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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1977
Page
4
Sheri Buckner returned home from reporting a prior break‑in to police and found two white men inside her residence. They wrested for car keys, admitted they only wanted the vehicle, and fled in her 1970 red Maverick.
A dying giraffe named Victor receives informal care at a zoo as onlookers of all ages watch keepers administer saline through an IV. A faith healer and hypnotist were declined, and none of the interventions stopped the animal’s decline as keeper Knowles laments public focus on a single creature.
Former California governor Ronald Reagan will visit Oklahoma City on October 21 with a 6:30 p.m. private dinner and an 8:30 p.m. address at the Civic Center Music Hall. Tickets at $6 are on sale at the county Republican headquarters as officials hope the event funds the 1978 county program. the venue seats 3,800 and a sellout is anticipated.
Cameron University forms the Hell Hounds spirit group to sponsor a charter bus to the Cameron Abilene Christian game in Abilene Texas. Organizer Mike Gallimore sets a $10 bus fee due by Thursday 4 30 p m. bus leaves campus Saturday at 2 p m and returns after the game. An organizational meeting is planned Thursday at 4 30 p m in the student senate offices.
The Energy Committee backed weatherization credits up to 400 for insulation and 2200 for solar or wind heating, while opposing broad taxes on domestic oil and heavy gas tax shifts. Moynihan helped break a tie for weatherization, as liberals criticized credits that may favor wealthy households.
A grand larceny charge was filed in district court today against Fort Sill man Frank Gurto 19 for the Saturday theft of copper wiring from the OK Transfer and Storage building. He was arrested with two 17 year old suspects.
Markets report cattle and calves 6000 head moderately active. Slaughter cows firm to 50 higher and bulls not well established with limited early sales. Feeder cattle and calves unseen. estimate 6400 head for Wednesday auction. cows and cutters mixed. hog sales see US 1-3 350-600 lb at 35.75-36.80 with scattered early sow sales steady.
Ottinger states farmers plan a strike backed by 1,200 dollars raised to set up an office for farmer questions. He notes parity at 64 percent for all farm products and wheat parity as low as 40 percent as of Aug 15. The group operates without officers or membership fees and aims to organize across states.
The Comanche County sheriff’s department seeks a man for questioning after a Saturday night rape about three miles west of Lawton. The victim, who knew the man’s first name and met him at a Lawton bar, says he drove her outside city limits and attacked her before dragging her into a car. Police later redirected the case to the sheriff’s office.
Fort Sill men James Price and Michael Bolding pleaded guilty to robbery with firearms for stealing more than 300 dollars from three men in December 1976. Price, 22, received five years. Bolding, 20, faced a later sentencing date for the armed robbery aboard a ride from Pastime Lanes to the post.
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