Halloween safety urged by Lawton officials across town
Fire Marshal Ray Catlin warns against candles near decorations and flammable costumes while Mayor Wayne Gilley and Police Lt. Don Wilson urge safe trick or treating. Tips include lighting porches 7 to 9 PM, adult supervision, planned routes, light colored costumes, reflective tape, and helmet or visibility aids.
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Lawton
Ray Catlin
Wayne Gilley
Don Wilson
Crime Prevention Department
Wilson
Defense Chief Warns Cuts Weaken U S Military Strength
Secretary of Defense James R. Schlesinger warned that heavy defense budget cuts would damage U S military power. Senate panel approved 90.6 billion for defense, below Ford’s request. Mansfield urged deeper cuts and troop withdrawals from Europe. Schlesinger appeared on NBC Today signaling possible arms sales to Egypt.
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Robert Griffin
Michigan
NBC TV
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Sviet Union
See
Lawton Schools Expand Learning Resource Centers
Elementary students from 14 Lawton schools receive daily 30 minutes of math and 30 minutes of reading in Learning Resource Centers funded by Title II. Centers employ full-time teachers with aides, aiming for strong individual attention to assist Title I students from low income areas.
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Donna Evers
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Country Club Heights
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Nine Americans freed from South Vietnam clashes
U S officials report nine Americans captured in South Vietnam last spring freed in Bangkok along with two fans, two Filipinos and an Australian. Missionary couples their child and other officials were taken to Hanoi then to Laos and Bangkok. one American reported psychological hardship after solitary confinement.
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Vientiane
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U.S
Mhe
German Countryside Captures Traveler's Fancy
Larry Gee travels with Fort Sill troops to Germany for a war game exercise. At Ramstein and Kaiserslautern he receives a briefing from Lt Col Gary Larsen and tours Heidelberg Castle and historic districts. The piece notes clean towns with flower boxes and American presence in Kaiserslautern.
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Larry Gee Annheim
Germany
Oklahoma
Lawton
Fort Sill
Ramstein Air Base
Gary Larsen
7Th Army
Kaiserslautern
Kaiselautern
Seventh Army
Heidelberg
Raymond Burrell
212Th Artillery
City negotiates bottom line on mall parking for redevelopment
A Lawton city panel and business groups pressed to set a minimum price for downtown mall parking land before courting developers. They endorsed negotiating parking as a mall incentive and backed a concrete bottom price to guide future offers to national stores.
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Lawton
Chamber of Commerce, Urban Renewal
Ex-State Trooper says ticket cost job after arresting official
Don Brewer of Checotah says a ticket he issued to State Rep. John Miskelly for speeding 83 mph was fixed at Muskogee division headquarters. Brewer was suspended in July and chose resignation over firing. officials deny link to Brewer firing for excessive drinking.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
John Miskelly
Don Brewer
Checotah
Miskelly
House Appropriations Committee
Division
Muskogee
Brewer
Highway Patrol
Patrol
Don Mentzer
Mentzer
Weather Outlook for Lawton Through Friday
Clear to partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures persist in Lawton with a low tonight in the upper 40s and southerly winds 7 to 14 mph. Friday highs expected near the upper 70s and current downtown readings reach 69/54.
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Lawton
Two New Schools Sought By Board
Lawton Board of Education advances a 4.5 million bond plan to add east and west Lawton junior high schools. A bonding firm will be selected to draft the election resolution aiming for a Dec 9 bond vote and a Nov 7 submission to the county election board.
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Lawton
West Lawton
Kuntz Elementary
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