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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1971
Page
4
Local 6009 president Margaret Wolverton describes ongoing picket lines at the company central office located at 17th and Gore with 24 hour visibility. She notes individual strikers are assigned on a rotating schedule every third day and shifts persist at the business office 511 A from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. as well as brief actions at two work centers.
Train workers walkouts threaten about 48000 UTU members on Southern and Western railroads. The labor dispute centers on pay, working conditions, and rules such as trains changing crews after roughly 100 miles. Federal court actions delay deadlines at several routes, with broader impacts across the national rail system.
The Selective Service System announced the 1972 draft lottery will be held next month despite the draft act being extended by Congress later. August 5 is tentatively set to determine the order of call for 1972 Army service, with officials citing public demand and the need for certainty for students and families amid stalled legislation and prisoner of war issues.
A source indicates no discussion of a Chou Enlai return visit to the United States and mentions a later plan for Eisenhower to visit the Soviet Union. The State Department will announce a revised mainland China policy for United Nations admission in the near future. Kissinger and Chou Enlai were noted as involved in the talks.
A Garfield outbreak is described as apparently coincidental to the Texas epidemic. Reinstein notes no reported equine infections in Enid and calls VEE mildly contagious with the peak likely reached. Five members of a Helena Oklahoma family were affected, with other cases in Enid. Garfield outbreak linked to state Health Department actions.
A 450 ton gantry crane is planned for delivery to a Bremen West Germany shipyard in 1972. The crane was designed and built in Finland.
Diplomats at the United Nations reacted with excitement to Nixon’s announcement of his China visit. Ghana and Yugoslavia hailed the move as a breakthrough, while Vietnam’s Zola Marionova declined comment awaiting official reports. The Italian government called the trip a positive step toward détente.
Water is trucked to the bone dry Holy City as six of fifteen wells in the federal reserve run dry. Volunteers and donated equipment fund the deliveries while Camp sites at Mt Scott Fawn Creek Lost Lake Camp Boulder and Jed Johnson report one of two wells dry. Caddo Lake water is shrinking and irrigation is halted to prioritize firefighting needs. May rains keep some refuge greens but fire risk rises.
The chief justice argues that no system can be fair if it tolerates training in professional behavior and enforcement of standards. He notes England’s Bar long ago set these rules, while the United States has yet to implement universal acceptance and consistent enforcement across states.
Dr. Harold Passer says second quarter GNP growth was impressive with consumers accounting for about three fourths of the rise. He notes rising incomes and large buying power reserves keep consumer spending strong as inflation eases toward 3 percent by year end. The Fed raised the discount rate from 4 to 5 percent, first since 1969, amid doubts about growth and unemployment impact.
The Southwestern Oklahoma Life Underwriters Association will meet from 7 30 to 9 30 a m Wednesday in Lew Johns Restaurant. National sales achievement awards will be presented to Jesse R Barnes Graves L Dearmond Don F McCool and Phillip D Riley. Nolan Gore outgoing president will be presented an appreciation award and Pete Gates incoming president will preside.
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