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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1971
Page
7
John Banta receives Lawton Highs Hugh W. Bish Award plaque honoring a former principal. The piece lists Banta as student body president and a member of City Activities Council Interact Club Who's Who and Key Club. It notes multiple other award recipients and clubs across Lawton High.
The noon Dow Jones industrial average fell 6.39 to 906.76, with declines outnumbering advances 3 to 1 on the Big Board. Banks and energy issues led losses while health sciences names like Bausch & Lomb and Dentsply International climbed. Oklahoma City reports show cattle and calf sales, mixed prices, and a long list of regional agricultural quotes and scholarships.
Washington AP The FAA for the first time sets minimums in its 39 year history not covering navigation aids or air traffic loads but addressing overcrowding runway safety areas and lighting standards Runway pavement roughness must stay under an inch over a defined distance Safety areas adjacent to runways and taxiways must be clear of obstructions and graded to prevent ponding during rain Bird hazard notices may be required and public comment is open until July 13.
Ireland’s cattle numbers rose to 5.4 million head on January 1, up 3.4 percent from a year earlier, per the Agriculture Department. Meat imports from Ireland also climbed, totaling about 24 million pounds in the first quarter, a 45 percent increase from last year.
Eisenhower High School ROTC students will hold an awards ceremony at 7 p.m. Thursday in the school auditorium. The public is invited. Awards include the Reserve Officers Association Award and AUSA Scholarship Award. The Senior Army Instructor Award will be presented to the Company Commander and Outstanding Staff Officer. good conduct ribbons will also be given.
The maximum duration of totality for a solar eclipse may last up to seven minutes and forty seconds, representing the longest possible eclipse phase.
William Lee Harper aged 37 of 2% E Lawton was found guilty by a district court jury Monday of driving while intoxicated. Special District Judge John Taylor ordered Harper to serve 60 days in jail and pay a fine.
Viet Cong marksmen shot down a U.S. helicopter over the northern U Minh forest about 145 miles southwest of Saigon. Maj. Richard Gardner said Gen. Cushman and Gen. Truong were on a routine visit to military posts in the Ca Mau peninsula. Aides said it was the fifth time Truong had been shot down in a helicopter.
Dr. J Freeman McKee resigns as Panhandle State College president Goodwell to become Institutional Research Specialist at Cameron He earned his Ed D from Oklahoma State University in 1957 and has been active in higher education leadership.
Several funeral notices and brief obituaries record deaths in Lawton Oklahoma and surrounding areas. William B. Lee 64 of 1512 S 9th died after an extended illness with services at Highland Cemetery under Becker Funeral Home. Ellen Lou Adams 58 of Sullivan Drive died after a brief illness with service at Becker Funeral Home and burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Infant Timothy K Timbo died shortly after birth with funeral at Deyo Mission West. Private graveside for Lewis Sullivan Watson infant at Letitia Cemetery. Other survivors listed include spouse Evelyn Hurley Lee and siblings, with memorials to March of Dimes.
Washington reports the government has spent at least 10 million dollars to stabilize the dollar overseas. Despite borrowing overseas and issuing special securities, the effort shows little impact amid a glut of about 50 billion dollars in U S currency abroad.
A 17 year old Lawton youth faces second degree burglary charges in District Court after police chased him across streets and onto a courthouse lawn. Officers Williams Kervin Birdsong pursued the suspect after alarms at a store and reports of car break ins. Warning shots were fired as the man fled and was finally captured near Sixth and E.
Bertil Clason of Detroit and Sigrid Carlson of Stockholm celebrated a transatlantic wedding by telephone in 1933 marking a milestone in long distance romance.
A Walters man, Raymond Lee Bennett, was acquitted of indecent exposure after a jury trial following an incident in a parking lot at Lith and B Avenue on February 11. A Lawton man, 29, pleaded guilty to indecent exposure for an April 20 incident at Ninth and F, receiving a one-year deferred judgment and probation supervision.
An all-year-old Cache youth had misdemeanor charges of possession dismissed on Monday. The arrest time involved marijuana references were not accurate, and the case was cleared.
Second degree burglary charges were lodged today against Michael Ricciardi a 20 of Fort Sill in connection with a Monday burglary of Kennedy School 301 Columbia. Judge Moore set a preliminary hearing for 1030 a m July 2. Patrolmen John Newell and Larry Johnson arrested Ricciardi after chasing a suspect from the school about 134 a m.
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