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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1971
Page
4
President Lyng defends new rule capping free or reduced meals to poverty level children. The plan replaces past funding where more lunches lowered per meal cost, setting a fixed payment regardless of how many free lunches are served. The rule excludes children above the poverty line.
New York AP reports a slow trading day as investors awaited labor's decision on Phase 2. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 30 points to 890.33 amid mixed declines and advances on the New York Stock Exchange.
Cash wheat prices ranged from 1.29 to 1.40 per bushel with Gulf export at 1.68. Barley mostly 0.90 to 1.10, Milo 1.55 to 2.08, alfalfa hay 31.35 per ton. Broilers 12c lb, eggs large 32c, medium 27c. Cattle 3,000 head with 300 calves, slaughter classes active. hogs 2,200 with barrows and gilts 25 lower, sows 15.50 to 16.25, sheep 200 with lambs up to 25.00.
Two Indian groups in Oklahoma condemn a resolution by the Intertribal Council of the Five Civilized Tribes asking U S Indian Commissioner Louis Bruce to be fired. They accuse officials of irregularities and say Creek leaders lack authority to speak for the tribe.
Bill Gover, former assistant director of Lawton's Community Action Program, has a position with the Indian Opportunity Inc. in Washington D C. Gover has led Oklahomans for Indian Opportunity for a year and served CIO for four years with his family in Falls Church Virginia.
The state run ballet company’s plane, carrying fuel for a three hour flight to Bania Blanca, crashed into the River Plate near the interior Argen tine citys airport. Victims include Ruben Stange Marta Raspanti Margarita Fernandez Carlos Santamarina Antonio Zambra na Carlos Schiaffino and Sara Boschovsky.
The Pacific Ocean covers about 63.8 million square miles, reinforcing its status as the world's largest oceanic area and shaping global maritime geography.
Reports say 46 enemy dead with seven Allied troops killed and 15 wounded after fighting along the Saigon Phnom Penh highway 80 miles from Saigon. South Vietnamese Rangers and armored units pressed to push the foe east on Highway 7, while other clashes occurred nearby amid ongoing operations. The Carrier Enterprise returned to the Gulf for a six week show the flag cruise to Singapore and the Indian Ocean. A group of young Vietnamese...
The hull of the Tudor warship Mary Rose has been found near Portsmouth England in mint condition. The vessel sank after a 1545 battle with an invading French fleet off the coast.
Public records list individuals and businesses as suspects or victims in cases reported to Lawton Police. Names include James C. Weils Donnie Chambers Ralph W. Grunskill Lewton Fort Sill Bus Co Jimmy Morton Paul Barreras Hudson Welch Oil Co Jutty Food Store and others with incidents of burglary vandalism theft and larceny at various addresses and locations.
Times and locations of alarms studied by the Law ton Fire Department include 10 32 p m at 2704 N Sheriden with a confirmed fire odor from the cor area.
An Amarillo tale reports a mother killed and her husband and 4 year old son injured when struck by a Fort Worth Denver train on a trestle near the Canadian River. The child urged siblings to jump as the couple shielded the youngest. Investigators described the fatal train incident on the trestle.
Witnesses recalled a deadly incident on the west side that claimed 32 lives and prompted a nationwide investigation into nursing home safety. Mrs. Fred Combs, a nursery school teacher, said she heard nothing as the tragedy unfolded and a city crisis deepened.
David Edward Wotherspoon, an Aboriginal man, is awarded a liquor license for a hotel about 70 miles north of Sydney. A few years ago Aborigines were barred from hotels and supplying liquor to them was illegal, marking a notable shift in policy.
City schools plan a drug education program for all students with age appropriate lessons from elementary to high school. Teachings cover dangers of pills and unknown substances and include integration with English classes to study drug impacts in literature.
The House voted to renew the Greece military aid ban unless Nixon certifies security justification. The Nixon administration had restored aid 13 months earlier after the coup. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is likely to back similar action, signaling a high-stakes diplomatic standoff.
Tulsa police hunted a man on Sunday night in connection with the strangulation death of 18 year old Vicki Pappan. Her body was found in a van, bound at wrists knees and ankles with a golf ball gag and taped mouth. She had graduated from Memorial High School.
Refuge Employe Robinson competed Sunday in a salon show at Lincoln Park in Oklahoma City co sponsored by the Oklahoma Camera Club and judged by the Photographic Society of America. The event drew 700 entries from as far as Germany with Robinson winning best in show for a color slide of a doe behind a log in autumn. He also won first place in the large animals category for a black and white print of a Diamondback Watersnake curled by rocks and water at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. Robinson had 13 photos in the finals and placed third in another category.
Judge Simms expanded an injunction blocking sanctions against OU Texas or local TV stations over a Tulsa telecast. Dr. Sharp faced pressure to refuse air, while Secretary Rogers urged petitions to keep OU games on TV nationwide. He appeals for a statewide football summit to push public broadcast of all state university games.
A canyon fire trapped a group on Saturday as flames swirled around them. The wind driven blaze swept through quickly, but firefighters and crews wetting equipment managed to stay safe as the fire moved past.
A Missouri bus crash near field, and a separate two car collision near Fort Atkinson Iowa, killed ten people. Victims include Salley Hei chel 11 from Lucas Ohio Maria de la Luz Sandoval 65 of Chicago Paula A Garrett 58 Marsh field Mo and Dewey Barth 34 Decorah Iowa his wife Ellen Ruth 25 and their 2-year-old Susan. Additional victims unidentified.
A Wichita Falls hospital reports a 55 year old woman injured in a shooting is now in fair condition after a bullet was removed from her eye and shoulder. Police link the incident to her son in law Gene Mc Williams 32 who allegedly killed his ex wife Linda Mc Williams and Joy Bevill 29 before fleeing east of Lawton.
The first profitable oil well in Oklahoma began producing oil in 1897, marking a milestone in the territory’s early energy development. The discovery spurred investment and interest in regional drilling, shaping subsequent oil exploration patterns.
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