International Mail Rate Increases Announced by Postal Service
The U S Postal Service announced new international rates to take effect January 3 1976 with Canada and Mexico seeing earlier changes on December 28 1975 Surface first class letters to Canada and Mexico rise to 13 cents per first ounce 11 cents per additional ounce Post and postal cards to these nations cost nine cents Other international rates increase to reflect higher service costs The change excludes military base mail overseas which remains at domestic rates
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U.S. Postal Service
Federal Register
Canada
Mexico
U.S
Air Letter
Air Post and Postal
Lawton Zoning OKs 120-Unit Apartment Project in NW
The Lawton Metropolitan Area Planning Commission approved changing 7280 New Cache Rd from C-3 to R-4 by a 4-1 vote, amid protests from about 20 residents who favor a neighborhood shopping center. The panel also approved a second apartment rezoning near Taylor and Kingsbury with no opposition. A Chickasaw firm eyes an airport-area lease as part of discussions on industrial zoning. Special reports highlight local servicemen overseas, including Earl R. Ross and Bobby J. Higgins, with ties to Lawton.
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Lawton Metropolitan Area
Fred White Construction Co
Bill Layton
Taylor
Kingsbury
LMAPC
Chickasha
Airport Authority
Forum Not Scheduled This Week at Chamber of Commerce
The Friday Forum will not meet due to the Thanksgiving weekend. The luncheon program will resume at noon December 5 in the Hotel Lawtonian ballroom.
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Chamber of Commerce
Lawtonian Ballroom
Red Cross Seeks Adult Volunteers in County Hospitals
The Comanche County Red Cross calls for adult volunteers for county hospitals including Memorial Hospital Reynolds Army Hospital and USPHS Indian Hospital. No experience required, choose hours and area, orientation set 9 30 a m to noon Monday at 401 Gore Blvd. Enroll Tuesday. call 355 8180 for details.
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Comanche County Red Cross
Comanche County Memorial Hospital
Reynolds Army Hospital
McMahon- Tomlinson Nursing Center
Usphs Indian
Red Cross
Gore Blvd
Police Log Shows Frequent Thefts and Damages Across City
The Lewton Police Department records numerous reports including thefts from residences and businesses, stolen vehicles, lost IDs, and damaged vehicles. Names and addresses appear with incidents at locations such as Bishop Road, 14th and A, Fort Sill, and Cameron University, plus items like CB radios, hubcaps, calculators, and gasoline.
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Lewton
Betty Simonson
Ave
Dist
Michael Beckett
Sind
Donne Littlefield
50Th
C. Ware & Thomas
Highland
Leonard Cowan
Angus
Cameron University
Cole's Cleaners
Fort Sill Blvd
Fenwick
Outo
Brocklond
Ferris
Charies
Sheridan
Gore
Montgomery
Bill Tubbs
Showcase Cinema
Coche Ee Cee
French Worthen
S. List
Mercedes Yorber
Little Giant Food Store
W. Gore
Bill Snow
Bell
Brenda Road
Cache
38Th
Cache Road
Chartes Nix
Geronimo
Ee University
Okloesweter Rivers
Bishop Road
Joan Davis
147Th Aviation Co
Fort Ssh
Donne Coleman
Smith
Lindel Bevill
S. 24Th
Everett Crow
Lindy
John Gallegner
Motif Manor
Estella Jackson
Oxzman
Avto
Jerry Stevens
Patricia «.Soimmon
Wisconsin
Delores Monsell
N. 40Th
Jimmy Glendon
Potlerd
Kissinger weighs Moscow meeting on arms talks with Brezhnev
Kissinger considers a Moscow meeting with Brezhnev to restart nuclear weapons negotiations. If Brezhnev attends a Cuba congress, Kissinger or Ford may visit the Caribbean. The U.S. seeks a mutually acceptable compromise, while Brezhnev's health and Kremlin dynamics shape the pathway forward.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Moscow
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Brezhnev
Communist Party
Cuba
Kissinger
Ford
Caribbean
U.S
Soviet Union
Detroit
Vladivostok
Geneva
Cityan Earns Eagle Scout Rank In Court of Honor
David Howenstine 15 son of Mr and Mrs Pete Howenstine received the Eagle Scout rank during a Court of Honor at the First Christian Church. A sophomore at Eisenhower High School Howenstine is a member of Troop 176 and has earned 24 merit badges. He belongs to the Order of the Arrow and holds a recruiter badge.
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Bobby J. Higgins
Frank C. Higgins
Bell
Fairchild Air Force Base
Wash
Air Force
Lackland Air Force Base
Tex
Higgins
Silo High School
David Howenstine
Pete Howenstine
First Christian Church
Howenstine
Eisenhower High School
Order of the Arrow
Black Beaver Council
George Thomas
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Postal Service
Lawton Specialist
Germany
Earl R. Ross
Vicki
Lawton
8Th Infantry Division
Idar-Oberstein
81St Field Artillery
Spec
Ross
Army
Ft. Leonard Wood
Fort Sill
Duncan High School
Lawton Marine
Camp Pendleton
Pvt
Thomas V. Avery Jr
Hillcrest
1St Marine Division
Calif
MacArthur High School
Avery
Marine Corps
Lawtonian
Okinawa
Arthur Seymour
M. W. Seymour
Liberty
Seymour
Ft. Benning
Ft. Polk
Thailand
THE
Constitution
Son
Sun
Lawton Morning Press
Sunday
Constitution Lawton Publishing Co., Inc
3Rd & A Ave
Okla
Oklahoma
ES & Apo
Eran al National Bank
F.d.1.c
Burris
Ray Burris
Chicago Cubs
Friendship Church of God In Christ
Pennsylvania
Rudolph
Pete” Thomas
Chad Bledsoe
Thomas
Richard Robertson
Oklahoma City
Jethro Currie
Drew A. Gromyko
New York
U.N. General Assembly
Soviet Party Congress
California
Ronald Reagan
Kremlin
Sen
Henry M. Jackson
Cityan
Eagle Scout
Justin Supply
PSO
Public Service Company OF Oklahoma
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