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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1971
Page
4
The Roosevelt Elementary dispute centers on a long hair rule not allowed to hang below the ears. Indian group members, led by Mrs. Wise, criticized the policy as discriminatory and vowed to pursue legal action after the board denied enrollment requests for three sons.
A Capital student was stabbed through the arm before classes Monday morning. He described an attack by about six black youths seeking lunch money. It marked the third racial incident at the troubled school in a week. Principal Al Marshall discussed cooling measures and suggested name calling as a way to promote first names and mutual understanding. He ordered human relations seminars for students, faculty and parents. Jamison remained in good condition and could not identify his attackers, whom the assistant principal doubted were students.
Lawton officials study several methods for a stable water supply including groundwater and creek projects. Officials report optimism from Warren Fairchild about Bureau of Reclamation action, with 10 potential East Cache Creek sites and Cookietown, Faxon, and Temple reservoirs discussed for daily outputs of 28.6, 22.7 million gallons respectively. Lawton hopes for water from the Waurika reservoir once Corps of Engineers work proceeds.
Sen. Alan Cranston introduces a resolution to revise the UN charter to adopt weighted voting. China and India would join the United States and Soviet Union with a maximum 30 votes, totaling 462 in the General Assembly, requiring two thirds approval and ratification.
HEW chief pressed states to enforce federal nursing home standards or risk losing federal funds. He outlined plans to train 2,000 state inspectors in 18 months and seek Congress funding to expand inspections and enforcement, while considering alternatives to nursing homes.
Local residents voice concerns about a proposed project in Lawton stating the town is torn and too small for changes. Mrs Grace Thurman and others criticize the plan while some residents remain undecided about its impact on the community.
Sheriff's deputies probe a Halloween burglary at Faxon Junior High School. Entry broke a door window and unlocked the door. office and file cabinet locks forced. Loot includes $50 in checks, a $60 cassette recorder, and a black box about 20 years old. The theft may have occurred during a school party.
The council votes to revoke Wolfenberger’s license and schedules a November 11 public hearing on Andy Crosby’s rezoning request. They approve property transfer in Council Heights for a highway patrol station and tourist information center, assign new street lights, set winter landfill hours, issue nine hardship mobile home permits, and deny one permit.
The Oklahoma Aerospace Academy at Clinton Sherman AFB Oklahoma City filed for bankruptcy claiming 43 289 in assets and 185 897 in unsecured claims. Executive director Louis B Cole said assets are sufficient to wind up affairs. Opening Aug 30 the academy expected 200 students but enrolled 50. It offered grades seven through 12 and one of three AFROTC programs nationally, leasing facilities at the deactivated base near Burns Flat.
Stocks trimmed earlier losses as the Dow Jones average rose 1.32 to 827.18 at noon. Declines led advances 7 to 5 on the NYSE with traders citing bargain hunting and selective buying as many issues stayed subdued.
Five Comanche County residents including Danny Ray Capes, a 60 year sentence for first degree manslaughter tied to the Feb 1966 shotgun slaying of Mike Mahiskey Jr., are up for parole this month. Capes was 18 at sentencing for the 1966 crime at a north Lawton service station. Other hopefuls include William Crowley John Hudson Lloyd Matthews Winston Pekah and Dennis Sailing with varying robbery and vehicle offenses.
A government probe reports senior sergeants in Germany took up to 850000 dollars a year in slot machine receipts and formed a million dollar sales outfit that ran clubs in Vietnam. It highlights William J Crum as a kingpin of Vietnam’s illegal operation. Crum refused to testify while a subcommittee was offered access at his Hong Kong home. The panel also criticized major firms for bribes to PX and club operators and faulted armed services investigative agencies.
Oklahoma City AP Fred Ferrell state representative plans to liquidate his Hereford herd next Tuesday after 35 years of operation. He says the sale is for personal reasons and to dispel rumors it signals a bid against Rep. Tom Steed for Congress.
A 125 foot antenna on Southwestern Hospital enables two way radio calls within 10 to 15 miles and, with weather, to Oklahoma City. Dr Norman Loftin says most physicians have radios or pagers and the HEAR system provides coordinated emergency communications during disasters.
Last week union actions were deemed illegal by officials and no NLRB response announced. Similar charges in New Orleans and Philadelphia led to court orders reopening those ports. Work continued at all 24 West Coast ports as Taft Hartley cooling off period winds down. Pacific Maritime Association reports ship backlog cut from 150 to 88 as passage resumes.
The Nobel awards go to Gabor and Herzberg for advances in electronic structure and molecular geometry. Gabor's holography work uses a laser to capture 3D images, while Herzberg's chemistry prize honors precise data on molecular energies and free radicals.
Ronald Chavez of Faxon 4-H Club is named a sectional winner in the National 4‑H Dog Care and Training program and will travel expense paid to the National 4‑H Club Congress in Chicago from November 28 to December 2. He is an Eisenhower High School junior and has won state titles for two years running. Chavez and 17 sectional winners compete for six scholarships. winners announced at the Chicago meeting.
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