Fire guts four downtown businesses in Lawton
Firefighters battled high winds and heavy smoke as flames ripped through four downtown buildings on C Avenue. Five people were arrested for crowd control violations while investigators probed the charred ruins and officials planned emergency demolition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hosn
Bryan
Key Club
Porter
Oriental Club
Mary Frances Wright
Scottie’s Music and Vending Co
Harris Hancock
Lawton
C Avenue
Third and
Third Street
C and
D Avenues
White Fang
Fort Sillman
Rate Commission Hearings on USPS Proposal Begin
The rate commission received a proposed 1.45 billion dollar annual package from the Postal Service board on February 1. Hearings will hear testimony from mail users and a public-representative panel before the commissioners decide to accept modify or reject the recommendation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commission
Postal Service
Board of Governors
Rate Commission
Wenner
Soldier Haley’s Army debts rise over leave and pay errors
Haley faced charges of excess leave and AWOL for 1969 70 as the Army corrected errors in pay and promotions. He owes 3724.99 after refunds and is repaying about 365 monthly while fans back home raise support. He returns from Vietnam soon amid ongoing military woes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carson
Army
Haley
Vietnam
Chanute Air Force Base
Air Force
Army Finance Center
Indianapolis
Ft. Carson
U.S. Population Center Designated in Illinois
A century old designation near a reviewing stand labeled Friederich as Mr. America. Neighbors teased him as he endured sunburn while on a helicopter tour to the farm with Stans and Friederich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Illinois
Friederich
Mr. America
Stans
Here
Mississippi River
Mascoutah
Missiles Fire On Laos Mission. 10 Crewmembers Missing
Reports say two missiles were fired at an AC130 near the DMZ on April 22 1970 and passed the aircraft without detonation. Johnson indicated proximity fuses did not trigger. No U S retaliation occurred. Other actions included AC119 and A7 missions against the Ho Chi Minh trail and nearby defense statements by Stans and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Dmz
U.S
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Court reverses injunction on pamphleteering over blockbusting fears
In a Chicago area case rooted in Austin’s de facto boundary shift and Westchester panics over alleged blockbusting, the Supreme Court reversed a Cook County injunction. The ruling held peaceful pamphleteering to be protected First Amendment communication, overriding privacy claims and limits on leafleting.
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Vas
Austin
Westchester
Chicago
Keefe
Organization For A Better Austin
Circuit Court
Cook County
Illinois
Burger
Supreme Court
Nixon urges quick action to avert nationwide rail strike
President Nixon, speaking from Florida, urges Congress to pass a joint resolution extending the current labor contract with rail signalmen to July 1 and directs Hodgson to pursue a voluntary settlement. He warns a shutdown would harm the economy and orders priority shipping guidance while Congress weighs emergency measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida White House
Key Biscayne
Nixon
Senate
House
James D. Hodgson
Hodgson
Congress
Ronald L. Ziegler
Ziegler
Legis
House Commerce Committee
American Association of Railroads
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Scott
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Labor Committee
America
Penn Central
National Railway Labor Conference
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
George M. Stafford
John Volpe
New York
Department
Volpe
Area Weather Forecast Winds Drive Dust Across Region
Blowing dust reduces visibility as windy conditions persist. Today's high near 100 degrees with a low around 60. Tuesday will see highs in the upper 70s. Sunday expects a high near 95 and overnight low around 68.
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Eeeen Eee
Lawton Urban Renewal Authority
Moody’s and Bryan's
Velva C. Long
1509
Cavalier Club
Moody's
The
Magazine Publishers Association
American Newspapers Publishers Association
Direct Mail Advertisers Association
Mission
Smokey
United States
Lawton Constitution
Sun
Lawton Morning Press
Mon
Sundey Lewton Publishing Co. Inc
Trad & A Ave
Okla
Fort Sill
Sundey & Saturdey Press
Sundey Press & Sun
Press On A Sundey Const Press
Sundey Const.Press
Constitution & Press Circulation
Lawton Avenue
Handle
Laos
Esther
Lawrence
Capital Hill
Ella E. Madden
Becker
National Funeral Directors Association
Becker Burial Association, Inc
Sill Bivd
Gerald R. Ford
Aflcio Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen
Federal Railroad Administration
Long Island Rail Road
C. J. Chamberlain
Fla
White House
South Shore
South Bend
Indiana
Union
Missouri Pacific Supervisory
Little Rock
Ark
Nome
Syress
D Avenue
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