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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1973
Page
1
Price increases rationing and reduced station hours loom as dealers defend hikes amid a growing gasoline shortage. Ten downtown Lawton stations show rationing or shorter hours with a Conoco outlet cutting six hours daily and limiting customers to 10 gallons each.
Pulse of a gas price spike boosts compact and intermediate car sales across Lawton area showrooms. Domestics report up to a quarter of total sales in compacts with luxury autos dwindling. dealers race to stock as supply tightens. Oklahoma Governor Hall seeks 200000 gallons diesel from Continental Oil to aid wheat harvest amid looming rationing.
In a 4 4 vote the Supreme Court left in place a circuit ruling that federal law bans substantial new air pollution in regions with still clean air. The decision, while not addressing merits, sustains EPA standards sought to prevent deterioration of air quality.
In Masada a gust of wind nearly toppled Willy Brandt's armed helicopter as it teetered on a cliff edge above the Dead Sea. Brandt and two German officials sustained minor injuries while security personnel secured the craft and continued a diplomatic visit marking Bonn's special ties with Jerusalem.
Former Oklahoma Governor Roy J. Turner died at Baptist Memorial Hospital at 78. Services set for Wednesday at St. Luke’s Methodist Church with pallbearers from the Highway Patrol. Turner, renowned cattleman, helped create the Oklahoma Turnpike. he declined Truman’s offer to become secretary of agriculture. Survivors include widow Jessica, son Roy W. Turner Jr of Oklahoma City, and daughter Betty Olsen of Midland Texas. The body will lie in state in the Capitol rotunda Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Flags were lowered to half staff. Memorials suggested to the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation.
Vice President Agnew states Senate Watergate hearings put the Nixon administration on trial and hinder truth and justice. He calls for stronger procedural safeguards as the committee probes political espionage.
Lawton area 1973 high school graduates say the end of the draft gives them more future planning freedom yet will have little effect on plans to serve or avoid service. Students cite readiness to accept possible Army duty, reliance on schooling to dodge the draft, and belief the Vietnam war may end before graduation.
Skylab astronauts served as weather observers on their 18th orbit day tracking a storm over southern Oklahoma and northern Texas. Paul J. Weitz noted heavy cloud cover as the station passed over the region while Skylab 2 readiness moved toward Cape Kennedy.
A 20 percent chance of showers or thundershowers was forecast for Lawton and Southwest Oklahoma through Tuesday. Partly cloudy skies, warm and humid conditions expected, with a high in the mid to upper 80s and a tonight low in the upper 60s.
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The LURA board today approved sealed bidding for about 300000 square feet of downtown land intended for a large shopping mall. Bids open with no minimum price, ranked by price, with a developer named by Sept. 23 at latest. Cutoff for bids is Aug. 23 and advertising to run in Wall Street Journal Southwest and Chicago editions and local papers.
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