Burton Re-Elected Top Housing Authority Post
Lawton Housing Authority officers were elected at a monthly board meeting held at the Benjamin O. Davis apartments. Joe Burton was re elected board chairman and Donald C. Landrum was re elected vice-chairman by unanimous votes. Burton agreed to serve month to month as acting president since his two year term expires October 6, with Mayor Wayne Gilley asking him to stay until a successor is named.
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Lawton Housing Authority
Benjamin O. Davis
Lawton
Burton
Narcotics charges filed against Lawton man and Detroit visitor
Lawton and Detroit men face separate misdemeanor narcotics counts in district court. Martin Christy, 19, was charged with possession of marijuana and amphetamines. bond set at 500. Pedro Vega, 39, faces a single possession count with bond at 300. Deputies said Christy was arrested near She Bar after pills were observed and a bag of marijuana found later at his hotel room. Vega was stopped near Fourth and McKinley with twenty pills in his possession. The article also covers housing authority actions and project disposals in Lawton.
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Lawton
Detroit
Mich
Martin Douglas Christy
Mari
Juana
Pedro C. Vega
S. Eighth
Nick Alderson
Bobby Hawkins
H. Ray Anderson
Christy
Fort Sill Boulevard
D & R Motel
Cache Road
Vega
Fourth
McKinley
Center Will Hold Anniversary Open House for Fifth Year
The Pleasant Valley Senior Citizens Center at 1130 Jefferson hosts a 1 to 4 p.m. open house Friday celebrating five years of service. Center director Fern Moncrief notes city support enriches elderly lives and highlights activities and arts classes for seniors.
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Pleasant Valley
Lawton
FBI Chief Here Draws New Post In Capital Office
Hal Burleson senior resident agent of Lawton's FBI office since February 1974 has been transferred to Oklahoma City to supervise general criminal investigations as one of four Oklahoma City FBI supervisors. He served in the Navy 1949 52 and holds a Virginia Tech business degree. His family includes wife Nancy and three children. A 1964 Cook Island helicopter visit is noted in the article.
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Hal Burleson
Lawton
FBI
Oklahoma City
Burleson
Oklahoma
U.S. Navy
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg
Ralston Purina Company
Macon
Memphis
White stork baby stands tall among birds
A two foot tall white stork remains dependent on its parents and is noted as one of the tallest birds.
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Top Housing Authority
Landrum
Betty Jones
Lawton Urban Renewal
LURA
LHA
Pleasant Valley Project
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Robert Jamison
HUD
Jamison
Joe Burton
Don Landrum
Larry Neal
Alfa Guest
Helen Dunn
Center
Cook Island
Windo
Sheridan Mall
Cme
Bankamericard
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