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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1977

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Indictment Set in Son of Sam Killing Case

A 23 member grand jury indicted David Berkowitz for murder attempted murder felonious assault and criminal possession of a weapon. He faces arraignment Tuesday as police note a companion linked to the suspect is being sought and Berkowitz is held in a hospital mental ward for fitness evaluation.

New York David Berkowitz Sam Berkowitz Stacy Moskowitz Robert Violante Whadla Iniliue Sen

Carter says foreign policy continues Ford era work

President Carter said U S foreign policy will continue the Ford administration’s work in Southern Africa the Middle East China and Panama He met Kissinger and praised bipartisan effort and discussed upcoming talks with Israeli and Arab ministers and the Panama Canal pact He urged Senate ratification support and noted the peace process momentum continues according to officials

Washington Carter Ford Africa Middle East China Panama Ford Administration Henry A. Kissinger Gerald R. Ford Kissinger Israel Geneva Senate Washi New York Vance Europe United States

Five Oklahoma traffic crashes kill five youths this weekend

Oklahoma Highway Patrol says five young people died in weekend crashes as the state totals 511 traffic deaths for the year. Victims include Richard Mahan 16 Clinton Vicki McAlester 18 Idabel Freeman Behan 18 Town of Colo Harold Nall Jr 16 Calvin and Randy Morris 22 Wheeler. One passenger Mathew McCauley 17 Pampa was seriously injured.

Associated Press Oklahoma Oklahoma Highway Patrol Richard Lee Mahan Clinton Clinton Hospital U.S. 183 Vicki Lynn McAlester Idabel Thomas P. Steer Clarksville Tex U.S. 70 McCurtain County Steer Freeman Behan Townoc Colo Harold Lloyd Nall, Jr Calvin Oklahoma 55 Nall Randy Lee Morris Wheeler Texas- Oklahoma Roger Millis Mathew H. McCauley Pampa Sayre

New Pact Ends Most Phone Strikes in Oklahoma City

Unions at Western Electric plant vote to accept local and national Bell System contracts. About 90 percent of 2800 production workers approve after an all night bargaining session. clerical workers approve national and local deals. Small walkout by long-distance operators occurred overnight.

Oklahoma City Western Electric Co Bell System Company Glenn Nunn International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Mately Western Electric Ed Thorsen Nunn Southwestern Bell Leah Abbit Commu

Convicted Nazi Kappler Escapes From Roman Hospital

Herbert Kappler a 70 year old former Gestapo commander serving life for the 1944 Ardeatine caves massacre escaped from Celio hospital in Rome. He was carried away by his wife in a large suitcase and a waiting car, authorities said. Italian and West German officials confirmed the escape and said Kappler planned to die in Germany, with no confirmed location.

Bonn West Germany Herbert Kappler Rome Vito Lattanzio Kappler A.m Gestapo Colosseum Armin Gruenewald Anna Marie Kappler-Wenger Gruenewald Soltau Germany Italy ANSA Secret Police Celio Kapp

California Blaze Still Largest Dry Forests Continue To Burn

The Marble Cone fire on California's central coast dominates weekend fire activity as nearly 10,000 personnel fight blazes statewide. Marble Cone covers about 123,000 acres in Los Padres National Forest, near Carmel Valley homes with evacuations planned but not expected to spread.

California Los Padres National Forest Carmel Valley Colorado Deep Creek White River National Forest Brook Creek Meadow Creek Washington Colville National Forest Oregon Green Buttes Deschutes National Forest Forest Service Winema National Forest Fremont National Forest

Former City Woman Slain Near Logan County Line

A former Lawton woman, Lillie Elizabeth Gillam, 29, was found beaten and strangled in a field near the Oklahoma Logan County line after an argument with her husband. Her car was recovered at North Park Mall. Jim Gillam identified her as his wife following a newspaper account.

Lawton Oklahoma Logan County Lillie Elizabeth Gillam Central State University Sam Chapman M. Set Bill Griffith Gillam Phillips- Aubrey Chevrolet Oklahoma City Chevrolet Motor General Motors

Weather forecast predicts warm, partly cloudy Tuesday

The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures Tuesday with a 30 percent chance of rain tonight and Tuesday. The low tonight should be in the low 70s and the high Tuesday in the mid 90s. Sundays low was 72 and the high reached 99.

Instapoll Questions on Panama Canal Donation

The Lawton Publishing Company invites readers to call 353-0620 tonight between 6 and 9 for Instapoll topics asking whether the Senate should approve giving away the Panama Canal and whether people should vote on such territorial issues. It also offers a Hot Line for questions on local government at the same number and times.

Lawton Publishing Company Senate Panama Canal U.S

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