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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1976

Page

4

Violence intensifies in Cape Town amid student protests

In Cape Town police chased and clubbed mixed race students outside a Bellville courthouse where 10 appeared on charges of public violence and arson. Widespread unrest across Nyanga Langa Guguletu and Grassy Park left more than 100 arrests and ongoing government crackdowns.

Cape Town South Africa Bellville University of the Western Cape Grassy Park Nyanga Langa Guguletu Jeanie Noel Black Women’s Federation Durban

Yesteryears recalling local events and milestones

Observations from a past decade note Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur E Thomas hosting visits from Houston. J Robert Owens leads a Military Order of Cooties meeting while LHS warms up under Coach Deon Jimerson. Esther Green becomes county HD Council secretary and Adlai Stevenson secures the Democratic nomination. Five Lawton veterans leave Navy service, and W F Griswold is reelected superintendent at First Baptist Church.

Wilbur E. Thomas Alfred Thomas Judith Thomas Houston J . Robert Owens Military Order of Cooties Pup Veterans of Foreign Wars LHS Deon Jimerson Wolverines Esther Green Triangle Home Demonstration Club County HD Council Adlai Stevenson Chicago Obe Eeeardson Lawton Ronald Crane Cecil Lockwood Douglas Fife John Littlefield Bill Robinson W.F. Griswold First Baptist Church

Oklahoma City Market Prices Report for Wheat Barley Milo Soybeans and Livestock

Oklahoma City AP reports today’s market prices for wheat ranging from 2.44 to 3.45 per bushel with various town names listed, barley at 2.10 to 2.40 per bushel, Milo around 4.10 to 4.66 per cwt, soybeans up to 6.38 per cwt, alfalfa hay at 4.60 per ton, and broilers and poults. Cattle and calves trade was moderately active with changes across categories and hogs showing higher early sales. Slaughter cows, bulls, feeder pigs and sows movements noted with price ranges.

Barley Watonga Beaver Keyes Liberal Perryton Manchester Ponca City Temple Wetherford Lawton Kingfisher MILO Ccwt Afton Pauls Valley Muskogee Weatherford Gulf Banner Broilers Oklahoma City

Fire department dispatches list early morning calls

Fire reports include multiple dorm and residence calls with times around 2.15 am and 4 am. Locations cited include Gore, 2908 North Pine, 5906 Columbia and grass fires. The Cheyenne River length and source are noted nearby.

Lowtor Columbia Nouse

Cucumbers Now In Season Says USDA Market News

The USDA reports cucumbers are seasonally available through the marketing season. Shop for firm cucumbers with bright green color and avoid overgrown specimens that are dull, turning yellow, or have shriveled ends and tough texture.

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Unity on display as GOP faces division at convention

Delegates from Hawaii Guam and Indiana show splits with Ford Reagan and uncommitted delegates amid calls for unity. Carter of the RNC lampoons rivals as Ford seeks broad support and Reagan tours Indiana while Taft 1952 echoes haunt the backdrop.

Louisiana Ford New York Uncom Robert A. Taft Robert F. Benbe Bennett Carter Robert S. Carter Republican National Committee Hawaii Guam Reagan Indiana Robert P. Griffin Michigan

Funeral for Ray Harmon Held at First Baptist Snyder

Funeral services for Ray Harmon 71 who died Sunday in a Lawton hospital will be at 2:30 p m Tuesday at the First Baptist Church Snyder with Rev Don Bates and Rev Therman Richardson officiating. Burial will be in Snyder Cemetery under Tims Funeral Home Altus. Harmon born July 24 1905 in Nocona Texas was a retired butcher and member of First Baptist Lodge 261 and the Eastern Star. Survivors include his wife a sister Beulah Worthen of Wichita Falls two brothers Troy Harmon of Manitou and Doyle of Amherst and one grandson.

Seismic Scale Describes Damage Levels and Historic Quakes

The text outlines Richter scale damage levels from 3.5 to 8 and cites the 1906 San Francisco quake at 8.3. It also notes a 7.2 quake in China reported by Upsala Seismological Institute with an epicenter 625 miles southwest of Beijing.

San Francisco Seismological Institution Uppsala Sweden China Marcus Baath Peking

Fire destroys grassland. arson suspected in Stephens County

Firefighters from Comanche and Meridian battled a grassland blaze of about 400 acres in Stephens County, with arson suspected. Three units from Fire Station No. 4 fought the Sunday night fire at 2808 N 22nd, bringing it under control in about an hour.

Etta Kish Comanche Stephens County Meridian

Oklahoma delegates mobilize to win undecided at convention

Oklahoma Reagan supporters race to convert uncommitted delegates from Louisiana and Delaware. They stay in the same hotel as those delegations and plan targeted outreach to sway undecided or soft Ford supporters.

Page One Meagan Oklahoma Louisiana Delaware Healy Reagan Ford

Protein importance in diets across ages debunked

The statement argues protein is equally essential for all ages, refuting the idea that children need protein more than adults. It emphasizes proteins as the body’s fundamental builders and maintainers for people of any age.

Cadets resign rather than face officer boards and court martial

Cadets and cleared 4. Twelve others resigned instead of facing officer boards, one was separated for other reasons, and 19 cases were dismissed before reaching boards. briefs cite past officials like Gen Maxwell Taylor noting cadets may be dismissed only by court martial.

Maxwell Taylor Army Navy Air Force Coast Guard

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