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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1976
Page
2
Police report April crime total up 5.7 percent from March with larceny dominating at 62 percent of offenses. Larceny remains the major category, and year over year comparisons show declines from April 1975 and 1974. Four month totals through 1975 reflect rising offenses.
The council and city leaders met in an emergency session to discuss filling a vacancy for a part time municipal judge. The session began after 11 a.m. and extended into the noon hour as media attended.
Norma Roberts Keith Haynes Rex Givens and Adam Matthews report on a salary dispute as council member Don Van Meter is absent. Prince opened the issue last September proposing a 7.5 percent hike to 30315 annually. Thomson sought 32500 and Prince moved to raise to that level. Thomson was hired in February 1975 at 28200.
Fort Sill private Joe Threet, 22, was robbed and shot at about midnight while picking up a hitchhiker west of India in Rogers County. He was treated at a Tulsa hospital where a bullet was removed. Deputies report the assailant fled on foot after firing.
Billy Horton son of Mrs Delores Horton earns a $200 scholarship from Oklahoma State Tech Okmulgee. He is named outstanding Auto Mechanics II student at Great Plains Area Voc-Tech School and Lawton High School and placed first in the state VICA auto mechanics contest in April. He will compete in the national VICA event in Miami Beach Florida in June.
A federal judge ordered Mayor Kevin H. White to raise 17 million dollars to keep Boston public schools open for 180 days. Judge Garrity warned that closing six weeks early could destroy the city's desegregation plan and cited fears of racial violence as a key factor in denying the May 14 closing. The state board says 7.4 million in aid would be lost if schools close early.
Oklahoma City AP reports the turnpike system saw 1,536,800 vehicles in April, a 10 percent increase from a year earlier. Turner and Will Rogers rose 17 percent, H E Bailey 16 percent, Muskogee 20 percent, while Indian Nation Turnpike fell 39 percent due to a 30 mile bridge closure.
The report notes Zenteno Anaya led Bolivia's military region during the Guevara killing and later held key posts. He served as foreign minister from 1964 to 1966, was named army chief of staff in October 1971, and moved to Paris as armed forces chief of staff in October 1973.
Juvenile officials and commissioners failed to agree on management of Marie Detty funding. DISAS commits 170000 unmatched dollars toward a nonprofit corporation to receive state funds and run Marie Detty, while keeping operations at the county level under the juvenile bureau and advisory committee. Directors would oversee the contract with DISAS, with liability for actions outside the corporation’s remit. Decision required by June 30 to avoid loss of aid.
A city woman was taken to Southwestern Clinic Hospital at noon for minor injuries after her car struck a parked vehicle in the 600 block of Avenue L. Police said the driver did not appear to lose control before the collision.
Funeral services for Sgt. J C Edgar Moore 54 of Fort Worth Texas will be held at 10 a m Wednesday at Owens and Brumley Funeral Home Chapel in Fort Worth. He was found dead here Saturday after an apparent heart attack in his car.
The plan merges a 4 billion dollar current year authorization with a 3 billion dollar next year proposal and trims Congress power to block aid decisions. It would allow Congress to veto government to government arms deals above 7 million and commercial sales above 25 million, removing veto for mid range sales.
Eston Virginia AP reports Medical College of Georgia researchers say liquid marijuana drops reduce eye pressure and may relieve glaucoma with fewer euphoric effects. In rabbit trials THC like compounds lowered intraocular pressure by 30 percent or more, paving the way for human testing.
A Dallas psychologist says he paid $5,000 to a former Marine sergeant to help his son escape a Piedras Negras jail. He later admitted misstatements and claimed he met the rescuer after the fact while denying any financial backing of the operation.
An 11 year old Lawton girl Tammi Marie Brous was in fair condition at Comanche County Memorial Hospital after a bicycle collided with an auto driven by Thelma Guffin at 19th and Gore around 8 50 this morning. The bicycle struck the left front of the car throwing Tammi onto the windshield and 29 feet from impact. Police noted the rider darted from a center lane and urged caution by bicyclists to prevent further accidents.
A Senate intelligence committee report finds the IRS abused its powers by granting the FBI and CIA unlawful access to taxpayer returns. It details programs like the Special Services Staff probe, Information Gathering and Retrieval System data on nearly 500000 Americans, and Operation Leprechaun. The report calls for congressional oversight and cites specific audits and disclosures.
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