Stocks Fall as Market Dips on Mideast Unease
The Dow Jones average slid about 9.5 points to 957.56 as trading remained heavy and declines outpaced advances by more than three to one. Analysts cited Middle East tensions and cautious Fed stance for investor uncertainty amid ongoing price updates from Oklahoma Ag Department markets.
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New York Stock Exchange
Mideast
Manowa Kisor
Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis
Federal Reserve Board
Arthur Burns
Fed
Public Records Of The Lawton Police Reported Thefts
Lawton police notes list thefts and vandalism from multiple addresses including auto thefts at First and B and 230 S. wood, bicycle and motorcycle tag thefts, a pipe from Gore, and a firearm theft at Thrifty House Furniture. Names include George Crow, Gore, Richard Squires, Lee McWilliams, and Dorothy Deots among others. Sixteen incidents referenced in the public records column with locations across Lawton and Fort Sill.
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Lawton
Georce Crow
Carriage House
CE. Gore
Eimer
N. 4Th
Hert’s
Phillip 66
U.S
Rogers Lane
Jerry von Patten
Fort Sill
S. Ood
Jones
E. Lee
Michael Pierce
Lindy
Bicycle
Lewis Terry
E. Gore
Elsa Powell
Brichton Place
Maddox
Sheriden Road
Sixteen Comanche County Students Named Honor Roll
Sixteen county students from Comanche County earned honor roll status at Oklahoma State Tech Okmulgee for the trimester. Lawton honorees include Ronny Ahlborn Tae Seong Bae Grady Davis Olan Franklin Gary Johnson Cletus Key Odree Lewis Vicki Martin Harry Moon John Phelps William Webster Clyde Wheatley. Area students listed are Robert Seymour Sterling Dwight Smith Cache Franklin Whitewolf Medicine Park and Edmund Wilkerson Indiahoma.
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Comanche County
Oklahoma State Tech
Okmulgee
Lawton
Ronny Ahlborn
Tae Seong Bae
Grady Davis
Olan Franklin
Gary Johnson
Cletus Key
Odree Lewis
Vicki Martin
Harry Moon
John Phelps
William Webster
Clyde Wheatley
Robert Seymour
Sterling
Dwight Smith
Cache
Franklin Whitewold
Medicine Park
Edmund Wilkerson
Indiahoma
DECA District Leadership Training At Altus High School
Eight officers from Lawton High and 12 DECA chapters in Southwest Oklahoma attended a District Leadership Training Conference at Altus High School. Dawn Anthony led Lawton officers as president with Jack Norrell as vice president, Charlene Hodge secretary, Cindy Warner treasurer, Jim Creek parliamentarian, Gina Bianco reporter, Nancy Dalton historian, and Kathy Sayre chaplain. Rae Jean Kretchmar advised and led the seminar for presidents and vice presidents.
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Amer
Altus High School
DECA
Oklahoma
Lawton High
Dawn Anthony
Jack Norrell
Charlene Hodge
Cindy Warner
Jim Creek
Gina Bianco
Nancy Dalton
Kathy Sayre
Rae Jean Kretchmar
Ike Drill Team Wins Five Guthrie Meet Trophies
Eisenhower High School Patton Rifles drill team won five first place trophies at the fifth annual Guthrie State Championship drill meet on Saturday. Awards covered inspection regulation drill exhibition drill individual drill and overall performance. Judging came from Fort Sill drill sergeants and included Guthrie High School Wichita Falls Ryder High Van Buren Memorial High School in Joplin.
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Eisenhower High School
Patton Rifles
Guthrie
Fort Sill
Guthrie High School
Wichita Falls
Ryder High
van Buren
Ark
Memorial High School
Joplin
Hearing Set in Drug Case for Bobby McAlester
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for November 7 with bond set at $5,000 for Bobby McAlester 22 of 911 C charged in District Court with delivery of controlled drugs a felony. McAlester allegedly sold two amphetamine tablets for $3 to a police undercover agent on June 15.
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Bobby McAlester
McAlester
Funeral arrangements for Erma Pickett
Funeral rites for Erma Pickett aged 68 are pending at Becker Funeral Home after a two week illness. She was born December 21 1903 in Sumner County Kansas and leaves two aunts in Kansas and Oklahoma plus several nieces and nephews.
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Erma Pickett
Becker Funeral Home
Miss Pickett
Sumner County
Kan
R. F. Sawyer
South Haven
Hattie Porter
Lawton
Funeral set for J. D. Suggs veteran Enid repairman
J D Suggs 66 of 2501 E died Monday at 1 50 pm in a care facility Born December 6 1905 in Sugden he owned Typewriter Service Co in Enid for years and moved to Lawton area in 1950 He was a Masonic Lodge member Survivors include three daughters two sisters and three grandchildren Burial at Highland Cemetery with Rev Dick Williams officiating.
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J. D. Suggs
Hare
Lawton-Ritter- Dalton
Cahpel
Dick Williams
Western Hills Christian Church
Highland Cemetery
Mr. Suggs
Sugden
Typewriter Service Co
Enid
Suggs
Masonic Lodge
Pat Young
Mendota
Calif
Virginia Harris
Fort Campbell
Shirley Suggs
Cyril
Dorothy Mead
Wichita Mountains Estates
Ann Irby
Lenard McCarter Rites Held In Snyder
Lenard C. McCarter 52 of 206 H dies after long illness in Norman hospital. Funeral at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Beck er Funeral Home chapel in Snyder with Rev. Dayton McCarter officiating. Burial in Highland Cemetery. Born January 11, 1921 in Lawton, he lived in Snyder all his life and was an automobile mechanic. Survivors include brother J. D. McCarter Rush Springs and sister Rosie Lee Thompson Oklahoma City.
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Lenard C. McCarter
Becker Funeral Home
Dayton McCarter
Snyder
Tex
Highland Cemetery
McCarter
Norman
Lawton
J. D. McCarter
Rush Springs
Rosie Lee Thompson
Oklahoma City
Emmett Tsatigh Dies in Arizona Funeral Services Set
Emmett Tsatigh 86 of the Grandado Indian Reservation Arizona died Saturday at Granado Indian Hospital. A prayer service is set for 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Becker Funeral Home chapel with funeral at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Mount Scott Kiowa Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Mount Scott Kiowa Cemetery. Survived by two daughters Dorothy Warner and Mary Ahdosy one son Melvin Tsaugh 28 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. Retired Air Force Sgt Joe Ruiz 49 died of apparent heart attack Saturday in Fort Worth Texas where he had lived since retirement. Prayer services 7:30 p.m. today at Lawton Ritter Dalton Funeral Home funeral at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Comanche Reformed Church. Burial will be
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Emmett Tsatigh
Granado Indian Reservation
Arizona
Granado Indian Hospital
Tsatigh
Becker Funeral Home
Mount Scott Kiowa Methodist Church
Ruben Ahhaittv
Angie Smith
Air Force
Joe Ruiz
Fort Worth
Tex
Lawton-Ritter-Dalton
Comanche Reformed Church
Highland Cemetery
County School Office To Close For Education Convention
The Office of the Comanche County superintendent of schools will close Thursday and Friday for the Oklahoma Education Association convention in Oklahoma City. Superintendent Curtis Jeffreys and deputy Jackie Slater will attend.
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Comanche County
Oklahoma Education Association
Oklahoma City
Curtis Jeffreys
Jackie Slater
Ancient Douglas firs stored in towering forest giants
Loggers and foresters report Douglas firs reaching 330 feet in height and 45 feet around the trunk with ages over 1,400 years. Each tree is said to hold enough lumber to construct 16 two bedroom frame houses.
Recession Possible Economists Say Early 1974 Outlook Dim
ANN ARBOR Michigan AP two University of Michigan economists George Katona and Jay Schmiedeskamp say a recession by early 1974 is quite possible or probable based on a national survey. They report rising prices high interest rates and consumer pessimism could slow discretionary spending and trigger a recession.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
George Katona
Jay Schmiedeskamp
University
Institute For Social Research
Lawton Hosts Free Shoplifting Prevention Seminars
Lawton merchants and employees are invited to two 10 a.m. to 12 noon and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Shoplifting Prevention Seminars at the Great Plains Area Vocational Technical School. Roy Peters will lead with law enforcement help during a Q and A and a later film on bogus checks. Reservations via Lawton Chamber of Commerce at 607 C or 355 2541.
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Lawton
Great Plains Area Vocational - Technical School
Lawton Chamber of Commerce
Small Business Administration
State Department of Vocational - Technical Education
Roy Peters
Peters
Chamber of Commerce
Baptists License Two City Youths
Northside Baptist Church at 18th and Taylor licensed two Lawton youths to preach. Gary Burk an Eisenhower High School junior and Jack Ray an Eisenhower High senior received licenses. Burk and Ray are sons of local residents and both plan to enter the ministry.
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Lawton
Northside Baptist Church
18Th and
Taylor
Gary Burk
Eisenhower High School
Jack Ray
Eisenhower High
Burk
Wayne Burk
N. 50Th
Ray
Tom Ray
Cityan Presides At VICA Meet In Washington
Carter Gale of Eisenhower High School served as a presiding officer at the ninth annual Vocational Industrial Clubs of America leadership conference in Washington D C from October 2 to 12. Gale is national president of the secondary division of VICA and is the son of Mrs Joyce Gale of Columbia.
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Carter Gale
Great Plains Area
Vo-Tech
Vocational Industrial Clubs of America
Washington, D. C
Gale
Eisenhower
VICA
Joyce Gale
Columbia
Kosygin Visits Cuba during 1967 Premier Trip
Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin visited Cuba in 1967 amid Cold War era diplomacy and talks with Cuban leaders reflecting strengthening Soviet Cuban relations.
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Russia
Alexi Kosygin
Cuba
Denture adhesive promotes secure wear for false teeth
FASTEETH Powder offers longer firmer holds for dentures and reduces embarrassment by improving comfort. Dentures that fit are essential to health, and users are advised to see a dentist regularly.
Justices Silent On Bugging Claims At Supreme Court
Justice Douglas asserts in a dissent that the court’s conference room may be bugged amid a wiretap case. Justices Stewart Powell Marshall White and Blackmun declined comment while the court’s public information office did not respond.
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Douglas
Court Public Information Office
Court
Lyndon B. Johnson
Bacteria Closes Surgical Unit At Veterans Hospital
Veterans Hospital closed its surgical unit after a common bacteria strain, Klebsiella, found there proved resistant to antibiotics. Administrator Dan Macer explained the weak, surgery patients are especially vulnerable, prompting the temporary shutdown for safety.
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Oklahoma City
Veterans Hospital
Dan Macer
Kiebsiella
Macer
Fort Sill rescue crew cited for flood relief work
Two UH-1H Huey helicopters from the 307th Medical Company aided flood victims in Blackwell and Enid Oklahoma. Brig. Gen. Robert J. Koch awarded Army Commendation Medals to the crews for 14 hours of rescue work including 86 people aided and 25 rooftop rescues.
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Asa
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
Robert J. Koch
Field Artillery School
307Th Medical Company
Blackwell
Enid
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Richard G. Smith
Sidney L. Howard
Mack D. Davis
Ronald L. Freeman
Ronald A. Huether
CWO
A. Jay Miller
Eugene D. Brown
John L. Stover
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Geary
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Aitus
Muskogee
Okeene
Temple
Watonga
Gulf
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Mangum
MILO
Aston
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Pauls Valley
Public Records
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Morning Press
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Wea
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Sun
Apo
Mm Press
Suncey. Ae
Const Press & ‘UN
McCord
C Ave
Dial
Ike
Ice National Bank
County School Office
Walt’s News & Book Store
Cache Rd
Western Union
Yong In-Young
Metropolitan Medical Center
Minneapolis
Yong
Baptists
District of Columbia
Johnson
White House
Joseph Califano
William H. Rehnquist
Eme
Ency Fund
Anthony Libro
Anthony Wibro
Million Dollar Round Table
South 13Th
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Hawkins
Lee Bird
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