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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jan 10, 1973

Page

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High Court Sets Aside Judgment

The Supreme Court 6 2 reverses a $145 million default award against Hughes Tool and ends the 12 year case with Trans World Airlines as the loser. The decision centers on CAB approval of jet aircraft transactions immune from antitrust suits. Justice Douglas leads the majority, while Burger and Blackmun dissented.

Washington Supreme Court Hughes Tool Howard R. Hughes Trans World Airlines Douglas Speaks William O. Douglas TWA Civil Aeronautics Board Warren E. Burger Harry A. Blackmun Burger Atty Herbert Brownell Toolco Hughes CAB Douglas Northeast Airlines Northeast Pan American Airways

Kissinger Tho Peace Talks Enter Third Day In Paris

In Gif sur Yvette near Paris Kissinger and Le Duc Tho met privately for the third session of peace talks. The two sides avoided public face to face contact while the envoy conferred for over 10 hours across Monday and Tuesday. The talks remain under a news blackout.

Paris Henry A. Kis Singer le Duc Tho

Connors Named Oklahoma Tax Commission Chair

Gary City Oklahoma OK statements report Mike Connors to replace Clarence DeWees as chairman of the Tax Commission. Hall says he expects Senate confirmation.

Oklahoma City Gary David Hall Tax Commission Mike Connors Clarence DeWees Senate

Cameron Art Department Wins Urban Design Award

The Cameron College Arts and Humanities Department received the $1 000 Mc Mahon Foundation Urban Design Award for 1972 for three outdoor sculptures on campus. Frank Sneed announced the award, noting public art enhances urban projects. Works include Metabasis by David Deming, a piece by student Jack Hite, and a Cameron department concrete work.

Jack Bryan Cameron College Arts and Humanities McMahon Foundation 28Th and Gere Jack Hite Cameron College Arts and Humanities Frank Sneed Foundation David Deming Cameron Cameron Art Department

Katy-K Foreclosure Action Formed in Comanche County

Comanche County Industrial Trust Authority plans to foreclose on the first loan it issued since the bond vote. Attorney for the agency is expected to file within a week for mortgage foreclosure against the Lawton Meat Supply Building Corp and affiliates Katy-K Meat Packers and Lawton Rendering Plant. The $542,000 loan dated April 1 1970 has been in default since mid 1972. Katy-K and the rendering plant have ceased operations. The firm filed for federal bankruptcy November 11 1971 and a restraining order against foreclosure was later lifted in December.

Comanche County Industrial Trust Authority Jerry Bucklew Authority Lawton Meat Supply Building Corp Cludes Katy-K Meat Packers Lawton Rendering Plant Bucklew Katy-K Trust Authority

U.S. Losses Grow As War Drags On In Indochina

Saigon reports another A6 fighter bomber down with two missing crew plus an Army UH1 helicopter lost near the DMZ as bombardment continues. Weather aids search efforts while North Vietnamese artillery and terrorist attacks raise civilian casualties in Mekong Delta towns.

Saigon U. S North Vietnam South Vietnam Demilitarized Zone U.S Indochina Hanoi Haiphong U. S. Command Command 7Th Air Force Quang Khe Dmz Panhandle Vinh Quang Tri Province

Editorials and Features Nutrient Mix Preview

A fragmented newspaper page lists sections including Dear Abby, Markets, Sports, Women, Bridges, Comics, Weather, Crossword, Entertainment and Obituaries. The line suggests a typical daily contents guide with page numbers and section headings.

Arkla gas crisis ends as curtailment eases in Oklahoma

Arkla officials say the gas supply crisis has subsided after a low pressure period caused by a winter storm. Gas service was curtailed to schools and hundreds of homes in Lawton and surrounding towns, with restoration expected today. Schools faced closures and decisions on Thursday class resumption depended on weather.

Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company R. W. Moore Arkla Moore Lawton Cache Hugh Bish Lawton Public Schools Bish Temple Sterling Elgin Fletcher Apache Geronimo Flower Mound Great Plains Area Vo Tech School Oklahoma

Tribes Eye Buyback of Fort Sill Lands Near School

Veterans of the Kiowa Comanche and Apache nations meet with Senators Bellman Bartlett and Congressman Steed to push a bill enabling a sale back to tribes of 791.80 acres near Fast Cache Creek west of Fort Sill Indian School. Lawton officials had sought the land for city parks but cited procedural delays.

Lawton Fort Sill Congress Henry Bellman Dewey Bartlett Tom Steed Fast Cache Creek Fort Sill Indian School

Four file for city school board in Lomton County filing

Filing period opens at 8 a m with four candidates submitting for posts on the Lawton school board. Office No 2 contenders include Burt Chesley Montague 35 of 804 N 50th and Bob R Wood 44 of 5202 Meadowbrook. Former holder of Office No 2 is referenced.

Comanche County Election Board Lawton School Board Burt Chesley Montague N. 50Th Bob R. Wood Meadowbrook

City employs 100 workers to keep Lawton streets open

About 100 city employees from the street water and sewer sanitation and parks departments labored in 12 to 14 hour shifts since Friday to keep main arteries like Cache Road Gore Boulevard Fort Sill Boulevard and Sheridan Road passable. Intersections were being sanded and salted to prevent icing as residential areas were being cleared. The city bought more sand and salt since October than in the prior two years combined. The street department cited limited snow moving equipment as a constraint.

OME Lawton Woody Woodall City Street Department City Street, Water and Sewer, Sanitation and Parks Department Cache Road Gore Fort Sill Sheridan Road Woodall Street Department

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