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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1977
Page
1
Lawton city leaders voted 7 to 3 to pursue a share of a $400 million federal distressed cities program. City officials cited six factors for grant eligibility while denying claims of a specific population loss reported by a newspaper.
City Councilman Rex Givens proposes a 4225 project to install ramps widen City Hall rest room doors and provide special parking downtown for handicapped access. The request under review by the Citizens Coordinating Committee for community development block grants aims to improve facilities for the disabled.
City residents over 65 can enroll in sewer and garbage discounts at home via Mobile Meals and RSVP volunteers. Workers visit elderly households to assist with sign ups, delivering meals and offering services to homebound seniors.
City officials dispute reports of decline citing census data from 1960 to 1970 and mid seventies estimates. Census 1960 61 697. 1970 74 470. June 1976 EMS 82 100. officials peg current at about 83 500 and push back against distress city claims.
A 6.5 percent VA pension increase for 2.5 million veterans widows and orphans cleared the House by voice vote and awaits President Carter's signature. The measure raises max veteran pensions from 185 to 197 monthly with income limits guiding payments.
Laurel Summers, mayor and town owner since 1944, sold the northeast Iowa village of Hurstville, population about 23 with 10 homes occupied, for 587000 to six businessmen from Maquoketa. He cites health and workload as reasons, noting the town’s budget has ballooned to 1900.
A survey shows Lawton’s growth reflected in rising utility customers. Southwestern Bell serves 27 600 residences up from June’s 25 668, Public Service Co. residential users grow from 27 976 to 28 377, and city water customers rise from 22 619 to 22 866. Postmaster McClure notes 3 000 new residential deliveries since 1971 adding about 10 000 people.
Jefferson Elementary School has re established a student safety patrol to slow traffic around the campus located between 15th and 16th Streets and Bessie and Hoover Avenues. A dozen fifth and sixth graders wear red vests and ponchos and monitor school corners before and after classes. PTA president Billie Horton praises the effort while noting past declines as city crossing guards were hired and parents objected to young patrols.
The two month longshoreman strike ends as 50 000 ILWU members vote to resume work across the Atlantic and Gulf ports. Workers gain a rise to 10.40 an hour plus job security and income protections. Philadelphia New Orleans Mobile vote pending with a mixed response.
President Carter announced that Alfred L. Atherton will head the U S delegation to a mid December Cairo peace conference called by Anwar Sadat. The talks are set for around December 13 with direct talks between Sadat and Begin highlighted as a breakthrough.
South Africa began voting as Prime Minister John Vorster seeks another landslide. Polls predicted the National party would win 125 to 135 of 165 seats amid rain and gales, with 18 million blacks excluded from influence and proposed separate parliaments for whites fueling the campaign.
The forecast calls for fair to partly cloudy skies Thursday with a low in the upper 20s and a Thursday high in the mid fifties. Wednesday's high reached 33 and the overnight low. Friday through Sunday expect fair to partly cloudy skies with cool nights and mild days, highs near 60 and lows near 30.
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