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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1977
Page
1
The forecast calls for fair to partly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures through Wednesday with a 30 percent chance of rain tonight and Wednesday. Highs near the low 90s and lows in the low 70s. Monday's high reached 98 with a 76 overnight low. Thursday to Saturday outlook similar with widely scattered thunderstorms and slightly warmer temps.
David Berkowitz pleaded innocent by reason of insanity at arraignment on murder and assault charges in the Son of Sam killings. He remains at Kings County Hospital for psychiatric testing to determine trial competence. He appeared under heavy guard at Brooklyn Criminal Court as discussions continued on attorney withdrawal and taped conversations reportedly sold to newspapers.
The Pentagon resumes reviews of 712 missing or war prisoners in Southeast Asia with President Carter's approval. A four year moratorium ends as officials pledge full accounting while families demand proof from Vietnam before altering statuses.
The Carter administration seeks Republican support for the Panama Canal treaty and briefs former President Ford and his secretary of state. Linowitz and Gen. Brown travel to Vail Colorado to outline the pact and aim to sway Ford toward endorsing the agreement amid a conservative battle in the Senate.
Developers rush to build in Lawton as July permits show five apartment complexes under way totaling 127 units valued at 1.1 million. The year to date reaches 297 new units worth 2.545 million, with a Fred White 41 unit complex leading, and four other mid sized projects in Oak and NW areas. Single family starts stay strong with 43 permits valued at 1.577 million, eight month total 470 units worth 14.514 million, well ahead of last year.
A Pacific hurricane draped northern Southern California with 60 mph winds and heavy rain, flooding two Imperial Valley towns near the Salton Sea, washing out Interstate 15, and leaving hundreds stranded while forecasters warn of continued flash floods and drought impact.
Ciyan Kennedy Lawton real estate owner and Democrat activist joined a high level delegation aboard Air Force 2 to Cyprus to attend Archbishop Makarios funeral. The group led by Chief Justice Burger included two senators former defense secretary Clark Clifford four congressmen mayors and Ruth Stapleton. The trip involved state department briefings a tour of the region and return after 24 hours in the air.
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