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Newspaper

Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Mar 15, 1971

Page

4

Deliberations To Begin Soon In Calley Court Martial

Six combat officers will decide Lt. William L. Calley Jr.’s fate as summations begin. Jurors are sequestered in a 12 by 27 foot room with strict TV and contact rules after four months of testimony in the My Lai massacre case. The trial includes charges of premeditated murder with possible life or death penalties, and jurors may convict on lesser counts or acquit on all specifications.

Benning William L. Calley Jr Calley Aubrey Daniel Col Reid Kennedy Daniel U.S. Court of Military Appeals Latimer Kennedy 48Th Viet Cong My Lai Ernest Medina Medina Charlie Company 48Th Viet Cong Cailey

Election filings and unopposed Chattanooga races listed

Election results show Kermit Denham and another treasurer re elected without opposition. Four Chattanooga town clerk candidates vie in a crowded field. Several towns report unopposed seats while others list candidate matchups for trustees and clerks across Indiahoma Cache Elgin and surrounding districts. Poll sites include schools churches and public buildings across the area.

Indiahoma Joyce N. Jaye Virginia P. Weeks Elmer Adler Cache Oliver Kern William R. Grice Hubert Ray Meadows Vernice Watts Patricia Clark Boyman R. L. Ray Rex Paul Taylor Elgin Don Ingram Finis P. Smith Sterling

Carrier Delivery Notices in Lawton and Fort Sill

The document lists subscription rates and carrier delivery details for Lawton Fort Sill area. It shows monthly weekly and annual terms with prices and postage. Additional notes reference APO subscriptions and Oklahoma coverage.

Lawton Fort Sill Constitution-Press and

Ozarks Commission Lauded By Governor

Governor salutes the Ozarks commission as a proven working reality of federal and state cooperation. Hall tells the U S House Public Works Committee the four state region needs long range plans for schools water sewers airports and roads to harness a coming boom in development.

Hall U. S House of Representatives Public Works Committee Ozarks Commission Sion Oklahoma Ozarks Oklahoma Ozarks America

Nixon Says Youth Unrest Stems From Insecurity

President Nixon discusses youth unrest on NBC Today citing insecurity from changing values. He argues education may not prepare youth for life’s challenges and urges working within the system to change it. The interview coincided with Mrs Nixon’s 58th birthday.

New York Nixon Southeast Asia Nbc-Tv Barbara Walters Women’s Liberation Movement United States

AUSA Dinner Social and Membership Drive Planned

The AUSA hosts an 7 p.m. dinner with social hour and entertainment on post. Tickets are available at Pharmacy Gilbert-Woods Drug and Ford Painter Drug. Open to members guests and prospective members. A brief meeting will nominate and elect new officers.

Representa Pharmacy Gilbert-Woods Drug Ford Painter Drug AUSA

Travel Ban Dilemma Over U S Tours to Communist Nations

Officials debate whether to continue limits on travel by Americans to North Vietnam and North Korea while Cuba remains singled out. Some advisers want full repeal, noting courts have struck down such bans, others warn against undermining hemispheric sanctions and the anti-Castro campaign.

Rogers U.S Department North Vietnam North Korea Cuba Washington

Prisoners Escape Tahlequah Jail Twice

Tahlequah officers report James Allen Shrum of Wagoner and Gary E. Howell of Barling escaped from the Tahlequah city jail Saturday night. Shrum and Howell had just been captured Friday on a river bank east of Fort Gibson after fleeing Granite state reformatory a week earlier. Shrum, held on forged instrument and robbery charges in Wagoner County, and Howell, serving terms for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and forged instrument in Washington County, were recaptured.

Hulbert Lequah City James Allen Shrum Wagoner Gary E. Howell Bar Howell Washington County

Wilkinson Trial Delayed Again by Defense Illness

The Wilkinson trial was delayed for a second time due to the defense attorney Archibald Hill of Oklahoma City being hospitalized for hernia surgery. Judge Kenneth Shilling postponed the case to the next court date, with sources predicting proceedings may begin April 12 or 13.

Archibald Hill Oklahoma City Kenneth Shilling Wilkinson Hill Shilling

Gasoline Blaze Damages Jenks Pumping Station

A fire at a Jenks pumping station damaged property estimated at 150000 dollars. Two 10 inch gasoline lines owned by Cherokee Pipeline Co burned after starting around 1 a m. Fire crews from Jenks and Tulsa contained the blaze as gasoline continued to burn out. no injuries reported. An official determination follows the burn out.

JENKS Cherokee Pipeline Co Jay Henry Tulsa

Peanuts traced from Peru to Africa and colonial America

Early traders likely grew peanuts in Peru and carried them to Africa the Indies and Asia. Peanuts arrived in North America from Africa during colonial days.

Peru Africa Indies Asia North America

Massive North Vietnamese ammunition cache hit in Laos campaign

U S and South Vietnamese forces report heavy air strikes and ground sweeps across Laos and along Route 9 914 to disrupt Ho Chi Minh trail supply lines Incidents include tanks destroyed near Sepone and Lao Bao and a mistaken US strike on South Vietnamese troops killing 10 paratroopers in Laos The Saigon daily tally records vast enemy casualties and ongoing border operations with planned end of major phase by April 1

Ets Lolo Sepone 2Nd Anothen U.S Quang Tri Lao Bao Ho Chi Minh Trail Laos Hanoi Owe Saigon Cambodia Mekong

Field Artillery Board Discusses Projects With Col Blake

Before returning to Maryland Tuesday, the visitor will meet with Field Artillery Board president Col. Robert T. Blake to review current projects and tests.

Maryland Field Artillery Board Board Col Robert T. Blake

Weather outlook for area with cooling trend

Sunny and cooler today with mild conditions on Tuesday. Highs in the mid 60s with a low near 33 tonight. Sunday will be sunny with a high around 74 and an overnight low near 35.

De Soto's Pigs and Early Florida Colony

The first pigs arrived in America with Hernando De Soto in 1539 when he conquered Florida bringing 13 swine, predating later Pilgrim settlements.

America Hernando DeSoto Florida

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