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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1975
Page
1
Lawton Constitution survey of 25 residents shows 72 percent believe an organized group keeps local gasoline prices higher than nearby cities. Respondents cite wholesalers, service station owners, and oil companies as blamed parties. many note price increases affect military costs and driving habits.
President Ford told about 7,500 American Legionnaires in Minneapolis that detente is not a license to fish in troubled waters and pledged a possible 2.8 billion dollar weapons spending boost if no new SALT I agreement is reached. He rallied a wary defense posture and cautioned on Soviet moves in Portugal.
Communist leader Alvaro Cunhal canceled a rally in strifetorn northern Portugal after reports that the area's military commander, a leftist, had tensions at the Communist party headquarters.
The Ford administration urged the Civil Aeronautics Board to allow airlines to raise ticket prices with a fuel surcharge tied to jet fuel costs, bypassing CAB hearings. If approved, the measure would permit route-specific surcharges amid rising fuel prices and would echo utilities practice.
Lawton City Council asks state and federal agencies including the attorney general and Justice Department to investigate alleged local gasoline price fixing. It also ends a 50 cent summer sewer surcharge and revokes the police work contract, while a local wholesaler denies price fixing claiming distributors set prices and prices in Lawton are high.
Lawton Public Schools set new guidelines to suspend or expel students in line with recent federal decisions. A hearing is required for suspensions, with longer expulsions involving formal charges and a three member committee appeal. Last year about 405 students were suspended for offenses such as drugs weapons and defiance.
A wounded U S helicopter pilot Barry Meeker 33 of Hartford Connecticut aided three East German refugees fleeing Czechoslovakia under fire. Bavarian border police say he faces charges of illegal beer crossing foreign air space and submitting a false flight plan.
Sunny conditions prevail for Lawten residents through Wednesday with no showers. Tonight lows around the low 70s and Wednesday highs near the mid 90s. Extended outlook shows hot weather through Saturday with thunderstorms possible Friday night. Monday records a high of 91 and a low of 72.
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