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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1975
Page
4
City officials study on late charges shows small customers pay up to 2.50 for $25 bills and 1.50 for 315 bills while large users face a 75 dollar penalty on a 750 dollar bill. City Manager John Thomson argues the higher charge will encourage on time payments and reduce public funds misuse.
Argentina has impounded incoming books and most magazines as import cuts persist for 20 months. The peso devaluation worsened limits on European and American publications, with French titles like Art Et Decoration L Express and Paris Match becoming scarce amid a 1 billion dollar quarterly import bill.
The Senate of the music department lauded the legislature for a 1.5 million appropriation as part of 11 million for state college capital improvements. An official said inflation hinders plans yet funds should build a functional center with potential additions later. Dr Don Owen was unavailable for comment. A Corsican historian reports 28,000 vengeance murders in a 30 year family feud.
A violent morning storm tore roofs from stores including Gibson Discount Center and Humpty's along Cache Road in Lawton. Debris filled streets as 38 patients were moved back into a nursing home after temporary quarters, with staff and volunteers aiding evacuations and cleanup. Civil defense sirens reportedly failed to warn in time.
The CPI shows April food and overall price rises, offset by declines in pork and vegetables, with sugar dropping sharply this year. The Agriculture Department forecasts higher retail food costs if weather fails. GNP for January-March fell 11.3 percent, sparking optimism for a rebound in Q2 amid ongoing recession concerns. James Pate predicts possible slight recovery by June.
Laos Pathet Lao troops occupied Vientiane taking the U S Agency for International Development compound amid anti American demonstrations. Students claiming to be AID employees denounced imperialist plans and demanded better U S response as Hong Kong offers to accept more South Vietnamese refugees.
State Department of Agriculture reports today prices for wheat 3.00 to 3.56 per bushel across multiple towns, barley 2.20 to 2.40, Milo 4.20 to 4.85, soybeans 4.61 to 5.41, alfalfa hay 35 to 45 per ton, plus cattle and calves market activity with various weight ranges and prices. hogs not established.
Lawmakers clash over admitting women to military academies with opponents citing physiologic and security concerns while supporters argue women can serve without combat duties. A separate proposal for a women’s academy failed 284 to 113. Viscount Arthur de Chezelles will speak at the Alliance Francaise club meeting at 7 30 p m Thursday at the Museum of the Great Plains.
Cable TV spokesmen told a congressional hearing that broadcasters wage an anticompetitive campaign to throttle pay cable. They accuse networks of using political influence at state and national levels to restrict pay cable and oppose FCC rules they say curb financing and growth. An average American housewife is cited in a stray line about weekly driving.
The last Friday Forum discussed tourism effects in Oklahoma with Abe Hesser executive director of the Oklahoma Chamber and former Oklahoma State University VP and Camelot Inns president. The noon luncheon at the Lawtonian Ballroom costs 2.85 per person and is open to the public.
The report recounts terrorist activity in Iran from late 1970 to 1973, including an abortive kidnapping attempt on U.S. Ambassador Douglas MacArthur, guerrilla attacks on police and the U.S. Embassy, and bombings at government buildings. It notes executions, trials for espionage and sabotage, and the murder of Lt. Col. Lewis L. Hawkins, with charges and outcomes for defendants.
Memorial banks and the chamber of commerce will be closed. All courthouse offices except the sheriff's will close. Lawton schools open with classes. Cameron University admin offices closed. Regular mail delivery suspended Monday with limited window and special delivery services. Mail collections from designated air mail boxes and most residential boxes announced.
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