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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1973

Page

4

Sill Man Due Hearing In Hit And Run Death

Walter J. Maze of Fort Sill, 24, arraigned in district court on leaving the scene of an injury accident in the May 31 hit and run death of 15 year old Robert Torres. Preliminary hearing set for Jan. 9. bond $1500. No man slaughter charge due to statute. Maze identified as driver from a traffic citation issued 40 minutes after the crash near Fort Sill Boulevard.

Walter J. Maze Fort Sill Lawton Maze John Taylor Don Beauchamp Beauchamp Robert Torres Manuel Torres Ferris Torres Fort Sill Boulevard Elim Street

Snowstorm Closes Schools and Paralyzes East Coast

The blizzard left 19 of Maryland’s 23 counties under snow or ice conditions while schools closed statewide. Ice brought power outages to Connecticut, with 850 line workers restoring power to about 250000 homes. Transportation suffered nationwide as trains, planes, and highways faced delays and cancellations.

Maryland Highway Department Ft. Meade Army Georgia Connecticut New York City Power Company Plains Rockies Wisconsin Nebraska Great Lakes Chicago Lindenhurst Thomas J. Meskill National Guard New England

Cold snap pushes Pacific front into Texas Oklahoma

A low pressure system spawns a Pacific cold front this afternoon extending into the Texas Oklahoma Panhandle. Arctic air follows from the north tonight, shaping the regional weather pattern.

Texas-Oklahoma Panhandle Oklahoma

City Man Makes Weekly Oklahoma City Trips for Treatment

Co workers said Giles, a Lawton High School graduate who attended Oklahoma University and Cameron College, made weekly trips to Oklahoma City for kidney ailment treatment. Trooper Carl Alexander reported Giles’ car hit a guard rail, overturned 1.5 times, and he was thrown from the vehicle. The body was taken to a Chickasha hospital then moved to Lawton by Becker Funeral Home with funeral services pending. Giles was born August 27, 1947.

Oklahoma City Carl Alexander Giles Chickasha Lawton Becker Funeral Home Lawton High School Oklahoma University Cameron College

City Hall plans park link and sewage plant addendum approved

City actions include pedestrian throughways linking two parks and an addendum to sewage treatment plant plans for State Health Department and EPA review. Estimated plant cost is 16.9 million with bids likely early next year. Marvel Business Machines won a 1995 contract for five police typewriters while IBM bid 2475 on past performance. A Jan 8 1974 public hearing will consider a rezoning on NW Williams Street. A Jan 22 1974 ordinance closes 300 feet of B Avenue near the new library. A Jan 15 1974 hearing will set fee structure for closing streets alleys and easements.

State Health Department Environmental Protection Agency Marvel Business Machines Reuben Brown IBM Corporation IBM R-1 Williams Street B Avenue Fourth Street

Union Truckers Agree to 2 Cent Per Mile Increase

Union June with Trucking Employers Inc the industry bargaining arm provided raises of two cents per mile over the three years of the contract for 100 000 long distance drivers. The contract could be reopened on union demand if government policies altered the terms. Rates were based on 60 to 65 mph. A 10 hour day at those speeds yields 450 to 500 miles while 50 to 55 mph would drop daily mileage to about 350 reducing earnings.

Shrimp Swim Backwards Using Fan Tail Propel

Shrimp swim backwards by pushing with their fan-shaped tails, a propulsion method demonstrated in recent studies. This unique motion allows rapid, controlled changes in direction and speed in dense aquatic habitats.

Hijackers surrender after Rome and Athens terror attack

The hijackers fired on two planes at Rome Fiumicino and Athens, killing an Italian officer and a policeman, injuring many, and holding hostages. Delta fuelled by a bomb attack on a Pan Am jet, the crisis involved Lufthansa crews and two Black September guerrillas captured in Athens. The plane moved toward Cairo and Beirut amid diplomatic mediation.

Lufthansa Athens Joe Kroese Damascus Pan American World Airways Rome Fiumicino Cairo Libya Beirut Bonnie Cresnell el Arid Shafik Khantouran Palaal West Gemany Sist Additi Madrid

Soyuz 12 Launch Broadcast From Baikonur

The Soviet Soyuz crew ends the mission successfully after a noon launch at Baikonur. Maj Klimuk confirms a normal flight as the craft ascends. Officials give few mission details and offer limited timing on stay in orbit.

Baikonur Kazakhstan Maj Klimuk

Kissinger outlines Middle East talks sequence and goals

A senior official says Syria will not be a participant in the initial talks. The plan calls for a quick disengagement of Israeli and Egyptian forces along the Suez Canal before broader discussions on frontiers and later peace guarantees. Kissinger wrapped up a Middle East tour and thanked Portugal for allowing U S Air Force landings during the October war.

Israel Syria Egypt Jordan Suez Canal Kissinger Jerusalem Suez Vietnam Middle East Portugal Nixon North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Saxbe vows to resist publicly at hearing on Jaworski

At Senate hearings on William Saxbe's nomination to the Justice Department post, the former Ohio attorney general pledges to defend Jaworski's independence and proceed as he sees fit in the Watergate inquiry. The session followed Senate approval of a 5.5 billion foreign aid bill including 2.2 billion for Israel pending another authorization. A DC home rule measure cleared the House and heads to the Senate for final approval. The chamber also advanced a 73 billion defense bill, an emergency energy plan, and railroad salvage for the northeast and midwest. The Senate extended auto emission standards for a year.

Saxbe Jaworski Ohio Senate Israel Egypt Syria Senate Foreign Relations Committee House District of Columbia Congress Midwest

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