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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1972
Page
4
The House ethics committee voted to recommend stripping Rep. John Dowdy of Texas of floor and committee voting rights amid a resolution urging that members convicted of crimes punishable by two years or more in prison be barred from voting.
Comanche County commissioners endorsed a 4.5 million revenue bond sale to UMIC Inc. for hospital expansion with a net cost of 5,937,325 and a 30 year retirement. Also approved is a two mile temporary 16 inch water pipeline, and a county road added to the Federal Aid Secondary System to enable funds for a concrete bridge replacing an old wooden one near MacArthur School.
Wall Street stayed largely steady as the Dow Jones average rose 0.98 to 969.99 at noon amid broad declines exceeding advances on the NYSE. The Commerce Department noted solid first quarter GNP gains but a sharp uptick in inflation, with mixed results across rails oils airlines electronics and mail order retail while steels and aircraft held steady. Oklahoma prices for cash wheat, barley, Milo, alfalfa hay, and poultry were listed alongside cautious cattle and feeder auction notes reflecting a subdued market.
Guthrie recounts a tele phone call during an Oklahoma Federation of Music Clubs meeting. The man claimed to be Leonard Bernstein and said Dr Eugene Austin would arrive in Tulsa with a $3,500 check from a fund set up by the late George Szell to aid young musicians.
Donald Smith, 42, of 2219 Baltimore, reported in stable satisfactory condition at Southwestern Hospital. He was moved from intensive care after a pedestrian car accident at 27th and Cornell while serving as assistant business manager for Lawton public schools and a part time economics instructor at Cameron College.
The court discusses who may sue over the Disney Mineral King project. Justices like Blackmun Douglas and Brennan critique rigid standing rules while the Sierra Club argues locals and hikers should defend ecological values. DOJ argued safeguards for environmental values, Rehnquist did not participate.
Government reports show inflation modest at about 1 percent in GNP growth with 3.3 billion in March personal income rise to 905 billion annual rate and February revision boosting 9 billion. Pay increases and wage payments helped, while inventories rose slowly amid cautious business sentiment.
U.S. and Saigon sources report Nixon barred bombers above the 20th parallel to push Hanoi toward deescalation. In the central highlands Vietnamese forces attacked two border camps near the Laotian frontier, with heavy fighting and 120 plus enemy deaths. A U.S. C130 mission was downed, crew rescued, marking a third loss in six days. North Vietnamese tanks and shelling hit Lai Khe and Ben Cat areas as civilians suffered damage. In the northern front, Vietnamese forces reported 295 enemy dead while U.S. losses included 25 killed, 28 wounded. The Worden submarine frigate was struck by missiles from American planes or a gunboat fire, killing one sailor and injuring nine, with the ship at Subic Bay for repairs.
Astronauts Young and Duke stage a dress rehearsal for a upcoming lunar module entry. They fit into bulky suits and transfer from the command ship to Orion amid minor equipment glitches. The 12 day mission targets live TV coverage across three networks with lunar ascent set for Sunday afternoon and a Pacific splashdown on April 28.
The schedule details Apollo 16 activities in lunar orbit with astronauts John Young Charles Duke and Thomas Mattingly including radio contacts, engine firings and the planned descent. Mission Control reported minor system glitches none posing danger and progress toward surface operations continues.
Tipton and Chattanooga silver iodide ground generators were active last night as part of a weather modification effort. Ten generators were installed by Tuesday with at least 18 more planned. operation targets storm clouds and timing varied by location. A one year contract for brick work and city council services was set at 27000 dollars starting April 11.
The House Democratic caucus faces a vote on a 30 day deadline to halt U S bombing in Haiphong and Hanoi with Common Cause urging firm support. Thomas P O’Neill Jr says he is trying to keep party majorities united on votes opposing Nixon war policy. Representative Robert F Drinan and Senator Mike Gravel authored the cutoff bill urging prompt House Foreign Affairs Committee action.
On May 10 1972 at 2 00 P M at Joe Porters Trailer Park Lawton Oklahoma the U S Marshal will sell for cash the Port Boty property in Comanche County Oklahoma a London motor home serial 250 5177 made by R V industries subject to taxes and liens per a civil judgment 67 259 filed by Security Bank of Pharr Texas against Paul Baty and others Witness April 4 1972 United States Marshal Western District of Oklahoma
Two Lawton area women were listed in fair condition at Memorial Hospital after a two car collision Tuesday. Zelma E. Doye 71 of Route 3 Lawton sustained fractured ribs while Gene Lindy Brooking 4 of Cache suffered a fractured jaw and deep chin laceration. The crash happened about 4 54 p m at Flower Mound Road and East Lee Boulevard.
Economist Adam Smith authored The Wealth of Nations, a foundational work in economic theory detailing free markets and division of labor. It established principles shaping modern economics and policy.
Postmasters from Galena Kansas and Faulkton South Dakota along with San Antonio Texas prepare for Friday morning officer elections. Current state officers Betty Carder Tryon Robert Stephens Purcell Bessie Zentz Billie Jean Hardaway Faye Williams Roberta Bayliff Louie Anderson and Evelyn Parker hold key roles with Kinley Mc Clure Lawton as host postmaster and Ethel Smyth as convention coordinator.
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