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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1976
Page
1
Rep. Wayne Hays of Ohio steps down as chairman of the House Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee amid an ethics payroll sex scandal probe. He will convene a meeting on June 9 to elect a temporary chair and discuss questions with the Committee on House Administration.
City council committee and a local ambulance operator have reportedly settled differences over an ordinance governing ambulance operations. Talks centered on licensing, service rules, and response standards, with an imminent council vote expected on the measure.
Nine area farmers appeared at an Oklahoma Water Resources Board hearing to defend irrigation use from Cache Creek. The clash centered on water released from Lake Ellsworth during last year’s rains, with officials suggesting a joint protest over land and stream damage from the dam gates.
State lawmakers clash over HB 1651 a public trust measure that could derail Lawton downtown mall plans Developer Ed Warmack Fort Smith Ark seeks five year tax relief via a public trust Lawton Urban Renewal Authority cites risk to tax rolls and land leasing rules House approved conference committee report 86 to 10 despite objections from Rep Don Davis and Rep Roy B Hooper See MALL Page
Construction on the 45 mile Waurika Reservoir water line to Lake Ellsworth will begin next month with Armco Corp tunneling under highways and railroads to lay the 42 inch pipe. Macomb Contracting of Houston won the $16.7 million bid. Final costs and district cost sharing are to be discussed at a Lawton meeting this month.
The U S government faces a four to six week delay in its mass swine flu vaccination program after Parke Davis produced two million doses of the wrong vaccine the U S Public Health Service announced The manufacturing error forces postponement of planned immunization efforts and may affect rollout timelines nationwide
Weather today fair to partly cloudy with warm temps through Friday in Southwest Oklahoma. Light variable winds tonight with low 60s. Friday high mid 80s. Wednesday high 87, low 64. Plans to start first shots for high risk elderly and chronically ill in late July face supply delays. Government aims to inoculate most Americans by fall against swine flu. Parke-Davis cited among drug makers.
President Ford announced six major industrialized nations will join the United States in a June 27-28 economic summit in Puerto Rico to chart a course to keep the recovery moving forward. Canada France West Germany Italy Japan and the United Kingdom will participate in the session. The meeting follows last November's Rambouillet conference. Ford stressed continued close cooperation to create a more prosperous secure future for all citizens and said world leaders must meet to avoid crises. Critics question timing ahead of the Republican convention.
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