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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1975
Page
1
In Southwest Oklahoma cattlemen endure steep price drops from 60 to 20 cents and years of losses. Producers expect recovery in 18 to 24 months, with many adapting operations rather than quitting, driven by belief in free market principles and a will to stay in business. Elmer Manzriech embodies the stubborn rancher ethos keeping families in the industry.
Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper Allen Scherman 25 was wounded after a gunman in a Missouri tagged 1968 red Mercury opened fire on I 40 near El Reno. The motorist, whose identity and vehicle status remain under investigation, was also injured. Scherman reloaded after retreating to his cruiser. a lengthy pursuit and search followed with a plane circling the area.
Police records show Lawton’s crime rate for January through March 1975 rising by more than 50 percent from 1973 and up 53.6 percent from 1973 to 1975. Total offenses reached 1585 by March 31, with 1032 in early 1973, 1422 in 1974, and 1585 in 1975. Chief Alford Hennessey notes 1974 crime rose 18 percent, near the national average.
Mrs. Carolyn Beanie Maggard of Fort Sill and two companions Vickie Wilson and Helen Murphy were driving home from the University of Science and Arts when they found truck driver John E. Cason Il injured after his diesel rig hit an overpass on the H. E. Bailey Turnpike near Chickasha. They sprang to action to aid him until help arrived.
U.S. press secretary Nessen said confidential exchanges between the Nixon administration and South Vietnam’s Thieu reflected public policy to aid Saigon and react to Paris Agreement violations. He noted the 1973 law ruled out American military retaliation. Saigon reports Xuan Loc fighting as government forces push back North Vietnamese troops.
Klaas King, raised near Lawton, Oklahoma, celebrated for 40 years of service to aviation. Governor Boren and the FAA cited him as a pioneer, flight instructor and friend of Wiley Post and Charles Lindbergh. King recalls farm beginnings and a 1914 post-high school start as a mechanic before entering aviation.
Quiet Lawton conditions continue through the weekend with clear to partly cloudy skies. Light variable winds. tonight's low near 40s and Thursday’s high around 70. Overnight low 46, Tuesday high 66. A Pacific cold front brings scattered showers Friday and Saturday.
Paris AP Secretary of the Treasury William E. Simon said he is certain international oil prices will decline even if U.S. economic recovery raises demand. He stated it is not a matter of if prices will fall but when and urged not to worry, saying prices will take care of themselves.
In Paris Simon attends an agreement to create a 25 billion dollar safety net to aid industrialized nations strained by high oil prices. Meanwhile ten delegations from oil exporters and consumer groups clash with the United States and Algeria in a pre conference session, raising tensions ahead of a world energy conference.
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