Funeral Rites for Veterans and Local Residents Set
Funeral services are planned for Maj. (Ret.) Robert L. Vowell 58 of 202 N 18th at 2 30 p m Friday at First Christian Church with Dr T R Leen officiating Burial with full military honors will follow at Post Cemetery under Becker Funeral Home direction Vowell died Monday night at Reynolds Army Hospital from injuries in an accident Also noted Mrs Pearl M Jackson 60 of 2908 Hoover died at Reynolds Army Hospital She was born July 11 1913 in Clarksville Tenn and moved here in 1956 Survivors include Edgar M Jackson her husband Funeral arrangements pending with Jefferson Funeral Home Turner E Thompson 73 of Fort Worth Texas will be buried at Duncan Cemetery after a 2 p m Thursday funeral at Wyatt Funeral Home Chapel Survivors include wife two sisters and two brothers Charles F King 74 of 306 H dies in nursing home and will be buried Thursday at Highland Cemetery Funeral at Lawton Ritter Dalton Funeral Home Chapel Rev Carl Lawson presiding King born January 27 1899 near Calumet Indian Territory He is survived by one son three daughters a brother and two sisters
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Robert L. Vowell
First Christian Church
T. R. Leen
Post Cemetery
Becker Funeral Home
Mr. Vowell
Reynolds Army Hospital
Lawton
Pearl M. Jackson
Hoover
Jefferson Funeral Home
Jackson
Clarksville
Tenn
Edgar M. Jackson
Muncie
Ind
Fort Worth
Mobil Oil Co
The
Christian Church
Opal Hollers
Kay Coderman
Houston
Tex
Sterling
Big Spring
Charles F. King
Lawton-Ritter- Dalton Funeral Home
Highland Cemetery
Carl Lawson
First United Methodist Church
King
Calumet
Indian Territory
Cityan Charged In Death Here
An drew Davis 55 of 1510 Oklahoma was charged with first degree manslaughter in the Sunday death of Willie Johnson 56 of 1908 Washington Lawton. Arraignment set this afternoon. Davis told police a card game dispute led to striking Johnson with a wooden stick causing a head concussion. Johnson died Sunday afternoon in an Oklahoma City hospital.
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Andrew Davis
Oklahoma
Lawton
Davis
Willie Johnson
Washington
Johnson
Oklahoma City
Esperanto failure and US speakers claim
Among various international languages proposed over time only Esperanto reached about a million speakers, with probably fewer than 5,000 residing in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Chilean shopkeepers strike amid protests over killings
Santiago reports a 48 hour walkout by Chile’s 140,000 National Confederation of Retailers to protest police killing of a striking truck owner. The strike coincides with Allende’s third anniversary as clashes erupt in Leyda and anti government demonstrations unfold in Santiago with calls to resist a coup.
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Santiago
Chile
National Confederation of Retailers
Salvador Allende
Interior Ministry
Confederation of Professional Employer
Allende
Strikes Hit Schools Across Several States As Walkouts Continue
In Detroit the Board of Education kept 311 schools open with crossovers while talks stall over pay, class sizes, and accountability. Wayne County Judge Foley ordered round the clock negotiations with a progress report due Thursday. Wisconsin and Ohio districts also face mass walkouts amid wage, calendar, and residency dispute demands.
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Joseph L. Alioto
Detroit
Board of Education
Wayne County
Thomas Foley
Detroit Federation of Teachers
Mary Ellen Riordan
Teachers’ Union
Kenosha
Wisconsin Education Association
Wisconsin
Youngstown
Youngstown Education Association
Campbell
Ohio
Removal Hearing Slated For Camp
Oklahoma City AP A Sept 14 removal hearing was set for Craig Kelly Camp charged in the shooting of an AIM leader in South Dakota. Camp appeared before U.S. Magistrate Charles R. Jones who set bond at 10000. Clyde Camp and AIM President Carter Camp were charged with assault with a deadly weapon on an Indian reservation for the Aug 27 Rosebud incident that wounded Clyde Bellecourt.
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Oklahoma City
Craig Kelly
American Indian Movement
AIM
South Dakota
U.S
Charles R. Jones
Clyde Camp
Carter Camp
Clyde Bellecourt
Rosebud
Lawton City Actions and Infrastructure Projects
Council closes 300 feet east of Fourth Street for library plaza work and approves nine street light installations. A jury verdict favoring Sam McGee against the City over a sewage spill yields $3,500 damages. Boecking Machinery fixes a street dozer for 1,271.94 dollars. Sherman Machine contract for 344 feet of 24 inch ductile iron pipe costs 4,695.60. Lake Ellsworth pumping policy approved. Levine's sidewalk sale approved. Library order change adds 37,932 for plaza work.
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Fourth Street
Library Plaza
Sam McGee
Lawton
McGee
Boecking Machinery Company
Dozer
Levine's
Sherman Machine
Squaw Creek
Lake Ellsworth
Leaker Claims Hobnail Inside DOJ Possible source
Richardson hints leaks may come from inside the Justice Department or from White House or Agnew staff. Hushen says information does not rule out those sources and an internal probe is ongoing with FBI help. Investigation ordered after Nixon request. end date unclear.
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Justice Department
Richardson
White House
Agnew
Hushen
Nixon
FBI
Judges Hold Hearings On Local Smut Cases
District Court judges will hear separate matters at Venus Book Mart Inc. 1206 Cache Road. Chief Judge Brock to rule on public nuisance petition and an appeal on a film evidence ruling. Special Judge Mackey to hear two obscenity cases and decide if there is enough evidence to bind over for trial. Venus seeks to move cases to federal court. a three judge panel will decide Oklahoma obscenity statutes.
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Venus Book Mart Inc
Cache Road
Jack Brock
Vernon Field
Brock
Field
Special District
John Mackey
Mackey
Venus
U.S. Supreme Court
Steven Hess
Gunmen hold Saudi embassy in tense siege near OECD in Paris
Gunmen storm the Saudi Arabian embassy in Paris and lay siege as police surround the two story building near OECD headquarters. Negotiations proceed with Saudi ambassador as one hostage possibly injured after a second floor leap. Police deploy grenade launchers and helmets while bystanders stay behind police lines.
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al Sharif Jaffa
Mohammed Ali Reza
Kuwait
Watergate case moves to appeal on evidence standards
Cox seeks clarification of standards for evidence to be shown to the grand jury in Watergate related proceedings. The Court of Appeals set September 11 for oral arguments. Magruder gains unlimited travel permission. McCord retains bail with ban on public statements and similar travel allowances.
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Nixon
Cox
Hugh Kline
Circuit Court of Appeal
Magruder
Sirica
McCord
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United Way
J. D. Fountain
Howard Smith
Grover White
Charley Gibbs
Robert Vowell
Pearl Jackson
Turner Thompson
Charles King
Leyda
Western Hemisphere
By Roger Bollen
Council
Paris
Bucheton
Organization For Economic Cooperation and Development
Watergate
Constitution & Press Circulation
ANDA
Loewton Evening Constitution
Constitution Press
Southwest Oklahoma
Freezer Beef
Carl’s
Foopmart
North
Sheridan
U.S.D.A
USDA
Pikes Peak
Chuck Roast
Imperial Foods
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