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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1972
Page
1
The White House announced weekend agreements with Japan and seven European countries to curb steel imports through 1974. The deal, covering 1972 74 shipments, tightens quotas to about 2.14 percent annual increases, aiming to shield American steel jobs and curb disruption in the domestic market.
Altus wins regional track title signaling strong performance by local athletes. Event details highlight key competitors and upcoming meets. Just behind the headlines, readers see coverage of Emmy winners, political commentary, and civic club events shaping community dialogue.
Alabama Governor George C. Wallace captured the North Carolina primary with about 50 percent of the vote as five contenders competed. He earned 36 delegates, Sanford 28, while Shirley Chisholm 8 percent and Muskie 3 percent. Jackson 1 percent. Results reflect Wallace leading nationally in committed delegates with 34 percent of precincts counted.
Donna Barron reports that mail in ballots on unification of state educator groups is the top issue for Lawton teachers. About 33 000 state teachers and administrators in OEA, 9 014 in NEA. Lawton OEA members 982 and NEA members 673. Some 957 Lawton educators belong to the Lawton Education Association. Worries about loss of local control clash with calls that unification is necessary.
Nine persons died and 32 were injured when a provisional certified nursing home, Carver Convalescent Center, burned on Saturday. The two story frame building housed 52 residents with 41 present at the time. Cause under investigation after state inspectors had visited two days earlier. Dr. Franklin Yoder cited provisional license and referenced inspectors' report.
Five Americans presumed dead in a helicopter crash were rescued near an airstrip in the central highlands after surviving without food for 13 days. Two walkers reached a radio, enabling allied forces to locate and guide the remaining three to safety amid ongoing air operations.
Doug Hegdahl, a former Clark South Carolina student known for mischief, became a prisoner of war near Hanoi where his humor served as a morale lifeline against Communist indoctrination. He recalls slipping unseen, fooling guards, and using jokes to survive the camp.
The White House announced President Nixon will send Congress a reform plan this week to overhaul lunch and breakfast programs with a $44.5 million increase in nutrition funding. He would offset gains by cutting other areas, and shift to a performance based aid system rewarding states for each pupil served. Democratic rivals Humphrey and McGovern argued the plan could deny food to many children.
A 30 percent chance of additional rainfall was possible for Lawton and southwest Oklahoma today and tonight after rains up to a half inch early Saturday and thunderstorms in parts of the area late last night. Expect continued mild temperatures, partly cloudy skies, and northerly winds 10 to 20 mph. Afternoon highs today and Monday on the order of the low 70s. Weather page 4A.
Communist led forces attacked the Da Nang air base wounding five Americans and three Vietnamese. One U.S. plane was destroyed and another damaged. South Vietnamese efforts to reopen Pleiku Kontum route appeared to collapse after a base was wrecked and a vital pass captured. Nine days of fighting centered near Pleiku and Kontum with heavy casualties on both sides and a U.S. adviser killed.
The two last skyjackers ended their campaigns Saturday. One jumped with ransom money near Honduras while the other, known as D B Cooper, parachuted into Cuba after commandeering a plane. Honduran security officials and pilots traced the fugitives from Puerto Cortes toward Yoro and the western highlands as authorities offered rewards and searched for the men.
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