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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1973
Page
4
Lawton police and a U S Secret Service agent probe counterfeit twenty dollar bills passed locally. Five bills are in police custody and detectives note the notes share a pencil drawn security thread and identical serial number C14702449A.
The 24 hour period ending at 8 am saw 299 Communist troops and 61 soldiers killed, 333 South Vietnamese wounded, 18 missing. U.S. fighter-bombers made 407 strikes, B 52s 80 strikes dropping about 2 400 tons. Firepower focused on Bien Hoa and Da Nang. Civilian deaths and injuries were reported around Da Nang. International supervision plan outlined by Kissinger envisions 1 160 personnel across six border teams and 26 inland teams to uphold the cease fire.
The budget talks highlighted a Pentagon request near 79 billion dollars with defense and welfare spending debated. Nixon discussed abolishing three executive offices the Office of Emergency Preparedness, the Office of Science and Technology, and the National Aeronautics and Space Council. Transfers of functions would move to line departments, HUD, GSA, and the Treasury. Deputy leaders Carl Albert Gerald Ford Hugh Scott Spiro Agnew present. The Space Council would end, with its duties moved to other agencies. The White House argued the reorganization would boost efficiency. The article also notes references to the Revolutionary War site Fraunces Tavern and Vietnam peace terms.
Weather notes from Lawtonka and surrounding areas detail rainfall totals across Southwest Oklahoma with Lawton downtown reporting 1.4 inches and various towns recording amounts from .55 to 1.13 inches. Officials anticipate further rain with a 40 percent chance Saturday and describe a cloudy, mild pattern into the weekend.
A small group of American POWs including specialists will land in Hanoi within a week to set up communications with U S installations. Under the Paris peace accord, POWs in Indochina will be released in roughly 60 day installments, with groups over 100. The Pentagon lists 591 Americans captive in Southeast Asia.
Sigurdur Gunnarsson an aviation student from Hey maey Iceland worries about his home as a violent eruption rifts the island and may sink it into the ocean. His mother reports evacuees and family efforts amid reports of two more craters bursting lava into the sea.
The four nation watchdog force totaling 1160 personnel aims to curb cease-fire violations in Vietnam. Indonesian and Canadian officials expressed cautious optimism about the mission. Mitchell Sharp said Canada will send 288 troops this weekend and will assess after 60 days if the force works, noting past ICC flaws.
Vietnam peace pact set to be delivered to Saigon for an initial meeting Monday as U S commanders announce Maj Gen Gilbert H Woodward will lead the U S delegation. White House aides discuss Nixon California trip to greet first freed prisoners of war on their way home. Vice President Agnew to visit South Vietnam and six Asian nations. Nixon pledges to obtain information on prisoners and missing in action. Labor Dept to provide training for returning POWs and MIAs. Pentagon keeps option open for bombing targets in Laos and Cambodia after cease fire.
The Interior Department's Fish and Wildlife Service releases a new 108 page booklet titled The 1978 National Survey of Fishing and Hunting. It can be obtained for $1.25 from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402.
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