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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1972
Page
1
Engineers report peeling on the Apollo 16 lunar lander outer coating is from protective paint and will not affect the mission. The crew pressed toward a Thursday moon landing while the Saturn 5 rocket and precise navigation kept the flight on track.
Oklahoma Governor David Hall and Kansas Governor Robert Docking will issue a joint message on a proposed toll road from Kansas through Ponca City to Tulsa and the Port of Catoosa. Hall vetoed a public trust bill but supports Ponca City to Tulsa turnpike financing via the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority.
The Soviet Union protests U S bombing of Haiphong damaging four merchant ships Simferopol Boris Lavrenev Samuil Marshak and Selmdzha with crew injuries. Tass quotes Moscow warning of dangers and demands U S measures to stop provocations. East Germany reports damage to a freighter and wounded crew.
A blaze in downtown Woodward Oklahoma destroyed Frosts and Olivers department stores and Trego s Clothing on the ground floor with the Elks Lodge above. Firefighters from several towns battled the flames for nearly four hours. Unconfirmed loss tally about one million with no injuries. The same building burned in 1948 after a 1947 tornado.
Grumman Corp says a new higher priced Navy F14 contract is needed or the company will lose $2.2 million per plane. President Nixon plans a Poland visit May 31 and June 1 after Russia and Iran trip. Martin H Hillenbrand nominated as US ambassador to West Germany. Kenneth Bush to deputy secretary of defense. Agnew urges supermarkets to cut prices or risk government action.
U S warplanes claim three MIG 21s shot down southwest of Hanoi in a major raid on the Hanoi Haiphong area. Reports say no U S planes fell to enemy fighters. several American aircraft were lost or missing. ground fighting near An Loc and in Cambodia cited with Vietnamese casualties.
Moist air and a cold front combine to trigger thunderstorms over the state Tuesday. Lawton experiences fair skies with a high near 90 today and mid 90s Tuesday, as southerly winds 15 to 25 mph ease to 10 to 20 mph this afternoon.
Secretary of State William P. Rogers told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the Nixon Administration will not permit North Vietnam to take over South Vietnam by force. He outlined three aims for renewed air and naval strikes against Haiphong and Hanoi: protect remaining U.S. troops, ensure continued withdrawal, and aid South Vietnam’s defense. He said no ground combat forces would be reintroduced, and 450,000 American troops have been with See AIR STRIKE, Page 4, Col. 6.
Seven Oklahoma banks were subpoenaed to open their records to federal investigators over financial dealings with state Treasurer Leo Winters. Federal agents will review records at three Oklahoma City banks, two Tulsa banks, Norman Bank, and Ardmore's Lincoln Bank and Trust Co. Subpoenas were served by the U S Justice Department. authorities did not confirm details.
The Supreme Court agrees to hear Florida's challenge to federal limits on inland water pollution laws. Florida, backed by several states, seeks to assert that states may be tougher than the federal government on oil spills. The ruling at issue struck down Florida’s full liability bill for shippers last December.
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