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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1976
Page
1
Ford leads at the 1976 Republican National Convention as delegates prepare to vote on the presidential nomination. Reagan pressed hard on selecting Ford's running mate before balloting, but Ford won a decisive 1,180 to 1,069 test of strength and unity with governors and delegates.
About 30 North Korean guards armed with axes and pikes killed two U S Army officers and wounded four American enlisted men and five South Koreans during a clash in Panmunjom in the DMZ. The U N Command labeled the incident a brutal murder in an unprovoked assault while North Korea claimed self defense.
Lawton delegate Roy Moore reports Vice President Rockefeller seized a Reagan sign after delegates demanded his removal for lacking a proper badge. Moore says Rockefeller sought votes to block a rule designating a vice presidential running mate before nominating votes.
The Philippines toll from quakes and giant tidal waves climbed past 5,300 with about 30,000 homeless. 3,103 confirmed dead and 2,282 missing as relief efforts spread across Mindanao towns and cities. Paratroopers reportedly swept away. U.S. aid offered.
Weather today calls for fair to partly cloudy skies and continued hot temperatures across Southwest Oklahoma through Thursday. Winds turn southeasterly 5 to 10 mph tonight with readings in the low 70s. Thursday's high tops the upper 90s, following Tuesday's 96 and 72.
A total of 748 Lawton and area high school students are expected to report for classes Monday at the Great Plains Area Vo Tech School, up from 696 last year. Enrollees come from Eisenhower MacArthur Lawton Elgin Cache Indiahoma and Geronimo.
The Oklahoma legislature expanded court appointed capital defense pay from 350 to 2500 dollars in first degree murder cases. The law directs payment from the State Judicial Fund and follows the Supreme Court ruling overturning the old statute. District court funds are unchanged according to Court Clerk Janice Mitchell.
Debbie Wysocki cares for Oliver the infant possum after his mother was killed by a car two weeks ago. The tiny survivor, about three inches now, is fed every two hours in a makeshift incubator with puppy milk and caring vigil from the family, including instruction from veterinarian Dan Woesner.
City Council approved a revised offer from City National Leasing Corp to buy 60 000 square feet of land south of its new bank for 120 000 dollars 2 dollars per square foot. The deal ends a two month impasse over Fifth Street closure adjacent to the site and funds landscaping costs. Budget hearings were set for 8 a m Thursday with a proposed city budget of 25 million dollars.
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