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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1972
Page
2
Readers see a long list of births, sur gerys and medical notes across towns like Lawton Wichita Falls and Elgin. Names include Mr and Mrs Steve Abia and Mr and Mrs George Nx with birth times and weights noted. Several residents from Norman, Anadarko, and Cyril are listed for surgeries and hospital discharges.
New York stocks fell for a fourth straight session as trading slowed. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 2.86 to 927.46 on heavy declines. IBM sank after antitrust actions sparked trading suspensions. GM slid amid plant strikes while Missouri Pacific rose on a refinancing plan.
The British Museum reports the Rosetta Stone was secretly shipped to France for a Louvre display. A plastic replica was left in its London case, and the stone dates to its 1799 discovery in Egypt by a Napoleonic soldier.
A Soviet jetliner crashed near Moscow Sheremetyevo airport during a rainy landing attempt, killing 176 aboard. Passengers included 38 Chileans, five Algerians, a Frenchman and a Briton. a British plane returned from the same airport due to ground instrument failures. Tass reported an earlier crash near the airport with unknown fatalities.
The notices report funeral services for Ollie Lewis Smith 60 of Cache who died in a Lawton hospital after a brief illness with services set for 2 30 p m at the Cache High School auditorium. Rev Kenneth Barnett will officiate with burial in Chattanooga Cemetery. Also listed is funeral for Lewis E Grant 60 of Route 1 Cache with service at Lawton Rit ter Dalton Funeral Home and burial in Fletcher Cemetery. Rother died at home Saturday afternoon from an apparent heart attack. Survivors include wife Betty Sue Scott and Noma Capshaw and Fred Crebs.
Gerhardt Pfeiffer ir of Apache Oklahoma will be buried at Sunset Memorial Gardens after services at St John Lutheran Church officiated by Rev Mechner. He was born June 7 1920 in Sagerton Texas and married Maurine Matz Sept 26 1946 in Clinton. He lived near Apache and Lawton and served as lake patrolman. He is survived by a daughter Darlene Oklahoma City four brothers Anne Temple Gilbert Granite and Leonard Paul Apache and a sister Mrs Milt Heep Tinley Park Illinois.
Following are complainants at the Lawton Police Department with incidents including thefts of stereo tape decks from autos, battery and tires from residences, a burglary at Lincoln School, a lost credit card, and a bicycle theft. Names include Charles Coburn Lester Davis Irene Anderson Joy Tiedeberg James Seibel Alfred Repp Roosevelt Schimmel Clinton Anderson James Burkhart Judson Ross Rose Raybon Clara Harrold with multiple items stolen from vehicles.
A public breakfast and rally honoring Congressman Tom Steed will be held at 7:09 a.m. on Monday at the Hotel Lawtoman in the Fourth District.
American Legion Post No. 193 Fort Sill received a national citation from the Legion for outstanding children and youth programs for the year ending May 31, 1972. The award was presented at the district convention in the National Guard armory.
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