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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1973
Page
4
A weekend storm outbreak left Jonesboro Arkansas with three deaths and about 200 injuries as tornadoes hit multiple states. Rivers flooded, homes were wrecked, and crews recovered several bodies while others remained missing. The damage spanned Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, and surrounding areas with extensive property losses and scattered fatalities.
Across the border in Vietnam the South Vietnamese command reported a Sunday rocket grenade attack on a Me Kong Delta ferry at An Xuyen province 180 miles southwest of Saigon. Eleven killed and 34 wounded. Cease fire claimed by the South Vietnamese. Gauvin notes increased fighting since the cease-fire proclaimed four months ago. He says both sides violate the truce, with Viet Cong and North Vietnamese on the offensive. Commission debates interrogation of North Vietnamese prisoners amid unanimity deadlock.
A 20 year old East German soldier crossed the mined border Sunday night seeking political asylum in West Germany. The defection is the first since September 1969 when a 19 year old Russian deserter crossed near Helmstedt. Witnesses described a low altitude ejection and a fiery crash in a field after the aircraft entered West German airspace briefly. An RAF doctor deemed the pilot fit and no interception occurred. Another weekend crash near Magdeburg reportedly involved a MIG with both crew members killed.
Crosby Park Elementary Booster Club hosts a benefit square dance at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Comanche County fairgrounds. Callers are Dick Mathys and Jerry Stover. Donations are $1.50 per couple to fund athletic equipment purchases.
Donna Evers reports a groundbreaking for a new Goodwill Industries facility at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the northwest corner of 12th and Lee. An 80 by 150 foot concrete block building costing about 116000 will replace the former City Mission site leased from the city. The store will include retail space office space and renovation room shifting from 220 E downtown due to the Lawton Urban Renewal Authority project. Donations are recycled into items like televsion sets bicycles and garden equipment with 5 percent of income from United Way proceeds.
More than 200 students led by George Kaercher decorated graves at Ft Snelling Cemetery in Minneapolis with small American flags. Kaercher, a former teacher, began the ritual 33 years ago and his group has placed flags at about 51 000 graves over weekends. Memorial Day or Decoration Day honors those who died in the Civil War and dates to 1866 in Columbus Mississippi with Gen John Logan urging graveside decoration each May 30. Congress moved the date to the last Monday in May to create a three day weekend.
Fire at 2706 Cornell vacant residence caused about 12000 dollars in damage. Fire Marshal Ray Catlin said ignition used flammable liquids like kerosene or diesel in an empty room. Alarm at 5 39 am, units from Stations 2 and 3 fought the blaze about two hours. owner listed as Peggy Rankin. no nearby property damaged. neighbors saw no suspects.
Pinch Berky of B&B Standard Service Miami imposes a five dollar per customer cap. A Miami station sets 10 gallon limits for regulars and 5 gallons for other drivers. A New Jersey customer bought two dollars of gas but received only 1.90 before shelves ran dry. West Yellowstone, Montana stations report no shortage while a Glacier National Park area owner says he has ample supply. Treasury notes weekly refinery output at 45 million barrels and U.S. consumption around 47 million, expected to rise to 49 million in summer.
Winds up to 85 mph swept across the state on Sunday blowing down tree limbs and fences and whitening the sky with dust. Guymon saw the strongest gusts near 85 mph as rain and dust created reduced visibility at Boise City. Light showers varied from traces in Lawton and Tinker to 1 16 inch at Guymon.
Final enrollment for University of Oklahoma off-campus classes at Fort Sill runs May 31 in Building 297. Courses in various fields may cancel if minimums aren’t met. all will be 3 credits at $20 per credit hour. First meetings the week of June 4, 6:30 p.m. Fort Sill.
Scientists confirm a lunar rock sample is at least 4.09 billion years old, making it the oldest material returned from the Moon. Research teams compare isotopic data to refine formation timelines and the early solar system.
Astronauts Conrad Weitz and Kerwin push the Skylab workshop toward full operation as they plan 83 Earth observations and a first sun study from above the atmosphere. Aimed at future long voyages, the 56 day Skylab 2 3 flights promise new power and science breakthroughs.
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