Wall Street slips after early rally amid trading lull
Stocks eased from an early rally as the market cooled at noon. The Dow stood at 958.31, with advances leading declines 749 to 456 as oil and grain stocks fluctuated. Two major banks raised prime rates to 5 percent.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
American Stock Exchange
First National City
Irving Trust
Ralston Purina
Texaco
Gulf
Okeenll Oil
Lawton Man's Body Recovered From Fort Cobb Lake
The body of 55 year old Lawton man John Kenny Kitchens was recovered about 7:30 a.m. by the Lake Patrol after a boating accident on Fort Cobb Lake Monday. He fell from a boat driven by Game Ranger C B Hamb lin when a steering cable broke and hit his head. He was wearing a life jacket which came unfastened and floated away. Divers and deputies had searched since Monday night. Funeral services will be held at Calvary Baptist Church with burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery under Lawton- Ritter-Dalton Funeral Home direction.
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Lawton
Fort Cobb Lake
Lake Patrol
John Kenny Kitchens
C. B. Hamblin
Highway Patrol
Anadarko
Ban on shellfish harms New England fishing industry
A red tide outbreak in five New England states prompted shellfish sales and consumption bans, crippling fishermen, wholesalers, and retailers. Prices fell, demand collapsed, and some firms faced near‑total losses while federal aid agencies prepared relief steps as areas reopen to limited harvests.
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Boston
New England
Nixon
Small Business Administration
Office of Emergency Preparedness
al Hook
James Hook & Co
Blair Man Dies In One Vehicle Crash Near Blair Oklahoma
A 49 year old Blair man William T Worbes died in a one vehicle crash on a county road in Jackson County about 5 30 p m Thursday He was pronounced dead on arrival at Jackson County Memorial Hospital with a broken neck The pickup left the road traveled 63 feet along the roadside struck a bridge and overturned into a creek bed Trooper Jack Blair said Worbes was not wearing a seat belt
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Jackson County
Blair
William T. Worbes
Jackson County Memorial Hospital
Worbes
Highway Patrol
Jack Blair
Altus
Wortes
Lawton Constitution Subscription Rates and Delivery Info
The Lawton Constitution lists subscription rates payable in advance with annual and monthly options and carrier delivery details for Fort Sill. Prices appear in a compact table with cents and dollar amounts, plus single copy pricing.
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Lawton
Leowten Publishing Co., Inc
Ard & A
Fort Sil
City Resumes Monthly Talks on Local Issues
City officials state legislators and Fort Sill representatives resumed a monthly informal meeting series begun by Mayor Don Whitaker. The session covered water problems below Lake Ellsworth, Lake Lawtonka improvements with city and U S Army cooperation, and dogs used in law enforcement.
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Fort Sill
Don Whitaker
Lake Ellsworth
Lake Lawtonka
U.S. Army
Drake Knighted by Queen Elizabeth I and Golden Hind Chair
Sir Francis Drake was knighted by Queen Elizabeth I. Timber from his ship the Golden Hind was used to make a chair that is kept at Oxford University.
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Francis Drake
Oxford University
Funeral Services for Cleve Hooper Early Cotton County Sheriff
Funeral services for Cleve Hooper 92 longtime Cotton County sheriff will be at 2 p m Saturday in the Wyatt Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Paul Tripp officiating Burial will be in Walters cemetery Hooper born Oct 19 1879 in Cleburne County Alabama moved to Cotton County in 1901 married Pearl Moore in 1901 in Henrietta Texas she died 1958 he remarried Lula Hooper she died 1964 Hooper served four terms as Cotton County sheriff from 1925 to 1933 was a Walters businessman and farmer rancher He was a member of the First United Methodist Church and the local Masonic Lodge Survivors include a daughter Mrs Clyde McDonald of Walters two grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
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Walters
Cleve Hooper
Cotton County
Wyatt Funeral Home
Paul Tripp
Walters First United Methodist Church
Mr. Hooper
Cleburne County
Ala
Temple
Red Store
Pearl Moore
Henrietta
Tex
Lula Hooper
First United Methodist Church
Masonic Lodge
Clyde McDonald
Lory Lea McClung
Joe D. McClung
Star Route
Lawton
Paradise Valley
Bob Couch
Paradise Valley Baptist Church
Becker Funeral Home
Forest McClung
Andrews
Col
S. F. Taranto
Sungate
Scott Walling
Elgin
Viva McClung
M. Taranto
Pensacola
Fla
Ross Johnson
Lindy
Cyril
T. A. Whitfield
First Baptist Church
David Forester
Cement
Reese
Renda
Bernice Akins
Chickasha
Gladys Fetters
Hobbs
N. M
Myrtle Turner
Betty Midditon
Fletcher
Paul
Truman A. Jr
Harlen
Dumas
Esther Emerson
Mylica Bennett
Benicia
Calif
Artie Willis
Estopia
Wash
Rosa May Callaway
Fremont
Jack
Oklahoma City
Noble
Olen Fowler
Rancho Cordova
John H Kitchens Civil Servant and WWII Army Veteran
John Henry Kitchens born August 3 1917 in Pattonville Texas came to Lawton in 1940 and married Murrell Baker on October 4 in Walters He served in World War II and retired June 30 from Fort Sill Post Engineers office Survivors include his wife one daughter Frances Garroutte three sons James Jeffery John five brothers one step-brother four sisters and two grandchildren
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John Henry Kitchens
Kitchens
Pattonville
Tex
Lawton
Murrell Baker
Walters
Post Engineers
Fort Sill
Frances Garroutte
Morgan Hill
Calif
James
San Juan Bautista
Jeffery
John
Everett
Redland
Robert
Paris
Charley
Detroit
William
Jimmie
Dallas
Ed Pool
Ann Rose
Fanny Olsen
Jackie Green
Glendale
Rose Hunt
Miamisburg
Ohio
Lawsuits Filed Over Wichita Plane Crash Deaths
Oklahoma lawsuits total 28.4 million target Wichita State University its physical education unit and three airlines over a charter plane crash that killed 31 people including A C Bert Katzrenmeyer. Amended petitions claim the university operated the plane and that the airlines altered it before the crash. Eastern Mohawk and Ozark Airlines named. plane leased from Jack Richards Aircraft and Golden Eagle Aviation.
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Oklahoma City
Wichita State University
Physical Education Corporation
Oklahoma County Court Clerk’s
Jack Richards Aircraft
Golden Eagle Aviation Incorporated
Eastern
Mohawk
Ozark Airlines
Complete Artillery Course Graduates at U S Army Field Artillery School
One hundred twenty three officers completed the Officer Basic Course at the Field Artillery School. Col. Donald W. McConnell spoke at Snow Hall Auditorium. 2nd Lt. Ronald M. Roy earned top honors as the graduate, with honor graduates Forrest G. Clark John H. Bultsma Lawrence E. Lijewski Aaron R. Coleman Joseph James Grasela Jr. and Danny J. Springer named. Capt. Haze A. McDougal led the class.
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U.S. Army Field Artillery School
Donald W. McConnell
Snow Hall Auditorium
Ronald M. Roy
Forrest G. Clark
John H. Bultsma
Lawrence E. Lijewski
Aaron R. Coleman
Joseph James Grasela Jr
Danny J. Springer
Capt
Haze A. McDougal
Condor Sanctuary Threatened by Southern California Fire
A major brush fire scorched the Los Padres National Forest in Southern California where about 60 condors inhabit the last sanctuary. Many birds were away hunting in higher mountains, potentially reducing immediate loss.
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Los Padres National Forest
California
Public Records of Thefts and Burglaries in Lawton
A list of complainants at the Lawton Police Department items include thefts from vehicles and residences. Names include John H Harris Susie Bruns Charles C Owens Emma Marshall and others reporting thefts of spare tires rings wallets five twenty bills two magnesium auto wheels tools purses bicycles and a billfold along with a burglary of a business and a residence.
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Lawton
John H. Harris
Williams
Susie Bruns
Bessie
Charles C. Owens
Morningside Drive
Emma Marshall
Washington
Fort Sill
Martin's Laundry
N. Sheridan Road
Linda Davey
NE 25Th
Martha Roy
Taft
Leonard Cowen
Angus
Bobby Holley
P.O
Natalie Medina
Patty Linners
Tennessee
Jewell Stone
Cheryl
Dole B. Johnson
1603
Park
Traffic charges filed in district court list multiple drivers
Names appear with charges including driving on a road closed to the public failing to yield right of way disobeying a stop sign improper use of traffic lanes driving with expired licenses speeding and operating a vehicle with defective brakes. Several addresses are shown for each defendant.
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District Court Clerk's
Phillip E. Herd
Elgin
Gary M. Griffin
Larry L. Schmeltz
Fort Sill
Tortie L. Blasier
Atlanta
Leland R. Martin
Tommy R. Phillips
Galiaen
Michael C. McGuffin
Nina E. Sublet
Carmen D. Green
Ridgecrest
Venny F. McReynolds
Dearborn
Ralph T. Schereck
Merlin G. Bowmen
Joseph A. Celestin
Nz Bell
James W. Meie
Ated Ei
Bee Richard
Knight
Army cuts off information to Daily Oklahoman over My Lai probes
The Army will no longer answer telephone inquiries from The Daily Oklahoman and demands written requests for information. The move follows the Oklahoma City paper's two year My Lai Massacre investigation and recent disclosures of an Army probe into alleged pre My Lai war crimes. News groups condemn the policy as incredible and stupid.
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Oklahoma City
My Lai
Daily Oklahoman
Associated Press Managing Editors Association
Sigma Delta Chi
Oklahoman
Leonard F. B. Reed
Army
Chief of Information
Daily
Oklahoma
Dick Fogel
Oakland
Calif
SDX
Freedom For Information Committee
Defense Department
National Society of Professional Journalists
John R. Finnegan
St. Paul
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Wellesley
Mass
Charles Fields
New England Lobster Co
Rockport
Peter Maistrellis
Ipswich Shellfish Co
Ipswich
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John del Torchio
Blair Man
Wiest
Drake
John H. Kitchens
John W. Norman
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Airlines
A. C
Bert” Katzrenmeyer
WSU
National Transportation Safety Board
Norman
Fairchild- Hiller Corp
Martin-Marietta Corp
Maryland
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Lawton Boot & Western
Third Street
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Lawton Boot & Western Wear
Lee
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