This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1975
Page
4
Audit details money flowing through a recreation revolving fund funded by a 50 cent per child sports fee, basketball admissions, and a $500 district gift. Findings include unverified vendor charges, misnamed athletic club payouts, and nepotism involving a field supervisor’s son.
The WWII hero crossed paths with a German surrender demand at Bastogne where he famously answered Nuts. He later received the Distinguished Service Cross from Patton and led units in Normandy and Europe before retiring to Maryland. He was honored in Bastogne and lived in Chevy Chase with his wife Helen and daughter.
Chamber of Commerce members from Killeen Texas arrived in Lawton for a two day visit. They receive briefings on city activities, industrial and retail development, and AUSA. They tour the Museum of the Great Plains and attend a Hotel Lawtonian cocktail dinner. A Fort Sill briefing is planned Friday at McNair Hall.
Yesteryears highlights note Barbara Treat of Lawton Fort Sill leaving to represent Oklahoma in the Mrs. America contest in San Diego. Other items mention Darwin E Fender named director of International Paper Southland Forest in Bainbridge Georgia and local incidents, scholarships, a fishing trip, and a Harmon Park doll beauty contest winners Nancy Williamson Doris Jean Pence and Judy Ann Snider.
Secretary Kissinger criticizes Congress for blocking the administration’s foreign policy and emboldening the split among government branches. He cites arms embargoes on Turkey, emigration linked to trade, oil restrictions, energy gaps, and CIA attacks as issues to address at the UN General Assembly session focusing on relations between developed and developing nations.
The 1974 sheep and lambs shorn reached 16.1 million head, an 8 percent drop from 1973. This reflects a continued contraction in wool production activities across the sector.
The Comanche County Board of Commissioners approved monthly raises for full-time highway department employees from $25 to $50 based on job levels. Jean Riddle of the commission staff will rise from $640 to $700 monthly effective Aug 1, funded by highway funds. They also agreed with the Lawton Evening Lions Club to place flags around the courthouse monument for holidays at $25 annually and approved a $1,050 claim payment for a new sheriff's office ice machine to be used in the jail and first floor offices.
In Buenos Aires armed forces chiefs planned secret talks amid a cabinet shake up by President Isabel Peron. Military leaders split over installing an army colonel in the interior ministry, amid fears of interference and a possible coup during Argentina’s political and economic crisis.
The recall election prompts attempts to block former KHA officials from acting while notices go to Bounty Satepeahtaw and federal and urban development offices. A restraining order bars Pinezaddieby and Queetone from duties as hearings delay until August. Bounty faces September felony charges for alleged misused funds. Satepeahtaw faces February false claim charges. prior hearings postponed.
Police report serious injuries after missiles and rock throwing in Roxbury and South Boston with mobs targeting cars and pedestrians. In Elyria Ohio officers faced looting and shootings as patrols moved in, while Hartford scene saw 250 rock and bottle throwers and a suspect held on bond.
The Library of Congress in Washington DC began as a single collection and expanded to serve the government and public. It burned in 1814 during the Capitol fire, was restored in 1815, and suffered a major 1851 blaze that destroyed most volumes. Today it holds about 73.9 million items including 16 million books.
City Manager says curbside pickup is temporary and the old system will return, but no date given. Lawton residents like Mrs. Mark Russell cite back injuries and other burdens preventing curbside disposal. Council vows action against nonpayment for undelivered services amid a mass layoff and rehirings in the sanitation department.
Fire calls logged Wednesday and Thursday include a grass fire one quarter mile west on Lee Boulevard at 3 03 PM and an apartment fire at 4751 Motif Manor Apt 5 with no injuries. Fire crews cleared by 10 36 PM. A Thursday 9 30 AM grass fire occurred at 601 NE Flower Mound Road. Dispatches this year total 962.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.