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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1971
Page
1
Flood waters threaten Cave Run Dam as more than 1 500 residents evacuate. Officials warn the situation remains serious with water within inches of the top of the 825 square mile watershed. Historic flooding described by locals notes 60 years of similar events, while the 12 mile long lake behind the dam swells.
Oklahoma launched vaccinations for about 200000 horses to curb Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis spread from Texas. A special vaccine jet delivered 168700 doses to 16 state points, with federal tests under way to confirm four recent horse deaths. If VEE confirmed, a federal premises quarantine would bar movement from affected locations.
Lt. Gen. Nguyen Van Minh leads a large Cambodian invasion with about 4 000 troops and air support aimed at crushing the North Vietnamese 7th Division. This marks Minh’s biggest action since taking command last February of the 3rd Military Region near Saigon.
Western Electric says most Bell workers have returned to work after a stoppage. A spokesman reported about 900 workers in southern Florida balked but rest returned, with employees at several Western facilities resuming duties.
Lines at the Southwestern Bell central office in Lawton were removed after a negotiated settlement with the Communications Workers of America. All employees returned to work, with service returning to normal, and a wage and benefit package ratification is to be announced in about two weeks. The local office faces a backlog of more than 300 orders.
Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott James Irwin and Alfred Worden undergo final major physical exams at Cape Kennedy as planners brace for more than one million visitors for the moon launch. Medical isolation remains in effect and abort procedures will be rehearsed in simulators.
President Nixon appoints budget aide James R. Schlesinger to lead the Atomic Energy Commission replacing long time head Glen T. Seaborg. Nixon also selects William C. Doub, 39, as an AEC member while Seaborg accepts resignation with regret.
Weather and political notes mix as 90s conditions forecast with southerly winds and 70 degree lows. Seaborg, who headed the ABC since 1961 under three presidents, reportedly seeks a campus return amid Nixon era budget changes.
An umbrella coalition named CODAC brings Fort Sill, public health, mental health, churches, law enforcement, civic groups, and Lawton areas into one centralized drug abuse program to reduce overlap and better educate youth without relying on courts.
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