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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1973
Page
1
The piece notes a prairie dog in Southwest Oklahoma seeing a shadow, aligning with the Groundhog Day tradition. It cites mild near term weather through Saturday with highs in the 50s and lows around 30, while recalling the legend tied to Punxsutawney and the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club.
President Thieu announced South Vietnam will begin political negotiations with the Viet Cong in Paris by February 6. He ordered ambassador Pham Dang Lam to work out internal problems and urged the four party Joint Military Commission to deploy cease-fire observers to stop Vietnamese killings.
In Saigon the chief delegates from the United States and the three Vietnams plus the Viet Cong met for the first time to address troop withdrawals prisoner exchanges and security for International Commission of Control and Supervision field teams. Observers from Canada Poland Hungary and Indonesia lag behind schedule as regional headquarters prepare in Hue Da Nang Pleiku Phan Thiet Bien Hoa My Tho and Can Tho. U S officials call the session significant and airlift 40 Viet Cong delegates and 4000 pounds of supplies to Saigon to join the joint military commission.
Comanche County Election Board officials found two illegal votes this morning while checking poll books from the city school election on January 23. The secretary, Mrs. J. N. Logan, said two or possibly three illegal votes were discovered and the names will be turned over to the district attorney after all books are checked.
The nation's unemployment rate fell to 5 percent in January the lowest in 29 years as the Labor Department reported a seasonally adjusted decline. Employment slipped by 1.8 million to 81 million with earnings rising four cents to 3.78 per hour while weekly pay fell 1.15 to 138.35.
A petition alleging discrimination in the Cache school board election was filed with the Comanche County Election Board on January 23. William Queetone claimed Indians faced voting discrimination by being asked to show voter registration cards. Shirley Stovell Rowe won with 226 votes. Queetone had 162. The petition included 188 signatures and argued the election violated constitutional rights.
President Nixon asked Congress to work with his administration on a fresh governmental approach. He stressed foreign policy strength and credibility from the Vietnam accord, warned against ever larger government, and outlined forthcoming reports on economic, natural, human, and community development, plus cabinet reorganization.
The document lists office and circulation contact numbers 353 0620 and 353 0626 with 353 0620 appearing twice for the office and 353 0626 for circulation.
Gov. David Hall announced plans for a new women's prison, with capacity 150, to be built within 18 months at Lexington or another suitable site. The project, overseen by Corrections Director Leo McCracken, targets reducing the number of women at McAlester and expanding state facilities.
In San Antonio area two Bexar County deputies, Jerry Walker 23 and Joshua Rodriguez, were killed after stopping a non commercial bus for ownership checks. Investigators said the pair died around 12:50 a.m. as a resident alerted radio control. A Leon Valley officer found the officers by the road and the bus occupants were detained after the incident.
Newsday reports the United States considering paying about five million dollars to illegal opium dealers in Turkey to purchase opium gum found in caves and warehouses as part of a covert operation.
President Nixon and British Prime Minister Heath travel to Camp David for the final phase of a landmark summit. Talks focus on international issues and upcoming monetary and trade discussions with Kissinger and Sir Burke Trend joining later for a working dinner before returning to Washington.
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