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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1971
Page
1
Lawton police nicknamed the figure the wolfman after a man leaped from a crouched position toward a driveway then ran hunched over toward an alley. Donald Childs reported seeing the 16 foot leap and a swift sprint after the call. The man suffered a heart seizure Saturday night and remains at home recovering.
United Mine Workers president Tony Boyle faces a 13 count federal indictment in Washington with charges of embezzlement conspiracy and illegal political contributions amounting to 49 250 dollars. Secretary treasurer John Owens and director James Kmetz are named in the same indictment.
President Nixon proposes $500 million in crime assistance to the states and aims to remove federal spending strings. The plan would direct funds to improve the criminal justice system with states managing allocations, citing concerns about urban crime control and planning agencies. California would receive about $41.15 million, New York about $37.5 million.
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that punishment cannot be imposed solely for poverty in fines. It also limited federally funded highways through parks to rare cases and allowed poor people to file divorce suits despite cost, enabling access to court.
Lawton students enjoy a one day vacation as 1,500 educators attend a district Oklahoma Education Association meeting Teachers from Lawton will join the Oklahoma City gathering Rev H N Conley of St Johns Episcopal Church in Oklahoma City will address the general session on Student Unrest He leads St Johns Parish Day School serving 3 year olds through fifth grade with about 1500 parish members
The 12th candidate entered eight city offices in the second filing day. Ernest Roper, 39, filed for Ward 2 to challenge incumbent L. M. Knight who did not file yet. Roper runs as a Republican and operates Roper Insurance and Real Estate with six years in Lawton. He is a former 11‑year firefighter, married to Betty Jo with daughter Elaine.
A clipped note recalls past blizzards in Comanche County and a March 2 1943 report of a 17 degree cold snap. It references the March 1873 horses and cattle freeze and earlier 1923 1932 events, noting rapid temperature drops from the 50s to 17 and hazardous travel after a spell of sunny weather.
Snow moved into Southwest Oklahoma this morning creating hazardous driving conditions in Lawton. One to three inches are possible by tonight with icy conditions on the Southwestern Turnpike and all area roads. Temperatures are forecast in the low 30s in Lawton as snow sticks to grassy areas.
The City Council authorized a four month weather modification project with Oklahoma Weather Modification Inc. for up to 21 680 dollars, funded by four hour cloud seeding missions at 542 dollars each. Norman based firm to conduct operations includes Southern Aviation Inc and Dr. D Ray Booker backing aircraft use.
The United States assesses that American backed South Vietnamese offensives into Laos and Cambodia have put Hanoi on the defensive and may hasten a withdrawal of more U S forces. North Vietnamese anti aircraft bases were hit as Laos bases on the Ho Chi Minh trail were abandoned amid fresh incursions in Laos and Cambodia.
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