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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1971
Page
1
The VA hospital in Oklahoma City spends about 145000 dollars on a three month drug abuse treatment unit for veterans. Each patient receives individual and group psychotherapy, occupational therapy, vocational counseling, and a hospital job. Ex addicts are hired as counselors to share firsthand experience and inspire recovery.
About a dozen people were injured in Enid during a severe storm with five serious injuries reported. No fatalities occurred.
Storms from Oklahoma into North Texas brought hail golf ball sized in Dumas and Dumas area. A tornado was sighted five miles south of Pyote before touching ground. One death reported as Mrs Phyllis Mutz collapsed in Oklahoma. Damage estimated at 5.5 million.
A 40 per cent chance of rain is forecast for Lawton and Southwest Oklahoma tonight. The rest of the region expects mid 90s heat with Wednesday’s high at 95 and overnight low 69.
NATO foreign ministers opened with a report on the Big Four Berlin negotiations and voiced hope for new talks on a European security conference once Berlin a settlement is signed. The session followed a Lisbon blast that cut Portugal from outside communications.
In Washington AP reports Teamsters President James R. Hoffa has said from prison he will give up his 14 year reign as union chief. Sources say officials speculated the government would not release him until he agreed to step down, though details were not immediate.
A bill to revise Oklahoma unemployment compensation moves to a Senate House conference amid expected fights over higher benefits for idle workers. The measure would extend coverage to about 29 000 employers and 100 000 workers, raise the payroll base, and could trigger a 2.7 percent payroll tax if federal standards are not met.
The Senate voted 54 to 29 to uphold President Nixon’s plan to merge Peace Corps and VISTA into a new Action Corps. The measure clears the last congressional hurdle, setting July 1 as the start date. House action had already backed the plan 224 to 131.
Thousands of South Vietnamese marines began a new offensive 15 to 20 miles below the demilitarized zone to disrupt Hanoi's supply lines. Battalions advanced through foothills and elephant grass, with six marines killed and 41 wounded nine miles northeast of Khe Sanh after a mortar barrage. Nearby, a separate south drive uncovered a stockpile of 600 mortar rounds on the A Shau Valley edge.
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