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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Apr 11, 1972

Page

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New Jersey Congressman's Tax Charge Shocks Jersey City

Washington reported House member Cornelius Gallagher of Bayonne New Jersey was indicted on more than 100000 dollars in income tax evasion perjury and conspiracy. The seven count indictment accuses Gallagher of hiding income through fictitious bond purchases and aiding two unnamed coconspirators. He faces up to five years and a 10000 dollar fine per count. The probe also involves former Jersey City officials Thomas Whelan and Thomas Flaherty, already serving prison terms. The case covers 1960 to 1967 with bond schemes totaling over 495000 dollars for Gallagher and 326000 dollars for coconspirators.

Gallagher Bayonne N.J Jersey City Thomas J. Whelan Jersey City City Thomas M. Flaherty Flaherty Whelan Lewisburg Penitentiary Democratic Party Hudson County

Reds Call For Bomb Halt and Talks Resumption

Paris AP report cites Nguyen Minh Vy of North Vietnam urging an immediate halt to U S bombing described as unprecedented. He calls for resumption of the Paris peace talks and denounces U S claims of a North Vietnamese invasion as pretext for aggression.

Paris U.S North South Vietnam Nguyen Minh Vy Nixon United States

Liston Wins Council Nod On Land Use

The Lawton city council approved a $27,000 one year contract with Irving Krick weather modification and, after a public hearing, unanimously backed Liston’s rezoning request. The vote followed protests to rezone from temporary R-1 to permanent R-1 for land near Northwest 75th and 76th Streets north of Gore Boulevard.

Liston Irving Krick Jim Liston West Lawton 75Th and 76Th Streets Gore Boulevard Woodland Hills Addition R. H. McAdams Parkwood Place Howard Hopkins Royce Hill Jack Tyler Wolf Creek Woodland Hills Tyler Almor West Bill Stratton Cherry Williams Environmental Improvement Organization Board Sprucewood Drive Eisenhower Drive

British Labor Leaders Quit Over Common Market Policy

Lord Chalfont resigns as Opposition Labor leader joining three other top members in protest of Harold Wilson's Common Market policies. The move, tied to Labor's stance on Western Europe, signals the worst party crisis in two decades.

Roy Jenkins Wilson Harold Lever George Thomson Labor Shirley Williams Britain Jenkins

Weather Outlook Stays Warm and Windy in Lawton

The U.S. Weather Service forecasts fair skies with warm temperatures and gusty southwest winds across Lawton and Southwest Oklahoma. Highs in the 90s today and Wednesday, with overnight lows around 70. Monday's high reached 89 and low 67.

Lawton Oklahoma U.S. Weather Service

Eisenhower High student visit mimics Mark Twain

Eisenhower High School enjoyed a day with a visitor posing as Mark Twain. English teacher Tom Wilkerson impersonated Twain for classes, roaming halls in full character and drawing surprised laughter from students during a lighthearted lesson on life and humor.

Mark Twain Donna Barron P Meneccer High School Eisenhower Twain Tom Wilkerson Wilkerson Eisenhower School Vatuel Art Uadent Ueamoat Aes Dewayne Moore

Iran Earthquake Death Toll Rises Over Four Thousand

In southern Iran the quake toll tops four thousand with estimates ranging toward five thousand. Rescue head Gen Mohammed Fazeli says final figures will take days as relief teams fly in supplies and doctors.

Tehran Iran Mohammed Fazeh Paris Qeer Shiraz Mohammed _ Fazeli

Pentagon ends daily air strike announcements in Vietnam

The Pentagon says Saigon command will not publish daily U S air strike figures anymore to avoid informing the enemy. Future notices will be issued periodically under Gen. Creighton Abrams. South Vietnamese forces abandon a town north of Saigon as U S B 52s claim heavy enemy losses. Rangers and families evacuated from Bo Duc amid shelling as North Vietnam advances.

Washington Pentagon U.S Saigon North Vietnam Friedheim Creighton Abrams Vietnam Demilitarized Zone Bo Duc Loc Ninh

Woman Pleads Guilty To Yablonski Slayings

Annette Gilly admitted murder and conspiracy in the 1969 slayings of Joseph Yablonski and his daughter. She agreed to testify against her father in exchange for avoiding the death penalty, and she gave the FBI a signed statement. The Clarksville brutal killings prompted a tightly guarded hearing with numerous law enforcement officers present.

Washington, Pa Annette Gilly United Workers Joseph Yablonski Gilly Sene FBI

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New Jersey Washington (Ap Cornelius E. Gallagher D-N_J Justice Department U.S. District Court Newark Fran Worth Taft Elementary School Sunita Brown Alfred Brown Taylor David Miller Ron Miller Irwin Walter Oswalt Worth By the Constitution Staff Lee Council Seeey Labor Party Geophysics Institute Shiraz University Jerry W. Friedheim Yablonskis Clarksville Here
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