Lawton area plans for super agency draw fire
Lawton community action chief proposes a four county CDC style super agency to coordinate development with city, county, federal agencies and seven tribes. Critics call it redundant and a bureaucratic power grab that could siphon funds from existing efforts and blur needs. Bob Cannon seeks 150000 to study and form a coordinating development body covering Comanche Caddo Cotton Kiowa counties with potential 1.5 million annual funding, while officials warn about vague scope and lack of concrete needs. The plan envisions a comprehensive economic assessment and master land use plan with Indian and non Indian interests.
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Lawton
Bob Cannon
Comanche County
Cannon
CDC
City of Lawton
Paul Cullen
Community Development Corporation
Ner
Comanche
Caddo
Cotton
Kiowa
Housing agency to run city Section 8 effort in Lawton
OHFA may administer Section 8 housing to meet federal requirements and free Lawton's 6 million second year community development grant. 120 Section 8 units would be added, mainly single family dwellings, with HUD approval possible once OHFA takes over. The plan remains embryonic as work continues.
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OHFA
Lawton
State Agency
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Frank Pondrom
HUD
Pondrom
Lawton Public Housing Authority
Robert Breeden
Wayne Gilley
The
Officials Chase Sheridan Road Delays blamed on City
Four Sheridan Road parcels hold up right of way clearance delaying the mile long widening project between Cache Road and Rogers Lane. Jim Stockard of Stockard Realty says city officials mishandled the process though McIntyre cites three cleared parcels. Mortgage holder Sooner Federal Savings & Loan has not released its claim on Stockard’s parcel, with Stockard saying the city agent promised to handle it. The dispute continues as discussions proceed.
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Een
Sheridan Road
Jim Stockard
Stockard Realty
State Highway Department
Cache Road
Rogers Lane
Bill McIintyre
Stockard’s
Sheridan
Edna Free
Smith Avenue
T. H. Bishop
McIntyre
Stockard
Sooner Federal Savings & Loan Association
The
Savings and Loan
Carter Ups Delegate Lead As Ford Holds Off Reagan
The heavy presidential primary day ends with Ford retaining a narrow edge over Reagan in several states while Carter increases his delegate count. Ford wins Oregon and narrowly defeats Reagan in Tennessee and Kentucky, earning 76 delegates. Reagan adds wins in Nevada Idaho and Arkansas for 100 delegates, narrowing the gap to 777 to 644. Carter captures Arkansas Kentucky and Tennessee and, with district conventions, reaches 137 delegates, moving past the halfway mark in the GOP race.
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Ford
Reagan
Associated Press
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Far West
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Tennesee
Kentucky
Nevada
Idaho
Arkansas
Tennessee
Frank Church
Church
California
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Missouri
Alabama
Georgia
Pope
Top Marine Admits Boot Camp Abuses
General Louis H. Wilson told a House subcommittee that recruits have been beaten harassed and shot by drill instructors but said the Marines are taking quick action to minimize maltreatment and keep recruits firm fair and dignified. He noted no wrongdoing in the Lynn E. McClure case beyond pending courts martial.
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Washington (Ap
Commandant of the
Marine Corps
Gen
Louis H. Wilson
House
Wilson
Lynn E. McClure
San Diego Marine Training Center
McClure
Austin
Tex
Texas Towns Hit By Twisters And Hail Storms
A severe weather outbreak lashed Texas and Oklahoma with tornadoes and hail. In Oklahoma a fatal auto crash near Frederick involved Carl Sam McFall, 81, and left Mabel McFall under observation. Marilyn Lou Ingram, 35, was treated and released. Weather warnings extended across north central Oklahoma with flood advisories and continued showers expected into Thursday. temperatures were forecast to rise into the mid 70s.
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Texas
Oklahoma
Southwest
Carl Sam McFall
Tillman County Memorial Hospital
Frederick
Mabel
Jackson County Memorial Hospital
Altus
Marilyn Lou Ingram
McFalls
Ingram
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Oklahoma City
Fort Sill
Enid
Lawton
Sheridan Road Median Change Sought After Council Meeting
Sheridan Road merchants urged Lawton City Council to ask the State Highway Department to reconsider the raised center median plan. State official Kennedy had said changes would not be made, while officials cited potential redesign costs up to 100000 dollars.
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By the
Constitution
Sheridan Road
Lawton
State Highway Department
Sheridan
Chuck Wade
Gilley
Ramirez
Wade
J. C. Kennedy
Oklahoma Budget Delays Push to Adjourn 1976 Legislature
Oklahoma City AP report says funding pay raises and retirement benefits block final adjournment of the 1976 Legislature. House leaders fear missing the June 9 adjournment as a four day work week continues. Conferees move seven appropriation bills to calendars, with 50 more to decide. Water Resources Board receives 25,023 more, plus 100,000 for Phase II water plan study. Phase I report criticized. Nelson to retire in September. Senate seeks 400 new special education classes funded at 6,000 each.
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Oklahoma
Senate
House Conference Committee On
House
Water Resources Board
Water Board
Forrest Nelson
Nelson
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