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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1971
Page
4
City Administrator says approval of a sales tax is crucial to issuing street bonds and securing state and federal matching funds. If the tax fails, none of the five proposals will move forward. street bonds need 60 percent voter approval while other measures need a simple majority.
A soldier recounts 1943 basic training days including gas mask drills, heat, fatigue, and long marches. He notes infections of sleep loss, a blood type poke, boxing duty, mess hall routines, and a later reflection on war’s reach with mentions of Italy and a cab driver named Chris. He also recalls comrades from the South and Midwest and the sense of smallness before a vast war.
Children toured a fire engine and civil defense unit on the playground, asked about car speeds and safety, and enjoyed the fire truck siren. They then viewed a highway patrol car and Fort Sill MP vehicle, receiving brief safety talks on flares fuses and grenades, finishing with praise for the patrol car siren.
A girl nearby reported a man inside a garage with a rifle as a Walters family fugitive seized a gun to the Houston head and forced the family from their car. Police surrounded the vehicle after a high risk standoff. a gunman refused to surrender. FBI notes compare the pair to Bonnie and Clyde.
The Army SS strength is reduced from 1,120,000 to 942,000 by the end of the current fiscal year. Congress has ordered a further cut to 892,000 by next summer, the lowest Army strength in 11 years.
Wednesday afternoon residents near a ruptured gas well faced re-evacuation and road blocks. By morning the valve was shut and flames still rose from the pit to relieve pressure. Most families returned home and sheriff expected full return later today as the well nog caps.
A suspect in the Mon case was denied bond after pleading innocent to the rape charge. Lawton girl turned himself in. Moore set the preliminary hearing for Nov. 5 at the sheriff's office Wednesday after learning a warrant had been issued for his arrest.
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