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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1971
Page
1
President Nixon prepared a late evening address signaling a potentially quicker withdrawal pace from Vietnam. White House and DOD officials offered cautious estimates, with speculation of up to 18,000 monthly reductions and a target troop level of 100,000 to 150,000 within eight months.
Saigon sources speculate that U S troop levels in Vietnam will fall to 100000 to 150000 over the next eight months. Officials noted two Marine and Army headquarters will issue rate plans as forces in Da Nang and Saigon are reorganized.
The House faced a veto threat as education groups pressed for a $728 million boost to a $4.7 billion Office of Education bill. Rep. Hathaway called the rise modest while Rep. Michel warned of a veto if enacted. The Emergency Committee for Full Funding of Education organized educators to Washington. Meanwhile in Vietnam the 18,500 Marines to depart by June end, one brigade left by May 1, and heavy fighting with high casualties continued near Snuol on Highway 7 with mixed American and Vietnamese tallies.
President Nixon urged Congress to grant Washington full citizenship and self government, expand crime-fighting efforts, share federal funds for rapid transit and education, and establish a development bank. He pressed for a representative in Congress and a 1976 participation plan for the city’s bicentennial.
Oklahoma City AP Veteran Highway Patrol chief W E Bill Mayberry was elevated to succeed Robert Lester as state commissioner of public safety. Gov. David H said Mayberry will take over May 1. Lester resigned to join Westinghouse in Norman. Mayberry, a Turtleland native, served 20 years with the patrol and earlier in the Marine Corps aboard the Saratoga.
Mayor Wayne Gilley announced plans for a recount of Tuesday's mayoral race after losing to Don Whitaker by 138 votes. Whitaker, the apparent winner, posted 3838 votes to Gilley's 3700, with recount to proceed Friday at the county courthouse under guard.
Capt Aubrey M Daniel III accuses President Nixon of undermining military justice by intervening in the Calley case at My Lai. He denounces Nixon for elevating a convicted murderer to a national hero and warns of political influence over legal processes.
Forecasts predict continuing warm, windy conditions in Lawton and southwest Oklahoma through Thursday. Expect 80 degree highs with southerly winds of 15 to 28 mph and readings climbing into the 70s today.
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird ordered the Army Criminal Investigation Division brought under centralized Pentagon control. The move follows a Senate probe into PX and servicemen club corruption, with calls for a unified CID structure and a single chief detective supervising worldwide investigations.
Lawton and area youngsters will gather at Municipal Airport and Elmer Thomas Park for Easter egg hunts by the Noon Optimist Club and Lawton Firefighters Association. Optimists start at 1 30 p.m. with prizes for hen eggs and golden eggs worth five dollars. four age groups. Firefighters begin at 3 p.m. with six thousand candy eggs and one thousand hen eggs plus ten duck eggs, with prizes including live and stuffed rabbits for those who find the duck eggs. open to children up to 12 years old.
Interior Committee approves five bills to disburse money for tribal land claim judgments. A Steed bill allocates 2 190 000 dollars among the Kickapoo Indians of Kansas and Oklahoma.
CONARC commander Gen Ralph E Haines Jr will visit Fort Sill Thursday and Friday for a two day tour. He will land at Henry Post Field and be greeted by Fort Sill commander Maj Gen Roderick Wetherill. The visit includes a 17 gun salute a helicopter tour briefings with Field Artillery units and meetings with staff followed by a Good Friday prayer breakfast and end with briefings by the Tactics Combined Arms unit.
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