This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1975
Page
1
The Commerce Department said gross national product fell by a small fraction in the second quarter, the sixth quarterly decline and the smallest since a steep drop earlier this year. Inflation eased to 5.1 percent, fueling a per capita real disposable income rise of 133 dollars to 2908, with savings at about 10.6 percent of after tax income.
The Apollo and Soyuz spacecraft linked up in space for the historic handshake but a strange burning smell from a docking tunnel prompted Mission Control to advise potential use of oxygen masks. Commander Stafford and Soviet Alexei Leonov reported the odor, likened to cordite, had diminished and described no major danger.
Wednesday’s temperatures reached a high of 90 and a low of 71. Partly cloudy skies and hot conditions are expected to continue through Monday with a chance of scattered showers.
Southwest Oklahoma elevators saw prices rise as a third 1975 grain sale to the Soviet Union was announced by the U S Department of Agriculture. Cargill Inc and Dryfus firms are cited as buyers, with prices at 3 70 per bushel before noon.
Lawton Parking Authority approves a $1.4 million community development grant for parking construction and land purchases in downtown Lawton. The package totals $6.1 million in the first year for community development programs, including $1,462,000 allocated to downtown parking land purchases.
Negotiations between railroad labor and management broke down with the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks predicting a strike. Union president C L Dennis said issues remained unresolved, despite near agreement on several points, and the walkout deadline was postponed at the mediator’s request.
In Washington executives from major oil firms testified before Senate committees that they are not causing gasoline shortages to push prices up. They argued supply is higher than last year and that costs are rising but being absorbed temporarily to avoid drastic price spikes. In Okinawa and Tokyo violence erupted with radicals and the crown prince and princess narrowly escaping harm.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.