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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1972
Page
1
In Saigon a pair of sappers blew an ammunition dump seven miles southeast of the city causing massive blasts. About 1,000 tons of munitions detonated while four civilians and four soldiers were wounded. The saboteurs fled after triggering time charges.
President Nixon ordered a nationwide hiring and promotion freeze affecting about 24 000 federal civilian workers in the Lawton Fort Sill area and nationwide. The freeze lasts until the next budget is submitted, with limited exceptions for automatic pay raises and in grade promotions.
Kansas City AP report on former President Truman at Research Hospital noting a restless night and declining kidney function. Doctors say he is very serious but vital signs are stable, with fluid in the right lung and ongoing concerns about heart and kidney issues. Daughter Margaret Truman Daniel voices cautious optimism as medical staff monitor fluctuations.
Weather advisories remain through tonight for all sections of the state as a new round of freezing rain and light snow develops. Forecasters predict a 50 percent chance of light snow or rain this afternoon and 20 percent tonight with highs near 32 and a low around 20. Northerly winds up to 18 mph this afternoon will shift to northeast 6 to 12 mph tonight. Expect continued snow and ice across the state with a warming trend Friday into the lower 40s. Wednesday reached 39.
Two Fort Sill men Billy R. Cherry and William H. Hinds faced jurors after four days of testimony in the beating death of Sgt. J.C. Jackson. Prosecutors urged premeditated design while defense argued over which assailant caused the fatal injuries as the panel of ten jurors prepared to deliberate.
Apollo 17 concludes a decade of space exploration as Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt leave the Moon aboard Challenger after a 22 hour nine minute surface stay. They collected 334 pounds of samples and an orange dust, plan Pacific splashdown December 19, then return to Earth with Ronald Evans in orbit aboard America.
Miners for Democracy reports Arnold Miller ahead of W A Boyle in the government supervised vote. Early tallies show Miller with about 31,345 to Boyle's 26,145 as counting proceeds from 584 locals in 25 states, with running mates Trbovich and Patrick also ahead.
President Nixon heard Henry Kissinger describe the ongoing Vietnam peace negotiations in a two hour briefing. Spokesman Ronald L. Ziegler refused to detail Paris talks or say if Thieu accepted a cease-fire, and noted the U S position favors a cease-fire plan under negotiation rather than Thieu’s holiday proposal.
Americans for Indian Opportunity fills vacancies at its Washington based agency after Oklahoma director Mrs Iola Hayden is fired and seven staff quit. LaDonna Harris remains agency president and interim director. Jim MacDonald becomes AIO director, with Joan Waukechon as bookkeeper and Sid Beane as field coordinator. See DIRECTOR, Page 4A, Col. 7.
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