Landrum to Step Down as LPHA Chairman in October
Lawton Public Housing Authority heard at its monthly meeting that Donald C. Landrum’s term as LPHA chairman ends October 5. Mayor Wayne Gilley will appoint a successor subject to City Council approval. The group approved writing off 304.89 in uncollectible tenants accounts and disposing of two refrigerators and a lawn mower. Executive director Robert G. Pierce noted usable parts were salvaged and a full-time recreational director was hired. Amanda Brown will lead expanded recreational programs for Ben Davis High Rise tenants.
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Amanda Brown
Benjamin O. Davis
Lawton Man Sentenced to Fifteen Years in Prison
A district court jury sentenced Herbert Wilson, 34, of 1719 Ferris, to fifteen years for delivery of marijuana after a prior felony conviction. Wilson previously was convicted in 1969 of receiving and selling stolen property. Formal sentencing date is pending, according to Assistant District Attorney Steve Lile.
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Texan Surrenders In Double Slaying
Theran Robb Ayers, 62, surrendered to Dallas detectives after two bodies were found in a van along the Trinity River. He faces two murder counts in the slayings of his wife Pearl Ayers and Dallas Police Officer A. B. Hammett, with bond set at 25,000 on each count.
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Bank Robbery Suspect Nabbed in Lawton Oklahoma
Ronald Joseph Schembri 25 was arrested here Thursday by FBI and county sheriff's deputies in Lawton Oklahoma for participation in the March 2 armed bank robbery in An chorage Alaska. He faces extradition to Alaska with bond set at 50000 dollars and awaits further court hearings in Oklahoma City.
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Lawton
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