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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1978
Page
1
Federal support for Lawton Indian students tops 670000 over four years under Title IV Part A, with 1123 students signing tribal affiliation cards. The program funds parental cost assistance, career awareness, cultural projects and salaries for counselors and tutors, overseen by a 13 member Indian Parent Committee.
Fog and light drizzle linger across Lawton and surrounding counties with visibility around one mile. Temperatures hover above freezing, while Cimarron County reports up to three inches of snow and drifting. The Weather Service notes continued cloudiness through Thursday with mixed precip and a cold pocket in the Panhandle.
The search north of Walters continued for two or three suspects in a shooting that damaged a highway patrol car. Trooper Louis Chase, 10-year veteran, remained in stable condition at St. Anthony's Hospital after being struck by glass when a bullet was fired during a high speed pursuit on the H.E. Bailey Turnpike south of Lawton. A Comanche County deputy suffered a broken back in a related auto crash as Lawton police aided the chase. The involved automobile was found near a farm pond north of the Walters turnpike gate, and investigators pursued four or more occupants, one of whom was a former inmate of the Lawton Community Treatment Center.
Washington AP reports a Soviet military satellite powered by a nuclear reactor fell from orbit and burned up over Canada near the U S border. Brzezinski said disintegration was very probable and contamination chances were minimal. reactor used for electricity, not a weapon.
President Carter signed an executive order to reform the U.S. intelligence apparatus, boosting Adm. Stansfield Turner’s authority over budget preparation and oversight while imposing limits on covert actions such as political assassination. The measure narrows risks of disclosure while stressing essential secrecy.
Comanche County Juvenile Bureau reports 1805 youths with problems in 1977, up from 1314 in 1976. Drug related referrals rose to 78 and alcohol cases to 90, while property crime delinquency fell slightly. Violent crimes increased with 44 cases. assaults rose from 15 to 33. Domestic problems surged. totals for referrals rose from 762 to 909.
Voters flocked slowly amid fog and drizzle as the Lawton district held its annual school election. At 11 a.m. turnout was several hundred with polls open until 7 p.m. Results were expected at a Lawton Board of Education meeting at 7 p.m. in Shoemaker Education Center. Ballots included incumbent Bob Sims versus Judy Garrett and a millage proposal raising Great Plains Area Vo-Tech funding from 3.5 to 5 mills. Jim Maddox also listed as incumbent candidate.
NADARKO AP reported in a southwest Oklahoma town that stray dogs are being shot by dog catchers and police after a new policy took effect last week. Twenty dogs have been gunned down amid rabies scares and growing complaints about strays, with some dogs captured and brought to the city pound where owners may claim them.
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