Lawton Council weighs Sheridan Road plan changes
Lawton City Council votes 7 to 1 to ask state officials about changing the Sheridan Road project. City Manager report details right of way clearance, cancelled checks, and pending parcels. Planning hearings set for July 13 on land use and zoning changes as bids and easements progress.
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Thomson
State Highway Department
Highway Department
Sheridan Road
E Avenue
Third
Fourth Streets
Vernon Klein
Lawton
Ford
Klein
Kian
Hodges Tire & White Truck Inc
Howard Smith Ford Inc
East Lawton
James S Gaskins
Vivian R. Gaskins
OHIFA plans 120 new units in Lawton under Section 8
OHIFA chair Hugh Rice cites adding 120 units this year as part of an initial plan for Lawton with 100 existing homes and 20 rehabilitated ones. Gary Longaker notes an OHFA rep will visit by mid June to develop local assistance. HUD will cover the rent difference and part of tenant payments.
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Ing
OHIFA
Hugh Rice
Lawton
Gary Longaker
OHFA
HUD
Super Agency Proposal Aired Draws Criticism
Cannon Homer Snodgrass of ASCOG calls for a Community Development Corporation to unify economic and land use studies across Caddo Kiowa Cotton and Comanche counties. He argues current agencies fail to advance downtown redevelopment and equitable development amid political pressure and red tape. Nearly half of newly licensed U S doctors come from foreign medical schools.
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Cannon
Homer Snodgrass
Association of South Central Oklahoma Governments
ASCOG
Snodgrass
CDC
Caddo
Kiowa
Cotton
Comanche County
Board of the
CCIF
BIA
Comanche County Commissioners
Lawton Area Metropolitan Planning Commission
LMAPC
Lawton Urban Renewal Authority
LURA
City of Lawton Development Funds
The
United States
Road land wrangle as property owners clash with city
City talks with landowners along Sheridan Road over right of way for a widened street drag on. Bilbrey, Shelton, and Bishop families cite missed contacts and compensation as Sun Oil and tenants resist until center median fate is decided. Officials hope settlement before August bid setting.
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Lem
Stockard
Sooner Federal of
Tulsa
First Federal Savings & Loan Association
Bazan
Yun Ok Bazan
Bishop
Sheridan and Smith
Sheridan Road
Bishos
Smith
Sheridan
Bishop Land
Free
Sun Oil Co
Howard Priest
Howard
Priest
Art South
South
State Highway Department
Graham Hit By Severe Hail and Wind Storm
A fierce hail and wind storm struck Graham early Tuesday with winds up to 110 mph and golf ball size hail. The town of about 8 000 people suffered extensive damage from 12 to 15 million dollars in losses. No deaths reported but 15 people were treated at Graham General Hospital for injuries.
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Graham
Graham General Hospital
Carter Extends Delegate Lead With Beame Endorsement
Carter holds 877 of 1,505 needed delegates after New York Mayor Beame endorsed his bid. Udall remains second with 298.5, while a bloc of 399.5 uncommitted votes persists. Reagan failed to deliver the comeback hoped in Tennessee, losing the delegate race 22-21 but winning Arkansas Idaho and Nevada. Carter argues half of May primaries won. Udall vows to stay in race. Brown notes write-in impact. California primary looms critical.
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Carter
Abraham D. Beame
New York
Morris K. Udall
Arizona
Reagan
Tennessee
Spencer
Arkansas
Idaho
Nevada
Kentucky
Oregon
Jimmy Carter
Udall
Mc Udall
Brown
Maryland
California
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Lawton Constitution
Page One
Ramirez
Wade
Givens
Kennedy
Donald Rust
Wayne Gilley
John Thomson
Frank Rich
Ards
SE 45Th
East Gore Boulevard
John R. Wolverton
N. 25Th
Lee Boulevard
Cecil E. Powell
Larry W. Ferguson
Arkla Gas C
Powell
Ruth Hurt
Oak
McMahon Auditorium
M. M Hair
Park
Jack W. Pierce
Euclid
Lawton Metropolitan Area
Federal Highway Administration
EPA
Kirk
Agency
Frank Pondrom
Oklahoma
Shop Home Decor's
S. Sheridan Rd
Gibson's Shopping Center
City
Lawton Glass
Gore
Knoxville
Stuart Spencer
Hiv
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