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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1972
Page
4
A panel session on August 14 1972 addresses the debate over Senator McGovern proposed defense budget cuts totaling over 30 billion dollars. The discussion focuses on potential impacts to national security and military readiness.
Congress faces pressure as Nixon urges quick action on the interim defense treaty with the Soviet Union ahead of the second Moscow talks. The pact limits both sides to two antiballistic systems and caps missiles, with supporters arguing it is a modest first step while critics warn of U S inferiority.
Youth protesters led by the Zippie faction of the Youth International Party camp outside a park six blocks from the Miami Beach Convention Hall. Police monitor the vigil as demonstrators refuse to sleep, planning to march and keep watch until dawn.
Lowton Police logged complaints from several residents and businesses. Mark Leverents reported theft of stereo and clothes. Brian Gates reported theft of tape player. Ronald Smith reported vandalism. Putt-Putt Golf Course reported theft of a putter. Courtesy Pawn Shop reported theft of a stereo receiver. Terry Surret reported theft of a bicycle. Lloyd Stewart reported burglary of residence. Joyce Davis reported burglary of residence.
Fire units responded to a house electrical transformer blaze at 212 C and a separate garbage fire at Worth 12nd early Sunday. Additional fire at 1 47 am reported at 1300 New York street.
A Blanchard man reported Saturday night he was robbed of 154 dollars by two Black males posing as officers. Detectives said the pair stopped him at 23rd Street and Georgia Avenue after a stock car race, checked his license, took his wallet and license, and removed a fifth of whiskey from his car before driving away. He discovered the loss the next morning.
Giles said another week was granted for the drys case as Jopling Jr. and John Jarboe objected to the continuation. The referee noted the hearing will resume at 10 a.m. next Friday after exhibits were not delivered on time.
A timeline shows Henry Kissinger's last Paris visit on August 1 followed two weeks later by a clandestine trip on July 19. The fragment notes another event connected to these trips.
Saigon Command said the cause was not immediately known in a recent air war development against North Vietnam. The report emphasized ongoing air operations as part of the broader conflict.
Snyder flood crest climbs to 14 feet as West River swells. Gov. Smith orders National Guard support from the 42nd Light Equipment Co to aid Mountain Fork area of the Brazos River after the main business district is cut off.
He argued Congress should consider the needs of the judiciary alongside calls for new laws. He noted the decade long rise in filings: district courts from 92,000 to 145,000 and appellate courts from 4,000 to about 14,500 cases.
Maj. Gen. Roderick Wetherill served as Fort Sill’s commanding general and led the group in Europe from July 1961 to July 1942.
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