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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1975
Page
3
Five patients died and about 100 were moved to other hospitals after a blaze at St. Erik's Hospital in Stockholm. Firemen worked an hour to extinguish it as police and rescue teams searched the damaged wing. A 63 year old survivor recalled the chaos and smoke filled corridors.
Efforts to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment in Illinois stalled in the Senate as a Tuesday vote was postponed for lack of sufficient support. Senator Esther Saperstein 未 known, supporters and opponents debated the measure while demonstrators gathered at the Capitol. The proposal requires 38 states by March 1979 to become part of the U.S. Constitution.
CHANNELVIEW Tex AP a new 3.5 million junior high to open in about two years will be named for Mrs Johnson a cleaning woman who has served the district 18 years She is praised as a caregiver and tolerated by students and staff and may work in the new building if health allows Her dedication earns her the honor despite initial disappointment from some considering a more prominent namesake.
A Houston jury of eight women and four men convenes to set Brooks's punishment after a nine minute guilty verdict in the William Lawrence case. Prosecutors say David Owen Brooks aided Elmer Henley in luring youths to Dean Corll's home where victims were harmed and buried at three sites. Henley received a 594 year sentence after his own convictions.
The Zulus use colored beads to express feelings with a system where a low bead can signify jealousy or longing. The example notes a brown bead pair implying desire to be with someone.
ERDA head Robert C. Seamans Jr. called for increased funding and effort in energy conservation. He noted environmental and safety issues in the breeder reactor and backed solar research and advanced propulsion, while urging a comprehensive energy plan by June 30 and careful handling of the uranium fuel cycle.
In Ninnekah Oklahoma near Grady County a mobile home fire killed Michael Cast 24 and his 4 year old son. A neighbor rescued 22 year old Mrs Cast but the father and son could not be reached. The trailer stood in Spears yard according to Sheriff Ron Taylor.
A 75 year old woman recounts a purse snatching and notes bystanders refused to help as fear of crime grows. She says people must act and laments the need to carry guns until law enforcement steps in. Mrs Hignight, a first time victim, describes the grab from behind and her resolve to seek safety.
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