Edmondson Bartlett battle shaping Oklahoma Senate race
Oklahomans vote to replace retiring Sen. Harris with 10 term congressman Edmondson facing Tulsa oilman Bartlett in a tight race. Edmondson runs an all Oklahoma campaign while Bartlett pins hopes on a Nixon landslide as polls suggest near record turnout. State Supreme Court allows liquor by the drink on the ballot shaping turnout and the six congressional races include no strong opposition to House leadership members Albert Steed and Jarman. Clem McSpadden is favored to win the 2nd District seat.
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Hall
Edmondson
Muskogee
Congress
Nixon
State Senate
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Tulsa Edmondson
McGovern
Spiro Agnew
Oklahoma Supreme Court
House
Carl Albert
Tom Steed
John Jarman
John N. Happy Camp
Waukomis
Senate
Notice of sale in Comanche County Oklahoma
Rayl Finance Co Inc obtains a judgment and will sell at public auction on November 17 1972 between 10 and 11 am at 1427 D Ave Lawton Oklahoma the trailer home Skyline 60x10 1942 and a 1966 Pontiac Bonneville No 26239 66R 104930 levied on Barbara Sue Nations to satisfy the judgment. Inspection available at Plaza Court Lot 201 prior to sale.
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Lawton Constitution & Morning Press
District Court OF
Comanche County
State OF Oklahoma
Rays Finance Co., Inc
Barbara Sue Brown
Barbara Sue Nations
Comanderty
Oklahoma
Ray Finance, Inc
D. Ave
Lawton
Repievin
Roy Finance Co
Voters face close battles in Oklahoma races and charter proposal
Turnout may extend past midnight in some precincts as polls closed at 7 pm with lines allowed to vote. Nixon leads McGovern while Edmondson and Bartlett duel for Senate. Steed expected to win House race. two Comanche County contests loom. Local judges face retention votes amid charter changes and three constitutional amendments on liquor, ad valorem tax programs.
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Nixon
George McGovern
U.S. Senate
Ed Edmondson
Dewey Bartlett
Tom Steed
Willam Crozier
House of Representatives
Comanche County
Jack Lindstrom
Ernest L. Roper
Don Davis
Richard Brantley
Rex Privett
Chris Tirey
Milton D. Harris
Dan Joslyn
Supreme Court
Robert Lavender
Hez Bussey
Court of Criminal Appeals
Sale of 1961 Oldsmobile in Reno storage case
Notice to Jasper Werren and Doyle Wilson of a 1961 Oldsmobile serial 616K01229 stored at Washoe County Sheriff Pyramid Station Reno Nevada. Vehicle to be sold to highest bidder at 12:00 PM on November 16, 1972 to recover towing repair and storage charges under Nevada statutes. Sale location remains at Pyramid Station. Bennie Gorey Jr. appears as issuer.
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Lawton Constitution
Oldsmobile
Seria
Jasper Werren
Constine Ave
Anniston
Alo
Doyle Wilsom
Debbie D
Lowton
Oklahoma
Washoe County
Nevada
Five Held In Slaying Of Oklahoma Highway Patrolman
Oklahoma City police detained five suspects after a months long probe into the September 18 slaying of Patrolman Robert Eugene Ake. The group includes Gary David Goforth, Wayne Pennington, Eddie Goforth and Carol Ann Goforth, plus Jack McKinnon. Authorities seek more witnesses who may shed light on the shooting and potential accomplices.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Gary David Goforth
Wayne Re» Pennington
Eddie M. Goforth
Carol Ann
Jack McKinnon
Midwest City
Robert Eugene Ake
Pennington
McKinnon
Lansky Denied Asylum Across Latin American Stopover
Lansky tried to land in LANSKY Aires Asuncion La Paz Lima and Panama with asylum refusals by each government. He reportedly offered one million dollars for safe harbor as he exited a Braniff airliner in Asuncion while Kenneth W. Whittaker head of the Miami FBI waited with three agents.
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Braniff
Asuncion
Lansky
Kenneth W. Whittaker
Miami
FBI
Unions Win Ruling on Reinstatement After Economic Strikes
The NLRB ordered reinstatement with back pay for workers fired in a labor dispute. The appeals court upheld unfair labor practices but ruled the workers were economic strikers and not automatically entitled to reinstatement.
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NLRB
U S Plans Planes to Thailand in September for Monsoon Readiness
U S sources say planes will base in Nevada to deploy to Thailand by end of September improving all weather capability for the Air Force during the North Vietnam monsoon season. North Vietnam reportedly rushes troops into South Vietnam and rebuilds border camps with Cambodia to strengthen its negotiating hand.
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Nevada
Thailand
U.S. Air Force
North Vietnam
U.S
South Vietnam
Fire alarms respond to house fire at 1908 Kingsbury
The Lowton Fire Department answered a series of alarms on Tuesday starting at 11:56 a.m. with a house fire reported at 1908 Kingsbury. Fire crews investigated the scene and coordinated incident response.
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Lowton Fire Department
Kingsbury
Nixon Victory Predicted As Turnout Near Record Levels
Turnout expected to be high as Nixon exposure dominates election eve campaigns. Dixville Notch has not picked a winner since 1960, while McGovern camps hard from Philadelphia to Long Beach before final rally in Sioux Falls. Nixon urges a majority vote to end Vietnam war and expand jobs and education.
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McGovern
Vietnam
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Sioux Falls
White House
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Sargent Shriver
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Beaumont
Tex
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Spiro T. Agnew
Philadephia
Richmond
Nixon-Agnew
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Midwest
California
New York
Fifth Avenue
Wichita
Kan
City Council Advances Records Retention and Water Plans
The council designates the city clerk's office to receive all department and public funds to improve internal revenue controls. Mayor Whitaker notes a Chamber of Commerce water committee meeting at 3 p.m. to discuss regional weather modification and Fort Sill drainage of Lake Elmer Thomas into Lake Lawtonka. The body also approves 2507 S. Cornell hardship mobile home space, sets Traffic Commission member rules, names Lawton Public Library, tables softball equipment purchase, and establishes industrial water rates. It forms a committee to strengthen the mobile home ordinance and approves bids for city communications troubleshooting equipment.
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Whitaker
Chamber of Commerce Water Committee
Fort Sill
Elmer Thomas
Lawtonka
Fort Sill Military Reservation
Lake Lawtonka
S. Cornell
Traffic Commission
Library Board
Charles Green
Lawton
Woody Wolverton
Walt Belland
Harrell Moore
Roy B. Hooper Jr
Arch March
Chamber of Commerce Urban Design Committee
Lawton Fire Department
City Communications Department
Reward Offered After Dog Poisoning Incident in Lawton
Lawton man Lt. Col. (Ret.) Alfred J. Roth posted a $100 reward for information leading to arrests and convictions in the apparent poisoning of three dogs at 1910 Lincoln last Friday night. Autopsy confirmed strychnine with ground beef as the poison. Call Roth at 351 6720 or 355 5251 with tips.
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Lawton
Lincoln
Alfred J. Roth
Roth
Borders and recognition linked in German treaty outline
Reports describe an outline of a treaty between East and West Germany that would allow border visits across the 840 mile frontier and open border crossings. It would establish ambassadors and a Bonn East Berlin minister with status limited by occupation powers and UN membership potential.
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Bonn
West Berlin
East Germany
East Berlin
West Germany
United States
Britain
France
Soviet Union
Meal Program Funds Approved by Local Model Cities Board
The Permanent Advisory Board approved 1 756 for a quarter of a mobile meal project coordinator salary, with 3 ords of the total 4 415 salary funded by the state aging unit. The program serves one hot meal daily to 100 people. A nepotism policy was adopted applying to the board and Model Cities agencies. Standing task forces were reduced from eight to seven, merging streets sewer and water and parks into an environmental protection and development group. Neighborhood priorities include Lee Boulevard improvements and yard relocations on U.S. 277.
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PAB
Model Cities Agency
Model Cities
Environmental Protection and Development Task Force
Model Cities Quarterly
Lee Boulevard
U.S. 277
Students Learn Election Procedures in Mock Ballot Exercise
Students decorated their classroom with red, white and blue crepe paper and set up polling booths. They will count the ballots after school today. Miss Thompson hopes the activity helps pupils feel unfazed by real polling as adults.
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Thompson
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