Miss Indian America Week Activities At Howell Elementary
Howell Elementary continues events with a reception for Miss Indian America from 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday at Shoemaker Education Center. A Native American program runs 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Tomlinson Junior High. Winners from art and essay contests will be announced and a best Indian club presentation made. The Kiowa Grand Clan hosts a powwow Saturday 2 p.m. to midnight at Great Plains Coliseum with Wall ace Coffey emcee and other named dignitaries. Miss Indian America attends along with a Navajo taco dinner, arts and crafts show, and university displays lineup.
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Howell Elementary School
Shoemaker Education Center
Tomlinson Junior High School
Great Plains Coliseum
Wallace Coffey
Woodgee Watchetaker
Johanna Tsatoke
Ralph Kotay
Albert Black
Kiowa Grand Clan
Lawton Council Eyes Waterline Funds and Hangar Renovation
City council considers shifting about $100000 to waterline work and drafts plans to renovate the old hangar at city shops for equipment maintenance storage and admin offices. Proceeding with building a legal action to recover damages from a January 17 1974 auto accident involving a city employee.
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Ray Elliott
City of
Lake Lawtonka
Randell Hale
Lake Elisworth
Teen arrestees surge in murder and robbery cases in 1974
Police crime statistics show arrests reached 80 percent for murders and 63 percent for assaults in 1974, with teens driving a rise in juvenile arrestees. Ten percent of homicide suspects were under 18, and teen arrests for murder rose 51 percent over five years, while adult murder arrests grew 29 percent.
Harlequin Romance Novels Dominate Local Book Sales
The store manager says romance paperbacks outsell all other genres with female readers aged 25 to 40 buying in volumes of three to ten. At 75 cents each these titles are cheaper than magazines, longer lasting, and frequently circulated among readers. Lawton Public Library reports about 80 of 100 daily checkouts are romance novels.
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Lawton Public Library
Oklahoma City Market Reports and Local Romance Library Trends
State Agriculture lists grain and hay prices by town with wheat at 3.28 to 3.88 a bushel and milo up to 4.90 per cwt. Cattle and hogs show moderate early trade, with various price ranges noted. A Doris Killian cited librarian notes demand for paperback romances, with Harlequin releasing 18 titles monthly and readers across age groups. Authors Roberta Leigh and Rosemary Rogers comment on romance fiction as a social barometer and escape.
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Oklahoma City
State Department of Agriculture
Muskogee
Manchester
Afton
Medford
Pauls Valley
Beaver
Liberal
Banner
Reno
Geary
Yukon
Clinton
Kingfisher
Okeene
Ponca City
Watonga
Weatherford
Eldorado
Hobart
Temple
Gulf
Doris Killian
Mildred Cuthbertson
Harlequin
Wackers
Edmondson Blames Tulsa Machines for Election Loss
Political scientist Buck Edmondson argues that voting machines in Tulsa County with missing levers and faulty instructions harmed Democratic candidates while not affecting Republicans. He cites court rulings, legislative probes, and ongoing legal challenges as he campaigns to overturn the election results
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Tulsa
Edondson
Sen
Bellman
Miller Ahe
Senate Rules Committee
Tulsa County
Oklahoma Supreme Court
Edmondson
Oklahoma
House of Representatives
Senate
Muskogee
Tulsa County District Court
State Supreme Court
Jury Finds Dennis Guilty of Manslaughter in Rural Marlow Killings
A Stephens County jury convicted Claude Eugene Dennis of a reduced count of first degree manslaughter for the Jan. 31 shooting deaths of John Witt and Mary Littrell Whitt near Marlow. Dennis, 32, of Mead, faces a 50 year term and awaits separate Bryan County trial for another killing.
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Duncan
Stephens County
Claude Eugene Dennis
Marlow
Dennis
John Henry Witt
Mary Ellen Littrell Whitt
Hegel Branch Jr
Mead
Bryan County
Arthur Lake
Bokchito
Summit launches plan to stabilize world energy markets
Six leaders in Rambouillet unveiled a joint approach to the energy crisis. They linked global growth to energy supplies, pledged cooperation to cut imported energy dependence, and urged conservation and new sources. They warned against inflation while promising vigilant, adaptable policies to sustain recovery.
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Rambouillet
Recalls on Vehicle Safety Plummet in Late 1973
Recalls of motor vehicles for safety defects fell sharply in the final months of 1973 and into 1974, a period that also saw a substantial drop in the highway death toll.
Dairy Honored For Army Ad At Fort Sill
Fort Sill General Maj. Gen. David Ott awarded Jack Carter, president of Fairmont Dairy, an appreciation plaque for sponsoring Army recruiting messages. Since January the one half gallon milk cartons carried the Army message, reaching about 1 million cartons in Oklahoma and North Texas. Lt. Stanley Victory stated the message keeps the Army in front of the public. Carter, also president of the Southwest Oklahoma chapter of the Association of the United States Army, said the dairy is glad to support the volunteer Army.
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Fort Sill
David Ott
Jack Carter
Fairmont Dairy Corporation
Oklahoma
Texas
Stanley Victory
Fort Sill Ill
Carter
Southwest Oklahoma
The
Association of the United States Army
Fatal rear-end collision on SH 39 near Purcell
Judy Aline Finley aged 29 from Lexington died after her West passenger station wagon was struck from the rear by a pickup while stalled on SH 39, one half mile west of Purcell. She was dead on arrival at the hospital.
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Judy Aline Finley
Lexington
West
SH 39
Purcell
Fire Reports Folens of themes Ont Root
Fire department reports show minor fire incident at 5 am on Sunday. A small blaze at 15 NW TP area caused minor damage and was quickly controlled by local responders.
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Lowten
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Council
Roberta Leigh
Leigh
Rachel Lindsay
Roumelia Lane
Rozella Lake
Miss Leigh
Rosemary Rogers
Avon Publishing House
Lawrence Mage
Heisey
James Bond
Buck Edmondson
Rules Committee
New Hampshire
Washington
Tinsurance Adjuster
Jairline
Comeavy
Cotrack
Universal Training Service Dept
PDG
Old Farm Road
Edmond
Okla
Army
United States
U.S.D
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Furnitureland
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