W. T. Burleson Dies Rites Pending
W T Burleson 75 longtime Lawton funeral home operator and first Lawton Municipal Airport Board chairman died Sunday after a yearlong illness. He led the airport board from 1949 until its 1970s transition to a trust authority and owned Lawton Funeral Home 1944 1967. He was a pilot, Mason, Kiwanis member, and survived by wife Virginia and son Bill.
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Lawton
W. T
Bill) Burleson
Euclid
Huddleston
Burleson
Airport
Trotter
Indian Territory
Vinson
John M. Burleson
Greer County
Bowie Commercial College
Bowie
Tex
Williams Institute of Embalming
Kansas City
Kan
Oklahoma
St. Clair Funeral Home
Virginia Worthen
Wellington
Huddieston
Centenary Methodist Church
Downtown
Kiwanis Club
Legion of Honor
Swedish Soldiers Lose Socks to Hazardous Laundry Mix
In Linkoping Sweden 50 soldiers were placed on the sick list from socks treated with excess lye or disinfectant. Authorities warned that at least 1500 poisonous pairs may have been distributed to army regiments after a central defense laundry computer mixed chemicals in the wash.
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Linkoping
Sweden
Central Defense Laundry
Many Nations Celebrate Labor Day
Chicago report explains Labor Day varying by country. May Day in Europe honors workers with demonstrations for eight hour day and equal pay ideas. In USSR May Day is a national holiday with speeches and parades. Australia refers to May 1 as the Eight Hour Day. United States proposals sought a labor holiday on the last day of summer.
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Chicago
United States
Europe
Congress of the
Second International of Socialist Parties
U.S.S.R
Australia
Socialist Party
Central Labor Union of
New York City
Cattle Identification Key to Eradicating Livestock Diseases
Identification of cattle is essential to eradicate contagious livestock diseases such as brucellosis tuberculosis and scabies. Authorities emphasize traceability and health monitoring to prevent outbreaks and protect herds nationwide.
Prisoners demand reforms as occupation of state facility continues
Inmates issue 25 demands in a taped list urging end to solitary confinement and kangaroo courts, wage parity for prison work, proper nurse training, due process, legal representation, political publications, and broader compassionate rights. Demands include parole board reform, funeral attendance rights, and end to racial tensions as negotiations unfold.
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Robert Heyne
Rudolph Clay
Gary
State Senate Task Force On Correction
Clay
U.S
San Quentin
Parole Board
Lash
Labor Leaders Rally Over Economy and Union Viewpoints
UAW leader Woodcock criticizes rising prices and uneven corporate profits while noting a 1.6 percent rise in real earnings for workers. Labor Secretary Brennan cites 3 million jobs gained and a SUNY New York ceremony for 19 graduates. Wisconsin urges canning plant workers to avert a $4 million vegetable crop loss.
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United Auto Workers
Woodcock
Peter J. Brennan
Brennan
New York City
Center For Labor Studies
State University of New York
Chicago
Industrial Workers of the World
United States
Canada
Cleveland
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture
Venice Officials Evict Pigeons From St Marks Square
Venice officials plan to remove 180000 pigeons from St Marks Square by moving feeding spots to the outskirts, banning corn stands in the square, and sterilizing some birds after failed attempts to crate shipment to other regions.
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Venice
St. Marks
Italy
Fire Engulfs Ship Tetra-Ethyl Lead On Board
The Coast Guard reported a blaze aboard the Key Largo involving tetra ethyl lead. Captain grounded the ship on a levee to fight the flames as 100 to 150 crewmen aided by gas masks battled flames and evacuations of about 500 townspeople in Phoenix, Louisiana, occurred with no injuries.
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Coast Guard
Key Largo
Phoenix
Med Center Cost Reduction Urged
Oklahoma City AP report says hospital trustees adopted a proposal for a 10 percent cut to University Hospital's overall budget. Dr Jeptha Calson proposed delaying new programs until development plans are settled and said reductions would target administration and support services, not the nursing staff in direct patient care.
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Oklahoma City
University Hospital
Jeptha Calson
Jeptha
Births and admissions listed in Hospital Notes
Births include a son to Mr. and Mrs. David Mackey Walters born Sept 2 at 7 14 p m weighing 9 pounds 13 ounces and a son to Mr. and Mrs Dennis Hickerson Indiahoma born Sept 2 at 7 02 a m weight 8 pounds 152 ounces Admitted list includes Joyce Collier 414 S 23rd Place surgery Neal Huckleberry Cyril surgery Myrtle McNair No 9 N Ninth Place medical James Montgomery 2313 N 32nd surgery Nina Teakell Walters medical Nell White Duncan surgery Paul Jones Cache medical Dismissed Alicia Adams Geronimo and daughter born Aug 26 Charles Bonar 1801 Williams surgery Joe Clayton Waurika medical Rosa Gonzales Carnegie sur Claud Hodges No 20 N 59th Jessie Holder Snyder sur Ruth Johnson 4603 Beta medical Susan Julian Sterling sur
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David Mackey
Walters
Dennis Hickerson
Indiahoma
Joyce Collier
Neal Huckleberry
Cyril
Myrtle McNair
James Montgomery
Nina Teakell
Nell White
Duncan
Paul Jones
Cache
Medical
Alicia Adams
Geronimo
Charles Bonar
Williams
Joe Clayton
Waurika
Cal
Rosa Gonzales
Carnegie
Claud Hodges
Jessie Holder
Snyder
Ruth Johnson
Susan Julian
Sterling
Sur
Fugitive in Bank Robberies Sought Across States
The fugitive linked to a San Francisco Bank of America robbery on Sept 20 1971 faces extradition in New Orleans after New York prosecutors agreed to delay their case. He is wanted in Louisiana for two 1972 robberies and is connected to a California homicide inquiry. Judy O Neal was charged with harboring a fugitive and possessing stolen property. Two children were placed with juvenile authorities.
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Bank of America
San Francisco
Louisiana
First National Bank of St. Bernard
Merchants Bank and Trust Co
Metairie
Judy O'Neal
Bell
Robert Tanenbaum
Manhattan
Tanenbaum
New York City
New Orleans
The
San Francisco Chronicle
John V. Young
California
Young
the Chronicle
New York
Patsy Knight
Sterling
Ak Tanenbaum
William Lane
Mimosa
U.S
Raymond McMillan
Washita
Trate Morey L. Lear
Shirley Morris
Fletcher
William Tubbs
Cal
Brenda Vickery
Lindy
Christal Webster
Euclid
Georgia Williams
Elgin
Public Records Complaints Reported by Lawton Police
A list of complainants filed with Lawton Police includes Betty Hernandez reporting a dog bite, Larry Allred reporting mail theft, Perline Henry burglary, Mary Holley assault on two boys, Jessie Baker lost checkbook, and multiple others reporting thefts, vandalism, burglaries, assaults, and attempted robberies at various addresses and local businesses. Names include Essie Davis, Mrs. Inez Schettier, Holiday Inn, First Baptist Church, and Fort Sill related correpondents among others.
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Lawton
Betty Hernandez
Oak
Larry Allred
Mobley Avenue
Perline Henry
Douglas
Mary Holley
Kinyon
Jessie Baker
Fort Sill
L. J. Gibbs
Cleto Pittman
Andrews
Meoicam Alien
Arlington
Essie Davis
Oklahome
Essauit
Inez Schettier
Sterling
Bob White
Holiday Inn
Cache Road
J. C. Miller
Carver
Geil Sioon
Willy Finley
William Chisholm
Herbert Dennis
Ron Rutledge
Sharon Myer
Angus
Bernice Thornton
Forrest
Timothy Buttram
Cornell
Mini- Mort
Gore Blvd
Sherry Apbhort
Cagie
Robert Beck
Alice Williams
Irwin
Richard Cribb
Mary Lock
Monroe
Kermit Delozier
Park
Ronnie Rogers
Fire alarms respond to two house fires in Lowton
Lowton Fire Department responded to a Sunday sequence of alarms starting at 3:33 p.m. for a house fire at 2501 C and at 10:12 p.m. for a minor house fire at 5344 Elm.
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The
Lowton Fire Department
Police seize cash weapons and items tied to Black Liberation Army
Police found 3800 in an apartment along with two 12 gauge public safety items a .308 lever action with a scope an automatic public safety item and a .38 caliber item. A marijuana plant ammunition a machete medical supplies and guerrilla warfare manuals were confiscated. The Black Liberation Army is described as a loose network aiming to attack police and finance itself through bank robberies.
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Black Liberation Army
Record parimutuel payoff at Latonia 1912
The world record payoff for a parimutuel bet stood at 1 833 50 dollars from a 2 bet on Wishing Ring at Latonia Race Track Kentucky in 1912.
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Kentucky
Latonia
Funeral Rites for Former Congressman and Judge Toby Morris
Funeral services for Toby Morris 74 of 2701 Arlington are set for 3 p.m. Tuesday at First Christian Church with Dr. T. R. Leen officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens with Lawton-Ritter-Dalton Funeral Home handling arrangements. Morris died Saturday. he served 10 years in Congress, 14 years as a district judge, and nearly two years as a state industrial court judge.
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Toby Morris
Arlington
First Christian Church
T. R. Leen
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Lawton- Ritter-Dalton Funeral Home
Morris
Crash on Interstate 35 in Norman injures driver
A vehicle driven by 18 year old Jerry Don Rose of Frederick clips a semi trailer on Interstate 35 near Norman while attempting to pass. Tulsa police report 73 year old Coy James of Broken Arrow killed in a separate rain storm pickup crash on a Broken Arrow street.
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Norman
Jerry Don Rose
Frederick
Tulsa
Coy James
Broken Arrow
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Denver
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LABOR
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Lawton Evening Constitution
Sunday Constitution
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Muna
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Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
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