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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1973
Page
4
The piece surveys diverse reactions to Comet Kohoutek from San Francisco to Berkeley. Astrologers, cultists, and clerics interpret the comet as omen or opportunity while merchants report rising sales of telescopes T shirts and cosmic cards. A former astronaut and psychiatrists weigh psychological effects amid public fascination and speculation.
Nixon plans to sell 7100 tons of copper in a beryllium master alloy over several years to offset budget spending. Secretary Kissinger joined Nixon on the trip, arriving at Los Angeles International Airport with heavy security. Kissinger traveled from Washington aboard a TWA jet and did not speak to reporters.
Scotland Yard believes the unidentified gunman who shot Joseph Edward Sieff 68 president of the Marks and Spencer chain may be an Arab terrorist. Sieff was in serious condition after surgeons removed a bullet from his head at Middlesex Hospital. Police warned Jewish leaders to be on guard and considered protecting Jewish business owners. They checked port and airport records for clues of Arab terrorists entering Britain.
The Lawton Constitution and Lawton Morning Press outline delivery options for Lawton, Fort Sill, and Geronimo, detailing carrier and mail rates. Rates for Oklahoma and other states vary by combination of newspapers and service days, with monthly and yearly options.
The New Year holiday weekend death toll rose to 207 by 6 am EST as a major winter storm blanketed the central states with up to 11 inches of snow and ice. Authorities warn the deadliest hours arrive during return travel after celebrations.
The energy office and four East Coast states New York New Jersey Pennsylvania and Connecticut launched investigations into oil price hikes and tanker unloading delays. Current gasoline stocks around 200 million barrels could dip to 180 million triggering shortages. officials warn January February will be rough unless driving declines. IRS price rolls back at 33 stations Philadelphia and other actions accompany new energy measures including an Energy Users Council formation.
The capital area saw nine inches of snow then eight inches on the ground as the state recorded widespread falls. Topeka and Kansas City posted all time low temperatures for the date at eight below zero, with six below at Wamego and five below at Belleville. Utilities reported no service problems and many workers had New Year’s shifts off due to a legal holiday and bitter cold expected to continue for 48 hours.
Lois V Goddard 62 a longtime Grandfield resident died Sunday in a Frederick hospital Funeral services set for 2 pm Tuesday at First Baptist Church with Rev Tom Muskrat officiating Burial will follow in Grandfield Cemetery Gray Funeral Home handling arrangements She was born January 30 1911 in McDowell Missouri married Harry Goddard January 10 1927 in Wewoka Surviving husband three sisters Mrs Lee Stockman Mrs C O Golusha and Mrs W E Rathman two brothers Charles and George Stout and her parents Mr and Mrs Earl Stout all of Richmond California Also a member of the Randlett Order of the Eastern Star and the Rebecca Lodge in Grandfield.
The world crowds for a New Year’s Eve event headlined by Notre Dame and Alabama at Tulane’s Sugar Bowl, aiming to surpass a record of about 85,000 attendees. Cities from Los Angeles to Paris plan celebrations, with security, fuel and civil festivities amid varied local traditions and prominent figures attending.
Israel faces heavy losses and a wary public over age limits for leaders. Prime Minister Meir and a hawkish Likud led by Menachem Begin spark debate on future security. Polls show Labor leading or tied, with undecided voters and protracted postvote tally for remote military units.
ETA, a Basque separatist group, carried out the assassination of Premier Luis Carrero Blanco and extended attacks beyond Basque provinces. The outfit, formed in 1958, has staged kidnappings, bank robberies, and killings as it escalates its 10 year campaign for Basque independence.
A list of individuals and businesses linked as complainants to incidents reported to the Lowton Police Department. Names and addresses include Donna Turner 303 S 201m, Sneret Brooks 704 S 44th, Anthony Office Equipment, Fort Sill Biva, Post Oak Apartments 622 Bishop Road, Out West Lounge 670 Cache Road, Fitch Welding 3 Lee Biva, Timothy Jones 1200 N Sheridan, Roy Devons 623 Arbuckle, James Froviick 530 N Third, Kenneth Davis 1320 New York, James Allis 1108 Toft, Aaron Morks 64 Arbuckle, Corral Motel 1799 Cache Road, Cecil Lawsom Buick 4455 Cache Road, Tom Flood 7208 Kingsbury, Martin Haynes 10 Pork, Walter Campbell 237 Northwood Place, Michael Grown 1738 S 14th, William Marx 1408 S Fourth, Don White 1619 N 22nd, Leroy Horn 2409 Cheyenne, Michael Butler 14 Jefferson, Harold Schafer Jr 1512 Columbia, Barl Wooten 200 McKinney, Sue Firmon 3003 Cimarron Troll.
Times and locations of glorms reported by the Lowton Fire Department include a car fire on Rogers Lane and another on Georgia Avenue, with notes of a gross fire and a mile north of the city.
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