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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1972

Page

4

Nixon weighs Vietnam policy as Moscow talks loom

President Nixon weighs a delicate balance between pressing Vietnam peace hopes and preparing for the Moscow summit with Soviet leaders. NSC meetings focus on strategic weapon limits while Kissinger tours diplomacy in Moscow and Paris. Weeks remain before Nixon visits Moscow, as public talks stall and private diplomacy intensifies amid U.S. bombings and Soviet arms support to Hanoi.

Nixon Moscow Vietnam White House State Department Kissinger Leonid Brezhnev Paris le Duc Tho United States South Vietnam Hanoi

U S Plans Air Strikes as Nixon Seeks Pause in Hanoi Talks

U S planes hit military targets across North Vietnam while Nixon meets with the National Security Council to weigh options. The strikes targeted storage facilities barracks and training sites amid the ongoing Tet era offensive and renewed Paris talks. The attack included carrier air cover and MIG engagements near Thanh Hoa Hanoi and Haiphong with no American losses reported.

Dmz U.S U.S. Command Kitty Hawk Coral Sea Thanh Hoa Demilitarized Zone Hanoi North Vietnam Nixon National Security Council Washington South Vietnam Haiphong

Tax and valuation actions amid 1972 county reforms

County board members approve Clark backed actions to adjust personal property valuations for 1963 to 1972 homes and for central heating air conditioning units and built in dishwashers and garbage disposals. The abstract of valuations is due June 19 with possible extra time for deputies to recompute figures. The board will hear protests through late June. In other news U S forces report one plane lost in Vietnam while North Vietnamese efforts to move supplies face heavy air strikes along Highway 1 and 137.

Clark R. E. Glenn Mason Wyatt Jack Cline Oklahoma Tax Commission Equalization Board Glenn Highway 1 Demilitarized Zone Highway 137 North Vietnam Quang Tri U.S North Vietnamese Hanoi Hai_phong

Primaries reshuffle as McGovern Humphrey and Wallace gain

The latest delegate tallies show McGovern at 313.5, Humphrey 238, Wallace 210 with gains from Ohio and six Minnesota Farm Labor conventions. Wallace picked up 37 in North Carolina. Humphrey won 20 delegates in Minnesota, McGovern 11 in a weekend of primaries.

Ohio Humphrey Minnesota Wallace McGovern North Carolina West Virginia John F. Kennedy Huntington Nebraska South Dakota West Virgina Sam Yorty Los Angeles Muskie Wisconsin Patrick Lucey Nixon Paul McCloskey California John M. Ashbrook Texas Ben Barnes Johnson Preston Smith

OEA Eyes Special Session On Claremore Junior College Row

Oklahoma Education Association leaders plan a special session within about a week to hear the committee report on Claremore Junior College converting from a military academy. They urge reinstating tenure, censure of Dr. Mosier, and restoring faculty, staff, and accreditation prospects amid alleged arbitrary rules and possible enrollment decline.

Oklahoma Military Academy Mosier Colby. Community College Kansas Claremore JC Board of Regents Board of Regents

David’s Birthday Stir Echoes Family Return

Two hours later six people were picked up while five remain unaccounted for. Sgt Ward is due home soon to join his wife and children Michelle Renee six and Brian Keith fifteen months to mark David’s birthday.

Sgt. Ward Michelle Renee Brian Keith David

Texas Primary Trend Brings Newcomers to Runoff for Governor

The Associated Press notes a broad shift in Texas votes with Dolph Briscoe and Frances Farenthold advancing to the Democratic runoff for governor. Lt. Gov. Barnes trails, and Gov. Preston Smith places fourth seeking a third term as June 5 runoff nears, with Hank Grover or a veteran GOP rival awaiting the final showdown.

Uvalde Dolph Briscoe Frances Farenthold Corpus Christi Barnes Preston Smith Hank Grover

Texans favor new leaders amid graft fallout in party primaries

Results from Texas counties show shifts toward challengers as voters react to Sharpstown bank loans stock insurance scandals and nepotism disclosures. John Hill leads Crawford Martin in attorney general race with about half the vote counted, while other statewide contests reflect demand for reform and new faces.

Sharpstown

Life Insurance Underwriter with Notable National Honors

A 12 year experienced underwriter at Equitable is described as seasoned and proven. He has qualified for the President's Cabinet of the National Council and earned awards including Bronze Production Growth, National Sales Achievement, and the Senior Sales Consultant distinctions. He is a Million Dollar Round Table member and 1971 Distinguished Life Underwriter Award recipient.

Equitable National Council

Runoffs Loom for Texas Democratic Senate and Ballot Hopes

Latest Texas Election Bureau figures show Democrats led by Ralph Yarborough in the Senate race with 987 516 votes and 49 75 percent while others trail including Barefoot Sanders 759 014 and Tom Cartlidge 65 336. gubernatorial figures include Dolph Briscoe 925 569 and Frances Farenthold 588 141 with Ben Barnes at 370 756 and 44 percent.

Tom Cartlidge Barefoot Sanders Alfonso Veloz Hugh Wilson Ralph Yarborough Ben Barnes Dolph Briscoe Frances Farenthold Robert

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