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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1971
Page
1
NASA released color and black and white photographs from the Apollo mission showing astronauts James B. Irwin saluting the American flag on the lunar plain. The Falcon lander and the lunar car are depicted with the command ship Endeavour visible above the moon.
AP reports the U S Army desertion total for the first ten months of fiscal 1971 end ed June 30 reached 68 449, equivalent to 444 combat divisions, with figures for the final two months likely higher. Desertion-absent without official leave over 30 days-has climbed since 1965 escalation. Historically the rate topped World War II levels in 1968, while Navy and Air Force AWOL rates remain miniscule.
The council approves hiring an engineering firm to operate the sewage plant for 30 days and pursue improved treatment. City Administrator Henry Nabers estimates food costs at 14 dollars. auditors conduct an intensive city-record review with results to be released soon.
U S Secretary of the Interior Rogers C Morton arrives in Anadarko to meet BIA and city officials and attend a Riverside Indian School luncheon as part of a 30 day, 17 state tour. He is to speak at a news conference in Oklahoma City and dine with tribal chiefs later.
In the Bogside area mobs pelted soldiers with stones as troops moved toward barricades. Gas canisters were fired to disperse the crowds while sniper fire cracked in Belfast at intervals. The raids were described as aimed at destabilizing the area.
President Nguyen Van Thieu announced a strict emergency anti drug bill making narcotics dealing a wartime crime and prescribing the death penalty for importers and sellers within organized rings. The bill, sent to the National Assembly, emphasizes addict rehabilitation and follows U.S. pressure to curb the drug problem.
The Fort Sill program offers $10,000 signing bonuses for artillery specialists agreeing to six year tours. Reenlistment rates rose sharply from July 1970 to last month as the Army emphasizes professionalism, privacy, and tighter schedules.
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