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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1975
Page
1
A lengthy examination of rape in Lawton shows underreporting and little conviction. Of 66 reported rapes last year, 62 cases. 21 arrests. 16 acquittals or dismissals. only one conviction. Through early 1975, 21 rapes reported, with 3 more in Comanche Court. The piece highlights victim trauma and lack of supportive services.
President Ford signed a 405 million dollar bill to aid more than 100000 refugees from Indochina. Contracts will be signed with nine private agencies to resettle refugees with 70 million for that purpose and 65 million for airlift costs.
Inside highlights commencement for 1,309 high school seniors is scheduled here See Page 13A Next Sunday, the Comanches will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the end of Indian wars. See Page 2A Armed with reds and reels, fisherwomen move onto area lakes. Entertainment editor Bill Crawford visits the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. See Page 1D About 306,000 persons are expected at the Indianapolis 500. See Page 1B A little-known group decides foreign allocation of U.S. crops. See Page 5A
Local notice lists a contact 353-0620 and shorthand references to SHCA and Ecitoriot. The readable fragments suggest an advertisement or community notice with phone details and internal codes.
Ronnie Cheat, 39, owner of Ronnie’s Pawn Shop on Fort Sill Boulevard, was shot in the stomach and forehead during an argument inside the shop Saturday evening. Bobby Speck, 37, was held for questioning, along with two Fort Sill men as witnesses, after police recovered four handguns and questioned seven witnesses.
Civil Defense evacuates about 30 families from Waurika as a coffer dam six miles north of town threatens to fail at the Waurika Reservoir site. Creeks Beaver and Cow overflowed after heavy rains, prompting precautionary sheltering and planned returns as waters recede.
Residents at the fairgrounds lightened the mood as Beaver and Cow Creeks flooded the west side of Waurika Oklahoma. Families sheltered in campers joked about the situation while some recalled past floods. Local elders remembered 1955 when floodwaters caused losses.
The Sunday Constitution reports that developer Jack Jacobs may not exercise the option to buy downtown mall land before the Friday deadline. Local officials say anchors are not secured and the prospects for a purchase are slim, risking open development or division of the land. Jacobs heads Hanover Development Corp., Chicago, Illinois, and has faced delayed commitments amid a weak economy.
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