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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1973
Page
1
The 41 article treaty creates judicial assistance to track funds in Swiss numbered accounts tied to mobsters and international drug trafficking. It marks a landmark agreement likely to model future accords with European states, praised as a vital weapon in fighting organized crime.
Union City Oklahoma neighbors cope after a tornado wrecked 71 houses and 18 mobile homes. Five farms destroyed and the El Reno Terminal grain elevator toppled. Five injured were treated at Parkview Hospital and Baptist Hospital. two admitted with serious cuts. Community shelter opened at the high school with Civil Defense and National Guard aiding.
Three American astronauts Conrad Kerwin and Weitz launched on Saturn 1B for a 28 day mission to chase Skylab. The crew reported a normal burn and an orbiting program of medical, earth resources and scientific experiments as they closed in on Skylab from a 2,500 mile head start.
Washington AP reports Elliot L. Richardson vows to reverse a trend toward sleaziness as he prepares to take his fourth post in the Nixon administration and becomes attorney general.
BROOKED by fresh developer interest in a massive downtown shopping mall Lawton Urban Renewal Authority contemplates land value at $4 per square foot. March told board members an open end bidding procedure was recommended by HUD officer Jack Price, realty advisor at HUD Fort Worth office.
A terse clipping notes bans on office circulation and ad placement with numbers 3530020 3530626 and 2530670. The fragment provides no clear named entities beyond these figures.
General G Walter T Kerwin Jr arrives at Fort Sill for a three day visit. He attends briefings at the Field Artillery Center and School, visits units, and speaks to students before attending the Wetherill retirement ceremony open to the public. The event includes a 13 gun salute flyovers and a polished 75mm shell canister presentation.
A severe thunderstorm moved through Lawton and Meers area causing roof damage at Leeway Freight Co. and tearing sections of steel on two semi trailers. Downtown Lawton recorded .82 inches of rain with hail while other nearby locations logged up to .65 inches. No other major structural harm was reported by police.
Wartime dead from the Revolutionary War to Vietnam will be honored in four services Monday at Fort Sill and in city cemeteries Highland and Sunset. Fort Sill ceremony starts 11 40 a m with 21 gun salute by B Battery 2nd Bn 2nd FA.
The Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge announces Elmer Thomas Lake beach opens Saturday through Memorial Day weekend from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily, then 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. seven days a week through Labor Day. Capacity is 200 swimmers per area with four lifeguards on duty at Elmer Thomas on Fridays and Saturdays.
Canada threatened a furth er boycott of South Vietnam peacekeeping until ICCS reconvenes Monday to seek fresh instructions for Polish and Hungarian delegates. Gauvin voiced concern over veto rights amid East West splits and a possible Canadian withdrawal from the four nation body.
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