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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Feb 07, 1975

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Rebates Up To $200 If Tax Cut Bill Passes

Congress moves a $20.1 billion emergency tax cut through the Ways and Means Committee with rebates of up to 200 dollars on 1974 taxes for filers earning under 20 000, phased down for higher incomes. The package also raises standard deductions and adds a 200 dollar earned income credit while expanding corporate tax cuts. A Senate-House clash over energy tariff hikes and broader energy policy accompanies the debate.

Ashington Congress House Ways and Means Ford Senate Senate Finance Committee Ways and Means Panel

Unemployment Rate Reaches Postwar High in January

Washington AP reports the unemployment rate rose to 8.2 percent in January, the highest in 33 years, with 7.5 million americans jobless. heavy layoffs hit blue and white collar workers, teens, women and men across the economy as forecasts warned of possible further increases. The government notes the labor force has grown since 1948, making the rise in unemployment more notable.

Washington Labor Department

Shooting at Lawton club leaves two dead

Early this morning at The Zodiac private club two men were killed and a third man, Bill Roberts, was arrested in connection with the slayings. J L Nash 37 Lawton and Terry Allen Womack 34 Duncan area died from gunshot wounds. Witnesses say the dispute occurred at the stairway entrance after an argument inside the club.

Lawton J. L. Nash Terry Allen Womack Duncan Womack Bill Roberts Fort Sill Boulevard Don Beauchamp Nash Second Street Dist. Atty Duncan Area Comanche County Memorial Hospital Memorial Roberts Sheriff's Department Ed Wiedeman Charles Dodson Cadillac Mike Mahaffay Frank Kuntz

Cameron Students Hang Tiles to Improve Speech Classroom

Nine Cameron University students are installing acoustical ceiling tiles in the aging North Hall speech and debate room to fix chronic acoustics problems. Instructor Eugene Pate organized the effort using department funds and spare time between classes, hoping the project will improve hearing during diction and enunciation lessons.

Cameron Cameron University North Hall Cameron Campus J. C. Hicks Hicks Eugene Pate Pate Speech and Debate Department

Frisco TV Station Bombing Target in Bay Area Terror Wave

A bomb exploded at KRON TV in San Francisco causing no injuries after a threatening call from the New World Liberation Front. Police warn of further attacks as federal buildings and corporate sites in the Bay Area are cited as targets.

San Francisco San Francisco Bay Area KRON New World Liberation Front Federal General Motors Bank of America Larry Stuefioten San Jose Calif

City Prepares Count On Cub City Club Case

The city plans to file a municipal complaint against the Purple Bunny Club at 4526 West Gore. Assistant City Attorney Don Horn said the charge from the building and safety division could allege a zoning violation or operating without a license with penalties up to 20 dollars per day or higher for licensing violations.

Purple Bunny Club West Gore Don Horn City Building and Safety Division Horn Art South

FBI Paid Poverty Worker to Spy on Track Activists

FBI disclosed that a New Orleans Legal Assistance Corp employee acted as a paid informer from April to November 1968 as part of a broader effort to disrupt militant black groups. Officials stressed no targeted probe of the local legal aid office and suggested possible other informers in legal aid programs.

Ashington FBI Federal Legal Aid Program New Orleans McDermott James Murphy Murphy J. Edgar Hoover

Warmer Days Forecast for Lawton Area

A warming trend is forecast for Lawton through Saturday with fair to partly cloudy skies. Southerly winds 6 to 16 mph tonight, low in the upper 20s. Saturday high near 30. Arctic air moves south but no major temp change Sunday to Tuesday. Tuesday high mid-50s. Thursday highs 24, lows 18.

Lawton Canadian

Judge Drops Hall Subpoenas in Oklahoma City Case

Federal judge dismisses subpoenas for four reporters who covered the long inquiry into former Gov. David Hall before his indictment. A hearing focused on venue change, trial delays, and suppression of evidence including taped conversations.

Oklahoma City David Hall

Elevator operator to end 23 year run in Lawton Koehler Building

Faye Anderson, longtime elevator operator at the Koehler Building in downtown Lawton, will give her last ride on April 1 after 23 years and 552000 trips. She plans to become a psychiatric aide at the Jim Taliaferro Health Center, where her observer skills will aid former patients.

Faye Anderson Koehler Lawton Urban Renewal Faye Jim Taliaferro Health Center Don Abbott Douglass High School Franklin's Sam McCown

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