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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1972
Page
4
President Nixon announced a multi part plan aimed at pressuring North Vietnam and deterring Soviet involvement. He outlined mining entrances to North Vietnamese ports interdiction of supplies and strikes on military targets while seeking a negotiated settlement and warning of grim consequences if the war continues.
A councilman urges a yearly $160000 total pay raise for city workers amid Nixon pay freeze alignment. The meeting also approves $30000 for a settlement with engineer Wyatt Hendrick over charges tied to the Waurika Reservoir and related water projects. Mayor pro tem Woody Wolverton chaired the latter portion after Mayor Whitaker left.
The report records varied reactions to Nixon’s mining of North Vietnamese ports with Hanoi denouncing aggression and urging halt to war while allies like South Vietnam and nationalist China react cautiously supportive or silent officials note Soviet restraint at a Moscow holiday and ponder summit viability and new tensions.
The Sabena 707 is hijacked with four gunmen claiming to hold 108 prisoners in Beirut linked to Black September. Reginald Levy and Red Cross intermediaries negotiate as Israel faced urgent demands for prisoner releases and potential explosions.
Lynxes are compact wild cats with short tails and ear tufts. They belong to the Felidae family and inhabit diverse regions across the northern hemisphere.
About 150 people rallied Monday night to back a proposed Thursday and Friday boycott of public schools protesting busing for racial balance. The protest targets orientation programs for students to be bused under a new integration plan.
Kathleen Ridgway daughter of Lt Col and Mrs John Ridgway receives a medal in an event at Saint Mary of the Plains Col.
Blue chip issues led a late rally as stocks climbed after a sharp earlier decline. The Dow Jones industrial average was down about 4 points at midday amid heavy trading and a broad tilt of declines to advances 8 to 1.
Citizens voice mixed support for President Nixon's action amid Vietnam tensions. Local traders report heavy early volume on the stock exchange with miners and precious metal stocks gaining while overall prices fall. Agricultural prices list cash wheat, barley, Milo and hay markets, plus Oklahoma livestock and hogs figures.
A Canal Maritime mining plan dredged into a mile long harbor as Hon Gai Cam Pha Quang Khe and Dong Hoi ports are listed targets. The US noted acoustic magnetic and contact mines and set mines to activate at 6 p.m. Saigon time. Nixon announced three daylight periods for ships to leave North Vietnamese ports during his televised address. Concurrent border clashes near Kontum and Hue intensified with Camp Polei Kleng overrun and Ben Het heavy fighting. US air and artillery raids north of the My Chanh river defense line involved 27 air sorties and about 7,000 rounds with mixed results reported. South Vietnam’s An Loc saw renewed shelling amid ongoing supply-fire.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court majority denies a further continuance to challenge petition signatures. Chief Justice Berry orders a final evidentiary report. Three justices dissented, urging continued material evidence. If federal time cannot be gained, sponsors seek to place the liquor issue on the August primary ballot. If not, it may go to the November general election where the silent vote rule could defeat it.
AP reports three television spots depicting teachings of Jesus are being distributed in New York under a joint sponsorship. The ads aim to spread religious messages across broadcasting outlets and engage viewers with gospel themes.
Camp Fire Girls urge teens to pick up litter as a remedy for penalties. A councilman suggests a $100 fine for offenders and eight hours of cleanup as an alternative. City councilmen agree to seriously consider the proposal.
The caribou is the only deer species where both males and females grow antlers. Even calves show small spike antlers, a distinctive trait of this species.
Kissinger said a negotiated Indochina peace may be possible soon as a Communist Politburo member urged a settlement that would lead to an early Communist government in Saigon. He remained hopeful for progress in talks despite the hard line.
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