Fire Kills Two Women In Chickasha House Inferno
Two Chickasha women, Daria Bush and Katherin Jennings, died after a mattress fire started by a cigarette in a Chickasha home. The blaze at 4:25 a.m. caused about $8,000 damage. state fire marshal investigates. A Rush Springs man died in a separate high speed crash the same day, another man injured.
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Hickasha
Chickasha
Rush Springs
Bill Harris
Harris
Daria Bush
Miss Bush
Katherin Jennings
Renfro Death Charge Filed In Mineral Wells Shooting
Mineral Wells police charged Larry Cross 26 with first degree homicide in the Sunday shooting death of Billie Renfro 37 at a tavern. Cross held on 100000 bond in Palo Pinto County jail. Witnesses said the argument stemmed from Renfro dating Cross's ex wife. Cross arrested hours after the shooting at his father's Mineral Wells apartment. Renfro and girlfriend Vicki Cornelius 21 of Fort Worth were convicted in federal court in Oklahoma City on Sept 7 of transporting a female for immoral purposes.
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Mike Ray
Mineral Wells
Tex
Fort Worth
Lawton
Larry Cross
Billie Renfer
Cross
Palo Pinto
Texas
Gilbert Sommerfeld
Renfro
Sommerfeld
Vicki Cherrie Cornelius
Oklahoma City
Ralph Thompson
Penfro
Lion Recaptured After Area Hunt Near Lawton
A lion at large in the Lawton area was recaptured without incident after days of wild sightings. Alvin Kephart, who lives southeast of Lawton and keeps a pet lion in Medicine Park, reported the animal had escaped and aided in its capture. The Comanche County Sheriff’s Department confirmed the recapture following information that the animal was at large.
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Lawton
Comanche County
County approves 1.4 million budget with sheriff funding row
The excise board formally approves a 1.406 million general fund budget for Comanche County for the new year. Sheriff Coy Rogers wins a large share but falls short of his full request, arguing pay and hours justify more money while commissioners resist a promoted salary scale. The plan covers salaries, operations, and travel with deputies set at 675 and undersheriff at 735 monthly, and includes 40,000 for travel. See PANEL, Page 4A.
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County Excise Board
Comanche
Rogers
Commissioners
Excise Board
Sheriff's Department
Hayden Ireland
FDA Bans Red Dye No 4 and Other Color Additives
The FDA banned Red No 4 used in maraschino cherries and some candies, citing safety concerns from dog studies linking bladder polyps and adrenal atrophy. It will also ban 10 cosmetic color additives, approve 20 colors for external drugs and cosmetics, and extend testing for 52 colors. officials note alternative candy color options exist.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Richard Ronk
National Confectioners Association
Chicago
Post Commander Praises Replacement Fort Sill Strong Future Foreseen
Fort Sill commander Maj Gen David Ott praised three years of change growth and bigger budgets and predicted a bright future under his successor Maj Gen Donald Keith. He lauded Fort Sill Lawton relations and said Lawton homes soldiers. Ott departs for VII Corps command in Germany as Keith arrives mid October to lead Fort Sill.
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David Ott
Fort Sill
Ott
Dennis Lang
Lawton
VII Corps
Kelley Barracks
West Germany
Donald Keith
Washington, D.C
Keith
Ton
Army
Field Artillery
Ort Sill
Stuttgart
Lawton Council Opposes Park Land Sale
Lawton councilmen Tuesday night went on record opposing selling or disposing of city park lands. They rejected the Lawton Park Board recommendation to dispose of eight parcels totaling at least 16 acres. The measure was not on the agenda for formal consideration.
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Lawton
Lawton Park Board
Park Board
Ed Riddle
Reuben Brown
Riddle
Vernon Howell
Vic Ramirez
Rex Pierce
Order of Police
FOP
Occupancy tax vote approved in Lawton council action
Lawton City Council approved a proposed three percent room occupancy tax to fund city projects with voters likely to decide in November. If approved, the tax would take effect January 1977. The vote was 9 to 1, with Harry Anderson in opposition. The measure followed a Sept. 9 recommendation by the Lawton Chamber of Commerce.
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Lawton
Harry Anderson
Lawton Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Baughman Snares Victory In House Runoff Balloting
Marvin Baughman, a 53-year-old Geronimo resident and former civil service analyst, won the Lawton Comanche district runoff over George Stuever by 92 votes to secure the state House seat. He carried Geronimo and several other precincts, while Stuever won in Downs and several other areas. With no Republican candidate, Tuesday’s win effectively seals the nomination.
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Baughman Snares
Marvin Baughman
Comanche County
Baughman
Geronimo
Lawton
George
Beal
Cox's
Dunbar
Nixon
Patton
Sullivan
Stuever
Downs
Faxon
Flower Mound
Ranch Oaks
Rogers
Washington
Westminster
Patterson
Earl Simmons
Alford Hennessee
Autumn Weather Brings Sunny Skies to Southwest Oklahoma
Autumn greeted Southwest Oklahoma with sunny skies and cool temperatures today. The National Weather Service forecasts seasonably mild conditions through Thursday with light southerly winds tonight and overnight temperatures in the upper 50s.
Ford signs $143 billion defense bill with bomber choice
President Ford signed a record 143 billion defense appropriation bill allowing the election winner to decide on full production of the bomber. He said he was not fully satisfied but the measure ensures the nation’s defense effort will not be short changed.
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Washington
Ford
Ford and Carter Prep for First National Debate in Philadelphia
The Associated Press reports Ford rehearses at the White House with aides posing as reporters to sharpen answers for the Philadelphia debate. Carter rests and studies issues after outlining his first detailed government reform proposal and plans to visit the site to familiarize himself with the setting.
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Ford
White House
Jimmy Carter
Philadelphia
Carter
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Jack Norrell
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Mary
Jan Cartwright
Bulletin
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