Lawton considers two new junior high schools for west and east
The Lawton school board expects three firms to submit written proposals for a $4.5 million project. Horacek Smith’s plans estimate two junior highs at about $4.4 million with a potential completion by 1977. Enrollment projections show growth in Eisenhower and MacArthur, with declines at Tomlinson and Central.
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West 52Nd Street
Pollard Avenue
Inc
Gradine Company Inc
Stifel Nicolaus & Company Inc
Oklahoma City
Hugh Bish
Horacek & Smith
Bish
Comanche County
East Lawton
West Lawton
Eisenhower Junior High School
Perry Horacek
Richard Smith
MacArthur
Lawton
Eisenhower
Tomlinson
Central
Board of Education
Temple High School
Temple
Oklahoma
Germany in Wartime Field Notes From Heidelberg and Beyond
The writer describes Heidelberg Castle architecture and German cultural life including food and wine. Rural field assignments with Sill soldiers reveal farming in southern Germany near Mannheim and Heidelberg, with crops, beets and vegetables, and high costs of living. Observations include large cities, private home ownership scarcity, and safe streets for pedestrians. The piece ends with plans for further assignments and travel through Germany.
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Heidelberg
Ottherinrich
Germany
Mannhiem
Frankfurt
Bore
U.S
Kitzingen
NATO
Ex-Trooper recounts incident and defends innocence
The text notes a dispute between ex-Trooper Miskelly and Brewer after a Sunday traffic stop in April. Miskelly claims he was ticketed while fishing and denies threats. Brewer defends himself, mentioning a breathalyzer showing zero and a desire for a lie detector test.
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Miskelly
House Committee
Brewer
Mentzer
Tom Roberson
Kissinger Fund Claims Under Scrutiny in Budget Talks
The funds secretary Henry A. Kissinger are described as exaggerated. A conference committee will fix differences between the subcommittee defense bill and the House measure before presenting a final bill to Ford. The President requested 97.8 billion dollars.
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Henry A. Kissinger
Subcommittee
House
Ford
Americans in Vietnam Adrift After Saigon Retreat
The article notes several U S nationals including James Foley Lewis Archie Mitchell and Jay R Scarborough among about 40 remaining in South Vietnam after Ban Me Thuot fell in the Central Highlands during the Saigon government retreat. Most are believed to be in Saigon with no word on Mitchell's husband Archie since 1962.
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James Foley Lewis
Ilinois
Jay R. Scarborough
Southern Ilinois University
Lewis
Ban Me Thuot
Central Highlands
Saigon
County Approves Bookmobile Help for Lawton Library
Comanche County commissioners authorize 3500 in revenue sharing to stock a bookmobile at Lawton Public Library and set two CETA staff slots plus a general fund employee. They did not fund operating costs. If city approval comes, service could start in two weeks.
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Comanche County
Lawton
Bernice Jackson
CETA
Shooting Victim Progressing After Accidental Fire
Clark Anderson a 21 year old of 4610 Ozman remains hospitalized at Comanche County Memorial after an accidental shooting at a south Lawton radio shop. Michael Moon 20 of NW 58th said he believed the gun was unloaded and the single bullet hit Anderson in the face and lodged behind the head. Moon was questioned and released by police.
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Clark Anderson
Comanche County Memorial Hospital
Anderson
Lawton
Michael Moon
NW 58Th
Moon
United Way Tally Jumps in Lawton Fort Sill Campaign
The 1975 Lawton Fort Sill United Way shows an 8.5 percent increase with 327 435 58 dollars raised, 2 percent of the 399 126 goal. Lawton divisions total 196 739 52 toward 244 126 goal, up 8.9 percent from 1974. CFC totals 130 696 06 toward 155 000 goal.
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Lawton-Fort Sill
CFC
Kiwanis
Rotary
Optimist
Lions
Fountain
United Way Office
W. Gore Blvd
Lawton Fire Reports Park Street House Fire
Lawton Fire Department logged a 5 19 p m alarm at 1416 Park for a minor house fire. Dispatches this year total 1293.
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Lawton
Western Hills Elementary Carnival and Spaghetti Supper Planned
Western Hills Elementary to hold a carnival and spaghetti supper from 5 30 p m to 8 30 p m Friday with games an auction. Admission 1 50 for adults and 1 for children. Richard Byrd of the U S Navy charted most of the coast between the Ross Sea and Palmer Peninsula.
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Western Hills
Richard Byrd
U.S. Navy
Ross Sea
Palmer Peninsula
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the Lawton Constitution
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Lawton Morning Press
THE
Sunday Constitution Lawton Publishing Co., Inc
3Rd & A Ave
Okla
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Constitution
Sunday Press
Sunday
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Board OF Education Independent School District NO
Oklo
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P.O
Sugar Land
Texas
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