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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1971
Page
4
Lawton council sets four day use limit for boat house permits and plans to move Cameron College houses for city use while advertising for bids. They reject all bids for an auctioneer as non-determinable and rewrite specs if resubmitting. Mayor Whitaker must testify in Kermit Denham embezzlement trial December 14.
The high court rejected review of a 1968 Air Force rule barring members from public meetings or interviews if aimed at opposing Armed Forces use. The dispute named Defense Secretary Melvin Laird and involved William C. Douglas and William J. Brennan Jr. and a 1969 San Francisco ruling upholding the regulation.
Parents in Muskogee Oklahoma protest a no gift policy for students, arguing the rule aims to prevent embarrassment for pupils who cannot afford gifts. The policy forbids accepting gifts at school and prompts debate over fairness and economics in classrooms.
The Cameron administration has not been informed about the cost of extending a closed circuit system. E. T. Dunlap, chancellor of the Regents, notified Dr. Owen, and the FCC has issued a license. Install and operating costs will not be in Cameron's budget, and televised course students pay the same fee as in-person students.
The article reports that the post office processed eighty five million pieces of mail in the previous year. It notes high volume and operational scale across facilities and routes.
Enid contractor Harry Cummins Jr. helped Hall install Mrs Helena Rieger on the corrections board giving him a 4 3 majority Johnston resigned saying he would not return to his old job in Pennsylvania Tulsa lawyer Irvine Ungerman became chairman Leroy Kirk Oklahoma City vice chairman and Mrs Rieger secretary The public meeting law dispute looms as the board may again need to hire or fire officials and James Campbell plans to press the issue with the attorney general
Tass said Mars 3 descent apparatus landed on Mars by parachute in the southern hemisphere at 45 S, 158 W, with data transmitted to Earth December 2 5. Mars 2 had entered a wide Mars orbit and did not soft land.
Oklahoma City AP Franklin C Johnston said he is slightly bitter about the state corrections board actions after Gov. Hall gained control and moved to unhire him. He noted he would need time to sort out the situation with his wife and family and reflected on what he would have done differently with the knowledge he has now.
The report places a staging area and supply point about 30 miles from the Vietnamese border and 85 miles northeast of Phnom Penh. It notes South Vietnamese forces and rangers closing a week-long drive south of the Saigon Phnom Penh highway inside Cambodia, with 45 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed and 17 weapons seized.
The debate centers on India’s role and Pakistan’s actions in East Pakistan. Huang accuses India of planning dismemberment while Malik defends Soviet backed East Pakistani elections. Bush urges focus on stopping the slaughter and invasion amid international tensions.
The article notes roughly two million pre school children of working mothers would be served by a local priority child development program, amid Republican and Democratic opposition. It details a fiscal plan for 1972 and 1973 including funding for antipoverty efforts, job training, and Head Start, totaling about $100 million above Nixon’s request, while proposals seek to curb OEO and shift it toward research.
Indian spokesmen report advances across East and West fronts including Mandiala Jessore and Feni while claiming Pakistani tanks destroyed and air and sea routes cut. Pakistan disputes details. Radio Pakistan says army controls most of East Pakistan.
A University of Kentucky study finds Kentucky’s cigarette tax might be raised to 12 cents per pack, the national average, without harming tobacco farmers or the broader economy.
Clear this afternoon with a brief sun before a new storm arrives. Warmer temperatures today with highs from the 40s in the Panhandle to the low 50s in the far south. Lows tonight from teens in the Panhandle to mid 30s southeast. Wednesday highs from the mid-20s northwest to the low 40s southeast.
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