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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1978
Page
1
In Durant Oklahoma AP report says police angered by a newspaper ad seeking a new police chief. Officers arrived in a 1929 Model T to lampoon the ad, saying it was in poor taste. City Manager Don Best defended the stunt as attention drawing and not meant as slur against the department.
A Canadian inventor introduces Rapel, a synthetic skunk odor device named Eau De Skunk that clips to a bra to repel attackers. The capsule releases a repulsive scent and includes a deodorizer to mask stench, designed for quick use during an assault. It was demonstrated to Los Angeles police with cautious optimism.
Fort Bragg paratrooper plummeted when both parachutes failed to open. He landed on an opened chute and slid into the arms of another soldier, Spec. 4 Jerry Tindal, who helped him to the ground with a sprained leg. Tindal credited divine luck and a guardian presence as they landed safely with Nelson Peters aiding the rescue.
AP reports Patricia Demko keeps 350 singing canaries in her home while her husband tends numerous bee hives. Neighbors joke about the birds and the bees, but the pair says they provide better care for their animals than many do for children.
A military helicopter with seven aboard crashed while hunting a small plane that went down Tuesday night in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Five on the plane died. three helicopter fatalities unconfirmed. Search teams, including CAP and a civilian helicopter from Knoxville, reported weather and locating efforts hindered by clouds. The Cessna 421 bound from Fort Lauderdale to Chicago carried five, and radio contact with the plane was lost Tuesday evening.
A sports car fled police reaching speeds over 135 mph before crashing in a field in Woodward Oklahoma. Passenger Joe Keck, 25, was killed. Driver Claud Ray Swart, 26, was hospitalized in serious condition with multiple injuries. Police began pursuit after a 2 am sighting on Oklahoma Avenue where the limit is 35 mph.
Pentagon leaders plan another base realignment to trim spending by 250 million to 300 million dollars annually. Services will list bases that could be eliminated or reduced with an announcement likely later this month or in February. Congress faces bipartisan pressure from districts that would lose jobs as bases are contested and court delays complicate action.
The White House proposes abolishing the Civil Service Commission and reshaping pay rules. Carter would send bills to Congress to replace the commission with two agencies, curb automatic raises, introduce merit pay, protect whistle blowers, and fix commissioner appointments to fixed terms to reduce White House influence.
Blood supply in Southwest Oklahoma tightens as the Oklahoma Blood Institute reports a daily crisis across Lawton Duncan and surrounding towns. Donor shortages threaten local hospitals and Reynolds Army Hospital as former paid systems end.
Mostly fair skies and warmer temperatures are expected tonight through Thursday. Tonight’s low will be in the mid 30s and Thursday’s high in the lower 60s. Tuesday’s high reached 51 with an overnight low of 31.
Hyatt leads Comanche County Victims Assistance and Restitution as she prepares to resign after a year. In 12 months, 48 juveniles repaid victims or took restitution, with 23 more in progress, a sign the effort reduces reoffending among first time offenders.
City council awarded a $356,000 waterline contract to B&N Construction Co. for a 36 inch cross connect line on Rogers Lane. Atlas- Tuck Concrete bid $410,082.23. engineers estimated $415,508. Bids opened Dec 21 1977. Council authorized a priority list for water projects funded by $450,000 remaining from 1975 76 bonds.
ITV officials report a short age of engineers with only two civil engineers on staff after resignations halved the unit. Three months of regional advertising failed to attract applicants, and national ads in professional publications begin this month to fill two open posts.
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