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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1971
Page
4
A Oklahoma educator from the University of Oklahoma outlined a city school drug education effort during a workshop opening. Dr. Nolan Estes, superintendent in Dallas, urged a coordinated approach as officials described drug problems in the district and the need for an education program.
Mishap reports detail injuries to Reynolds leaser and Brent sisters at Memorial Hospital. Shirley, Thresa, and others suffer multiple injuries as Trooper Wilson notes a high speed loss of control on a curve. Two more deaths occur on U S 75 and I 40 near Weatherford and Bartlesville, totaling 304 for 1971. Funeral arrangements for Druie Crow noted. biography lists service in Germany and Vietnam threat.
A speaker warns that heroin purity ranges from 50 to 63 percent and that such purity can be extremely lethal to users. The remarks emphasize overdose danger and the volatile strength of the narcotic.
Rates for daily and Sunday editions are listed by service combination with monthly charges for Lawton and Fort Sill delivery, including outside Lawton Port Sill options. Prices vary by combination of papers and delivery days.
Tass reported the Soyuz-Salute mission linked two crewed craft and began the planned flight program aboard an orbital station. The agency said the complex orbit with transport ships opens broad prospects for science and the national economy, noting Salute as the heaviest craft to orbit.
The High Court upholds a 60 percent voter approval rule for bonds and taxes in West Virginia, strikes down Florida public employee loyalty oaths, and limits private recovery of damages in slating cases. Justices Douglas Brennan Marshall dissent. Harlan criticizes the apportionment approach while the court allows multi member districts for statewide districts.
A terse dispatch reports light clashes with at least one American killed. On the opposing side the account claims 20 enemy killed and six captured, while 12 militiamen were wounded in the encounter abroad.
Witnesses described a midair collision near Duarte 25 miles east of Los Angeles between an airliner from El Toro and a Marine F4 fighter from Fallon. The jet fighter crashed on Mt. Biss. the airliner plummeted end over end as FAA noted clear visibility at 12 000 feet. Surviving Marine was rescued in Duarte and taken to Santa Teresita Hospital in good condition with leg injuries.
Seventeen year old Ward Miller of McAlester High School criticizes Boys State as a political indoctrination and military training while praising its govern ment lessons. Miller, elected councilman for a mythical city, plans to enroll as a conscientious objector when drafted and will shave his beard if required.
Haven said she was at home when the plane swooped in low and she ducked. Ven reported a body flying from the plane landing in a water pond while waving frantically. Horowitz, manager of a beach club, heard the plane in heavy fog with visibility under two miles and saw it plunge and burn near his club as screams echoed.
An elderly Garfield County farmer, 73-year-old Charles W. Henneke Sr., died of a heart attack after falling from a moving loaded wheat truck west of Waukomis. State Highway Patrol reports he ran alongside the vehicle and jumped aboard as it left the field. he was not run over. The county medical examiner signed the death record.
A city police report lists multiple complainants from Sareestmated area reporting incidents. Burglary of residences affects Lula Davis Ernestee a ccestes Decoyne and Dwight D Redden. thefts include electric guitar valued at $70 and auto parts valued at $200. vandalism to cars and residences also noted.
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