Forensic League
LHS
Don Davis
Julie Williams
EHS
Marty McKellips
NFL
Blake Dutcher
McKellips
Chuck Morris
Anne Graham
Joette Arnold
Dudley Tejada
Kevin Kepley
Serge Demyanenko
Mike Keester
Jule Rawles
Jack Hunsucker
Intertribal Center Rummage Sale Planned Saturday
The Southern Plains Intertribal Center at 120 East Rogers Lane will host a rummage sale from 9 30 a m to 5 p m Saturday to fund a new youth group and buy sports equipment. Donations of clothing items or furniture are sought, with Pat Murrow, center director, at 353 4604 for details.
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Southern Plains
East Rogers Lane
Pat Murrow
Gruen Donates Archive to New York Public Library
Author and critic John Gruen has given the New York Public Library's Dance Collection material for its oral history archive. The archive now holds about 1,000 interviews and began in 1974 with a 15000 dollar grant from Andrew W. Mellon.
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Library New York
John Gruen
New York Public Library
Andrew W. Mel
Drug counts cleared as five enter pleas
New and Michael Stephens, both 24, were stopped for speeding March 24. A bag of marijuana and 28 amphetamine tablets were found during a strip search at the city jail. Stephens plea dismissed the second count. Stephens trial pending.
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New
Michael Stephens
Sammy Feeback
Otto Tomps
Stephens
Kenneth W. Taylor
Fort Sill
Paul Welker
Taylor
David Carter
Larry Barnett
17Th Field Artillery
Christopher C. Cornell
Clarence Patton
Dallas
Ted Mason
Mason
Dedication Event Set At Scout Hut
A dedication ceremony at Fort Sill Girl Scout Main Hut will honor Gen Sumner. General Sumner will attend the 3 30 p m Wednesday event open to Girl Scouts leaders and guests with a reception following.
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Susuhacy
Dddh Gener
Don
Mac) Sumner
Fort Sill
Gen. Sumner
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Oklahoma
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Cache Road
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