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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1973
Page
1
President Nixon presided over a ceremony awarding Medals of Honor to nine Vietnam veterans. He framed the honors as part of a peacemaking policy and recalled U.S. actions in Lebanon in 1958 and Jordan in 1970, stressing a peace with honor for lasting peace.
A major blaze swept the oldest Boston industrial district Sunday, displacing about 1100 residents. National Guardsmen cordoned off the scorched area as families, predominantly Spanish speaking and Black or elderly Jewish, sought shelter with relatives or in an armory dormitory. Fire fueled by strong winds forced hundreds from crumbling buildings in a half mile wide path two miles north of downtown Boston. The displaced express loss and desperation.
A Norman woman, Deborah Louise Malick, 26, died from burns after a flaming crash with a wrecker in Oklahoma City. Her husband, Christopher Malick, was critically injured. Three other deaths occurred on Interstate 35 near Norman when a car hit a gravel truck. victims included Kermit Kane, Nora Grayson, and Judy Ann Jones. The 1973 state traffic toll reached 614 with nine Sunday fatalities. The driver Jimmy Gray of Oklahoma City was listed in fair condition.
Proposed plans in various cities include breaking up downtown malls while retaining key sites such as the old Lawton Theater and the Perk Lee Mall. The discussion spans New Orleans San Francisco and others.
Former Vice President Spiro T. Agnew prepares a 15 minute televised speech for NBC and CBS at 7 30 p m EDT His remarks follow a federal income tax evasion conviction and probation. He worked on the address without his former speechwriters and aims to present his case firmly without complaint.
United States began limited resupply of Israel to counter a massive Soviet airlift to Arab states. State Department spokesman Robert J. McCloskey described the move as aimed at maintaining military balance while pursuing a diplomatic settlement and denied U.S. involvement in fighting. He warned the Soviet airlift could destabilize the region and pledged actions would follow evolving events.
Thailand's new civilian premier Sanya Thammasak asks demonstrators to stop violence as clashes erupt around Bangkok. Police and troops reinforce the capital amid looting and fires at government sites. Demonstrators surround Democracy Monument as street battles continue with uncertain casualty totals.
A 30 percent chance of light rain or thundershowers is forecast for Southwest Oklahoma through tonight. Cloudy skies and mild temperatures persist through Tuesday with highs around the upper 70s, a low near the upper 50s, and a high near 80 on Tuesday. High Sunday reached 75 and low 55.
Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas said Lyndon B. Johnson claimed his White House phone was tapped. In related action the court agreed to review a securities class action standard and to consider bans on drug promotion, bank consolidation, and a U.S. Steel pollution appeal.
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