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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1975
Page
4
Oklahoma City AP reports Gov. David Boren was tied to signing a bill for a $1.4 million supplemental appropriation to the Judicial Fund. The measure, passed by both chambers, funds salaries for district court judges and about 319 state employees.
Mrs. Zella Watts, city building and safety division clerk since 1964, was honored by the Employee Advisory Committee for initiative and dedication to public service. She served as unofficial tour guide and greeter at City Hall and was praised for uplifting words to fellow employees. In other news the Oklahoma judicial system faced delayed paychecks due to a depleted Judicial Fund, with Governor Boren expected to sign a supplemental appropriation to cover overdue salaries.
City police data show March 1975 offenses totaling 565, up 4.2 percent from February and 18 percent from January, with a 31.7 percent rise from March 1974. Factors include bad weather and unemployment. bicycle thefts and auto larcenies are notably up, with forcible rape and assault surging as well.
Producers endure low prices by cutting expenses and delaying upgrades. Wayne Rowe Jr urges expanded government loans with an FHA like low interest note system to stay in production, while bankers and ranchers warn about attached controls and risk, stressing pruning herds, using cheaper feed and recycling old implements to survive until conditions improve.
State Department of Agriculture reports today’s prices for wheat barley and millet across Oklahoma. Wheat ranges from 3.51 to 4.06 per bushel with regional variations, barley from 2.20 to 2.60, and millet from 4.15 to 5.05 cents per bushel, listing multiple towns for each grade.
The Pecan Grove Boosters Club will hold a bean supper from 5 p.m. to 7 30 p.m. Friday in the Pecan Grove Elementary School Cafeteria. Cost will be $1 for all you can eat. Proceeds benefit athletic programs.
The Great Plains Indian Youth Council sponsors a benefit supper from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Lawton Indian United Methodist. Food will be served and summer activities are planned. Public is invited.
In Paris discussions over the OECD agenda tensions rise as the United States seeks to limit talks to oil while Algeria pushes to cover all raw materials. Simon aims to sign a pact affecting 24 OECD members. he expects greater non OPEC oil supply to curb OPEC price power.
In Chickasha at night four women at a Red Cross training aid a truck driver after a crash. Mrs. Maggard uses a tourniquet on Cason’s mangled left leg while Mrs. Wilson holds a flashlight and others help move him into a car. Cason, 26, from Cleveland Oklahoma, is treated at Grady County Memorial Hospital then University Hospital in Oklahoma City and placed in ICU in stable condition.
Lawton Public Schools will honor 28 retiring teachers at a 7 p.m. banquet in the Lawton High School cafeteria. The annual spring event by the Professional Educators' Association of Lawton will also name the city's Teacher of the Year. Couples include Clarence and Verna Shields and E. O. and Ann Anderson and D. A. and Jo Givens, with long service across Howells Brookland Eisenhower and multiple campuses.
Klaus King mentored dozens of pilots at Lawton Municipal Airport starting in the 1930s. He taught Civilian Pilot Training during World War II and later directed the airport, expanding runways and initiating regular passenger flights. He befriended Wiley Post and Charles Lindbergh and mentored ace Bobby Johnson.
The 11th annual World In 1974 volume is off the press and available for $5.95 at Lawton Publishing Co. It covers leading events from 1973 to 1974 in hundreds of photos and thousands of words. It notes Nixon resignation Ford elevation to president and Rockefeller appointment as vice president.
The five week campaign leaves Da Nang air facilities in North Vietnamese hands while Saigon frets over resignations and dissent. A bombing attempt near Xuan Loc triggers Buddhist calls for Thieu's resignation. Politicians hide as security crackdowns rise.
Six Lawton area students studying agricultural economics at Oklahoma State University received scholarships at the Aggie-X dinner on the Stillwater campus. Recipients include Richard Eskew Mountain View $225 Ernestina Seibold Lawton $225 Wade Smith Duncan $225 Don Riffe Carnegie $500 and Edd Ledford Mountain View $250.
Circuis scheduled two performances at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. today at Gibsons 4400 Cache Road. Sponsored by the Lawton Noon Optimists. Tickets pricing 1 for children 1.50 for adults and 7 maximum for families.
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