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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1971
Page
3
The stock market declined 1.14 percent to 925.38 as rail strike news and rising interest rate pressure weighed on trading. Declines outpaced advances on the NYSE about four to one with few institutional buyers and many nervous small investors on the sidelines awaiting developments.
Fire department responses include car, building, and trailer house fires at multiple locations in Lowton area during Sunday. Market snapshot shows mixed mail order retail, declines for Dentsply and Telex, gains for Republic, and commodity price listings from Oklahoma crops and livestock markets.
Funeral services for James J. Cupp aged 92 were held at 2 p m in the Oak and Anderson Church of Christ Apache with Rev Quinton Dunn officiating. He died Saturday at Cyril Nursing Home after a long illness burial followed in Fairview Cemetery Crews Funeral Home directed. Survivors include four sons James Oda Cupp and Alvis Bood Cupp Apache Lester Cupp Reno Nevada Jack Cupp Watsonville California one brother Lee Cupp Waco Texas six grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Vern Adams about 61 of Stephenville Texas died shortly after a minor traffic accident Sunday. He had visited the Stephenville Police Department seeking an accident report and told officers he was not feeling well. He was taken to a Stephenville hospital where he died. Mrs. Adams was in the car. Adams operated Chandler Barber Shop in Erwin Acres and formerly ran Adams Barber Shop on Cache Road Square.
Col. James Patton will attend a memorial for a native who died of a heart attack in Vietnam. Services are at 7:30 p.m. today at Lawton Funeral Home Chapel and 11 a.m. Tuesday at New Post Chapel Fort Sill. Burial follows at Highland Cemetery.
City police logged multiple cases including thefts of bicycles cars and goods. Victims include Mrs Glen Coser Don Fisher Marilyn Machon Lloyd Franklin Earnest Doyebi and George W Smith amid reports of burglary embezzlement forgery vandalism and assault.
SAIGON AP reports U S forces in South Vietnam fall to the lowest level since March 1966 with about 8 600 Marines left and 2 600 at sea or withdrawn. Most advisers to depart by early June reducing overall troop strength to around 231 200 at peak.
Shawnee lawyer asks Judge Lloyd Henry to allow videotaping of the Walter Jefferson rape trial after it concludes to counter a perceived defense shortage and ensure jurors are less biased. He argues cameras would balance the scales amid racial tensions and a white jury in Pottawatomie County.
Washington AP The Office of Emergency Preparedness announces a major campaign to persuade the nation to save electric power to prevent summer shortages and bottlenecks in transmission. OEP director George A Linam says energy conservation helps reduce outages and save money.
Ralph Newcombe and Mrs. Newcombe of Lawton attended the dedication ceremonies for Oscar Rose Junior College in Midwest City last weekend. Sen. Fred R. Harris gave the keynote at a Saturday banquet. Rev. Charles Brown, former St. Andrew's Episcopal rector in Lawton, serves as dean of students. The college has completed the first construction phase near $5 million and nears a second phase budget of about $5 million.
WAYNOKA AP A Leedey man died at Little Sahara State Park when a dune buggy roll bar collapsed crushing him. Highway Patrol identified the victim as Perry Laverne Haynes 21. The safety device failure appears to have caused the fatal accident.
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