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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1972
Page
1
Four Tulsa men led by the Oklahoma Klan grand dragon were escorted from a stage during the musical Hair after attempting to arrest the cast for alleged violations of obscenity profanity and sexual innuendo. Security guards removed them as the nude scene proceeded.
Protesters led by Grand Dragon Sieyud French Donald A. Burris and Charles E. Baker rushed the stage as a nude cast performed at a city theater. Police declined to arrest, citing federal rulings and legal uncertainty. An officer identified a fourth man as Richard Robinett amid security presence.
Four men declared a citizens' arrest by Burris disrupted a Tulsa show after an onstage confrontation with nude cast member Debbie Ortega. Attendee boos targeted the protesters as security acted, with two plainclothes detectives nearby during the 15 minute break.
Secretary of the Treasury John B. Connally urged Congress to raise the national debt limit by 50 billion dollars to 480 billion, citing deficits and slower growth. He warned a delay would force costly actions and force sharp cuts in government spending. Budget Director George P. Shultz supported the 1973 budget despite a projected 25.5 billion deficit.
U S B52 bombers struck along a 200 mile western border of South Vietnam in the heaviest raid in four months. Over 500 tons of explosives hit North Vietnamese positions inside the DMZ and near Kontum. South Vietnamese air force claimed three tanks destroyed and DMZ bases shelled with rockets and mortars.
In Londonderry 13 civilians were killed by British troops prompting IRA retaliation with bombs in Belfast. Ireland's government announced plans for an international inquiry and ordered Ambassador Donal O Sull ivan to London recalled while seeking firm British action on internment and security.
Doris M. Gove, 30, of Lawton was killed in a one car crash two miles east of Elmore City on Oklahoma 29 in Garvin County. She was six months pregnant and a passenger in a 1969 car driven by Marion Whitney of Hooksett New Hampshire. The vehicle left the roadway on a curve.
General Westmoreland warned North Vietnam plans a major offensive near the DMZ and in the central highlands next month. He expressed confidence the South Vietnamese can handle any threat, while noting the enemy’s stay power is limited by logistics and that any offensive would likely unfold in several brief phases.
In London AP report Berndette Devlin a Northern Ireland civil rights leader assaulted Home Secretary Reginald Maudling in the House of Commons. She denounced him as a murder hypocrite and struck pulled hair and scratched him during a dispute over police killings in Londonderry. Prime Minister Edward Heath watched as colleagues intervened.
Sunshine and near 50s forecast for Lawton today and Tuesday end a stretch of cold weather. Lows will be in the 30s with high 50s notched later. Lake Ellsworth rose to 24.05 feet while Lake Lawtonka edged up to 15.75 feet as pumping continued to protect pumps.
An anonymous caller claimed two men in Saor Eire will kill Prime Minister Edward Heath, saying the plan emerged at a County Donegal meeting. The claim adds to a year of Irish political turmoil and threats reported by the Associated Press.
The Civil Aeronautics Board ruling could relieve Frontier Airlines from serving Duncan, leaving the city surprised and dejected. Frontier has petitioned to drop the Duncan stop, with current flights to Dallas and Oklahoma City at stake. The mayors and chamber group weigh an appeal within 21 days.
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