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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1971
Page
1
The Commerce Department reports May personal income up 6 billion to a 847.5 billion annual rate, aided by payroll gains. Privately owned housing starts jump to 1.931 million, with permits rising, signaling stronger consumer spending and ongoing economic recovery efforts.
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield says a secret Vietnam war report will be released through congressional hearings even if courts block newspaper publication. He argues the public has a right to know how U.S. involvement began and escalated. The Justice Department halted The New York Times series pending a Friday hearing on a preliminary injunction.
Bristow, AP reports Revx Brinlee Jr bound over for district court after testimony that he admitted arranging the killing of a Bristow kindergarten teacher. The witness statements triggered the transfer to trial.
Henry Weddle of 708 North 36th testified on distances of nearby homes from the field and heard noise during a game last night. He is to be recalled as Judge Carl Dolman reopens the court at 1 15 p m. Dr. William Scearce, chair of the Lawton Park Commission, testified yesterday.
Urban Renewal Authority directors approved a four million dollar Rose Hill project in Lawton View Addition after residents testified they wanted the mobile home provision kept. The plan allows land to be used for a mobile home park, with strict construction rules and a five thousand square foot lot per unit, plus a five foot green belt along 7th Street. Mayor Don Whitaker and council members attended, and the project goes to public hearing next Tuesday.
Ex convict Otto Kinchen told Lawton teachers that fear based drug education fails to deter youth. He described himself as a former dope peddler and thief and urged parents to discard medicine cabinet drugs while stressing compassionate treatment and community agencies. He said laws and prison do not prevent experimentation and urged simple school programs.
Secretary of Defense Melvin R. Laird selects his lifelong friend Robert Froehike to succeed Stanley Resor as secretary of the Army. Froehike, a former Illinois Wisconsin figure, has advised Laird since their fourth grade days in Marshfield Wisconsin and joined the Pentagon in 1968 as assistant secretary for administration.
The Class of 1972 cadets will arrive in two battalions by air to Sheppard AFB Texas and travel to Fort Sill by bus for a five day visit. A public airpower display with Air Force jets will be held at Fort Sill on Saturday for the first time since 1969, featuring high and low speed flybys, bombing and rapid fire weapons.
Temperatures to hit the 100 degree mark across southwest Oklahoma today and Thursday. Fair skies expect hot readings with southerly winds from six to 16 mph in the Lawton area this afternoon. Tonight's lows in the lower 70s. Tuesday high reached 93 with overnight low 71.
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