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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1972
Page
1
Washington AP report says a segment of Indian protesters surrendered the Bureau of Indian Affairs building after occupying it since Thursday. Russell Mean s leader of Trail of Broken Treaties said they changed history. Dozens of tribes attended from Oklahoma Montana South Dakota and New Mexico wearing red power symbols.
Office contact details appear with an edit note and two phone numbers 353 0620 and 353 0626 for circulation. The fragment provides no clear event or people beyond the contact lines.
Israeli planes attacked two guerrilla bases inside Syria in retaliation for raids on the Golan Heights. A dogfight reportedly left two Syrian planes shot down with no Israeli losses. Syrian artillery hit Israeli positions and nearby civilians, injuring two, as air operations continued near the cease-fire line.
A Mexicana de Aviacion Boeing 727 hijacked en route from Monterrey to Mexico City was flown to Havana after an oil leak. Cuban authorities freed 75 passengers and seven crew, while four hijackers, $320,000, and seven alleged bank robbers surrendered to Mexican officials. Two American consular staff aboard were treated well.
In New Orleans, students remain in the administration building nine days after seizing it to demand student control of administration and concessions. Governor Edwards set a midafternoon deadline to end the occupation, while state leaders and NAACP officials joined hopes for a peaceful resolution.
The McMahon Foundation warns it will stop funding the Institute of the Great Plains unless Lawton City or Comanche County cover at least half of the institute and museum operating costs in the 1973 74 budgets. The board approved a $104 800 grant through July 31 1973, framing it as final unless local support rises.
U S air campaign above the 20th parallel halts and pivots to Indochina with about 50 strikes daily in Laos Plain of Jars and along the Ho Chi Minh trail. B52s fly saturation raids in northern Laos and southern North Vietnam, while weather slows fighter-bombers and U S Marines suffer a nonfatal crash at Bien Hoa. North Vietnamese and Viet Cong shelling around Quang Tri City remains high, with 65 attacks noted in the last 24 hours.
Lake wind warnings and a 20 percent rain chance were forecast for Lawton and southwest Oklahoma today. Expect partly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures Friday with gusty south winds shifting to northwesterly late today. High today around the low 70s, tonight near 40, and Friday highs in the upper 50s.
The United States Britain France and the Soviet Union agreed to support United Nations membership for both East and West Germany while preserving their rights and responsibilities in the divided nation. The accord followed two weeks of Berlin talks culminating November 5 and was announced with a brief declaration after East and West Germany began treaty steps to normalize relations.
The United States expressed renewed optimism that secret negotiations will resume to finish a Vietnam peace treaty. spokesman David Lambertson said a private meeting is likely soon and that unresolved matters will be settled. He noted possible Kissinger and Le Duc Tho participation, with Hanoi to set any date.
President Nixon foresees a second term marked by major federal government trims and increased self reliance for Americans. He aims to move from permissiveness toward responsibility and self discipline while guiding foreign policy beyond the 1972 Moscow and Beijing summits. He spoke at San Clemente in an hour long interview with Garnett Horner.
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