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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1971
Page
1
Pakistani officers admit Dacca defenses are wilting as paratroopers drop into the province on Saturday afternoon. Indian spokesmen noted the rapid advance and mounting resistance, with reports routing to page 4, column 1.
The first session of talks between President Nixon and President Pompidou in Angra opened with a cordial atmosphere. They discussed East West relations and other international issues, avoiding the monetary crisis topic for now. The two leaders welcomed press coverage in the Town Council building as Treasury officials handled a separate monetary discussion.
UN Security Council to vote on a cease fire as India and Pakistan dispute terms. U Thant reports Prime Minister Indira Gandhi would agree to a cease-fire if Pakistan withdraws from East Pakistan and a peaceful settlement with Bangladesh is reached.
Oklahoma Secretary of State John Rogers ruled the liquor by the drink petition invalid today. Petition sponsors said they will appeal to the Oklahoma Supreme Court. Attorney R. C. Jopling Jr. warned it would create liquor barons and monopolies.
Congress nears adjournment as House takes up a resolution to extend foreign aid at about 2.6 billion dollars annually until March 15. A Senate amendment seeks a six month withdrawal from Indochina once POWs are released, a proposal opposed by the administration and House allies.
Two Americans, a man held 19 years and a woman captured on a yacht in 1968, crossed into Hong Kong. They were flown to Kai Tak and boarded a U S military plane. Downey’s life sentence was commuted to five years. Other POWs remain in China amid unclear fates.
Ronald G. S. Au of Hawaii, the national president of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, will speak at the Lawton Jaycee meeting on Tuesday. The luncheon is at noon in the Hotel Lawtonian ballroom with Dale Wright of Edmond as escort. Au is the first Hawaii native and first Chinese American to lead the national Jaycee organization, elected last June for a one year term.
South Vietnamese forces with U S air cover push 6 000 troops into eastern Cambodia aiming at Chup town near the Mekong. Tanks armored vehicles and helicopters spearhead the assault near the Chup rubber plantation as U S B 52s pound the area. No contact with enemy reported and intelligence says North Vietnamese shifted forces to defend Dam Be and edge of the plantation.
Mostly cloudy skies with a slight chance of rain and cooler temperatures were forecast for Lawton and Southwest Oklahoma through Tuesday. A developing cold front in the west was expected to move into Oklahoma this evening. Rain probability was listed at 30 percent tonight and Tuesday. High today near mid 50s with a low following.
A 42 year old Vietnam veteran Maj Robert Cowden reported to Satellite Beach police at 6 am that he killed his wife Dora Lynn 33 and five children Buck 11 Duke 12 Camille 5 Lady Caroline 10 then himself. Police found Cowden dead near the telephone in their five bedroom home after a suicide note. Neighbors said he suffered persistent pain from prior injuries and two helicopter crashes in Vietnam. The family had moved there four months after his retirement following treatment in Texas.
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