Lawton Firm Wins Highway Water Line Contract
A Lawton firm, D&K Plumbing Supply, was awarded a 14 722 dollar contract to supply 3 700 linear feet of six and eight inch pipe plus hydrants for U S 81 water line work in Comanche. City officials announced bids were opened during a Tuesday night session with one late bid rejected. Construction is to start within two weeks with city crews performing all work.
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Comanche
Lawton
U.S. 81
D&k Plumbing Supply
Butch Graham
Graham
D&k
Duncan
Stephens County
B. G. Green
Oklahoma Department of Transportation
Stephens County Fairgrounds
Lawton School Board Delays Superintendent Decision
Lawton school board met Tuesday in executive session and adjourned without action on selecting a new superintendent to replace Hugh Bish. The meeting approved personnel changes, athletic equipment purchases over 8 500 dollars, and plans for a new elementary school with a proposed open space design.
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Lawton
Hugh Bish
Ted Horton
Sherwood Forest
Jim Southard
City
Bonnie Brady
Octavia Johnson
Jefferson
Sue McAdoo
MacArthur
Karen Baker
Peter Vaniandingham
Grady Coupland
Rickey Coursey
Vincent Danna
Olen Willingham
Wertz Fruit Co
Great Plains
Lawton Fruit & Vegetable
Geronimo Board
Crosby Park
Tomlinson Junior High
Westwood Elementary
David Bruton
Carriage Hills Elementary
Charge Amended In Giyan's Death
In Anadarko a preliminary hearing converted a second degree murder charge into first degree murder for John Ahkeahbo, 33, in the Aug. 14 shooting death of Danny Sankadota during the American Indian Exposition parade in Lawton. Ten witnesses testified before Special District Judge L. O. Thomas. Sankadota died Aug. 22 from chest gunshot wounds and a throat knife wound. Ahkeahbo, found with a .30-30 rifle, is free on $10,000 bond. arraignment set for Nov. 5.
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Anadarko
Caddo County
Lawton
John Ahkeahbo
Danny Sankadota
NW 13Th
Sankadota
Chickasha
Asst. Dist
Atty
Tony Burns
Special District
L.O Thomas
Thomas
Ahkeahbo
East Main
Burns
Youth Recovers After Oklahoma City Auto Bicycle Crash
A 12-year-old Lawton youth in good condition at St. Anthony Hospital after an auto bicycle collision on Gore Boulevard near 40th Street. Gregory D. Davis reportedly turned into the path of a Cameron University vehicle driven by assistant basketball coach Lonnie Nichols. Davis suffered a broken collar bone and bruises. Nichols was uninjured.
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Oklahoma City
Lawton
St. Anthony Hospital
Gore Boulevard
40Th Street
Gregory D. Davis
Arlington
Cameron University
Lonnie Nichols
Eisenhower
Lanny Wallace
Deficits Listed For Financial Corporation in Bankruptcy Filing
Creditors were told the bankrupt Financial Corporation had a 3.3 million deficit when shut down by the SEC last year. The firm had more than 1.7 billion in assets and roughly equal liabilities at that time. Attorney for the trustee noted possible future litigation over antitrust claims and Miller's losses. Medicaid costs are projected near 16 billion in 1976.
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Kansas City
Bankrupt Financial Corporation
Securities and Exchange Commission
Eldon Miller
Financial
SEC
Miller
John M. Gibson
D.W. Gilmore
Gilmore
Gibson
Roosevelt Voters Approve $250000 School Gym Bond
Roosevelt Independent School District voters approved a 250000 bond for a new gymnasium. The 239 yes to 86 no result came from 325 ballots, about 73.5 percent. The 100 by 125 foot prefabricated brick veneer gym will seat 1000 to 1300 with four dressing rooms and a 1977 term readiness.
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Roosevelt
Roosevelt Independent School
Philip D. Williams
Williams
World Church membership and round-the-world flight noted
The Roman Catholic Church reports a world membership of 695 million. A Pan American jumbo jetliner completed a circumnavigation in 46 hours, underscoring rapid long‑distance air travel.
Altus voters approve home rule charter move for city government
Altus residents chose to switch from statutory mayor council to home rule charter manager council after 1417 voting in favor to 1195 against, a 222 vote margin. Eight freeholders from Ward 1 to Ward 4 were selected to draft the charter with a 90 day deadline, pending voter approval in a future election.
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Jackson County Election Board
Thomas Braddock
Richard Farris
Keith Williamson
George Wilburn
Winston Higgs
Iva Nell Templer
Frederick Slack
David Hart
Altus
Citizens For Efficient Government
James G. Starr
Bartlett backs Oklahoma picks for agriculture secretary
Senator Dewey Bartlett urged President Ford to appoint a farmer or rancher as secretary of agriculture and proposed three Oklahoma candidates John Dunn of Woodward Wray Finney of Fort Cobb and H ladd Hitch Jr of Guymon Finney leads the American National Cattlemen s Assn Dunn previously headed the Oklahoma Cattlemen s Assn The liquor by the drink issue will appear on the November 2 election ballot.
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Oklahoma City
Dewey Bartlett
Ford
Bartlett
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Department of the Army
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Nadine Hunter
Mary Kirk
Harry Parker
Dolores Tillick
Joe Clegg
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Sheila Gritte
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Mark Bowen
Gregory Butler
Ricky Coursey
Moises Hernandez
Giyan
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Gore Blvd
Davis
Comanche County Memorial Hospital
Kirk
Fort Sill Mast
Wallace
Financial Corporation
Phyllis Myers
Mrs
Charley Bardsher Welden Cox Pontiac
Brady & Brown
Mr. 7
Jackson
Roosevelt Voters
Fort Cobb
Butz
The
Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Assn
Phil Jones
Dulaney Barrett
Oklahoma City University
Candy Sterrett
Debbie Martin
Cameron
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