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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Apr 06, 1971

Page

3

Regional Weather Summary from Oklahoma City Bureau

Regional forecast notes fall quarter sunrise 4 22 am on 7th and sunset through Wednesday Warmer tonight’s low around 30s Wednesday high mid 70s New Mexico cloudy and warmer with lows near 50s to 60s Kansas generally fair tonight and elsewhere in the region.

Arkansas New Mexico Wormer Lawton Birmingham Burlington Charleston Charlotte N. C Columbus D. Col.-Ft. Worth Des Moines el Paso Great Falls Jackson, Miss Kansas City Las Vegas Little Rock Los Angeles Louisville Memphis Miami Beach Midhend Tex Milwaukee St. Paul New York North Platte Oklahoma City Philadelphia Phoenix Portland Ore Rapid City Raleigh Richmond St Salt Lake City San San Diego San Francisco Ste. Marie Shreveport Spokane Tucson Bakersfield Colif Peliston Mich Houston Hancock

Proposed Home Buyers Loan Form Sparks Criticism

Consumer advocate Ralph Nader and Sen. William Proxmire attack a proposed standard home loan contract drafted by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Lenders defend the form as needed to ensure mortgage money, while Nader warns of excessive lender power and potential abuse in a style that echoes past protections.

Nader, Proxmire Washington Ralph Nader William Proxmire Federal National Mortgage Association Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Nader Proxmire Lewis E. Eaton U.S. Savings and Loan League Fannie Mae

Mills Sways Oklahoma Democrats Toward Mills for President

Oklahoma Democrats meeting next week will discuss Rep. Wilbur Mills as a possible Democratic presidential candidate. Rep. Tom Steed says Mills leads among contenders. if Mills is unavailable, Sen. Henry M. Jackson is a secondary option. Steed plans discussions with interested party members.

Washington Tom Steed D-Okla Oklahoma Wilbur Mills D-Ark Steed Mills Henry M. Jackson D-Washington

Crop Prospects Still Declining in Oklahoma

The Oklahoma crop reporting service said last week prospects for wheat oats and barley fell further as dry weather persisted. Eighty six percent of wheat was rated poor to fair, up from sixty eight percent the prior week, while field work for dry land crops slowed and irrigated seedbed preparation stayed active.

Inkagina City Oklahoma Crop Reporting Service

Refugees Evacuated as British Ship Arrives in Calcutta

A 9000 ton British ship Clan MacNair carrying 118 foreign refugees including 35 Americans reached Calcutta from Chittagong after a 24 hour voyage. An American missionary reported the Pakistan army controls Chittagong and predicts port facilities remain intact with about 15 ships anchored offshore waiting to unload. Airlifted Americans continue to evacuate from Dacca as civil conflict escalates.

Delhi East Pakistan Calcutta Chittagong Pakistan Army Clan MacNair East Indian Dacca Provin

Trench-To-Trench Battles Reported In Jordan

Guerrillas report heavy clashes with King Hussein forces in northern Jordan near Jerash and Saheb Forests. Fourteen casualties claimed, with multiple raids and government counterattacks. In Beirut protests and strikes mark regional tension as Dayan warns of potential war with Egypt. An American youth wounded in Dacca civil unrest is named Charles Van Blaricum.

King Hussein Jordan Amman Saheb Forests Jerash Hussein Jerash and Saheb Beirut Higher Political Committee For Palestine Moshe Dayan Egypt Karachi Dacca Charles van Blaricum James van Blaricum Donald Jones Woodbury Tenn Southern Baptist Foreign Mission Board Gopalganj

Liberal Justices Clash Over New Supreme Court Rulings

Justices Black and Douglas criticized Burger Court moves as drifting rightward. Black disputed citizenship restrictions for naturalized Americans abroad and warned against non strict constitutional interpretation. Douglas denounced the narcotics bugging ruling as a threat to privacy and tied it to broader fears of surveillance.

Washington Hugo L. Black William C. Douglas Supreme Court Nixon Warren Court Black Douglas Court J Warren Burger United States Burger Harry A. Blackmun

Maintenance Man Dies In Red River

John Wesley Bryant aged 65 a state maintenance man drowned when a float tube overturned as he set a trot line on the north fork of the Red River below Lugert Dam Quartz Mountain State Park officials said his foot caught in the tube and he could not free himself.

Lugert, Okla John Wesley Bryant Red River Lugert Dam Quartz Mountain State Park Bryant

Petition backs 20 year veteran for police chief

Robert Rosencutter led a petition with about 1000 signatures asking why 20 year veteran Raymond Jenks should not be named police chief. Councilman Warren Helms countered that current chief Chuck could perform better from his desk than three patrolmen out on duty.

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