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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1973
Page
1
A winter storm blanketed Southwest Oklahoma with blowing snow and frigid air. Lawton reports 29 degrees downtown with wind chills near 21 below zero, possible drop to about 10 by Thursday. Roads are slick and drivers urged to slow, with crews ready for 12 hour shifts as conditions worsen.
A winter storm blanketed the East Coast forcing about 250 000 people in Connecticut into shelters or with friends as power outages persisted for thousands. The National Weather Service warned of more snow sleet and freezing rain while Minnesota Illinois and Michigan faced heavy snow and school closures. Three storm deaths were reported on Long Island with 45 000 still without power, and more outages noted in Rhode Island and Colorado.
Dowie’s Santa Claus School in Vancouver teaches believable Santas with a 10 week course at 50 dollars per student. Graduates can earn about 25 dollars an hour from Santa users. Older applicants with white eyebrows and mature faces are preferred. yak hair beards are hard to obtain and white gloves are essential.
King Hussein of Jordan flew to Damascus for urgent talks with Hafez Assad over Syria s refusal to attend Middle East peace talks. Oklahoma City AP Gov Hall pledges a July pay raise for state employees include one step hike and 15 per month cost of living increase. Boyle gets three year reduced sentence for misusing union funds and faces murder charges. Carnation Co and board chair plead guilty to 8900 illegal campaign contributions in 1972 fines total 6000.
Rescuers battled heavy seas to reach two lifeboats and a raft from a Liberian freighter that sank about 520 miles northwest of Victoria. Japanese and Russian ships joined the effort as the Golden Arrow and a U.S. Coast Guard unit traced life signs and possible survivors from the scene.
The Commerce Department reports a 2.5 billion dollar surplus in the U S balance of payments for Q3 1973, driven by goods and services flows and strong dollar devaluations. The gain contrasts with a 600 million deficit in Q2 and stands as the largest quarterly surplus since 1960. The surplus covers current accounts and long term capital flows.
Melvin R. Laird quits as President Nixon's domestic counselor and urges House to vote on impeachment by March 15. He predicts failure, says burden on lawmakers to act, and leaves Feb. 1 for Reader's Digest role while defending his actions.
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said the United States and Spain found substantial identity of views on many issues, including American bases in Spain, after a 24 hour Madrid visit with Foreign Minister Laureano Lopez Rodó. He warned no specific progress signal on bases renewal and noted a draft declaration of principles would align U S policy with other European nations.
The Lawton Constitution sponsors a Christmas art contest to feature the two best works from each city high school. The selected pieces will be reproduced in the paper starting today on Page 12D.
White House warns conferees the emergency energy bill as written threatens Christmas break overrides and fuel saving plans. President Nixon may veto the measure while debates continue on gas rationing powers and Congress oversight. Teamsters reopen talks to protect member pay amid energy crisis actions.
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