Federal Campaign Exceeds Fund Goal at Fort Sill
The 1977 Lawton-Fort Sill Combined Federal Campaign raised 390 078.65 dollars, 73 percent over goal and 24 percent above last year’s total. Off post agencies contributed five thousand nine hundred dollars while Lawton Fort Sill United Way received 207 505.31 dollars. Col. Charles E. Tucker led the drive with Lt. Col. Ronald Cox and Kinley McClure praised for orchestrating the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Tucker
Lawton-Fort Sill
United Way
Fort Sill
Ronald Cox
75Th Artillery Group
Kinley McClure
Lawton
Tucker
Panel To Consider Greer Park Zoning
The Lawton Metropolitan Area Planning Commission will meet at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday to review a zoning change for an 80 foot wide strip at the north end of Greer Park from public facilities to single family residential. The plot at 739 NW 38th involves a dispute over park ownership dating to the 1950s.
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Greer Park
Lawton Metropolitan
City Prepares For Thanksgiving Observances In Lawton
City holiday plans include a church program by the Cameron Singers and Cameron Brass Choir, Fort Sill bells, and clergy association sponsorship. Post Office holiday schedule. no deliveries. Military cadets from Lawton area graduate at West Point and NROTC participants. Fort Sill to feed 12,000 soldiers and families with 9,600 pounds of turkey across 37 dining facilities. Community meals planned by Salvation Army, Friendly Visitors, and Lawton Mobile Meals for shut-ins and needy residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron Singers
Boyd Fees
Cameron Brass Choir
Spiritual Toning Bells
Fort Sill
Lawton-Fort Sill
Charley Kersh
Lawton Salvation Army
Comanche County Community Action Program
Juliet Sharp
General Services
Central Junior High Home Economics
Don Beavers
Lawton
Vivian Becker
Oklahoma City Market Prices State Wheat and More
State Department of Agriculture reports today's market prices for wheat barley Milo soybeans alfalfa hay and poultry and egg values across Oklahoma and neighboring towns. Notes include price ranges for each commodity in listed locales such as Afton Beaver Muskogee Perryton Ponca City Weatherford Lawton and others with figures in dollars per bushel or ton and per dozen eggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
State Department of Agriculture
Afton
Beaver
Liberal
Muskogee
Perryton
Manchesterer
Eldorado
Pauls Valley
Medford
Clinton
Keyes
Ponca City
Weatherford
Banner
Rene Geary
Kingfisher
Okeene
Watonga
Yukon
Hobart
Lawton
Temple
Houston
Barley
Beaver Keyes
Manchester
Milo
Carter outlines Cabinet transition and farm secretary idea
Carter, meeting with Senate leaders, described plans to involve chairmen before Cabinet moves and eyed a farm advocate from the Middle West as agriculture secretary. He praised Ford for aiding transition, noted Mondale as process coordinator, and said no Cabinet choices are final yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gress
Stevenson
Carter
James Abourezk
D-S.d
Middle West
Ford
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Walter F. Mondale
Henry M. Jackson
Wash
Senate Committee
Jackson
Interior Committee
Jody Powell
Powell
Abourezk
Congress
Ings
Mondale
Unprecedented Scope Missile May Challenge SALT Limits
U S experts say the SSNX 17, tested with a single warhead, could carry multiple warheads and reach about 2000 miles. Rumsfeld noted newer subs may gain accuracy and range, with an arms race expected to persist under a new negotiating framework easing launcher counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Rumsfeld
Concorde Flights Face U S Certification and Fares Hurdles
The Concorde faces FAA airworthiness certification before any U S scheduled service with a likely several months process. Fares would need CAB approval, and environmental impact statements plus possible new routes or bans could affect operation. A study predicts New York service would boost European business travel and generate $14 million yearly in earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Aviation Administration
U.S
FAA
Secretary of Transportation
Coleman
Concorde
Washington
New York
Civil Aeronautics Board of
Economics and Science Planning Inc
DGA International Inc
Fort Sill wage grade workers get pay raise
The Department of Defense Wage Fixing Authority granted a pay increase effective October 31 for about 1,300 Fort Sill civilian wage grade employees. Non supervisory staff see 7.13 percent, supervisors seven percent, resulting from a yearly wage survey by the local Wage Survey Committee covering Southwest Oklahoma and Wichita Falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Defense
Fort Sill
James T. Pepper
Oklahoma
Wichita Falls
Tex
Wage Fixing Authority
Sheridan Station and area code realignment details
The change assigns 73505 to Lip Codes Sheridan Station and Route 4. Main post office box holders shift to 73502, Sheridan Station boxes to 73504, and Fort Sill stays 73503. Sheridan Road divides 73501 and 73505, with Gore north yielding 73505 and south yielding 73501. A small block west of Sheridan near Bishop Road and Lee Blvd remains 73501.
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Sheridan
Fort Sill
Sheridan Road
Gore
Bishop Road
Lee Blvd
City Manager Candidate Nears Selection Amid Salary Talks
A salary range of 26000 to 32000 for the job of community development director Reuben Brown is noted as he has served as acting city manager. Thomson heads the special search committee with Councilman J J Pursiey declining to confirm reports of a selection. The reportedly chosen candidate is said to be in Lawton to finalize a contract with the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuben Brown
Thomson
J. J. Pursiey
Lawton
Angola Defeats US South Africa Backed Factions in Independence Era
Scranton notes OAU recognition of Neto government, US policy to back African solutions. US veto blocks full support due to Cuban troops propping the Angolan regime. He cites guerrilla warfare by rival factions and Cuban forces waging campaigns in three Angola regions. Cuban ambassador reiterates sovereignty of the People's Republic of China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
South Africa
Portugal
Scranton
Organization of African Unity
Neto
OAU
U. S
Angola
Ricardo Alarcon de Quesada
People’s Republic of
Jain
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Pnr
Donald R. Keith
On-Post
Off-Post
Paul Cullen
Jack Greer
Cullen
Greer
Salvation Army
Dan Delaney
Delaney
Creekwood Village Addition
Planning Department
James N
Frances L. Sutton
Terrace Hills Co., Inc
The
Industrial Development Trust
Toner Co
West Point
Military Academy
N.Y
Edwin F. Ortiz
Marcial F. Ortiz
Lawton High School
Mike D Goodwin
CWO
John R. Goodwin
Eisenhower High School
Ricky D. Whitney
Gary D. Whitney
Bedford Drive
MacArthur High School
Academy
Kevin Scott
Zenal S. Guest
Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps
University of Missouri
Columbia
Navy
Marine Corps
Scott
Lawtonian
AIR Force Basic
Vicky LoRaine Smith
Helen Smith
Air Force
Lackland Air Force Base
Smith
Jonesboro High School
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