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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1977
Page
2
Lawton School System moves to comply with federal guidelines effective June 3 requiring accessible facilities. Buildings may be rearranged or floors lowered to serve handicapped students with a 60 day deadline and a three year grace period for construction.
A fuel truck crashed through a guard rail on I 44 near a Tulsa hotel, bursting into flames and severing power lines and phone service. In Blaine County a 23 year old Enid man died when a vehicle hit a tree on an access road to Canton Lake. Two Enid passengers, 18 year old Sherel Byrum and 24 year old William Taylor, were in fair condition. A second fatality occurred when Robert Brown, 32, of Clemscott, died after his pickup left a Carter County road, hit a bridge railing and overturned.
Locust Grove AP reports a weeklong probe into the Camp Scott killings produced no specific suspects or murder weapon. Mayes County DA Sid Wise said investigators focus now extends outside the immediate area as a detection dog returns to Pennsylvania and another dies from heat.
Stephen Tedder son of Mr and Mrs Don L Tedder 1005 Garfield received a doctorate in chemistry physics from the University of Texas Austin A 1964 Lawton High School graduate he studied two years at IIT and earned a bachelor in chemistry from LSU He now works in fuel research at Texas A M.
The court held states are not obliged to cover pregnancy related medical costs for indigent women or abortions under welfare. Justices Marshall Brennan and Black dissented. The decision upholds Pennsylvania and Connecticut limits on state abortion expenditures and a 1973 privacy right ruling. Hyde amendment movement gains momentum in Congress as public hospitals largely refrain from abortions.
The Nairobi Daily Nation reported Ugandan Vice President Mustafa Adrisi confirming Amin's disappearance and said police and army were searching Uganda. Sources claimed an assassination attempt occurred near Entebbe, while Amin’s location remained unknown and official spokesmen gave conflicting statements.
Police narcotics officers arrested two city men ages 26 and 20 and confiscated nearly $5,000 worth of hard narcotics at 8 30 p m on 7th and Cache Road. Officers seized 25 balloons of heroin and an ounce of methamphetamine from the suspects car. The district attorney was reviewing the case.
The 1812 clash at Borodino between France and Russia resulted in a French victory but inflicted about 25,000 casualties and 30 generals on Napoleon’s forces.
A 3.5 hour TV special titled Change the World airs 6:30 p.m. Tuesday on Channel 3. Sponsored by the World Literature Crusade of Studio City California it aims to recruit prayers for evangelizing the world. The program visits Bible sites including the Mount of Olives Garden of Gethsemane and the Sea of Galilee.
The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture lists today’s prices for wheat barley Milo and soybeans with regional examples. Cattle and hogs in Oklahoma City show activity with slaughter cows and bulls quoted, feeder pigs at near stead, and varying weights across categories.
The American composer Irving Berlin born Israel Baline in Temun Russia in 1888 came to New York City in 1892 and grew up on the Lower East Side.
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