Lawton Mulls Scrapping Paid Engineer Plans for Park Project
Lawton officials considered canceling a $140000 water and sewer plan for a $3 million industrial park project after paying the bocal engineer. City Manager Reuben Brown and City Engineer Fred Kasper led discussions amid prospects of future industry locating at the west Lawton site.
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Lawton
Reuben Brown
Fred Kasper
Hunter Road
U.S. 62
97Th Street
Lee Boulevard
7Th Street
67Th and
Lee
Jones
Kasper
Payroll At Post Due Large Hike From Federal Pay Increase
The Fort Sill payroll could rise by more than 8 million annually due to a federal civilian and military pay hike signed by President Ford. About 2.6 million workers receive a average 4.83 percent raise, boosting Fort Sill’s combined payroll to roughly 174.6 million yearly and potentially 183 million with current growth. The hikes take effect Friday for military and Oct 10 for most civilians.
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Fort Sill
Ford
Roosevelt Visit Tops Southwest Oklahoma History Notes
President Ford will visit the Lawton region next month, continuing a line of presidential ties to the area. The piece recalls Theodore Roosevelt's 1905 wolf hunt near Frederick and Fort Sill associations, including Quanah Parker and ranchers, highlighting local sites later becoming Isadore and memories of Rough Riders connections.
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Paul McClung
Ford
Teddy Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Fort Sill
Camp Doniphan
Oklahoma
Teddy
Big
Frederick
White House
Roosevelt
Skoan Simpson
Fort Worth
John R. Abernathy
West
Rough Riders
San Antonio
Quanah Parker
Texas
Burk Burnett
Tom Waggoner
Isadore
John Abernathy
Theodore Roosevelt
Secret Service
Lawton-Fort Sill
Ford to Overnight in Lawton for Fort Sill Visit
President Ford plans an October 8 overnight stay in Lawton focused on Fort Sill then depart for Dallas to attend the OU-Texas football game. The visit was confirmed by the Lawton Constitution and White House sources while security and logistics were being arranged. Betty Ford may appear October 9, and Oklahoma Senator Bartlett noted a rally date to avoid conflicts with the OU Texas game.
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Ford
Lawton
Fort Sill
Dallas
Tex
Robert Haught
Henry Bellman
White House
Haught
Post
GOP
Southwestern Bell
Secret Service
Betty Ford
Oklahoma
Dewey Bartlett
Ford denies funds diversion in Oval Office remarks
President Ford said he never diverted campaign contributions for personal use and expects federal probes to show no impropriety in his campaign finances. Carter accepted the denial and urged cross examination. The Watergate special prosecutor probes Ford’s Michigan records and corporate entertainment of officials dating to his House days. He defended his personal integrity amid ongoing inquiries.
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Washington
Ford
Jimmy Carter
Carter Ford
Oval Office
Carter
House of Representatives
Watergate Special Prosecutor's
Michigan
Medicare Fee Hike Hits All-Time High
The Social Security Administration boosted the Medicare part of hospital charges for beneficiaries by 19 percent effective January 1 1977. An elderly or disabled patient entering a hospital will pay the first 124 of the initial bill covering up to two months, up from 104. The rise aligns with surging hospital costs and inflation.
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Washington
Social Security Administration
Social Security
James B. Cardwell
Lawton Area Weather Outlook Through Friday
Clear and warmer conditions and southwesterly winds 5 to 12 mph are forecast for Lawton through Friday. Tonight lows near the mid 50s, Friday highs in the upper 80s, and midweek temps ranged from 75 to 52 degrees yesterday.
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Lawton
City and Continental clash over Lawton air service plan
Lawton officials push to force Continental Airlines to keep a full service plan from Midland Odessa to Tulsa with multiple stops. Continental rejects a Lawton Wichita Falls proposal and seeks CAB approval to substitute commuter service, citing economic concerns ahead of a Wichita Falls hearing on November 16.
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Lawton
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
Continental Airlines
Midland- Odessa
Tex
Tulsa
Bill Cox
Airport Authority
Chamber of Commerce
Continental
Wichita Falls
Lubbock
Midland-Odessa
Cox
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