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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Oct 13, 1977

Page

3

Army commanders understate military drug abuse, probes find

A congressional survey of enlistees found marijuana use higher in the military than in the GIs hometown high schools. Fort Sill reported 6 to 70 percent usage among recruits, with commanders underestimating by up to 70 percent compared with earlier posts. A fall report and January hearings are planned.

Fort Sill Congressional Task Force U.S Glenn English Army Times Washington, D.C English Department of Defense DOD Ft. Jackson S.C Congressional Committee

Veterans Day Date Confusion Ends This Year

The article notes that 1977 will be the last year with date-based holiday observances. Rhode Island Utah Hawaii and Washington DC will observe on Oct 24 while other states mark Nov 11. Federal offices will close Oct 24 even where local observances differ.

Rhode Island Utah Hawaii Washington, D.C Congress Veterans Veterans Day National Committee

Self Proclaimed Jesus Christ Faces State Jury

Pushmataha County man James Allen Bowen and his three children are charged with assaulting Snow postmaster Leonard Shearer with a dangerous weapon in a grocery store post office. Bowen, released from Eastern State Hospital, claimed divine status as his motive amid disputed postal access.

Muskogee, Okla Pushmataha County Jesus Christ Snow Leonard Shearer James Allen Bowen Robert Way Bowen Barbara Evelyn Calloway Sharon Jane Oliver Shearer Bowen Eastern State Hospital

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