Downtown Land Purchases Detailed In Lawton Records
Readable lists show 65 properties bought between F and G Avenues with buyer names, prices, and current or former occupants. Armed robbers hit two Lawton businesses, the Lawton Army Store and Jiffy Food Store, escaping with cash and leaving no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G Avenues
Imogene Byron
Iris Wright
E. W
Lawton Equity Co
Lawton
Lawton Army Store
Gore
Jennie Ferguson
China Delegation Arrives at United Nations for First Participation
The Chinese delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister Chiao Kuan-hua and Ambassador Huang Hua arrives at the UN assembly hall at 10:32 a.m. EST with interpreter Tang Wun-sheng. President Adam Malik welcomes the PRC as it begins participation in the UN, marking a historic step for the country in the intergovernmental body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chiao Kuan-hua
Huang Hua
Fu Hao
Hsiung Hsianghuei
Chen Yu
Tang Wun-sheng
U.N
Simon Korie
Chiaa
U.S
George Bush
Bush
Christopher H. Phillips
Huang
United Nations
China
Assembly
Adam Malik
General Assembly
People’s Republic of China
Kuwait
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Romania
Indonesia
Albania
Burundi
Chile
Cuba
Denmark
France
Italy
Mauritania
Netherlands
Pakistan
Tanzania
Zambia
Peking
U.S. Congress
Rhodesia
U.N. Security Council
Minis
Bomb report forces Wichita landing on TWA jet
A Trans World Airlines 707 from New York to Los Angeles made an emergency landing at Wichita Municipal Airport after a caller reported a bomb aboard. FBI agents TWA officials and Wichita police searched the aircraft. No bomb was found and 86 passengers and eight crew members later resumed the flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita, Kan
Los Angeles
Trans-World Airlines
Wichita Municipal
FBI
TWA
Wichita
New York
Finch Seeks Conference Amid Ecuador Oil Rift
Finch and his delegation push for a conference as a U.S. oil push in eastern Ecuador faces a delayed ban. Oil firms aim for a quick fix on fishing issues and a split of proceeds with Quito, warning of strained ties harming their position. Leftist students protest with ads opposing Nixon adviser visit and U.S. influence over territorial sea and petroleum resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Quito
Nixon
Major battle in Central Highlands claims and counterclaims
In the central highlands of South Vietnam a major clash broke a seven month lull with heavy fighting 225 miles north of Saigon near the Cambodian border. The Saigon government cited 163 North Vietnamese and 29 South Vietnamese killed, while a battalion of about 400 North Vietnamese fighters reportedly caused casualties, with seven enemy weapons captured. US helicopter gunships aided a defense that overran some South Vietnamese positions and killed many attackers. Cambodian reports noted clashes within 20 miles of Phnom Penh and airport shelling, as observers see the fights aimed at tying down forces during the dry season. About 200 troops driven from Rumiong reportedly regrouped near Skoun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Vietnam
Central Highlands
Saigon
U.S
Phnom Penh
Skoun
Rumiong
Jules Verne Novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea
A reader notes Jules Verne authored the adventure Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. The remark references Verne as the writer of the classic science fiction maritime tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jules Verne
Dust storm on Mars delays Mariner 9 mapping breakthrough
Ground controllers schedule a six second retrorocket burn at 9:44 p.m. EST to place Mariner 9 within 862 miles of Mars and improve data reception from Goldstone. NASA awaits dust clearing to map surface as Mars 2 and 3 probes loom in Soviet plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Mariner 9
Mars
Goldstone
Calif
James Fletcher
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mild Weather Forecast Continues In Lawton Area
Mild weather to stay through Tuesday for Lawton and southwest Oklahoma with partly to mostly cloudy skies and a 20 percent precipitation chance late Tuesday. Temperatures expected to reach the upper 60s, with today’s high in the lower 70s and a low in the mid 50s. Sunday’s high was 77 and low 59.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Oklahoma
Butz seeks to sever business ties amid confirmation fight
Earl L. Butz, nominee for Agriculture Secretary, says he is resigning all corporate directorships and placing stock in a blind trust to quell Senate concerns. Critics claim conflicts of interest persist due to his board seats with Ralston Purina and other firms, while Butz defends his record and calls charges political.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Earl L. Butz
Agriculture
Senate
Butz
Fred R. Harris
D-Okla
Ezra Taft Benson
Purdue University
Benson
Eisenhower
Harris
Trudell Receives Backing in Oklahoma School Fight
Lawton attorney Bill Sexton represents John Trudell in a dispute with Lawton schools. Petitions circulate in Lawton and nearby cities protesting his firing and urging reconsideration. Trudell plans to attend the National Congress of American Indians convention in Reno, Nevada, as support grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Bill Sexton
Trudell
Muskogee
Tulsa
O10
Lawton and
Area
OIO
John Trudell
Oklahoma
Anadarko
Carnegie
Hobart
Indiahoma
Cache
CIO
National Congress of American Indians
Reno
Nev
Escape Follows Shootout In State Prisoner Johnson Case
Convict Johnson, serving two life terms for armed robbery, escaped from Oklahoma State Penitentiary at McAlester after a hospital stay for gunshot wounds. He had been wounded in the right leg left shoulder and right hand during a gunbattle with Trooper Villines after a stolen car chase in Del City. Johnson is held on a $50,000 bond related to a Marlow bank robbery and recent Texas bank robbery arraignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma State Penitentiary
McAlester
Johnson
del City
Villines
Marlow
Texas
Military raises push all volunteer force and inflation tied
The President aims for an all volunteer army while tackling inflation. Basic recruit pay rises from 1618 to 3222 dollars annually. With benefits, total compensation for recruits climbs from 3165 to 4900 dollars. Most base pay gains go to low ranking enlistees and junior officers. Non-taxable allowances for food and housing rise for officers, from 4.7 percent to 8.1 percent for first lieutenants.
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Ruth Melton
Helen Overpeck
Kim’s
Carl Capshaw
Cap’s Auto Parts
Carl Stephens
Lois and Loma Stephens
Oriental Club
Hattie Smith
Stella Hamilton
Brooks Trading Post
Pauline Bradford
Doc's Cleaners
S. First
Margaret McClaflin
Marvin Trope Et al
D. R. T. Howard
Bess Music Mart
Ella Elliott
Forbes Auto Body Shop
Busy Bee Cab
LeRoy McCrary
C. L. W. Ferguson Et al
Checker
S. Third
F. J. D. and
Marie Fountain
Safeway
Mount Scott Seed and Feed
Homer & Carter
C. Clarence and
Mina Soper
Western Union
E. Robert and
Vivian Taylor
Lawton Outdoor Sign Co
Jimmy’s
Doug Wickens
Russell Jones
Mary Jane Kolb
Scott's
Jean Joint
Best Candy Shop
Dante’s
Walter Tuttle
Dollie
Velma Gartrell
Rich’s Shoes
Robert Williams Insurance
Martha Granoff
R-Zak
al Granoff
Blanche Gerlach
Clapp Produce
Curtice Norton
Cecil Lawson
Buick
Bertha Kenney
Sleepy’s
Pickle
Imogene King
Betty J. Holman
Ace
Mobile Home Express
D. Earl D. Flickenger
F. E. F. Dillingham
Birdie Ervin
Joe and
Melvin Howenstine
Courtney Furniture
Cagle
Leon Flake
Flake
Helen Carney
Edna's
City National Co
Joe Howenstine
Leon Cole
Mabel Jones
Dennis Antiques
Council Saddle Shop
Southern Loans
Royce Ramon Manufacturing
Edna
Green Thumb
Mac
Dr. F. Hald
Lewis
D” Avenue
Thomas J. Lott
C” Avenue
Clyde McDaniels
Clyde
Manhattan
Lloyd Aurrell
Raymond’s
B&f Finance
Mary F. Wright
Cavalier
E. F. Dillingham
Dillingham
May Shepler
Ray’s
Shirley Shepler
Bentley
Preston State Bank of Dallas
Brammer’s
U Thant
Thant
Gere
Finch
Clinton Herring
National Funeral Die
Becker Buriel Association, Inc
Fort Sill Blvd
Secretary of Agriculture
Milton R. Young
N.D
Young
Constitution & Press Circulation
Dial
Southwest
Lawton Evening Constitution
D Avenue
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