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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1977

Page

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Brooklyn mother pleads for end to Sam killer rampage

Neysa Moskowitz, mother of Stacy Moskowitz, appeals amid Brooklyn gunman spree. She mourns Stacy killed in a car ambush and urges justice as Violante identifies the assailant. Police wrestle with leads as victims mount and fear spreads citywide.

Sam New York Stacy Moskowitz Brooklyn Neysa Moskowitz Miss Moskowitz Policepo Pn John Keenan Treasury Department Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Son of Sam Kings County Hospital Violante William Shuchart Department of Neurosurgery

Passenger Vessel Defies North Korean Sea Boundary

A South Korean ship carrying 465 passengers reached Paengyong-do island near North Korea after an 11 hour voyage from Inchon. The Ongjin-ho, escorted by South Korean naval vessels, challenged the North's new military sea boundary amid UNC rejection and North Korean claims over fishing and minerals in the area.

Seoul South Korea North Korea Ongjin-ho Paengyong-do Inchon East Sea Sea West Sea Yellow Sea China United Nations Command UNC

Welfare debate pits Ullman against Carter on reform plan

House Ways and Means Chair Ullman and President Carter clash over how to base welfare supplements. Ullman favors income-based aid without regard to family size and proposes delaying final action to craft a workable policy while supporting wage-linked aid for the working poor.

James Gerstenzang Washington House Ways and Means Carter al Uliman D-Ore Congress Uliman Ullman White House Altman Bill Robertson Robertson Califano

House Vote Promises Victory for Price Control Plan

House Democratic leaders predicted victory for President Carter plan to continue price controls on natural gas as votes were set for this evening. The same leaders offered no forecast for Carter backed nickel gas tax hike while Senate Energy panel backed 16 mpg plus escalating penalties for 1980 vehicles. The debate runs as Carter urges higher gasoline taxes and energy plan support.

Washington House Carter Taiing Bey Senate Senate Energy Panel Howard Metzenbaum Ohio

Coast Guard Report Blames Hatch Failures in Edmund Fitzgerald Sinking

A Coast Guard inquiry found ineffective hatch closures caused rapid flooding aboard the Edmund Fitzgerald, leading to its disappearance in Lake Superior on November 10 1975 with all 29 crewmen lost. The board found no misconduct and urged weather tight hatch improvements on other vessels.

Coast Guard J.A. Wilson Gordon Lightfoot

Weather outlook with warm, unsettled periods this week

The forecast calls for fair to partly cloudy skies through Wednesday with a 30 percent chance of rain tonight and a 20 percent chance on Wednesday. Highs Wednesday around the mid-90s, with tonight's low near 70. Monday’s high was 88 and the overnight low 73. Thursday to Saturday expect partly cloudy skies with scattered showers and thunderstorms, highs mostly in the 90s and overnight lows 64 to 72.

Lawton Prepares Emergency Simulation For Tornado Response

Comanche County Civil Defense to run an Emergency Operation Center drill in the courthouse basement to test city services during a tornado impact on Lawton. Fort Sill and utility partners will participate as police and fire personnel rehearse command and recovery actions.

Lawton Great Plains Area John Benton Center For Comunity Services North Texas State University Benton EOC Fort Sill Robert Metzinger

Duncan Pipe Bid Opens on Waurika Dam Project Near Duncan

Seven-K Corporation of Texarkana, Texas submitted the low bid of 2,700,890 for eight miles of water conveyance pipeline from five miles south of Duncan to three miles east. The government estimate was 2,965,507, with nine bids total and the award expected within 30 days. The Waurika Dam gates were closed signaling the start of impoundment for municipal water to Lawton and Duncan. Voter referenda on water purchases from the reservoir are set for August 23 in Waurika and Comanche counties. The $75 million project has progressed since 1971, with the pipeline to Lawton’s Lake Ellsworth about 60 percent complete and due spring 1979.

USSA Duncan Waurika Dam Seven-K Corporation Texarkana Tex U.S. Corps of Engineers Beaver Creek Lawton Duncan Waurika Temple Comanche Walters Waurika Lawton Lake Ellsworth

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Robert Violante Jerry Moskowitz Keenan Vivelante Queens Bronx THE Kim Seong-jin Korea Brad McKinzie W. Gore Eisenhower High School Tag Agency Walter F. Mondale Joseph A. Califano Department of Health, Education and Welfare Senate Energy Committee United States Metzenbaum Pege By Dan Manley Constitution Staff Duncan Pipe
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