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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1973
Page
1
Secretary of Defense James R. Schlesinger announced that the Russians have successfully tested missiles carrying multiple independently targeted warheads. He said the development narrows the technological gap favoring the United States and affects prospects for U.S.-Soviet arms considerations.
Secretary Schlesinger warns the Soviets have demonstrated MIRV capability on at least two land based missiles with possible progress on two more. He expects deployment to reach parity with the United States by 1979, with a formidable land based MIRV force by the mid 1980s and notes no confirmed submarine launched MIRVs yet.
President Nixon and his legal team argued in U S District Court that courts cannot compel him to turn over Watergate tapes. They said prosecutions are for the executive branch, not the judiciary, and warned that forcing disclosure would injure the presidency. Cox urged the tapes be treated as material evidence for the grand jury.
U S corporate profits rose $10.5 billion in Q2 to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $130 billion, a slower increase than Q1's $13.5 billion. The Commerce Department also raised the Q2 inflation rate to 9.3 percent and said real GNP grew 2.4 percent, below the 4 percent annual target for the year.
William Alan Coleman a 42 year old Duncan man died after his car traveling west on SH 7 at about 95 mph went out of control overturned near the SH 7 and 65 intersection eight miles east of Lawton He died on arrival at Memorial Hospital from severe head injuries in the 4 a.m. crash.
The U S Consumer Products Safety Commission urges halting sale of three spray adhesives linked to birth defects. 3M brands Fail Art and Scotch Brand Spray-Meat and Krylon Spray Adhesive from Borden Co. faced recalls and halted distribution.
Indiana Gunite and Construction submits a 181326 invoice to cover massive leaks at the city filter plant clearwell. City managers say water loss totals about 2 billion gallons over five and a half years and council members push for legal action to recover costs.
Mostly fair skies and warmer temperatures are forecast for Lawton and Southwest Oklahoma through Saturday. Temperatures range from the low 90s this afternoon to the low 70s tonight and the mid 90s Saturday. High Thursday was 90 and low 72.
Washington AP Cost of Living Council extends gasoline and diesel price freeze through Aug 31. New ceilings set for Sept 1 with stickers showing prices and octane on about one million pumps. Retailers compute ceilings from Aug 1 costs plus Jan 10 markup, minimum seven cents per gallon, higher markups allowed if existing.
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Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Arthur W. Radford dies at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda Maryland at age 77. The Navy leader, famed for Pacific air and sea campaigns, served as JCS chair from 1953 to 1957 and was scherped by the Admiral's revolt over unification. He criticized the B36 bomber as a costly blunder and campaigned for navy power and large carriers.
Galveston County deputies used a road grader in heavy rain to scour a one mile stretch of beach near High Island for additional bodies in the mass murder case tied to a homosexual torture ring. Sheriff Kline said the effort aims to aid grieving families though he expects no new bodies. A separate court decision denied an immediate psychiatric evaluation for Elmer Wayne Henley, 17, one of two teens indicted in the killings.
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