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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1972
Page
1
Apollo 16 scientists hail the Descartes highlands rocks as evidence of early volcanic processes. Tony England, Mission Control liaison, says the crew achieved all goals. A fourth nuclear powered geophysics station returned moonquake data but a broken heat flow cable halted that experiment.
Apollo 16 astronauts John W. Young Charles M. Duke Jr and Thomas K. Mattingly prepared to depart lunar orbit late tonight beginning a 66 hour 240000 mile journey home with 245 pounds of rocks. Scientists believe the samples will prove the moon’s volcanic past and origins.
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that nationwide auto pollution cases should proceed in lower courts, slowing states led by 18 against General Motors Ford Chrysler and American Motors. Justice Douglas said practical reasons favor district courts due to local conditions shaping outcomes.
A medium intensity earthquake hit northeast Taiwan causing two deaths and eleven injuries in Hualien where five houses were destroyed and two bridges collapsed. The tremor affected Taipei and other regions for ten minutes with an aftershock later in the evening.
The U S Weather Service forecast fair skies and rising highs in Lawton and southwest Oklahoma. Today should reach the upper 70s with mid 80s expected Tuesday. overnight lows near 50. Sunday afternoon saw a high of 74 and an overnight low of 46.
County Assessor Garland Clark rejected a directive to roll back 1965 and later single family home assessments and announced an appeal to District Court. The Equalization Board weighed a compromise after reaffirming a mass reevaluation to cut increases. District Attorney Vernon Field warned blanket changes lack legal support and action would require evaluating each property.
North Vietnamese tanks spearhead a breach of Kontum defenses driving South Vietnamese troops 15 miles south. High ground lines at Tan Canh and Dak To collapse. new line forming north of Kontum. John Paul Vann directs evacuation of advisers as Dak To falls and allies strike artillery to prevent capture.
Wilson D. Nickell a 20 year old Lawton man was in guarded condition at Memorial Hospital after two bites while swimming at Lake Jed Johnson in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. He grabbed a snake believed to be poisonous copperhead and was bitten in both hands. David Pipes supplied first aid and Nickell was taken to Lawton by car and placed in the intensive care unit.
New York AP The Price Commission will order hundreds of millions of dollars in price rollbacks and refunds in coming weeks. Chairman C Jackson Gray son Jr said the move reflects limits on profit margins as a shield against inflation and aims to rally public support for controls.
Washington AP reports AFL-CIO official Hunter P. Wharton says construction troubles stem from union leadership. In New Jersey seven seamen jumped from the USS Nitro amid antiwar demonstrators. Coast Guard rescued and returned them. A British expedition completed the final Darien Gap survey after hacking 250 miles of jungle.
Washington AP reports a National Institute of Mental Health psychologist cites 1967 survey data showing almost every family affected by mental disorders and suggests mental illness may drive social turbulence including crime and unrest. He notes millions with schizophrenia or borderline conditions and possible hereditary factors.
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