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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1973
Page
2
Los Angeles singer Bob Darin best known for Mack the Knife died at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital at age 37. He had open heart surgery after doctors found one of two artificial heart valves implanted in 1971 was not functioning properly.
Cleveland County District Court Judge Elvin Brown refused a recount in the Norman cable television franchise election. The judge sustained a demurrer that the evidence did not justify a recount under Oklahoma law. Norman Cable TV, Inc. won the franchise 2,1835 to 1,715.
Prentiss M. Brown Sr. 84 a former U.S. senator and congressman died on Wednesday in St. Ignace Michigan. He was known as the father of the Mackinac Bridge linking Michigan’s peninsulas and was once considered as a possible vice presidential running mate for Franklin D Roosevelt but declined.
The Lawton Constitution and Press publish weekly and Sunday editions with varied carrier and mail rates. Monthly and yearly subscriptions apply inside Oklahoma, other states, and APO addresses, with different prices for Constitution-Press and Sunday editions.
AP report from Seattle details Calvin Troope of Spokane arrested in Santa suit for lacking a license to solicit donations for a nonexistent hospital. Bail set at $15. he paid $13.53 with help from an anonymous Santa helper, then left jail in red suit.
Washington's notable residents cut energy use amid the crisis. Ethel Kennedy turns off heat in five of 18 rooms while Senator Lowell Weicker Jr. trades the family station wagon for a compact car. From Capitol Hill to the White House, departments and individuals pursue fuel savings, with President Nixon considering a commercial train to Florida this Christmas.
The article notes reduced lighting in the White House Executive Office Building with bulb wattages cut and hours shortened. It mentions Mrs Kennedy turning off heat in five rooms causing cold, and a shift to bus commuting by Richard Simpson, along with gas station shortages and price impacts as Frank Ikard walks two miles from home.
Northwest Washington offices cut fuel use as William E. Simon adopts a Kiven Chevrolet sedan after a federal edict to shed limousines. Weinberger replaces a blue Cadillac with a Mercury Marquis. savings questioned as both cars claim nine miles per gallon. Senators Percy and Weicker switch to smaller models including a Ford Mustang and a Pinto.
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