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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1978
Page
1
Dr. Doyle McCoy releases Roadside Flowers of Oklahoma Volume Two with 150 more blooms, color plates, and extensive plant details. The Cameron University biologist, who self distributes via C&J Printing, adds layman friendly identification for flowers spotted along highways.
Panamanian leader Omar Torrijos protests to the State Department over a U S Senate amendment to the Panama Canal treaty calling it unacceptable. Government sources say Panama will issue a public statement after the Senate acts on the second treaty and Panamanian officials say no protest has yet been received.
The Lawton Urban Renewal Authority approved initiating plan changes to vacate 255 feet of E Avenue north of the Hotel Tonian to satisfy both hotel parking needs and a Sears anchored downtown mall land requirement. HUD oral concurrence expected. full approval pending.
Weather outlook shows cloudy skies with a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms tonight through Sunday. Lows near 60 tonight, highs in the low 80s on Saturday. Thursday saw highs mid 80s and a 62 degree overnight low.
A 2 p.m. April 13 session in Lawton City Council chambers will discuss chloride control of the Red River Basin. Col. Anthony Smith of the Army Corps of Engineers Tulsa will present an audio-visual overview of the project. Oklahoma’s congressional delegation backs the plan for municipal and agricultural water, but Rep. Glenn English opposes it due to salt disposal on northern district farmland.
Gov. David Boren headlines the fourth annual Arts for All drive at a Chamber of Commerce Forum luncheon. The event confirms about half the $45,600 goal, with Sam Ard announcing $21,924 raised so far in advanced gifts. Dorothy Carter named 1978 Citizen of the Arts for Lawton. festival opens at Great Plains Coliseum this evening and runs through Sunday.
President Carter will delay neutron warhead production and let the Soviet restraint in conventional and nuclear arms influence the final decision. He ordered modernization of Lance missiles and 8 inch artillery warheads while keeping the option to add neutron elements later. He expects Moscow to respond, using the weapon as a bargaining chip in arms talks. Neutron warheads target radiation with limited blast, and officials say the weapon targets Soviet tank crews in Western Europe.
Gene Leroy Hart, charged with the June 1977 murders of three Girl Scouts at Camp Scott, was taken into custody with eight armed agents surrounding a rural Cookson Hills cabin after a long intelligence-led manhunt. Officials said Hart lived there since 1977 and charged that the house owner may face harboring a fugitive charges.
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