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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1971
Page
3
Washington AP reports securities stolen or lost totaled 900 million in six months of 1971. Hearings before Sen. John L. McClellan reveal organized crime dominates the racket, with banks and top officials targeted. The probe will resume after Labor Day.
Minority members of the House subcommittee released a report challenging the General Subcommittee on Labor study on the Hyden Kentucky mine explosion. Rep John Ellenborn called the majority document misleading and faulted its prose and conclusions while disputing Bureau of Mines labeling of primacord detonator cord.
Florida couple Jerome and Mrs Spencer vacationing in Oklahoma keep a closer watch on their six year old daughter Jerrie Ann after she wandered away from a gas station restroom. The incident triggered a search involving local and state patrols until the Spencer car was found in Shamrock and the family reunited in Erick, Oklahoma.
The term yarmulke refers to the skullcap worn by Orthodox Jewish men as a sign of reverence and religious observance. It indicates modest dress and piety within traditional Jewish practice.
Oklahoma education official Al Jennings told the American Food Service Association convention that a survey of 10,000 students shows "starvation without hunger" among state youths. He cited meals lacking adequate nutrition with hamburger and pop not meeting lunch needs.
Saigon AP reports 14 battlefield deaths last week six in action and six previously missing confirmed dead. Nonhostile deaths and 71 wounded. South Vietnamese communique notes enemy activity down in north and Saigon areas but up in the Mekong delta. Nixon says U.S. forces mainly defend held areas. Laird foresees near end of ground combat role. Total U.S. battlefield deaths since 1961 reach 13, etc.
Gov. David Hall praised Boise Cascade Corp for easing urban problems and aiding rural development by opening a $1 million prefabricated homes plant in Holdenville. The facility employs 401 now, producing two homes daily, with plans to reach about 200 workers and a $600,000 payroll by next June and grow further after three years. Over 500 attended the dedication.
A memorial fund at Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts honors John A. Morris founder and 26 year director of the OC LA speech and hearing department who died Sunday at Grady Memorial hospital. The fund supports a plaque and a scholarship in his name for speech and hearing therapy majors.
The article notes a formal change with the country adopting the name Malagasy Republic as the new official designation replacing Madagascar. Government sources emphasize national identity alignment and international recognition for the renamed nation.
Mrs. Thurmena Brown Munns, 68, former president of the Women Flyers of America, died Tuesday in Chattanooga Tennessee, according to AP.
Grace Scripps Johanson 92 longtime figure connected to Detroit News chain dies at her LA area home. She was daughter of founder James Edmund Scripps and grandmother of the president publisher of the Detroit Evening News.
AP reports that the House Administration Committee chair Wayne Hays said haircut prices for members and staff will rise to $2, excluding tips. Half of the fee goes to barbers, half to the House contingency fund, with salaries ranging from $7,678 to $8,444 annually. The measure also affects press members and employees.
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