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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1971
Page
1
Justices assemble for 1971 72 term with two vacancies after Hugo Black’s death and John M Harlan’s illness. Chief Justice Burger mourns Black and praises his constitutional faith while honoring Harlan’s 16 year tenure and erudite court contributions.
A real estate salesman hijacked a private plane in Nashville forcing the pilot Brent Quinton Downs to fly toward Atlanta. He killed his wife Susan Giffe and the pilot after landing briefly in Jacksonville. Downs survived with gunshot wounds. the hijacker died en route to hospital. FBI and Nashville police are investigating.
AP dispatch reports Rogers urging reopening of the Suez Canal and retention of Nationalist China in the UN. The piece outlines partisan actions on pay raises and inflation measures, with Senate votes on military pay raises and House plans to vote on tax credits amid Nixon’s delay proposal.
South Vietnam President Nguyen Van Thieu won re election by a wide margin far above the 50 percent confidence target. Election officials reported 91.5 percent for Thieu, 5.5 percent against, with 3 percent unaccounted for amid accusations of vote rigging. Riot scenes and stolen ballot boxes were noted in Da Nang as the vote concluded.
Secretary of State Rogers pleads at the United Nations not to oust Nationalist China, calls for reopening the Suez Canal as a step to peace, and outlines a six point Mideast negotiating agenda. He warns expulsion sets a harmful precedent and cites Berlin access and East West talks as linked diplomacy.
An 800 man South Vietnamese task force launched an eastward push from Krek toward Fire Base Alpha near the Cambodia border. Two armored units spearhead the assault to within 144 miles of the base before repassing. Saigon reports 92 enemy shellings and attacks across South Vietnam in the 24 hours to daybreak, the heaviest one day figure in 18 months, timed to disrupt elections.
Oklahoma City AP report says a $50 million damage suit will be filed. Surgeon General Jesse L. Steinfeld urges households to use detergents for health, noting phosphates cause ecological harm. Murphy notes his firm sells phosphate free Lunar and bioKleen products in 600 stores across Oklahoma Texas and New Mexico.
The Weather Bureau forecasts a warming trend with mid 70s and lower 80s highs through Tuesday, after Sundays 66. Low temps drop to the lower 50s. Ellsworth experiences rain Saturday, with pumping halted as City crews plan a technician visit to locate and fix the problem. Limited pumping from Ellsworth to Lawtonka is noted.
Jurors heard testimony from Dr. E. W. Irvine and Dr. Stephen McKinnis of Ferris Physicians Park and Bob Wood, administrator, this morning. The hearing began around 11 a.m. and was to reconvene at 1:30 p.m.
Conservative MP Patrick Cormack spent nine hours touring two provinces by helicopter during the Mekong Delta vote. He cited a concentrated effort by province chiefs to mobilize voters and possible improper pressure, with two other British observers sharing similar views. A U S Embassy group accompanied the tour.
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