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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1971
Page
1
Emergency personnel from the Lawton Police Department Highway Patrol Fire Department Civil Defense and Fort Sill MPs visited schools to teach children safety and respect for laws as part of a community program. Two young students watched a demonstration as the MP explained a heat grenade concept highlighting safety awareness.
A Sill area shell explosion identified the victim in the post's West Range where a 155mm howitzer shell detonated. Investigators continue to probe the cause of the blast and assess damage at the range site.
The Army says domestic post facilities will remove slot machines to favor people over profit. Senator Edward Gurney reported the decision. overseas clubs run by the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps are not affected.
City officials led by Whitaker push a bond financed street plan to reduce congestion. Priorities include West Gore Boulevard 17th to 53rd, Sheridan Road Lee to Rogers, West Lee Boulevard 53rd, 38th Street Lee to Gore, Second Street Ferris to Gore, and 11th Street Lee to Bishop All. Plans seek state or federal aid. discussions with officials continue.
A Texas Ranger killed a fugitive linked to the Bonnie and Clyde era, though Floyd Hamilton said Walters was not directly connected to the outlaw pair. Walters held a hostage at gunpoint on Texas 114 near Grape, prompting the ranger to fire a 30.06 rifle. Police recount the confrontation near the same spot as the earlier incident.
Forecasts show continued warm conditions into today and Friday with above average highs. Local meteorologists expect temperatures to remain steady, bringing dry skies and light winds across the region.
Excerpts from a soldier’s diary recount early 1943 Army life at Fort Sill and in Alabama barracks. He recalls hopes for comfort and Air Force talk, 250 civilians hired for housekeeping, and daily chores from training to muddy huts and leaky roofs. The piece contrasts wartime reality with the ideal of la dolce vita.
The Army plans early discharges by June 3 to reduce strength to 92 000, releasing draftees and personnel in over strength ranks. Career enlisted men not promoted above private first class, sergeants major, and about 4 000 reserve lieutenants and captains are affected. Eligible soldiers will be notified by January with at least 90 days to prepare. ARMY.
A safety valve was connected and mud will be pumped through the valve this afternoon. If not blown out by pressure, the hole will be capped with cement. Sheriff Thomas said most of the 150 families evacuated south of the well were allowed to return home Wednesday after road blocks were set up and removed several times.
Six former members of Hitler's SS were sentenced by a West German court to prison terms from 18 months to seven years for the murder of more than 3,000 Jews and Communists in occupied Latvia during 1941 and 1942.
In Prague Oklahoma a 75 year old woman Molly Stewart was killed by a ram in its pen. District Attorney John Clifton said the ram was mean and had chased others. Stewart tried with a garden rake to fend off the animal. The body showed skull fractures and other injuries. Three men restrained the ram for blood tests before its destruction. Stewart lived alone and was last seen by her grandson around 4 30 pm and found by her son about two hours later.
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