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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1971
Page
1
Lawton allows any qualified elector aged 18 to 20 to run for city and county offices. The move extends to petition circulation and liquor by the drink efforts. Restrictions remain such as bonds for some offices and guardianship rules until majority.
Miami AP reports Fidel Castro’s regime will release 18 Americans following the U S decision to send four Cubans home. One man already freed, 17 others expected soon, with details on how aid and costs will be handled.
In Laos six Meo battalions trained by the CIA seized the southern rim of the Plain of Jars while Air America helicopters moved commando teams to the central airfield. Monsoon mud slowed Communist resupply and reduced resistance as fighting shifted around the plain near Pathet Lao forces.
Deputy Defense Secretary David Packard told a Senate hearing the United States will use full authority and other means to end high official involvement in illicit drug traffic in Southeast Asia. He urged Congress referrals for former servicemen seeking removal of dishonorable discharges due to drugs.
Senators Muskie and Ribicoff pressed administration officials on reducing drug addiction beyond reorganizing federal programs. Mitchell Richardson and Packard urged rapid, resource-wide action, citing costs and the need for a comprehensive federal program with broader societal causes.
U S reconnaissance planes monitor activity around the Paracel Islands about 300 miles east of South Vietnam. Convoys carry construction materials for a potential naval complex amid disputed ownership claims by China Taiwan South Vietnam and coverage notes Peking radio sensitivity to U S overflights.
More readings in the 100s due with at least two more days of 100 plus temperatures forecast for Southwest Oklahoma extending the string to five. The National Weather Service says highs around 105 and a low near 80 tonight. Fort Sill and Altus reached 106 Tuesday, while downtown Lawton hit 104.
Lawton city council, in a special session, awarded a 351 650 contract to W D Ford and Son Construction Co for a 19 650 square foot Model Cities facility on a 2.75 acre site between 11th and 12th streets and Washington and Jefferson Avenues. The base bid exceeded funds by over 140 000 but funding was raised by McMahon Foundation 30 000 and HUD 35 000.
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