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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1972
Page
4
Voters in Lawton may decide Tuesday to appoint an at large council member and to split four wards into eight. A citizens committee may guide the at large selection while a redistricting commission starts work this week with a Dec 31 deadline. The plan keeps existing precinct boundaries and includes a cost estimate around ten thousand dollars.
Latest presidential returns show state by state results with precincts reported. Nixon leads states marked with N and McGovern leads those marked with M while Schmitz appears only where listed.
County voters choose in favor of Question 480 to legalize liquor by the drink with 13 050 yes to 10 859 no. Real property use value assessment barely wins 11 253 yes to 11 146 no. Question 487 for continuing school levies passes 11 170 to 11 081. Lawton voters reject mayor veto power cut and keep eight ward council. eight members plus two at large to be appointed. Question 482 veto reduced 7 489 for to 10 327 for retaining veto. Question 483 four ward council retained 5 154 for to 7 438 against. Council had appointed two men to posts before election but rescinded.
In Oklahoma six districts show McSpadden and Albert cruising to reelection. Jones leads Hengley in the 1st with 89,014 to 69,718 while Toliver trails. Albert unopposed in the 3rd, Steed cruises in the 4th, Jarman leads Keller in the 5th, and Camp dominates the 6th with 106,934 to 40,273 among 680 precincts reported.
Wall Street welcomed the results as prices jumped. At 11:30 a.m. the Dow like indicator rose about 5 points. With mounting returns proclaimed a decisive victory the contestants called the contest of the century. Nixon addressed the nation from the White House promising to pursue great tasks ahead.
Last registered owner Jasper Warren of Aniston Alabama 36201 and legal owner Doyle William and Debbie D Lawton Oklahoma have a 1961 Oldsmobile serial 616K01229 in storage at Washoe County Sheriff Pyramid Station Reno Nevada. It will be sold to the highest bidder at 12 00 PM November 16 1972 to satisfy towing repair or storage charges per Nevada Revised Statutes 107 270 108 300. Location is the same. 332113-Motor Vehicles Bennie J Gorey Jr.
A rescuer recalls spotting bodies and saving a woman who turned out to be his grandmother Delia Johns of Waycross. He also identified his nephew Arthur Johns, while his uncle Kelly Johns and 3-year-old cousin Kelly Jr. remained missing after an automobile collision at sea incidents.
Fort Sill announces Maj. Gen. Rod erick Wetherill will assume chief of staff duties on November 13. Perkins departs after a tenure since December 1971 to join his family in Germany. Lt. Col. John E. Stice will replace Cramer as director of industrial operations, with Cramer having moved to Vietnam earlier.
A Moroccan military court sentenced 11 air force personnel to death for their roles in the August 16 attempt to shoot down King Hassan II is personal plane. The ruling follows the airborne assault that aimed to kill the monarch.
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