Grand Jury Set To Convene In June In Comanche County
The court orders a June grand jury with 60 names drawn for potential jurors. Names sealed and to be summoned by certified mail, then Roberts will select the panel. The 1974 grand jury sat five weeks and returned indictments against Sheriff Elkins and three deputies. Former city treasurer Denham previously pleaded guilty to embezzlement in 1971.
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Roberts
Ireland
Comanche County
Larry Fountaine
Dist
Jack Brock
Fountaine
Paul Elkins
Elkins
Kermit Denham
All Day Seminar On Dogs On Tap
Lawton-Fort Sill Kennel Club hosts an all day dog seminar at Montego Bay on Sunday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. featuring Rachel Page Elliott author of Dog Steps and trainers Margaret and Milo Pearsall of Florida. Tuition is 13 dollars, lunch included, with 8 to 9 a.m. enrollment.
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Lawton-Fort Sill
Margaret
Milo Pearsall
Florida
the Pearsalls
U.S
Canada
Kennel Club
Montego Bay
Kissinger appeals for East Europe independence limits
Kissinger urged allies to back East European independence from Soviet influence while warning against revolts or major shifts from Moscow. NATO ministers backed his stance but stressed actions must stay within feasible limits. Protests occurred outside the meeting as 5,000 leftists demonstrated and youths challenged U.S. officials. Kissinger met Turkish and Greek diplomats on Cyprus and prepared for London talks while U.S. policy remained unchanged regardless of the upcoming presidential election.
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America
East Europe
United States
Kissinger
NATO
Moscow
U.S
Popular
Angola
Popular Movement
Organization of American States
OAS
Santiago
Chile
Mexico
Ishan Caglayangil
Cyprus
Dimitri Bitsios
Mediterranean
Inflation Signals Mixed in Early 1970s Economy
Consumer price rise slowed with no change in average hourly earnings. Yet spendable earnings rose 3.8 percent over 12 months to April. Food prices fell 2 percent in January to March. Agriculture Dept projected food prices this year may rise 2 to 5 percent, the smallest in four years. Economists warn of inflation risk from industrial goods and overall demand. The April wholesale price index rose 0.8 percent, the largest since October, signaling potential inflation resurgence.
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Agriculture Department
Reces
Commerce Department
Arthur Burns
Federal Reserve Board
Burns
Ford Administration
Wage and Price Monitoring Council
Congress
Council of Wage and Price Stability
Subscriptions Offer and Tax Note Truncated
Advertisement notes pricing by copy at 3.25 and states monthly rate for subscriptions under a year plus a 2 percent sales tax.
Wheat harvest delays and prospects in Cotton County
Gilbreth notes last week’s wheat harvest slowed by cool weather. Temple Cooperative elevator assistant manager Jim Spurlock estimates 75 to 85 percent of last year’s wheat will be harvested in Cotton County. He reports visiting Enid and northern Oklahoma wheat areas, saying Cotton County has the best wheat in Oklahoma despite overall drought conditions.
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Gilbreth
Jim Spurlock
Temple Cooperative Elevator
Cotton County
Oklahoma
Texas
Spurlock
Enid
Gourd Dance Set At Carnegie Fair Building
A gourd dance is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at the Carnegie Fair Building in Carnegie with a supper at 5 30 p.m and an evening gourd dance at 7 p.m. Head staff include Fred Little Calf and James Silverhorn as head drummers Gene Eckinandoh Sr. as head man dancer Nannie Wright as head lady dancer Ron ald Wayne Kayley as head boy dancer Mary Ellen Hummingbird as head girl dancer Ronnie and Donnie Ah booh as head feather dancers and John Chaddleson as master of ceremonies Invitations are extended to Kiowa princess candidates.
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Carnegie
Fred Little Calf
James Silverhorn
Gene Eckinandoh Sr
Nannie Wright
Ronald Wayne Kayley
Mary Ellen Hummingbird
Ronnie
Donnie Ahbooh
John Chaddleson
Caves of Nonsuch Preserve Fossilized Ocean Treasures
In Port Antonio Jamaica the Caves of Nonsuch house fossilized sea sponges clam shells and volcanic ash along with a frozen waterfall, highlighting a unique geological and paleontological site in the region.
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Nonsuch
Port Antonio
Jamaica
Missionary Bill Emanuel to Speak at Local Church
Reverend Bill Emanuel, Southern Baptist missionary to Japan, will address Lawton First Baptist Church at 11 a.m. Sunday. He and his wife Rebekah Sue Jackson Emanuel are on furlough from Tokyo where he leads an English speaking church and radio ministry for the Japan Baptist Mission, and she edits the mission news releases. They reside in Moore while she finishes a master’s degree in library science at the University of Oklahoma. The Emanuels were appointed to Japan in 1950, moved to the Philippines in 1963 for three years, and returned to Japan in 1967.
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Bill Emanuel
Southern Baptist
Japan
Lawton
First Baptist Church
Emanuel
Rebekah Sue Jackson
Tokyo
Japan Baptist Mission
Moore
University of Oklahoma
Emanuels
Philippines
Oklahoma City Market Prices Reported by State Dept
Oklahoma City AP report lists today’s prices across commodities. WHEAT bids range 3.11 to 3.71 per bushel with multiple city identifiers cited. BARLEY 1.90 to 2.40 per bushel, MILO 3.90 to 4.61 per cwt, SOYBEANS 4.78 to 5.48 per bushel, ALFALFA HAY 50 to 55 per ton, BROILERS live 24 cents per pound, EGGS varied from 48 to 57 cents per dozen.
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Oklahoma City
State Department of Agriculture
Muskogee
Afton
Manchester
Pauls Valley
Medford
Banner
Clinton
el Reno
Geary
Kingfisher
Okeene
Ponca City
Watonga
Weatherford
Yukon
Beaver
Liberal
Eldorado
Hobart
Perryton
Temple
Keyes
Lawton
Gulf
Barley
MILO
Aston
Auto repair spending projected at 55.5 billion in 1976
Motor Age magazine forecasts Americans will spend about 55.5 billion dollars on servicing and repairing cars in 1976, reflecting strong demand for maintenance and parts across the industry.
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Motor-Age Magazine
Philippine hijacking ends in Libyan arrival
Martial law forces named the seven hijackers including Pendatun Danansa alias Jack Zapata and Leong Raja alias Tahil amid a eight day PAL plane hijack in Mindanao. Two of three Mindanao hijackers from another incident in Cagayan de Oro were Maranao. The airliner travelled through Bangkok Kuala Lumpur Karachi to Benghazi as Libyan authorities finally granted the hijackers’ demand to stay after threats to blow up the plane.
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Ferdinand E. Marcos
Pendatun Danansa
Jack Zapata
Nasser Nahda
Omonda Danangsa
Makaliwang Tairan
Leong Raja
Tahil
Ibrahim
Copra
PAL
Mindanao
Cagayan de Oro
Maranao
Libya
Marcos
Moro National Liberation Front
Philippines
Manila
Bangkok
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Karachi
Pakistan
Benghazi
Springer faces Senate panel on campaign finance role
FEC reform complaints cited as Congress trimmed agency powers and kept veto authority over FEC rules. The Senate Rules Committee voted 7 to 0 to back Springer's confirmation after a brief hearing where lawmakers praised him. Springer, 67, former Illinois House member, served on the Federal Power Commission from 1973 until retirement. He said he expected immediate FEC meetings once in office and had no reservations about the campaign finance law as of now.
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Ford Administration
Alan Greenspan
Council of Economic Advisers
Federal Reserve Board
Charles Partee
Senate
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Augustus Hawkins
D-Calif
Congress
Arthur Okun
Lyndon B. Johnson
Okun
Commission
FEC
Rules Committee
Springer
James B. Allen
D-Ala
House
Illinois
Federal Power Commission
Ferrell Named Leader in Oklahoma Cattle Groups
Ferrell, an officer of multiple state and national breed and cattlemen associations, served as past president of the Oklahoma Hereford Association and the Southwest Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association. He and his wife Bette live on a Lawton area ranch 14 miles north with two sons Fred III and Phil.
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Breed and Cattlemen’s Associations
Oklahoma Hereford Association
Southwest Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association
Ferrell
Bette
Lawton
Fred III
Philp
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Tommy Scott Band
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Sam Baxter
Junior Blevins
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