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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1971
Page
8
Puzzle clue mentions water across two oceans in a grid with a boy's name as a cross answer. Likely a wordplay theme linking seas or oceans to a common male given name.
Town of 99 residents loses its government as trustees Dee Foster Ray Frosco and George Mitchell resign amid a water rate increase from two to four dollars. The town faced fluoridation and sewage disposal mandates with no funds to meet them, triggering petitions against the new charges. A special election is needed to restore city government.
Manila AP reports a Vance Air Force Base sergeant among seven senior airmen charged with taking bribes while running service clubs in Thailand. Teague is accused of stealing 1900 dollars as mess steward at Phanom open mess and soliciting another to commit larceny. no trial date set.
A large flock of turkey buzzards arrives in Hinckley Ohio each year on March 15 and the town welcomes them with an annual festival.
Oklahoma Water Resources agents link Washita River pollution reports to a 19,000 gallon fuel oil leak from Anadarko power plant two years ago. A storm caused a line break that released the oil and recent fisherman reports are considered traceable to that incident.
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