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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1972
Page
4
A Bureau of Reclamation project drew fire as Elk City logged 1.87 inches of rainfall in a two week period from April 24 to May 8 and lesser amounts were reported for Altus Cordell Clinton and Hollis. The four month project costs 225000 dollars.
The notice records numerous births at various addresses with times and weights, followed by admissions and dismissals of patients listed by name and location. It also references Indian births in Chattanooga Duncan and Anadarko, plus notes on weather modification discussions and Lawton reservoir runoff figures.
A grinding head-on collision in heavy rain near Gainesville Florida killed three people and injured five others from Williston. Victims were Alvin Burns 80 Cecil Ward Jr 7 and Teresa Ward 15 months. The Ward family was en route to a reunion when their car struck Burns car veering into oncoming traffic.
The United States and the Soviet Union commit to restraint and negotiation to settle differences peacefully. They will pursue reciprocal discussions on outstanding issues, avoid unilateral advantage, and recognize security interests based on equality. Both powers, and other UN Security Council members, seek to prevent actions that heighten international tensions and promote peace and security worldwide.
The article recounts Edward VIII's abdication on December 11, 1936, for Wallis Simpson, the constitutional crisis, and his life as Duke of Windsor. It notes global reaction, the American public's affection, and his wartime role in the Bahamas with Churchill, plus later life between France and the United States.
Throughout 1961 to 1969 American troops in South Vietnam expanded from a few hundred to peak strength of about 542,550 in February 1969. Withdrawals began in July 1969, leaving roughly 60,000 including 8,000 in combat roles by later dates.
News from the Vietnam war era reports an ambush along Highway 13 delivering 200 rounds and wounding at least two soldiers near An Loc sixty miles north of Saigon where the city has been under siege since April 7. U S B52s dropped 1250 tons around Kontum to hinder NVA reinforcement as relief columns stall.
The Nixon Brezhnev summit produced a statement of principles, with Kissinger calling it an aspirational framework for U.S.-Soviet relations and noting no secret Viet Nam deals were reached. Officials stressed that no binding trade accord was linked to a Vietnam settlement and that both sides seek peaceful co existence.
Premier Chiang Ching-kuo named an 18 member cabinet in Taipei with six native Taiwanese including Hsu Ching-Chung as vice premier and former Interior Minister. The cabinet contains three holdovers, a doubling of native representation from the prior panel.
Ancient craftsmen forged tools from copper about ten thousand years ago. This indicates early metalworking skills and daily life in Neolithic communities.
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