Lake Lawtonka Ellsworth projects eyed for federal funds
Lawton Lakes and Lands Commission plans to use part of a federal public works jobs bill to fund extensive improvements at Lake Lawtonka and Lake Ellsworth. A special 7 p.m. meeting will consider picnic facilities roads a swimming beach information center and potential housing and commercial concessions.
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Ayor
Wayne Gilley
Lawton Lakes and Lands Commission
Lake Lawtonka
Lake Ellsworth
Lawton
Oklahoma
President Carter
Lakes Panel
Gilley
Lakes and Lands Commission
Joe Wade
Commission
Wade
Carter Aides to Discuss Korea Withdrawal in Seoul
Gen George Brown and Philip Habib depart for Seoul to brief Korean leaders on the phased pullout of about 33 000 U S troops over four to five years while Gen Singlaub’s firing underscores domestic debate. A prayer rally in Seoul urged preservation of U S forces for religious freedom of 37 million South Koreans.
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Washington
Korea
Carter
Seoul
Joint Chiefs of Staff
George Brown
State Department
Philip C. Habib
Andrews Air Force Base
Here
South Korea
Habib
Brown
John K. Singlaub
U.S
Singlaub
South
North Korea
Korean National Council of Churches
Park Chung-hee
The
Korea Times
Carter Signs Tax Measure and Drought Relief Legislation
President Carter signed a tax bill delivering five billion dollars in direct relief and faster withholding reductions to begin next month. He also approved 225 million dollars in drought relief grants and loans for Western communities to drill deeper wells and build infrastructure, with all projects due by next April. Conference leaders Ullman and Burdick applauded the bipartisan momentum.
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Washington
Carter
White House
Rose Garden
Congress
al Ullman
D-Ore
House
Ways and Means Committee
Quentin Burdick
D-N.d
Sheriff Pledges To Close Office Over Funds
Comanche County Sheriff Coy Rogers warned at a public hearing that the office may close for June unless the county commissioners approve more travel funds from a $114,048 revenue sharing allotment. Commissioner Harry Garrett chaired. Bill Griswold attended briefly. Frank White and Oscar Sanders were absent. Two deputies have resigned their travel expense burden, with a $75 pay cut to cover gas costs.
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Comanche County
Coy Rogers
Rogers
Harry Garrett
Bill Griswold
Frank White
Oscar Sanders
John Rogers
Commencement Set For Seniors at Lawton MacArthur Eisenhower
Commencement exercises for 1 316 seniors at Lawton MacArthur and Eisenhower High Schools are set for 8 p m Friday. Lawton will graduate 567 seniors, Eisenhower 560, MacArthur 189.
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Lawton, MacArthur
Eisenhower
Lawton High School
Eisenhower High School
MacArthur
Jeff Dix
Margaret Owens
Supreme Court Upholds Watergate Convictions for Mitchell Haldeman Ehrlichman
The Supreme Court upheld the Watergate cover up convictions of former Attorney General John Mitchell and White House aides H.R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman. Mitchell and Haldeman remain free pending appeal, Ehrlichman is jailed, and the court rejected claims of trial unfairness without comment. Justice Rehnquist did not participate.
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Washington
Supreme Court Today
Atty
John D. Mitchell
White House
H.R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
Mitchell
Haldeman
Ehrlichman
Richard M. Nixon
Weather Summary and Local Rainfall Report
Partly cloudy and warm with a 60 percent chance of rain through Tuesday. Tonight southerly winds 10 to 18 mph. Lows mid-60s, Tuesday highs mid-80s. Sunday high 83, low 65. Downtown Lawton rain totaled 0.10 inches Sunday morning, weekly 3.41 and monthly 12.31 inches.
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Lawton
Power Failure Delays Lawton Constitution Publication
Lawton Publishing Company delayed its newspaper for nearly two hours when a Public Service Company transformer in the alley between offices and the company parking lot malfunctioned and blew at 12 23 p.m. Public Service crews restored power by 1 45 p.m. Readers were inconvenienced.
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Public Service Company
Lawton Publishing Company
Oklahoma Braces After Weekend Storms Cause Widespread Damage
Oklahoma faced floods and tornadoes with Kingfisher town facing a major cleanup as rivers rose and bridges washed out. Gov. Boren plans to seek federal disaster aid for several counties while Altus Lake Lagert and other sites report damages and insurance guidance is offered by the state.
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Kingfisher
David Boren
Oklahoma
Barbara Webb
Boren
Howard Watson
Kingfisher Civil Defense
Edmond
Hayden Haynes
State Civil Defense
Altus Air Force Base
Oklahoma City
del City
Midwest City
Chickasha
Maysville
Waukomis
Marshall
Fort Cobb
Katie
Tipton
Bado
Gerald Grimes
State Insurance Commission
Altus
Lake Lagert
Instapoll survey questions appear in local paper
The Lawton Publishing Company lists questions for an Instapoll survey. Readers are urged to call 353 0620 during specified evenings to answer whether discipline in local schools is well administered and whether teachers should spank disobedient students.
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Lawton Publishing Company
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Fort Sill
III Corps
Kroesen
U.S. Army Forces Command
Forscom
Fort McPherson
Ullman
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Cynthia Calibani
Tom Mada
Jeff Porter
Glynnis Tejada
Lawton School
Supt
Hugh Bish
Pat Conway
Sharon Montague
Gene Hancock
Bob Roundtree
Kenneth Bridges
Mike Keester
Supreme Court
William H. Rehnquist
National Public Radio
Warren E. Burger
High Court
Associated Press
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