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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1972
Page
1
Former President Harry S. Truman showed slight improvement but remained in very serious condition at Research Hospital and Medical Center. Doctors reported his kidney output remained inadequate while his heart and lungs continued to show weakness and fluid retention.
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Astronauts Eugene Cerne, Harrison Schmitt, and Ronald Evans finish packing and securing science cargo aboard America as they prepare for a Pacific splashdown at 2 24 p.m. EST. The crew notes the mission is a beginning, not an end, with 140 343 miles remaining to Earth and the ship on a steady return trajectory.
Five New Jersey antiwar activists were jailed in York Pennsylvania after allegedly sabotaging a railroad switch feeding an American Machine and Foundry York factory bound for air war materials. The group East Coast Conspiracy to Save Lives was charged with malicious injury to railroads and held on 25 000 bail. defendants include Eugene Galvin Thomas Korkames Rollin Kirk Patricia Kirk Monica McKigg.
The Electoral College meets in state capitals and Washington to formally elect the president and vice president. The votes will be counted by Vice President Spiro Agnew on January 6 before a joint session of Congress, though the outcome is already known.
The Supreme Court dismissed the government appeal to uphold mandatory chapel attendance at West Point, Annapolis, and the Air Force Academy. The 21 decision of the circuit court found the rule violated the First Amendment. Other actions included refusals to hear sex discrimination and unions cases and reviews on environmental and rail rate issues.
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird announced the United States has lifted restrictions, allowing air operations throughout North Vietnam. President Nixon ordered resumed bombing to counter a possible enemy buildup and forestall an offensive, with no details provided. Ziegler cautioned against tying the move to stalled peace talks, insisting the road to peace remains open.
In a somber report on stalled Paris negotiations, Gen. Alexander Haig will visit Southeast Asia and brief Saigon, Phnom Penh, Vientiane, and Bangkok on the status of talks. The dispatch follows Kissinger’s disclosure of breakdowns and Hanoi’s countering claims amid warnings of a charade if talks continue.
The 12 year old girl Regina Hitner was found murdered in a car seven miles northwest of Tipton. Stepfather Roger Dale Russell was jailed after being charged with murder. Authorities say a blunt instrument caused mortal wounds and the body was discovered in his mud stuck car. Autopsy results were expected soon and the suspect was arraigned in district court.
Jerry Don Owens 31 of 1101 Roosevelt was arrested after reportedly firing at a bar patron and threatening to kill a police officer during arrest. He pleaded not guilty to discharging firearms in city limits and faced possible district court charges for assaulting an officer. Bond remained unposted at noon.
Forecast calls for considerable cloudiness and little temperature change through Tuesday. South winds 12 to 22 mph this afternoon easing to 8 to 16 mph tonight. Highs near 50 today, with a nightly low around the upper 30s. Tuesday highs in the lower 50s. Sunday's high was 42 with a low of 21.
Fort Sill General Wetherill urges City Council to warn homeowners and builders in west Lawton about risks from firepower demonstrations near Fort Sill. He notes 12 damage claims after the December 1 event and says future government liability is doubtful.
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