Lake improvements eyed to boost public use and revenue
City leaders discuss reallocating funds to lake development alongside projects already funded. Proposals include picnic shelters roads Beach facilities and potential commercialization of lake areas to attract more visitors and income. Officials say enhanced lakes could fund further improvements through higher recreation activity and leases.
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Gore Boulevard
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Museum of the Great Plains
Wade
Lakes
Gilley
MacArthur and Eisenhower High School Graduation Ceremonies
MacArthur High School holds commencement at 8 p.m. in the school auditorium with a processional by the band and colors by Jimmy Lewis and Riney Heard. The program features alma mater singing, a Pledge arrangement, invocations by Braxton Hankey, and diplomas presented by district administrators. Eisenhower High School also stages an 8 p.m. ceremony at Cameron Stadium with rain plan to Great Plains Coliseum, including guest speakers Nathan Edmond and Greg Nikkel, and diplomas by Dr. Wheatly, Dr. Mor ford, Albert Johnson, Pearl Harmon, and Glenn Dosser.
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Lisa Ramsey
MacArthur High School
Jimmy Lewis
Riney
Braxton Hankey
Cameron Stadium
Great Plains Coliseum
Nathan Edmond
Richard Neptune
Greg Nikkel
Student Congress
Gary Wheatly
Bob Morford
Albert Johnson
Pearl Harmon
Glenn Dosser
Chris Soli
Birth of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina in 1525
Italian composer born in Palestrina later added the town name to his family name. He became renowned for liturgical music and a landmark in Renaissance sacred composition.
Bulk transfer notice for Der Wienerschnitzel No. 206
Creditors are notified of a bulk transfer of all stock in trade fixtures equipment and goodwill of the Der Wienerschnitzel No. 206 at 3150 Cache Road Lawton Oklahoma to Joseph Butler and Glenda Butler. Transfer to occur after June 6 1977 at 10:00 AM in San Pedro California. Dated April 13 1977.
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U.C.C
Carell S. McKean
Barbara J. McKean
Cache Road
Lawton
County of Comanche
Oklahoma
der Wienerschnitzel No
County of
Comanche
Bank of America
Pacific Ave
San Pedro
County of Los Angeles
State of California
Ehrlichman seeks appeals after Watergate convictions
Ehrlichman appeals his conspiracy and obstruction convictions in the Watergate cover up and burglary cases. He began serving prison terms at Swift Trail camp in Arizona while appeals proceed. The Supreme Court denied a burglary conspiracy appeal on February 22.
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Ehrlichman
Daniel Elisberg
Swift Trail
Safford
Ariz
Supreme Court
Mitchell
Haldemann
Tulsa man in motel standoff held for assault inquiry
A 52 year old Tulsa man, attending a Veterans of Foreign Wars convention, surrendered after a motel stand off at Montego Bay Motel. He fired six rounds at cars, injuring none, and was held on an assault with a deadly weapon charge. His girlfriend Madine Kottke, 56, was with him.
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Tulsa
Montego Bay
Eastside
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Madine Kottke
Jack Partin
Partin
Lawton Police Special Weapons and Tactics
SWAT
OHP
Louis Chase
Sheriff Seeks Extra Funds for Department Operations
About 50 attendees urged commissioners to approve 37,976.14 of 114,048 allotted for the sheriff's department instead of 16,651 proposed. Rogers requested 11,000 for May and June travel, 8,606.10 for county-owned cars, and 1,719.04 to replenish funds used for April travel. He said the dollars would keep operations running until July budget approval. Citizens questioned a 51,777.80 road and highway request from revenue sharing and suggested reallocating to the sheriff. Garrett said the issue would be discussed at the Wednesday courthouse meeting.
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Rogers
Sheriff’s Department
Garrett
Notre Dame visit frames new American foreign policy push
President tours Notre Dame Northern Indiana campus after outlining a package of legislative recommendations and executive actions to strengthen federal efforts against air and water pollution control pesticides and wilderness preservation. He declares a "new American foreign policy" during commencement remarks.
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Indiana
University of Notre Dame
Jury Trial Set In Hilliary Suit In Lawton Case
U S District Court in Oklahoma City schedules a 300000 civil case against Medicine Park mayor Edward Hilliary Jr. for a Nov 6 shooting in which James F. Squyres of Hutchinson Kansas says he was shot in the face after being chased from the Hilliary home. Judge Fred Dougherty to preside. misdemeanor firearm charges dropped as civil relief sought.
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U.S
Medicine Park
Edward Hilliary Jr
James F. Squyres
Hutchinson
Kan
Hilliary
Lawton
Squyres
Oklahoma City Market Prices Reported For Grain Hay Eggs Cattle and Hogs
State Agriculture notes today grain and produce prices with wheat ranging 1.91 to 2.57 per bushel across towns including Afton Manchester Muskogee and Clinton Barley 1.45 to 2.15 Milo 3.10 to 4.15 Soybeans 8.51 to 9.21 per bushel Alfalfa hay priced at 50 to 60 per ton Eggs sold by the dozen with large 56 cents. Cattle and calves slow trade slaughter cows 24.50 to 26.50 bulls 32.25 to 35.00 feeder pigs 58.00 to 72.00 per head hogs 46 to 75 pounds not established for some categories.
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State Department of Agriculture
Afton
Manchester
Muskogee
Pauls Valley
Beaver
Liberal
Perryton
Medford
Clinton
Eldobrado
Hobart
Kingfisher
Okeene
Ponca City
Watonga
Weatherford
Banner
el Reno
Yukon
Barley
Keyes
Temple
Lawton Manchester
MILO
Lawton
Flooding spills water as dam releases force evacuations
Storm releases flood the lake spillway evacuating about 60 people from below the dam. Roads Oklahoma 19 and likely U.S. 62 close as Army Corps cuts back releases. Crops suffer with peanuts needing replanting, wheat slow to harvest, and cotton planting delayed. farmers estimate costs and potential shortages across the state.
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U.S. 62
Army Corps of Engineers
Caddo County
Carroll Blood of
Lookeba
Elmore Bathurst
Blackwell
Oklahoma Wheat Growers Association
Sam Howard
Altus
Carter pledges Korea defense despite troop pullout
The White House affirms defense commitments to South Korea after a U.S. ground force withdrawal. Defense Secretary Harold Brown says Singlaub was reassigned for policy disagreements. Rep. Stratton seeks testimony. Seoul declines comment deeming it an American internal matter. Carter notes South Korea can defend itself with 100,000 more armed than the North.
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Korea
U.S
South Vietnam
Seoul
Defense
Harold Brown
Singlaub
Samuel Stratton
D-N.y
Armed Services’ Investigations
South Korea
North Korea
Student Honored on President’s List at Methodist College
Joyce Lee Foreman of Cache North Carolina earned spring semester president’s list honors at Methodist College Fayetteville. An art major, she also received a bachelor’s degree summa cum laude on May 8.
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Cache
Joyce Lee Foreman
Perry Runyon
Methodist College
Fayetteville
N.C
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