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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1973
Page
10
Regional forecast shows hot and fair to partly cloudy conditions across zones through Friday. Southerly winds 5 to 15 mph. highs near 90s to 100s and lows in the 70s, with variations by zone and occasional upper 90s readings.
Partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers through Friday. Kansas sees upper 80s to 90s, lows 60s to mid 70s. Arkansas warms with widely scattered storms in the extreme north. Colorado mainly partly cloudy with isolated storms and modest temp shifts. New Mexico expects late night and morning activity with highs in the 80s mountains to 90s lower elevations and lows 40s to 60s.
President Nixon says he wants fewer agents guarding him though security remains essential. He cites Kennedy's assassination as requiring strong protection and suggests wiretaps might have revealed Oswald's plan. Family dislikes heavy Secret Service presence. he notes protectors will remain many. Sources also discuss an alleged New Orleans motorcade assassination plot by extremists.
Michigan Consolidated Gas Co proposes an energy saving program in Detroit area homes. It would loan 80 percent of attic insulation costs for six inches with three month no interest repayment, or 36 month plan with 1 percent financing. The plan targets pre 1940 homes and aims to set a national model while not reducing total gas sales.
Gov. David Hall announced new appointments to state boards and commissions. Wilbur Dee Cave of Fairfax to the Oklahoma Public Welfare Commission term. Thomas H. Flesher Jr. of Oklahoma City to the Board of Governors of Licensed Architects. Leroy Broesder of Tulsa to the state Board of Private Schools. Virge N. Steger named to the Governor's Committee for Interstate Cooperation. Paul Thomas of Picker to the Ottawa County Reclamation Authority. Bloomer Sullivan of Sulphur to the Jim Thorpe Memorial Commission. Gerald Reid and Carl West of Anadarko named to the Western Plains Indians Arts and Crafts Commission.
Tulsa report notes Defense Department plans to close more bases by year end. Rep. James R. Jones says overseas closures are needed and that U S bases, including Fort Sill Tinker Field and Altus, appear essential and well managed.
A one pound amount of uranium can produce as much work as 3 million pounds of coal according to the report. This comparison highlights the vast energy density of nuclear fuel versus coal in historical energy analyses.
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