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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Apr 15, 1975

Page

5

Retreat Costs $780 Million In Supplies

A Pentagon official reports South Vietnam ese forces lost or destroyed about 780 million dollars in weapons ammunition and other combat gear. Erich von Marboch says his findings do not support the five to ten billion figure cited by Senator Church and note costs may rise when including lost support equipment and U S built airfields ports and depots.

von Marbod Church United States U.S von Marboch Central Highlands

Practical Realities and Hopes For Bringing Out Vietnamese

U S officials say logistics and practical realities force government to write off hopes of evacuating up to 200000 South Vietnamese. They cite danger to those with American connections and the difficulty of any large scale evacuation amid a Communist takeover.

Ashington U.S

Two Broken Arrow men killed in head on crash

Two Broken Arrow men, Michael R. Kendall 24 and Bobby W. Bressman 29, died in a Lynn Lane Road head on collision. The state toll rose to 170 for 1975, with Kendall northbound vehicle skidding 113 feet into Bressman’s southbound car.

Associated Press Broken Arrow Lynn Lane Road Oklahoma Highway Patrol Michael R. Kendall Bobby W. Bressman Highway Jack Blair Kendall Bressman

Police Officer Becomes Premier of Egypt Amid Reforms

Mamdouh Salem, 57, a veteran police officer and longtime protector of President Sadat, is named premier to tackle rising prices and corruption. He previously led interior ministry affairs as deputy premier and ordered the release of hundreds of political prisoners while vowing to defend the regime.

Egypt Cairo Mamdouh Salem Anwar Sadat Salem Gamal Abdel Nasser Sadat Abdel Aziz Hegazy Hegazy Nile Delta Nasser Interior Ministry Sharawi Gomaa

Expansion Of Energy Powers Voted Down By State House

Oklahoma House rejected a measure to expand the State Department of Energy powers and remove its staff from the merit system. Debated by Reps. Don Davis and John Miskelly, the bill aimed to increase agency authority to influence federal energy policies, with opponents warning it would increase bureaucracy.

Oklahoma City State Attorney General's Office Langston University Oklahoma House Senate State Board of Regents A&m Colleges House John Miskelly A&m Regents Langston House Rules Committee Bill Willis State Department of Energy House of Representatives Don Davis D-Lawton Miskelly Davis D-Tahlequah Oklahoma Congress Department of Energy Nec David Hall Willis The E. Melvin Porter

Rock Island Lines Maintains Top Officers During Reorganization

Rock Island Lines says its president John W. Ingram will stay on as the railroad reorganizes under a court appointed trustee. Trustee William M. Gibbons cited the downturn in the national economy as the cause of the serious financial difficulties.

Chicago Rock Island Lines Railroad John W. Ingram Federal Railroad Administration William M. Gibbons Gibbons Rock Island

Funeral notices span multiple local figures and dates

Obituaries and funeral notices for Lucille Kimble, Lillie Mae Prine, Mike Phillips, Sgt. J C Melhorn, Lou Edward Laubinger, and family survivors appear, detailing service times, burial sites, and affiliations. Memorial gifts are requested to Cancer Fund at Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation.

Lillie Mae Prine Lawton Richmond Calif Prine Holdenville W. C. Prine James E. Sleeper Grapevine Tex Stanley Lee Oakdale Orba Standridge S. Sixth John Standridge Ave. S Granville Standridge Apache Ted Standridge Hartshorne Okla Paul Standridge Evansville Jimmy Standridge Laurel S.C Willie Martindale Summit Louis Morris Albion J.C Robert E. Melhorn S. Sheridan Becker Funeral Home Don C. Gadbow First Church of the Nazarene Post Cemetery Fort Sill Melhorn Veteran's Administration Hospital Oklahoma City Cancer Fund Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation Mr. Melhorn York Vietnam Mary Jane Grimwood Fort Carson Colo Karen Diana Murphy Martinsville Randell Eugene Melhorn San Francisco Vernon L. DeWitt Burton Gillespie ,Jr Seven Valleys Barry Gillespie Codorus Brenda Hoover Spring Grove Barbara Knaub Beatrice Gillespie Lou Edward Laubinger Medicine Park Lake Lawtonka Greenlawn Funeral Home Bill Mieir East Bartlesville

Food costs rise faster than income in 1974

In 1974 food costs increased more quickly than consumer income as the share of income spent on food rose to an estimated 16.8 percent.

Notable Hot Water Well Found At Yugoslav Spa Hotel

Builders of a new hotel in the Yugoslav spa of Sljᴀrinska Banja struck a mineral water well of high heat. The hot spring will heat the hotel and serve therapeutic needs for guests.

Sljarinska Banja Yugoslavia

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By Fred S. Hoffman Ford South Vietnam Weyand Army Klahoma Prirtge Jeffrey Lynn Bills Spencer Bills Muskogee Oklahoma State Penitentiary U.S. District Court Joseph Morris U.S. Attorney's Office U.S. Atty Richard Pyle Willard Gotcher Gene Stipe Robert Forsythe John Rogers Capitol Gary Payne D-Ateoka TULSA Raymond Dale Hill Hill Rex Webb David Boren Ada Oirman Martin Clark H. E Gene” Rainbolt Shawnee Oklahoma Highway Commission Clark Clark Oil Co Ada Standard Oil State Department Saigon Nguyen van Thieu Thieu Philip Habib House International Relations Subcommittee State Crime Bureau Governor’s Office James Howell Midwest City Railroad Advertising Council Area Funeral Services Lucille Kimble Arlington Church of God In Christ J. A. Young Woodrow Williams Highland Cemetery Miller’s Mortuary Mike J. Phillips Robert Melhorn Lou Laubinger Mr. Laubinger Germany Seabees Pauline Mieir Laubinger Robert Mary) Wallace Safford, Ariz Dennis the Menace cKkelluinator Kelvinator Oriry Try BFG Sr Meri Cen Nean Express Carte Blanche B.F. Goodrich
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