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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1977
Page
1
Heavy overcast and steady showers drenched Lawton with 1.85 inches by noon as a stationary front over Oklahoma feeds a large storm area. Lawton stations report 1.15 inches by 10:30 a.m. with Lake Lawtonka at 3.42 feet below floodgate top and Lake Ellsworth at 6 inches.
Thousands of state workers stayed home amid a no-budget stalemate delaying pay since July. Preliminary figures showed about 7,300 of 80,000 off, with 2,000 more calling in for personal days. Welfare and prison staff joined protests as lawmakers duel over funding.
Fort Sill complex of 104.5 acres of three Apache and one Comanche cemeteries is listed as a National Historic District. Geronimo’s grave sits at the main Apache site. Apache prisoners of war were brought to Fort Sill in October 1894 under Gen Hugh L Scott who helped establish the cemeteries during their first winter camp.
The Indian Ocean quake measured up to 8.9 on the Richter scale per Vienna Institute readings, with tremors felt across Western Australia and Indonesia. No injuries or tsunamis reported. Port Hedland and Perth experienced strong shaking as residents fled buildings awaiting aftershocks.
Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey woke from surgery to learn a pelvis cancer is malignant and unlikely to be removed. Doctors say he is in good spirits, with strong vital signs, and could be out of the hospital in a week if no complications arise.
Oklahoma Governor David Boren announced a plan to employ 820 inmates over eight months, saving taxpayers 2.7 to 3.7 million dollars. About 420 will build facilities costing 2.3 million, while 400 others work for state agencies or prison projects. Inmates will operate at Lexington 210 workers and sites in Hedges Stringtown McAlester McLeod Granite.
President Carter selected Arizona Governor Raul H. Castro to be ambassador to Argentina. Castro, 61, a naturalized Mexican-born U. S. citizen and former Bolivia and El Salvador ambassador, would succeed as governor is replaced by Wesley Bolin if confirmed. Some conservatives oppose the Hispanic selection, arguing patronizing optics.
A 36 year old Lawton man, Bill Jeffrey James of 158 SW 69th, was arrested after a high speed pursuit near Cache Road and 67th Street. He was taken to Memorial Hospital with minor injuries and released on bond after being backed into city jail. A second vehicle, a 1966 Pontiac, briefly reversed direction before being lost by pursuing officers.
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