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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1977
Page
5
Seven teens protested the reinstatement of Ronnie Haynes as medicine park police chief after his acquittal on a rape charge. Police Commissioner A P Tuck said most residents favor his return and expected no council action to remove him.
Lawton police hunt a black man in his 20s who robbed a Holiday Inn clerk at 3134 NW Cache early today. He threatened to blow the clerk’s head off, implied a .38 revolver, and fled on foot after placing cash into an envelope. He wore a tan wide brim hat, orange brown shirt, tan slacks and sunglasses.
Steve Wilson director of the Museum of the Great Plains will update the Lawton Chamber about the museum’s community role at the Friday Forum luncheon at the Hotel Lawtonian. The program is open to the public with tickets $3.50 at the door.
A 37 year old Lawton man and his 16 year old son were arrested Saturday by police in connection with the alleged theft of plywood from a house under construction and were released without charges after the materials were found to be scrap plywood.
Soviet conservationists form the Society for the Protection of Cultural and Historic Monuments led by Boris Piotrovsky of the Hermitage. The group lobbies city officials to save palaces, churches, and historic blocks, winning changes to the Hotel Leningrad design and overseeing reconstructions. They work with the State Inspectorate for Monuments and engage schools to decorate sites while funding upkeep of lesser monuments.
Fort Sill Indian School senior class sponsors a benefit luncheon in the home economics building from 11 40 a m to 1 p m on Thursday. Funds go to finance senior activities. Latricia Mam medaty leads the student group. Indian corn meal priced at 125 cents and bean dinner at 1 dollar, with fry bread and beverages included. Also a note that one in twenty Americans aged 17 to 64 donates blood each year.
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