Lawton Fort Sill water plan eyed for 1980s needs
Lawton and Fort Sill face rising water demand with 1980 projections of 24.5 million gallons daily and 31.2 million by 1990, triggering calls for new filter capacity and a Waurika reservoir system. The Benham Blair report notes current capacity, risks on peak days, and possible storage sites Ellsworth Lake George Fort Sill and Waurika developments.
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Lawton
Fort Sill
Lawton-Fort Sill
Benham- Blair
Chamber
Benham - Blair
Oklahoma City
Lawton and
Waurika
Benham-Blair
Lake Ellsworth
Waurika Reservoir
Ellsworth
Lawtonka
George Barber
Barber
Lake George
Fort Sill East Range
Department of Defense
Corps of Engineers
Nader Report Attacks Du Pont Influence in Delaware
The 800 page Nader report claims the Du Pont family wields extensive power in Delaware shady enough to call it a company state. It labels the influence as broad and deep across nonprofit and professional sectors aided by Du Pont funding.
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Nader
du Pont
Delaware
Wilmington
Martin Luther King
Pennsylvania
the Wilmington
du Pont Public Relations Department
Cuba
U.S
John J. Williams
Williams
Wilmington Morning News and Evening Journal
Christiana Securities Co
du Pont Co
State University
du Pont Estates
Army Officers Retirements and Worldwide Posts At Fort Sill
Col Lillard chief of staff at Fort Sill retires in January after nearly 30 years in the Army. He served as deputy administrator for the Ryukyus and held posts in USAFAS and USAFAS Combat Developments. Col Perkins, West Point graduate, assumes Fort Sill chief of staff with prior commands including 4th Battalion, 28th Artillery and overseas tours. Rosemary Hardy, 34, is jailed after surrendering in Portola Heights for stabbings at Hillcrest School. two teachers seriously injured, one other victim treated for wounds.
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Field Artillery School
Usafas
Usapas
Combat Developments Department
Combat Developments Command, Field Artillery Agency
Field Artillery Center
Lillard
Fort Sill
Col. Lillard
Perkins
28Th Artillery
Europe
Vietnam
Korea
Japan
Col
Perce Cones Oe SS An Ae Tee Gekek
Ate Gee Kan
Rosemary Hardy
Hillcrest School
Portola Heights
John Lanthier
Hardy
Joan Hoskey
Hassam
Santas Assee
Oklahoma Weather Outlook Mixed Rain Snow Today
A forecast shows scattered light rain or rain and snow mix this afternoon with a 30 percent precip probability. Highs in the lower 40s, lows in the lower 30s, and east to southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. Wednesday expects mid 40s, statewide highs 38 to 48, and morning lows 26 to 38. No accidents reported by Lawton police or highway patrol at press time.
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Lahoma
Guymon
Panhandle
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
Lawton Police Department
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Pasquale Vinaccia Shaped Modern Mandolin, Britannica Says
Encyclopaedia Britannica credits Pasquale Vinaccia of Naples with shaping the mandolin’s exact form and proportions known today. The attribution highlights his influence on instrument design and construction.
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Pasquale Vinaccia
Naples
Italy
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Elk Hunt At Refuge Restricts To Females And Spike Bulls
Rutledge says the first elk was shot before Max Fields killed a second about 100 feet away. Thirty nine hunters began week one of a three week hunt running Tuesdays to Thursdays until Dec 16 with a quota of 42 but only 39 attending. Seven of eight elk killed were cows and the single spike bull was taken by Charles Pack of Duncan in Graham Flat Pasture. Other kills included John L. Winn Ernst A. Lewis Dan Cold Iron Fred D. Russell and Dan L. Stubblefield. 126 hunters will join the refuge elk hunt this year restricted to females and spike bulls with no antlered bulls taken.
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Graham Flat Pasture
Charles Pack
Duncan
Quanah-Elk Mountain
Mt. Pinchot
John L. Winn
Austin Drive
Earnest A. Lewis
Tulsa
Dan Coldiron
Perry
Fred D. Russell
Kelleyville
Dan L. Stubblefield
Oklahoma City
Fire station project tied to K Mart development plan
Firemen at the southwest corner of 38th and Cache will be developed by K Mart with materials funded by the firm and installation by the city. The city gains a 12 foot easement along the water line. Council approved Wyatt Acres Part 6 final plat subdivision bond and annexation ordinance and scheduled a public forum at city hall 7 p m today for citizens to discuss issues with officials.
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38Th and
Cache
K-Mart
Wyatt Acres
First electric light and later incandescent lamp patent
The article notes Francis Hauksbee produced the first electric light around 1706 in England, about 174 years before Tomas Edison patented the incandescent lamp in 1880 per Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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Francis Hauksbee
England
Tomas A. Edison
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Funeral Rites for John Queton 92 in Anadarko Area
John Queton 92 lifelong Mountain View Carnegie area resident died Monday in a Lawton hospital after a brief illness. Prayer services 7:30 p.m. today at Smith Funeral Home Chapel. Burial Rainy Mountain Cemetery after funeral at 1 p.m. Thursday Rainy Mountain Baptist Church with Rev. Vernon Brooks and others officiating. He was born March 18, 1879 and married Irene Bointy in 1907. Survivors include his wife seven daughters seven sons two nephews 32 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
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Anadarko
John Queton
Mountain View
Carnegie Area
Lawton
Smith Funeral Home
Charles Toyebo
Carnegie
Rainy Mountain Baptist Church
Vernon Brooks
Frank Venable
Oklahoma City
Berry Shongo
Lodge Grass
Mont
Rainy Mountain Cemetery
Mr. Queton
Irene Bointy
Hattie Crossman
Cecelia Lorentz
Lookeba
Marjorie Tahbone
Roberta Strange
Fort Worth
Julian Horton
el Reno
Ester
Aliens Reminded To File Addresses
U S Post Offices will cooperate with the Immigration and Naturalization Service to ensure aliens report their current addresses by January 31 1972. Report forms are available at local post offices.
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U.S. Post Offices
Immigration and Naturalization Service
U.S. Postal Service
Oklahoma Guard Restructuring Aims at Peak Readiness
The Oklahoma Army National Guard will streamline to maximize readiness for national security. Provisional brigades Special Headquarters and 9th Support are to be phased out. A new 45th Support Group gains command of five battalions plus dedicated units from Ada Midwest City McAlester Ardmore Okmulgee and more.
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Oklahoma Army National Guard
United States
Oklahoma Guard
Special Headquarters Brigade
9Th Support
Oklahoma City
45Th Support Group
120Th
Midwest City
120Th Supply and Service Battalion
Ada
McAlester
245Th Transportation Battalion
Ardmore
120Th Engineer Battalion
Okmulgee
160Th Field Artillery
145Th Transportation Company
Madill
1120Th
Muskogee
1245Th Transportation Company
245Th Medical Clearing Company
145Th Aviation Company
Norman
45Th Infantry Brigade
Edmond
Currency realignment eyed to prevent trade war amid US devaluation clash
Nations push realigned exchange rates and end import surcharges to stabilize trade. UNCTAD warns of billions in reserves losses for developing countries if depreciation persists. Oklahoma Army units reorganize logistics and staffing with several company moves and conversions, increasing officers from 733 to 765.
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United States
Nixon
Geneva
U.N. Conference On Trade and Development
Nixon Signals Narrow China Trip Aims for Peace
President Nixon outlined a possible journey to Beijing aimed at building a better U S China relationship. He described the trip as a busy working visit with minimal ceremony and said White House aides will address remaining technical details in the weeks ahead.
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China
Nixon
Peking
White House
Ziegler
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Jerome Kennedy
Thea Tien
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Rutledge
Lantes
Na Realty
Matthews
120Th Engineering Battalion
Bristow
179Th Infantry
Cushing
Fairfax
Chilocco
Ponca City
180Th Infantry
Atoka
Yaa Tatty
AAS National Bank
Austin
Jolly
Comanche Memorial Hospital
Herbert Powell
Snyder
Okla
Nivada
Leonardo da Vinci
Cache Road
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