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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1977
Page
2
Lawton officers responded to a city trailer park where a intoxicated man refused arrest. Police say the man fought, a nightstick strike and mace were used, he dropped a beer bottle, and hospital staff report multiple teeth lost and abrasions with stable condition.
About 800 signatures are expected on petitions to support District Attorney John Lanning as Walter Bell aged 86 faces trial for allegedly showing an obscene film at the Capri Theater in Dewey Oklahoma. Residents defend Dewey as home to the so called Dewey Dirties and say they oppose such movies.
Police warn of a false portrait scam by a man distributing handbills for Champion Studios. Two victims paid $5 each, only to find no photographer at a city motel. The studio does not exist and the phone number is fictitious.
New officers were installed today for three branches of the Future Business Leaders of America at Great Plains Area Vo-Tech School. Officers include Emily Canlas Eisenhower High School president and Cami Samply Cache president with other posts filled by students from Elgin Lawton MacArthur and EHS along with LHS and Cache campuses.
Radar operations in the Lawton area total about 40 000 annually with roughly half from civilian landings and overflights. Since 1975 the number of operations has risen from 22 006 as Fort Sill and Lawton airfields handle departures arrivals and overflights under 6 000 feet. Fort Sill's Army Communications Command continues updating gear to meet FAA standards with 16 civilian and 24 military controllers and six civilian plus six military maintenance specialists.
The investigation follows Poahway’s arrest in Gonzales Louisiana after an attack. He claimed loss of a wristwatch matching one recovered at the scene. Forensic chemist Ann Reed noted hair samples from Poahway the victim’s home and his jail cell shared characteristics but could not identify a match. Poahway’s mother testified about his whereabouts the early morning hours of March 16. He had pleaded guilty in 1976 to assault with intent to commit rape and faces unrelated robbery and escape charges. A district court jury acquitted him of first degree burglary on February 28.
Testimony before the Foreign Relations Committee centers on Panama canal terms and the balance of power. Secretary Brown defends continued U S control of sea approaches and warns that internal threats could endanger the waterway. Lawmakers press for assurances that Panama interprets the pact the same way and question potential U S intervention after 2000.
A presiding judge requests Judge Robert Dwyer of Memphis to appoint a replacement for Galbreath on the nine member court. The move aims to fill the vacancy and maintain full court strength.
Lawton Metropolitan Area Planning Commission will discuss a potential flood plain study for Nine Mile Creek during its Wednesday meeting at 1 30 p m in Lawton City Hall chambers. City Planner Paul Cullen will report on an open meeting law compliant session with the Chamber. The board also considers final Lee West Estates Part 2 plat approval and holds three public hearings including two rezoning requests by Parks Jones Realtors to rezone 6800 block Lee Boulevard to C 3 and 6900 Lee Boulevard to A 4, plus Wayne Writing use on review for a self serve gas station at 6701 W Gore.
Colorado leads all states with 55 peaks above 14 000 feet. The count highlights the state’s dramatic high alpine landscape and rugged mountain terrain.
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