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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1972
Page
4
Gusty southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with near 80 degree highs forecast for Lawton and southwest Oklahoma this afternoon. Tonight southerly winds 15 to 20 mph with partly cloudy skies and a low near 50. Tuesday cools with partly cloudy skies and a mid 70s high.
Freeholder candidates for WARD ONE and WARD TWO are listed with full addresses and occupations including Ashley Cagle Carl Harris Francis Heinz Sam Joyner Ronald Reese Gerald Smith Charlie Wade Cherry Williams Dan Wiseman and others in WARD ONE plus Curtis Bailey Carrie Carpenter N E Highfill Carney Lasseter Pedro Rosado Frank Sneed Harold Walker Howard Way Verne Abla Ronald Cole Max Cook Dan Glascock H King Devonna Minnich Kinley McClure Joe Reynolds Monte Rogers Margie Schlapbach Tom Strickland Ralph Williams Daniel Woesner in WARD TWO and Theresia Carras Robert Carver Paul Cook Wayne Lehew Elijah McIntosh John Nelson Stitt Pair and Tony Prater in WARD FIVE.
Gov. David Tall urged voters that the $250 million bond issue for county road improvements will be spent under the State Highway Department’s direction rather than county commissioners. The governor said the SHD will designate roads to be improved on county systems and manage use of funds.
The Supreme Court ruled that thousands of prisoners cannot challenge convictions on the lack of counsel at preliminary hearings. The 1970 decision held defendants are entitled to a lawyer at that critical stage.
Oklahoma voters face a bond issue tied to a two decades plan to raise road standards after claims that 40 percent of highways have been inadequate for a decade. Opponents call the plan a political gimmick risking funds and forcing tax increases for future leaders.
Lawton Board of Education nominated by Lawton Association of Classroom Teachers for the 1971 72 National School Board Awards program. The 26 member Professional Management and Planning Committee includes Supt Hugh Bish and Deputy Supt Dr John Elkins.
The Oklahoma Broadcasters Association honored editors and stations for public service efforts. Recipients included Lee Allan Smith WKY Oklahoma City Allen Page KGWA Enid Tony Brooks KLAW Lawton and Ron Blue KRMG Tulsa. Glen Burke KSEC Durant received the Governor's Cup for tourism.
The county election office reports four council posts are up for election, one in each ward. Keller filed as an independent ensuring a general election on April 4. Mrs. J. N. Logan serves as election board secretary.
A federal informant testified about cash payments from an FBI agent and a later hush money request. He described $200 for expenses and $1,500 for information tied to Rochester New York, with funds deposited into a Philadelphia savings account. The man later received further written requests and a prison parole led to secret grand jury testimony.
The planed reinforcing brigade moved from Saigon to Pleiku as ground conflict surfaced across the region. Reports say 39 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed with two captured, while government forces suffered six dead and 15 wounded. A dawn attack on a Mekong Delta post caused multiple South Vietnamese casualties and later fighting. An underwater mine or rocket attack damaged ships near Saigon and Cam Ranh Bay bases faced rocket fire.
Chief Justice John Marshall's rulings clarified how the U.S. Constitution should be understood, establishing guiding principles for federal authority, judicial review, and the balance between state and national power.
The Dow Jones industrial average rises toward the 90 mark as gains pace on active trading. ITT trades lower after Senate committee resumes inquiry into DOJ action and ITT's $400,000 pledge to the 1972 Republican National Convention.
A commission urges tax credits or deductions for parochial and private school tuition and calls for a statewide funding plan for education. It favors early childhood programs from age four, federal leadership in policy, district reorganization for diversity, and elevating vocational and vacations education to parity with college prep. It also proposes a national policy council to advise the president.
A Fort Sill man Bruce W. Pitzlen and his wife Barbara with passenger Rita Smith fled police at speeds over 100 mph in a pursuit that ended when their auto overturned after 36 blocks. All three passengers were treated at Reynolds Army Hospital. Pitzlen remained jailed on DUI and resisting arrest charges.
Gaskins stated proposals may cover any or all of three parcels with drawings acceptable at nominal cost. The board will judge by planners experience and design merit, not by the developer’s identity, with details in a separate envelope at the LURA office 416 C.
About eighty percent of all U S vacation trips are taken by car, reflecting a strong preference for road travel over other modes. The share signals durable reliance on personal vehicles for leisure trips across the nation.
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