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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1972
Page
1
Oklahoma delegates arriving in Miami discover a dilapidated 16 story hotel with slow service and pricey, minimal meals. Reports include long waits for room keys, faulty phones, and crowded digs. Aides joke about media access while delegates navigate a chaotic caucus and novelty Peabody Girls welcome.
Miami Beach report on the 36th National Democratic Convention highlights a party split between old regulars and a rising youth cohort. Delegates under 30 push for open issues and reform while McGovern attracts a broad, unusual coalition and outside hip hop style critiques. The scene blends chaos and change as traditional smoke filled rooms face pressure from new politics.
More than 100 candidates filed in the first three hours of the state filing period in Oklahoma City signaling a larger total than anticipated. Officials expect over 500 by end of the three day period, with Ed Edmondson and Dewey Bartlett among notable filings.
Fair to partly cloudy skies and hot temperatures forecast for Lawton and Southwest Oklahoma today through Tuesday. Highs to about 103, lows near 70s, with a 20 percent chance of rain this afternoon tonight and Tuesday. High Sunday reached 95, low 72.
Sixty teachers of American Indian students from across the nation gather at the Great Plains Area Vo Tech School for a national conference to improve understanding of Indian student needs and boost enrollment in vocational education. The event is funded by the Department of Health Education and Welfare with speakers including Arch Alexander and Dr Don Brown.
The morning filing boom yields 11 Democratic candidates for county offices including incumbent County Assessor Garland Clark facing Howard Way in the assessor race. Other contests include the central county commission seat with W. F. Griswold and Mack Young, treasurer Rosemary Bainbridge and incumbents for other county posts. Sheriff Elkins, County Clerk Rosa Hines, Court Clerk Fred Clapp and School Superintendent Curtis Jeffreys also filed. Jeffreys to first time election challenger after appointment last November.
Dems open the 1972 nominating convention with McGovern leading and Muskie urging conciliation. Muskie predicts a first ballot path, cites favorable rulings, and seeks uncommitted delegates. AFL-CIO pressure and Wallace ally calls test party unity as Snider demands O'Brien's resignation.
In An Loc an artillery shell killed Brig. Gen. Richard Tallman and three other U S officers. two others were wounded. Tallman, 47, native of Honesdale Pennsylvania, had been chief of staff of the 3rd Regional Assistance Command since January and deputy commander since June 28. The identities of the other casualties were withheld pending notification of next of kin. The 3rd RAC covered Saigon and 11 surrounding provinces.
An Israeli military court rejected Kozo Okamoto's guilty plea at the Lod Airport massacre trial opening. It postponed ruling on a defense request for a mental exam. Okamoto, 24, faces charges linked to the May 30 attack that killed 26 and wounded 67.
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