Propane gas blast kills three in Minco home
A propane gas explosion at a rural Minco residence killed Lyle Barry 33 Martha Barry about 32 and Cora Beth Dyer 32. Five others injured including Roy Dyer and four children. Debris scattered 40 yards. a half inch copper pipe hole caused gas leakage. No fire reported. The incident occurred about 9 30 p m Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minco
Okla
Grady
Ron Taylor
Taylor
Lyle Barry
Martha
Cora Beth Dyer
Roy Dyer
Barry
Veterans Administration Hospital
Oklahoma City
Dyers
Carter
Beckham County
Pearl Barry
David Williams
Tuttle
Advertising Free Press Law Clash Highlights Supreme Court
The article outlines ongoing legal disputes over advertising in newspapers, tracing precedents from a 1942 ruling to 1973 and recent cases. Consumers' Union sues the Virginia Bar Association and American Bar Association in Richmond to publish a lawyers directory with fees, and challenges California restrictions on lawyer advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Virginia
Consumers’ Union
Richmond
American Bar Associations
California
Housing aid battle shapes Lawton plan revisions
A yearlong clash over who may administer Section 8 in Lawton continues as HUD and city staff push for a workable Housing Assistance Plan. Voters froze the Lawton Public Housing Authority in 1974, with a June 1 city council action expected on revisions including a $500,000 waterline rehabilitation item and a plan to cover deficits from land sale proceeds.
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Lawton
Lawton Public Housing Authority
HUD
Housing Authority
Breeden
Robert Grey
Frank Pondrom
Community Development Department
Brown
John Thomson
Slaying of Richard Carr. three soldiers held in death probe
Richard Carr 20 was found dead near Williams Street with a bloody head wound and a concrete block nearby. Three Fort Sill soldiers of the 299th Engineer Battalion were jailed in the investigation. two witnesses were released. the main suspect, 25, remained jailed. Lt. Don Cunningham and Vickers said transfer to county jail would occur. Dist. Atty. Don Beauchamp weighed charges. Carr, born December 16, 1955 in Camp Jordan, Ga, lived in Williams address. he studied at Eisenhower High School, 1974. survived by parents, five sisters, a brother, and grandparents.
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Robert Dix
Richard Warren Carr
Williams Carr
Fort Sill
299Th Engineer Battalion
Don Cunningham
Vickers
Dist
Don Beauchamp
Beauchamp
Carr
Williams
Billy Godfrey
Harry Ezzell
Randy Riley
Camp Jordan
Germany
Eisenhower High School
Westwood Baptist Church
Richard Leroy Carr
Vickie
Sheryl Schoonover
Glenda
Mary Jane
Linda Carr
Lansing
Mich
Robert Allen
Esther Carr
Allan Gillett
Jackson
Obituary notices for Hise Allen Donnahoe funeral services
Funeral services announced for David Monroe Hise 82 of 511 Bell at Cameron Baptist Church with two pastors officiating. Burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens under Becker Funeral Home direction. Also: Michael J. Allen 28 of Oklahoma City to be buried Highland Cemetery after hang glider crash. Set. J. C. Donnahoe 51 to be buried Fort Sill with military and Mason rites. survivors listed.
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David Monroe Hise
Bell
Cameron Baptist Church
Dan Pruitt
Southern Baptist Church of
Rush Springs
Hoyt Ahuddell
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Becker Funeral Home
Michael J. Allen
Oklahoma City
Smith and Kernie
Highland Cemetery
Allen
Norman
Mr. Allen
Lawton
General Wings Inc
Lucia
William J. Allen
Columbia
Susan
Rosemary Bowden
Olathe
Kan
Set
J. C
Jim L. Donnahoe
Ash
Lawton-Ritter-Dalton
Post Cemetery
Fort Sill
Donnahoe
Ferndale
Ark
Ann Hall
Munich
Germany
US. Army
California
Mount Scott
India Temple Shrine
Lawton-Fort Sill Shrine
Order of Eastern Star Charity
Great Plains Model Railroad Club
Lisa Wisor
Tacoma
Wash
Jim Jr
Greenville
Tex
Concorde Inaugural Flight Attracts Crowd Of Thousands
Crowds of 2000 to 3000 gathered hours before the Concorde arrival, many with binoculars and cameras. British Airways and Air France prepared to land nose to nose, with dignitaries dining on lobster aboard and a lavish menu featuring caviar and Dom Perignon. Passengers included Edinburgh driver John Trotter and American Myron Karne, as London to Washington crossing showcased a 3 hour 49 minute flight, 30 percent higher first class fare, and a $65 to $70 million price tag per aircraft amid a 16 month trial and $3 billion in development costs.
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British Airways
Pioneer
Britain
Washington
Air France
London
Redelk Chooses Trial By Judge June Date Set
Redelk 23 waived jury trial and will be tried by District Judge J Winston Raburn at 9 30 a m June 16 on first degree manslaughter charges from a 1974 fatal crash west of Lawton. The victims were John V Turnbow 79 and Marie Turnbow 68.
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Gracie Redelk
Lawton
Dist
Steve Lile
J. Winston Raburn
Union Leaders across States discuss military unionization
Union men from New York City upstate New York and Delaware join guard association officers. In New York City the National Maritime Union reports its president Shananon J Walls returned from Amsterdam where he spoke with Holland's military union officials. The American Federation of Government Employees with 300,000 members is polling Washington government workers on military unionization and will put the question to a vote at its September convention.
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The
Guard Association
New York City
New York
Delaware
National Maritime Union
Shananon J. Walls
Amsterdam
Holland
Military Union
American Federation of Government Employees
Washington
Ford Presses Social Security Defense in California Tour
Ford makes final electioneering push in California with a stop at a retirement community near Mission Viejo where he pledges to defend Social Security. He reaffirms opposition to gun registration while advocating death penalties for certain federal crimes and mandatory prison terms for drug offenders and gun offenders.
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California
Ford
Orange County
Mission Viejo
Suspect Arraigned On Traffic Deaths
Ricky Lynn Overstreet aged 18 appeared in district court for arraignment on four counts of second degree murder stemming from a May 4 crash in a stolen police cruiser. Bond set at 10,000 on each count, preliminary hearing scheduled for June 3. Victims include Ruby Dudark 45 Ruth Witt 67 Jennifer Felty 14 months Linda Dudark 12 died later in hospital. Robert Dudark 11 remained hospitalized in satisfactory condition. Overstreet suffered injuries and was treated, later released from Indian Hospital. He was later found unattended in the hospital parking lot and jailed after at-large period.
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Ricky Lynn Overstreet
S. 23Rd Place
Overstreet
Special Dist
David Carter
Medicine Park
U.S. 277
Rogers Lane
Ruby Dudark
Ruth Witt
Jennifer Felty
Robert Charles Dudark
Oklahoma City
Southwestern Clinic
PHS Indian Hospital
City of
Lawton
Comanche County
Traffic crash injures Odle and Eubanks in two-vehicle collision
Ervin Lee Odle 54 of Tulsa and Michael L. Eubanks 20 of Owasso were involved in a crash with no passengers. Odle suffered serious injuries and was hospitalized in Tulsa. Eubanks was not reported injured. A motorcycle rider Jimmy Glen Hines 32 of Leflore died in Latimer County when his bike overturned on a railroad track. Lori Kee ton 15 of Pawnee died when the car she rode in skidded into a ditch near Pawnee.
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Ervin Lee Odle
Tulsa
Michael L. Eubanks
Owasso
Coleman
Odle
Eubanks
Jimmy Glen Hines
Leflore
Latimer
Bengal
Pawnee
Lori Keeton
City Police Log Details Multiple Break-ins and Thefts
Brenda Shoemaker reports a break in at 1108 SW Ninth. Jerome Baldwin reports jewelry thefts from a residence at 210 Ferris. Bob Shanklin reports plants stolen from 814 Bell. Freeman Robinson reports TV, stereo, four cameras and more stolen from 2806 G. Arnold Chatman reports an assault near 2700 Diock Fort Silt Boulevard. Neto Copeland reports bicycle theft from 161) NW 47th. Swinney School area reports break-in and room ransack. John Kimball reports cycles stolen from 742 SW 45th and SW Miller reports auto battery theft at 51 Ferris. Phil Huff reports jack theft from garage at 1505 NW 18th. Kenneth Hicks reports rod and reel theft from Montego Bay Motel Site Whittington 1109 Lincoln. Estelle Fincers reports vehicle damage at 1402 H. Ruby Williams reports CB aerial theft from vehicle at Southwestern Hospital. Linde Dormon reports $106 damage to residence property. Henry Howell reports $707 damage to property. Grierwood reports rose and fence damage. Latricia Jones reports property damage at 150% Baldwin.
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Brenda Shoemaker
Monroe
Ninth
Jerome Baldwin
Ferris
Jesi- Bob Shanklin
Bell
Freeman Robinson
Arnold Chatman
Denver
Fort Silt
Bouulevard
Neto Copeland
Swinney School
Baltimore
John Kimball
Miller
Phil Huff
Kenneth Hicks
Dotles
Tex
Montego Bay
Whittington
Lincoln
Estelle Fincers
Ruby Williams
Wilshire Terrace
Southwestern Hospital
Linde Dormon
Columbic
Henry Howell
Grierwood
Latricia Jones
Baldwin
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Melissa Dyer
Grady County
David M. Hise
Brian Calvert
Pierre Duval
Redelk
Comanche County Memorial Hospital
Sedgwick County
Union
W. Gore
LRU SC Ee
Gibson Discount Pharmacies
Sheriden Se Ee
Constitution & Press Circulation
Bulletin
Ray del Vecchio
Lawton Area
OME Savings & Loan
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
Federal Home Loan Bank System
D Avenue
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