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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1975
Page
1
Lawton City Council today refused to act on a Lawton Advisory Council resolution urging revival of public housing here and tabled any action on raising boathouse fees at Lake Lawtonka. Several members cited last year’s public vote halting further public housing.
City Council members clash over public housing initiative and the need to respect citizens' wishes. Adam Matthews alone votes for LAC resolution while others push to reopen the issue only via an initiative petition. Boathouse fee changes are tabled until May 13 after a tie vote, with audience input sparse. A plan to convert the Carnegie Library into a cultural center draws interest from Dr. Dan Woesner and Councilman Ozier, who urges careful consideration by the City Hall Post Office Trust Authority.
The council approved closing Washington Avenue and a south alley east of Second to Squaw Creek to enable Bevill Auto Salvage to connect multiple Lee County lots. The plan includes adding a new wing to the post office building.
Turkey accepts Kissinger seating in Cyprus discussions but Greece rejects the proposed U N framework under Waldheim. The report notes mixed reactions from Greek and Cypriot diplomats and highlights broader Middle East issues including Sinai peacekeeping and Suez access.
The South Vietnam situation worsens as Hanoi masss troops toward Tay Ninh near Cambodia. A U S official cites about 50 000 troops moving south along the Ho Chi Minh Trail since January and notes North Vietnam aims for renewed heavy action despite the Paris Peace Accord.
Moderate to heavy showers hit Alva Lawton Durant Broken Bow and Poteau as a winter storm moved northeast at about 45 mph. Temperatures ranged from a high of 38 to a low of 33 with freezing conditions likely overnight. Outside Lawton severe weather warnings included flash floods and thunderstorm watches for northern counties.
The House sidestepped a veto clash with President Ford as talks advance on a compromise between the administration and Democrats over energy measures. A veto referral vote passed 364 to 57, with both parties open to delay concessions and a 60 day postponement of the last tariff rise. Senate leaders postponed an override vote as House leaders push for a quick floor decision.
Testimony wrapped up in Oklahoma City as closing arguments loom for former Gov. David Hall and financier W. W. Doc Taylor. Judge Fred Daugherty told jurors to expect about four hours of closing before instructions and a Wednesday verdict schedule.
The State Department increases Marine protection at 27 more posts amid rising terrorism. An additional 344 noncommissioned officers raise the guard to 1,489, with stronger coverage at 90 embassies and consulates, including Saigon and Buenos Aires.
President Ford's spokesman said some Americans began leaving Phnom Penh after the U S ambassador suggested nonessential people leave. In Saigon North Vietnamese forces with tanks attacked across South Vietnam toppling district capitals and threatening a second provincial capital in two months. Lon Nol asked Long Boret to form a new cabinet and army chief Gen Sosthene Fernandez was ousted, with potential implications for Lon Nol. Pentagon said rice airlift to Phnom Penh suspended due to shelling while ammunition flights from Thailand continued. Cargo deliveries declined about 15 percent in Phnom Penh as the airlift disruption continued. Nine Americans remained trapped in Ban Me Thuot as conditions worsened.
Air force planes bombed the 1st Light Artillery Regiment near Lisbon as paratroopers ringed the barracks amid a fight between rival military factions and a leftward shift under Premier Vasco Goncalves. Several men killed as militants and civilians watched the tense scene unfold.
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