Memorial Day Reflections From A Nation At Play And Pause
Memorial Day 1976 mixed triumph and loss as Bobby Unser won the Indianapolis 500 and a Tennessee hero saved a trapped youth. President Ford spoke at Arlington honoring the Unknown Soldier. A dog’s cross and a liminal beach scene sparked controversy while reports noted deaths, drownings, and arson fires across states.
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Associated Press
Bobby Unser
Nashville
Tenn
Gary Chumney
Ford
Arlington
Kansas Highway
Lincoln dies at 67 after heart attack during vacation
Brig. Gen. George A. Lincoln retired Army general and former director of the White House Office of Emergency Preparedness died at 67. He collapsed while horseback riding on a vacation at the Air Force Academy in Colorado. Lincoln served under Gen. George C. Marshall during World War II.
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AIR Force Academy
Colo
George A. Lincoln
White House
Office of Emergency Preparedness
OEP
Lincoln
George C. Marshall
Marshall
Thunderstorms Threat Shifts Over Lawton Area
A ridge over the central Rockies pushes a cold front into Lawton bringing a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms tonight. Northerly winds, cooler drier air, and clearing skies are expected Tuesday with highs near 80 and a low tonight in the upper 50s.
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Central Rockies
Lawton
Memorial Day ceremonies honor fallen in Lawton Fort Sill
Donna Evers reports four Memorial Day observances in the Lawton Fort Sill area. Mayor Wayne Gilley urged citizens to honor those who died in service and to ensure they receive top medical care and a strong national defense as the nation moves toward its bicentennial. The Highland Cemetery service began at 10 a.m. with duplications at 11 30 a.m.
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Lawton-Fort Sill
Highland Cemetery
Wayne Gilley
Gilley
Waurika Flood Waters Recede
Residents along Beaver and Cow Creeks returned to their water damaged homes as flood waters receded. Police reported the creeks were 2.5 to 4.5 feet above banks Saturday and were back within bounds with levels dropping. A Red Cross center at city hall remained in operation.
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Waurika
Beaver
Cow
Red Cross
City Hall
Lawton Eyes Up To 1 Million For Water Plant Additions
City engineer says extending Medicine Park plant to meet EPA rules could cost as much as 1 million dollars. This comes as council seeks engineering firms to design a new facility, with permit deadlines set for 1976 and 1977. EPA ruling blocks federal funding for the project.
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Lawton
Medicine Park
Environmental Protection Agency
Mike Johnson
EPA
Medithe
Medicine Creek
Anti American Feelings Mount In Laos Amid Embassy Burnings
U S Embassy staff burned documents while Marine guards moved gear to safer storage as anti American sentiment rose in Vientiane. The charter airlift reduced Americans in Laos from about 1 000 to 350 with more leaving on commercial flights. Police blocked photos as students and Lao AID workers demanded unpaid wages and severance.
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Vientiane
Laos
U.S
Christian A. Chapman
Secucondita
HUD veto of bus fund plan accepted by city officials
City officials report HUD rejected a 40 000 request to help fund a local bus service as part of a 6.1 million program. The veto came after voters authorized a mass transit move and council actions shifted funds toward street improvements while pursuing transportation districts to fund local shares.
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Department of Housing and Urban Development
Reuben Brown
Mass Transit Trust
City Transit Trust
HUD
Left Wing Protest Forces Lebanon Chief to Quit
Lebanon's first military premier in 32 years Brig. Gen. Noureddin Rifai resigns after three days in office amid night gunfire and grenade exchanges. Left wing militants, Palestinians, and Christians clash as Israel conducts a border raid. casualties rise.
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Lebanon
Beirut
Noureddin Rifai
Rifai
Suleiman FranjJieh
Interior Ministry
Palestine
Yasir Arafat
Abdul Halim Khaddam
Lebanese Defense Ministry
Middle East
Egyptian People’s Assembly
U.S
Ford
Israel
Aleppo
Syria
Iraq
Euphrates River
Shootings and robberies keep Lawton police busy weekend
A second shooting in two days and two robberies dominated Lawton police activity Sunday. Winford Wauqua was hospitalized after being shot twice at Latin Lounge on Lee Street. Bobby Speck was arrested for shooting with intent to kill after a Saturday pawn shop incident on Fort Sill Boulevard. Robberies occurred at a Jiffy Store on SW 11th and Charley's Drive-Inn on See See Shery Fullson.
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Lawton
Winford
Buddy Wauqua
Oak
Comanche County Memorial Hos. A
Lee
Clyde Williams
Williams
Wauqua
Fort Sill Boulevard
Bobby Charles Speck
Taft
11Th
Charley's Drive-Inn
Shery Fullson
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