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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1975
Page
1
The City Council authorized City Attorney Jerry Cade to take the Purple Bunny zoning dispute to district court on a 9 to 0 vote with Seber Prince absent. Attorney Bill Sexton urged a compromise while Mayor Don Whitaker framed action as upholding zoning codes.
The Supreme Court, in an 8 to 1 decision, struck down Utah's law that set 18 as the age of majority for women and 21 for men for child support and marriage without parental consent. The ruling noted Arkansas as the other state with a similar provision and cited equal protection concerns.
Ford asks Congress for 722 million dollars to aid South Vietnam as Defense Secretary Schlesinger warns 200000 could be killed in a fall, possibly rising to 1 million. He says most aid would rebuild four of six fallen divisions and notes evacuation authority for Americans and up to hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese may be needed. Kissinger urges approval.
Lawton IRS officials report a hectic last-minute rush as taxpayers scramble to file income returns. The local office will stay open until 9 p.m. to assist filers and offers a two month extension for those who mail by midnight tonight.
Lawton schools house about 1300 audio-visual items including 700 overhead projectors and 600 tape recorders and filmstrip machines. Repairmen Dick Wilcox and Melvin Smiddy, both retired Army techs, handle a nonstop flow of repairs in the Shoemaker Education Center basement.
Mayor Whitaker says negotiations for part of 791 acres of surplus land held by Kiowa Comanche and Apache tribes may continue. The land was transferred to tribal trust last week with no prior federal notice, despite city hopes for an outdoor recreation complex. Senator Bellman and hearings in Washington are noted, while the city intends to pursue a regional park plan regardless of the transfer.
A high pressure system extending from Canada will bring summer like temperatures to the Lawton area through Wednesday. Southerly winds of eight to 16 mph will prevail tonight with a low near 3. Wednesday's high will be in the lower 80s. Scattered thundershowers are likely Thursday, clearing by Friday. Saturday should be fair to partly cloudy with 60s. Monday's highs reached 67 and lows 48.
Supreme Court rules states must use a single age of majority for both sexes. Oklahoma already largely aligns at 18, allowing 18-year-olds to contract, vote, be prosecuted as adults, and seek child support. Officials note a past gender difference in marriage licenses and alcohol purchases, with Parliament now to set a uniform standard.
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