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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1977
Page
16
A 19 year old Marlow woman was sentenced to years in prison after pleading guilty to first degree manslaughter in the shooting death of her husband James Kimbrough 23. The slaying occurred at their mobile home near Marlow on January 15. Her co defendant Bobbi Lynn Weems 20 remains jailed in Stephens County to stand trial.
A federal judicial panel orders new staffing requirements for Oklahoma City day care centers to take effect Saturday ending a two year fight with center operators. Gov. Boren backed the centers arguing the rules are unnecessary for adequate child care. The ruling allows possible Supreme Court appeal and cites one adult per child under six weeks and one adult per four children aged six weeks to three years.
District Judge William Roberts dismissed the jury and declared a mistrial after jurors deadlocked in the attempted robbery and beating of Luther Cunningham, 83, last Nov. 2. A new trial for Bobby Wayne Jackson, 21, is set for the November term.
The first annual 19 and Under Open Rodeo will be held Saturday and Sunday under Apache Chamber of Commerce sponsorship. Performances start 8 p m Saturday and 2 p m Sunday at the Apache rodeo arena featuring top youth rodeo contestants. Advance tickets at 50 cent discount end at noon. Winners of the rodeo queen contest announced Saturday night with queen and court introduced Sunday. Marvin Crabtree to announce.
A 75000 dollar civil action was filed in district court against the city of Lawton. Nick Richards of 133 Berkshire Way claims improper engineering caused flood damage to his east Lawton property at Gore Boulevard and Flower Mound Road after Gore Boulevard was raised in October November and December 1975. The suit says Gore acts as a dam backing runoff onto Richards' property.
Halliburton Education Foundation presented Cameron University with a 5000 grant during a ceremony in Duncan. Don Owen and Bob Vowell accepted on behalf of Cameron while Halliburton executives John Birdson and W T Malone announced the gift. The grant funds faculty awards in the physical science department, the fourth Halliburton gift in four years following 1974 75 and 76 grants of 2000 each.
The Coast Redwoods are among the oldest living things, dating back at least 30 million years. They once covered much of North America but now grow only along the moist temperate coast from central California to southern Oregon, with some trees over 2,000 years old.
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