Presbyterian Leader Sees Church Mission To Poor and Disadvantaged
Philadelphia AP report on Dr. Eugene Carson Blake arguing the church must focus on the poor and marginalized. He warns nostalgia blocks progress, urges churches to witness for justice, and critiques luxury, materialism, and school prayer rulings while advocating civil rights engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton Constitution
Russell Landstrom
Philadelphia
Eugene Carson Blake
Dr. Blake
United Presbyterian Church
America
Blake
Oklahoma college music series features Mirais and Miranda concert
The Mirais and Miranda will headline OCW Celebrated Artist Series in Chickasha next Thursday October 17 at 3 p.m. Tickets at door priced 1.50 for adults and 0.07 for students. The couple known as balladry royalty are recognized for Nature Songs works used in Lawton schools.
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Mirais
Miranda
Oklahoma College For Women
Chickasha
Lawton
Motivation
Science Materials Center
Christian Science Monitor
New York Times
OCW
Fernando Laires
Laires
Hart and Kaufman
Hollywood
Charles Vaughan
John Henry Faulk
Cityan To Represent Lawton District In Church Contest
Cameron college sophomore Karen Miller will represent Lawton district in the Miss YWA of Oklahoma contest during the state Young Women's Auxiliary convention at Trinity Baptist church in Oklahoma City. Ten district winners compete for the title with a talent presentation and a 1000 word essay on Christian Witnessing. The winner earns an expense paid trip to the national YWA conference in Ridgecrest, North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Karen Miller
Cameron College
Trinity Baptist Church
Oklahoma City
Miss Miller
E. K. Miller
N. 15Th
Northside Baptist Church
Ideal Ywa
Sara Miller
Nathan Porter
Home Mission Board
Southern Baptist Convention
YWA
Ridgecrest
N. C
Red China Extends No Interest Loan to Algeria
The Algerian government announced it received a no interest loan from Red China worth the equivalent of $50 million. It did not specify the currency. Last month Algeria obtained a 100 million dollar loan from the Soviet Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algiers
Red China
Algeria
Soviet Union
Sheriff seeks probe of hospital security after escape
Comanche County Sheriff Forest D. McClung asks Gov. Henry Bellman to investigate security rules at state institutions after Marion D. Fuller escaped Taft State Hospital. Fuller, convicted of rape and murder last March, fled Sunday and was captured Tuesday and sent to Granite Reformatory. Sheriff says state officials did not notify his office and a phone tip helped locate the inmate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
Forest D. McClung
Henry Bellman
Marion D. Fuller
Taft State Hospital
McClung
Fuller
State Hospital
Sheriff's Office
Granite Reformatory
Gov. Bellman
Taft
General To Visit City Reservists
Major General Teddy H. Sanford commandant of XIX Army Corps will visit Lawton Fort Sill next Monday as part of a three state inspection tour. He will arrive at 5 p m and be honored at the Fort Sill Officers Club dinner following a reception at the George Keathley Army Reserve Center. Sanford, an Oklahoma native and former U S Army Pacific commander, is an Oklahoma State University graduate and a World War II veteran with the Silver Star and Distinguished Service Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teddy H. Sanford
XIX Army Corps
Fort Chaffee
Ark
Sanford
Lawton
Fort Sill
Hawaii
Oklahoma State University
Gen
Subscription rates for Lawton Morning Press and Constitution
Rates listed for second class postage and carrier service in Lawton area. Monthly and yearly subscription options cover Const & Sunday, Press & Sunday, and combined bundles. Prices shown for Oklahoma and outside state, with tax noted and four listed counties.
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Lawton
Okla
Constitution
Roe FC
Constitution Press
Eal Cotton
Cad
Grady
Stephens
Erson
Jackson Counties
Const Press & Sun
Oklahoma & Lawton
Press & Sunday
Const. Press & Sun
Oklahoma
Const
Sunday
Press & Sun
Students of Month Named By Two Local Schools
St Marys high names senior Marjorie Ann Brukner as Student of the Month and lawton high lists four seniors Rita Wheatly Heide Pointer Mike Berkowick and Larry Collier with brief parent details and addresses in a local recognition note.
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Marjorie Ann Brukner
St. Mary's High School
Bernard Joseph
William E. Brukner
Gore Blvd
Lawton High School
Gene Hancock
Rita Wheatly
Maj
T. S. Wheatly
Kinyon
Heide Pointer
Sfc
Bur! E. Pointer
Plaza Trailer Park
Mike Berkowick
B. M. Berkowick
Santa Fe
Larry Collier
Merle Collier
Cable Car System To Be Overhauled In San Francisco
San Francisco plans a major overhaul of its cable car system. Oral L. Moore, chief utilities engineer, said the aging network will be idled and rebuilt next spring at an estimated cost of 252000 dollars. The system dates to before 1900, with portions as early as 1880, and has seen little beyond routine maintenance.
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San Francisco
Oral L. Moore
Funeral Rites for Florence Amy Landon Held Friday
Funeral services for Florence Amy Landon 43 of 816 C were held at 1 p.m. Friday in the Ritter-Dalton Funeral home chapel with Chaplain Capt Ernest Sloup officiating. Burial was in Post Cemetery. Landon born February 29 1920 in Grand Rapids Iowa came to Lawton with husband Sgt Lawrence Landon in August 1962 after a tour in Germany. They were married October 5 1958 in Raton New Mexico. Also noted are services for Willie Lee Stevens 69 with burial in Fletcher Cemetery and funeral details provided by Dalton Funeral home.
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Florence Amy Landon
Ritter-Dalton Funeral Home
Ernest O. Sloup
Post Cemetery
Landon
Grand Rapids
Iowa
Lawton
Lawrence Landon
Germany
Raton
N. M
Fletcher
Willie Lee Stevens
Fletcher First Methodist Church
Fletcher Cemetery
Dalton Funeral Home
Odis Mullenix
Hugh Tompson
Victor Legake
Ted Barber
Bryan Bowen
Dillard Moore
Queen Picked At Tomlinson
Sky Stein daughter of Mr and Mrs George V Stein was elected football queen for Tomlinson junior high school by pep club and A football team. Miss Stein a freshman will be honored at a school assembly and crowned during halftime of the T Day game with Altus. Attendants are Karen Baker and Pat Lyell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sky Stein
George V. Stein
Tomlinson Junior High School
Miss Stein
Altus
Karen Baker
Ross Baker
Ferris
Pat Lyell
Jane Lyell
Oak
Pep Club
Miss Baker
Lorena Fullerton
Billie Clark
Lou Whiteley
Queen's Honor Court
Nikki Walker
Kathy Lewis
Sally Wicker
Jana Wilson
Kay Salt
Kathy Stonehacker
Debbie Jones
Kay Williams
Pam McCracken
Grants Approved For State Towns
Washington AP reports three public works grants approved for Oklahoma by the Community Facilities Administration. Dougherty will receive 53000 on a 107000 water system, Greer County 285396 for a 492000 courthouse, and Paden Utilities Authority in Okfuskee County 78000 for new water and sewer systems costing 114400.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Community Facilities Administration
Dougherty
Greer County
Paden Utilities Authority
Okfuskee County
Appeal Rejected On 50 Year Manslaughter Sentence
Oklahoma City AP The State Court of Criminal Appeals upheld Loyd Grant’s 50 year manslaughter sentence for the shooting death of Louis Robinson in Bryan County. Grant’s lawyers argued the conviction should be overturned because the judge briefly stepped out of the courtroom.
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Oklahoma City
State Court of Criminal Appeals
Loyd Grant
Louis Robinson
Bryan County
Grant
Woman Slashes Officer During Arrest at City Restaurant
Lawton officer Gerald High wore scars from a scuffle after a 24 year old woman brandished a knife and club at a restaurant. When High tried to arrest her on a disturbance charge she slashed his left arm. She was booked on resisting arrest and carrying a concealed weapon.
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Lawton
Gerald High
High
French Put Curbs On Steak Prices
Paris reports the government set a ceiling of 1.20 dollars per pound on ordinary beefsteak to curb inflation. Finance Minister Valery Giscard dEstaing said the retail limit targets butchers not heeding the government plea, while wholesale prices stayed within approved bounds but retail rates rose to 1.23 dollars per pound.
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Paris
Valery Giscard D’estaing
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World Council of Churches
Division of Relief and Refugee
National Council of
Our Church
Churches of America
Maryland
The
United
Presbyterian Church
Protestant Episcopal Church
Methodist Church
United Church of Christ
Supreme Court
U.S. Weather Bureau
Meorming
California
Canadian
Pacific
Plateau
Central Plains
Mississippi Valley
Ohio Valley
Great Lakes
North
Atlantic Coast
Benedict Porumbeanu
Eugen Curti
Zurich
Switzerland
Curti
Andre Porumbeanu
Bill Crawford
Oklahoma City Symphony Orchestra
McMahon Memorial Auditorium
Capital City
Guy Fraser Harrison
Symphony
Harrison
Jean-Louis Kashy
Houston Symphony
Danlee Mitchell
Tacoma
Wash
Tom Gauger
Boston Symphony
Norman Paula
David Vanderkooi
Irene Jordan
Guiomar Novaes
David Lloyd
Beverly Wolff
Mahler
Eudice Shapiro
Mary Costa
John Ogden
Jaime Laredo
Whittemore
Lowe
Paul Doktor
Paula
Gian-Carlo Menotti
Brindisi
Cincinnati Symphony
McMahon Auditorium
Junior Servic League
Leister Music Center
Groucho Marx
Ngo Dinh Nhu
Dragon Lady
Ngo Dinh Diem
South Vietnam
Shirley Knight
Walter Matthau
Claude Rains
al Jolson
Hollywood and the Stars
New York Society
Jean Pierre Aumont
Americana Hotel
Imperial Ballroom
Frank Sinatra Jr
Liza Minnelli
Judy Garland
Mirais and
Mama
Betsy
U.S
Bronx
Neil Dapolite
Ethiopia-Tanganyika
Africa
Red
China
Golden Gate City
Florence Landon
Queen
Tomlinson
Quality Optical Service
Southwest Chemical Co
B.E Goodrich
B.F. Goodrich Store
Llth & D
Motorola
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