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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1971
Page
14
AP Special Correspondent William L. Ryan reports Haiti's Duvalier regime seeks to project a glossy image while millions suffer poverty. Duvalierville is a ghost town with crumbling infrastructure, a security militia HQ, and monuments to Duvalier and Simone. Voodoo blends with state power to boost African pride and regime legitimacy.
A Manila Bay slum family speaks at a rally by the Federation of Free Farmers about housing, land ownership, and rising costs. They describe living near the Cultural Center of the Philippines and hope for factory work and land ownership as reforms unfold.
In New York the Dow Jones industrial average moved up 0.20 to 883.21 by noon while NYSE declines outpaced advances. Oklahoma City reports cattle and hog prices with limited trade activity as markets drift in a lethargic trading environment amid mixed commodity quotes.
A letter from Pete Williamson in Monterrey mentions locals frying prickly pear plant slices like pancakes in Mexico and a casual jab at prison life. Peggy Hickey, a Rotary exchange student in New Zealand, shares details of school terms, trips in Gisborne, and cold rainy surf spots along the North Island coast.
Rudolph Abhdokobo supply clerk and former nursing assistant at Lawton Indian Hospital begins a two year traineeship to become a corps member. Training started February 22 at Desert Willow Training Center Tucson with a two week orientation. He later moves to Phoenix for intensive training at the health center HQ. He served ten years in the Air Force in hospital and medical roles and previously worked at Riverside Indian School as night attendant in guidance. His first PHS job was nursing assistant at Lawton Indian Hospital and he was supply clerk there for three years.
Easter Seals mailing campaign targets fundraising for the Oklahoma Society for Crippled Children. Services to boys and girls rose 50 percent last year under T. D. Nick, with a new infant sound response program testing 2,500 babies in four hospitals. Gifts are tax deductible and the Society operates through volunteer board members.
At 11:68 pm firefighters responded to an automatic alarm at 4022 D Street. No injuries reported. The incident is under investigation by the fire department.
The passage notes that corn did not reach Europe until the 16th century, but was long the main staple of the Mayas Aztecs Incas and other peoples in the Americas. It also mentions Mexico City’s ancient history roughly 60 000 years old.
Eighty Flower Mound School students will display their art exhibits from 1 p.m. to 2 45 p.m. Friday at the school. Kay Johnson, principal, said the exhibit will be open to the public and refreshments will be served. The students art works will be judged by Griffith Gates, assistant director at the Fort Sill Museum. Gates will select the most.
A glimpse into the long training path for geisha in Japan shows years of dedicated practice in mastery of music dance and refined demeanor. The craft emphasizes elegance hospitality and intricate cultural performance across regions.
Thirty five MacArthur Junior High School students will attend a state fairgrounds meet featuring day long seminars in three adjacent buildings. About 6 000 high school students from across the state are expected to participate.
Job applications are invited by the U S Civil Service Commission for clerk, typist and stenographer posts in Oklahoma and Washington D C. Applicants must pass a written examination including verbal and clerical tests. no performance test for clerk positions.
Jenks Oklahoma The city council voted to dock one police officer a day’s pay for a February 16 work slowdown. Officer Jake Biggs did not report for duty along with five other city employees who were not paid.
Funeral will be at 2 p m in Becker Funeral Home Chapel for Mrs Dorothy Bear of 909 C who died Tuesday after a two week illness in a local hospital. The Congregational Church will officiate and burial will be in Highland Cemetery. Born February 5 1881 near Boon County.
Herman F Mittendorf 88 longtime Cyril resident dies after a lengthy illness in a local nursing home. Funeral at 10 a.m. Thursday in Greenlawn Funeral Home Chapel of Memories with Rev. T Arnold Davis officiating. Burial in IOOF Cemetery Norman.
Braves star Henry Aaron became the first major leaguer to reach both milestones 500 homers and 3000 hits, marking a historic double achievement in baseball's history.
Four licensed practical nurses from the Lawton area attend a nutrition workshop at the Indian Health Area Office in Oklahoma City. They were selected by their service unit for the training.
Anese Gunche of 280 Lincoln reported a prowler. Teystee Greed Co of 509 Smith reported burglary of a business with nothing missing. Carel Unenon of 62 OW Floyd reported burglary of her house. Howerd Smith Ford at Third and Gore reported theft of two tires. Jom K Holley of 1706 Columbia reported a lost billfold. Loretta Nunney of 616 S$. 2th reported ies ig paaklipein careoe-renecommeanent. Corret Zumwalt of 91 F reported van Gatlin to house.
The district court clerk lists numerous names with charges including speeding disobeying traffic rules and unlawful material destruction. Defendants include Eddie N. Golden Fort Sill. Dole E. Merritt Fort Sill. Themes L. Fortenberry Duncan. George K. Derby Jr Apache. Woodrow Fisher Jr Fort Sill. Ronald K. Porter Smith. Robert N. Teteault Fort Sill. and others.
Three postal employees were presented with awards of 200 each this week for superior accomplishments performance attitude and excellent representation of the postal service. The recipients are Eugene A Lavallee area maintenance technician and clerk and E Wayne Burk mail carrier.
Births listed include a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Theodore R. Apache in Sharpe at 4 29 p.m. March 2 weighing 6 7, and a son to Mr. and Mrs. Glenn E. Nola in Faulkner on 2409 Ave I. Numerous births and admissions follow across several families in Apache, Walters, Devol, Snyder, and Tipton with cases of medical, surgery and discharge entries. An Indian Birth notes a son to Paul Smith Sr. in Binger at 3 14 a.m. March 2 weighing 7 124 ounces.
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