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Lawton Constitution

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Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jan 25, 1972

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U S Planes Strike North Vietnam Radar Sites

American warplanes attacked three antiaircraft radar sites in North Vietnam in a series of protective reactions. The strikes targeted sites near the Ban Karai Pass and near Dong Hoi as U S air operations intensify amid Hanoi concentrating defenses along bombing corridors into Laos.

Saigon North Vietnam U.S. Command Laos U.S Hanoi Navy Ban Karai Pass Demilitarized Zone Air Force 105 Dong Hoi Dmz Ho Chi Minh Trail

Nixon to address troop pullout talk in TV broadcast

The White House announced President Nixon will deliver a nationwide television and radio address from the Oval Office at 8:30 p.m. EST amid reports he may set a withdrawal date in exchange for POW releases. Aides declined to reveal details of the foreign policy topic or confirm a Vietnam trade offer.

Washington Nixon U.S White House Ronald Ziegler Oval Office Ziegler Paris Vietnam Uw. Capitol Senate Hugh Scott

Lawton Voters Decide School Board Members and Levies

Polls open until 7 p.m. for Lawton registered voters to choose a Board of Education member and to vote on school millage levies. Voting sites include Lawton High Central JH Eisenhower HS Tomlinson JH and Cleveland Hoover Rogers Sullivan Village elementaries. Incumbent H D Hulett and seven others seek Office No. 2 on the school board.

Lawton Board of Education Lawton High School Central Junior High School Eisenhower High School Tomlinson Junior High School Cleveland Hoover Rogers Sullivan Village H. D. Hulett Jack Anthony Michael Fraser Mando Moschella Samuel Doc) Pewewardy Jr Bernard Wallin Richard Wheeler Jesse Wright

1971 Trade Deficit Largest In History

The Commerce Department reports 1971 ended with a calendar-year trade deficit of 2.047 billion dollars as imports rose 14 percent and exports 2 percent. December alone showed a 273.7 million deficit, with the last quarter hit by dock strikes and distorted shipments.

Washington Commerce Department Bureau Treasury Department Nixon United States

Nixon Nominates Kenneth Rush for Deputy Defense Secretary

President Nixon named Kenneth Rush a former Duke University law professor and former West Germany ambassador to be deputy secretary of defense. Rush, 62, of Rye New York, would replace David Packard who resigned December 13 to return to Hewlett Packard. The post pays forty two thousand five hundred dollars annually.

Washington Nixon Duke University Kenneth Rush West Germany Rush Rye N.Y David Packard Pentagon Packard California Hewlett-Packard Co Defense Department

Aid Agency Announces Major 25 Percent Personnel Cut

The AID plans a 25 percent staff cut as part of a wide reorganization outlined by Administrator John A. Hannah. Most reductions will hit overseas posts, with 12 years of service factors guiding retirements. A new population and humanitarian bureau will consolidate related programs.

Washington Agency For International Development Today John A. Hannah Hannah Congress Bureau For

$10 Million Lawsuit Filed Against Kerr

Oklahoma City AP report says James Spears filed a $10 million alienation of affections suit in Oklahoma County District Court against Robert S. Kerr Jr. The complaint seeks $5 million for deprivation of his wife plus $5 million in punitive damages for alleged enticement from June 1966 to August 1971 amid Kerr’s ongoing divorce hearing.

Oklahoma City Oklahoma County Robert S. Kerr Jr U. S James Spears Kerr Spears

City outlines bond fund investment and project plan

Acting Treasurer Salvador Taranto presented a detailed schedule for investing and spending the $13.04 million bond issue approved last October. The plan calls for $12.49 million in certificates of deposit and first year expenditures of $2,032,600 for streets airport facilities library and sewage projects with more than $13 million in future local and state matching funds.

ITY Salvador Taranto Taranto Lawton Fort Sill Bank Don Whitaker Ed Civic Center Ronnie Flowers Hendrick and Hendrick Henry Nabers Lake Lawtonka Nabers West Gore Boulevard 69Th 71St Streets Gore Railroad Street West 17Th Street North 53Rd Street Gore Boulevard Cache Road Council Chambers Library Board

Rockefeller Impeachment Move Sparks Assembly Clash

New York Assemblyman Arthur Eve filed impeachment against Gov Nelson Rockefeller over Attica prison rebellion and resulting deaths. Party leaders argued the move procedurally improper amid brief parliamentary battle.

Albany N. Y New York State Nelson A. Rockefeller Attica Prison Arthur Eve Buffalo

Nixon asks 50 billion debt ceiling hike to 480 billion

President Nixon seeks a 50 billion increase in the national debt limit to 480 billion, calling it the largest year to year rise since World War II. The move follows deficits estimated at 38.8 billion for the year ending June 30 and 25.5 billion the next year, with hearings planned and Treasury officials warning the ceiling could be breached by March.

Pasaington Nixon House Ways’ and Means Treasury Quest

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