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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1975
Page
4
The narrator recounts a long night searching for Kelsey a dog who vanished in the area then found by a pack of dogs at 15th and 6 with Lassie like sighting. The dog returns home muddy excited and lively after the rescue.
Comanche County and other offices face budget squeezes as Title I training remains oversold by 15 percent or more. Griswold notes a $51 000 cut from last year forcing program reductions. officials aim to balance enrollments with $463 563 for Title I training and $345 000 for Titles II and VI public service while avoiding replacements. The Labor Department warns attrition should trim enrollments to avert cash shortfalls before June 1976.
The commission discussed permitting bank poles and jug lines with strict rules. Jug lines require 12 hour checks and 25 poles per family, permits cost 7.50 a year, with season rules from Sept 15 to April 15 and summer placement near the red marker buoys.
The Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge reports 24 elk killed on the opening day of its annual hunt. Among the 24 are 3 calves, 1 bull, and 20 cows. Refuges aim to drop herd levels with 100 to 120 elk to be bagged. first session runs through Thursday with a second in December.
Oklahoma law enforcement notes a steady fall in burglary over four months from 226 in August to 132 in November while overall crime in Lawton shows a 7 percent drop from 580 in November 1974 to 536. Nationally, a large share of Americans are covered by short term disability income policies.
After a dinner, President Ford and Mrs. Ford watched the U S table tennis team make its historic first appearance in 1971 at the 18,000 seat Peking gymnasium signaling a new era in Chinese American relations.
Aid Mayor notes New York City still has friends nationwide and doubts a federal rescue will be needed again. Governor Carey thanks supporters, saying the vote offers a chance to prove the state is restoring finances, despite House opposition fearing the measure won’t solve solvency.
The piece recalls brutal railroading days arguing wrecks were frequent and deadly. It cites 1882 as a peak year with about 2,000 railroad workers and over 3,000 passengers killed in accidents.
Consulting engineer Robert Hendrick said utility company resistance to moving lines on the east side forced a west side relocation of a waterline project near Sheri dan north of Cache Road. Councilmen approved final plans.
Report covers retaliatory rocket strikes on northern Israeli settlements after Tuesday's attack and Israel's vow to meet guerrillas on the battlefield. U.S. tensions surface as Ford and Kissinger seek to reassure Israel while debates on Palestinian participation and a UN peacekeeping force unfold. Local city projects include water line extension in Lawton and a lawsuit over sewer plant bids.
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