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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1973
Page
2
U.S. experts monitor eight Soviet ICBM firings from Svobodnyy to Kamchatsky within two weeks. The tests, mostly within Russian territory, may retrain launch crews and check SS11 reliability after a December failure. U.S. satellites note single warheads on these SSK firings amid broader Soviet missile testing.
Lawton publishing offers weekly and Sunday plus daily editions with carrier and mail delivery. Rates vary by region, with separate prices for Lawton Fort Sill and out of state addresses, and monthly or annual terms.
Germany AP bureau reports U.S. Army Secretary Robert Froehlke said the dollar devaluation reduced GIs purchasing power in Europe by about 10 percent, harming morale. He doubted quick government relief and promised a study of the impact.
Former Senate leader Finis Smith of Tulsa urges using part of Oklahoma's 22.5 million revenue sharing funds to establish a permanent Tulsa Junior College site and to support a proposed osteopathic college and a University of Oklahoma Medical School branch in Tulsa. He criticizes Governor Hall's plan to spend 5.7 million on highway improvements framed as death traps.
The White House chats with Congressional leaders to gauge opposition to postwar North Vietnam aid. A Hanoi Washington joint commission on reconstruction is noted, with officials saying Congress won’t approve now and future decisions depend on peace, POWs, and missing personnel.
Tulsa operator Jim Ozment, 35, wrestled a masked youth wielding a .25 caliber pistol after the robbery began. Ozment grabbed the gun when he saw gloves and no finger on the trigger, pushed the robber into a corner, and struck him with the weapon. The youth was treated at Hillcrest Medical Center for head cuts.
A 20 year old Venezuelan, George Edward Fred, faces murder charges in the death of 65 year old Edna A. Shaw of Chickasha. Shaw, a former Lawton resident, was found near Hinton after being missing about two weeks. A memorial service is set for Saturday in Chickasha.
New York state spends the most on education at 1466 dollars per pupil followed by Alaska 1441 dollars and Vermont 1199 dollars in a ranking of state per pupil expenditures.
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