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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1976
Page
2
The Bellevue-Stortford Hotel in Philadelphia, linked to a legionnaires disease outbreak, launches a PR push after 26 deaths and 146 illnesses tied to events at the hotel. Officials cite 19 plumbing violations including a risky cross connection. hotel says valves prevent contamination.
Holofile Industries unveils a terminal reading 200 million bit holographic film cards capable of storing all data in a city directory. TRW Defense and Space Systems developed the technology in Redondo Beach and licensed Holofile for commercial use.
Louis B. Sims, former Lawton resident and now chief of the U S National Central Bureau of INTERPOL, explains how the organization connects with 122 member nations to track suspects abroad. He recalls joining the Secret Service in 1961, oversaw Watergate tapes, and wrote a local law enforcement handbook on INTERPOL.
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