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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1971

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Two China UN Debate Starts Hot at General Assembly

Albania led with opposition to the U.S. plan for dual representation of China in the United Nations as the 131 nation General Assembly opened its debate. U.S. Ambassador George Bush challenged the two China or one China Taiwan concepts, warning of a potential domino effect.

China United Nations, N.Y Albania U.S United Nations Peking United States General Assembly U.N Nase

Rain Spreads Across Rains Pepper Area With Light Runoff

Rain fell across the Rains Pepper area with as much as five tenths of an inch in some spots. A Lake Lawtonka spokesman said the showers helped the watershed but aren’t enough to greatly improve conditions. Readings near noon show .28 inch at the Constitution and Press building. area gauges estimated rainfall in Faxon Apache Frederick Wildlife Refuge Meers Carnegie Grandfield Altus Hobart and Fort Sill ranging from .31 to .95 inches. Cooler air and winds 12 to 22 mph were expected, showers ending tonight with readings in the lower 70s and upper 40s tonight. Sunday’s high reached 76 with a 58 overnight low.

Lake Lawtonka Faxon Apache Frederick Wildlife Refuge Meers Carnegie Grandfield Altus Hobart Fort Sill Lawton

Nixon touts cancer center reuse of defense facilities at Ft Detrick

Vice president and Greek premier discuss NATO support as a new center for cancer research opens at Ft Detrick Frederick Maryland. Nixon says idle defense plants can serve domestic needs and cites Ft Detrick's labs and 70 million in assets as a national asset. Scientists here form a talent pool to aid cancer efforts while easing defense cutbacks.

Tye Nixon Ft. Detrick Congress Senate House

Agnew Wraps Talks With Greek Premier in Athens

Vice President Spiro Agnew ended six and a half hours of formal talks with Premier Papadopoulos in Athens saying there were solid assurances Greece would remain a southern anchor for NATO. The discussions at Papadopoulos office and a later three hour conference covered Greece role in NATO and criticism from Washington, with Agnew then visiting Gargalianos and planning a Crete trip. He and his delegation will attend a homecoming luncheon before sightseeing in the Greek islands.

Spiro T. Agnew George Papadopoulous Odysseas Anghelis Athens NATO George Papadopoulos North Atlantic Treaty Organization Panies Gargalianos Greece Agnew Victor Gold Papadopoulos Gold Washington United States Andreas Anagnostopoulos Crete

Mamie Eisenhower Visits Fort Sill For Luncheon

First Lady Mamie Eisenhower visits Fort Sill for a four day stay en route to a vacation. She will attend a luncheon in her honor at the post, marking her sole public appearance during the visit.

Dwight D. Eisenhower Fort Sill Eisenhower Post

Officials Hope For Fair Skies On Election Day

City officials look to weather forecasts as Tuesday may bring fair skies with temperatures in the low 70s. Earlier showers disrupted plans but forecasters expect improving conditions for voters.

Amee

Tornadoes Hit Kansas and Nebraska Towns

Tornadoes destroyed homes and damaged several business buildings in the Garden City area. A twister near Winona destroyed the Homer Kemp farm home, while heavy rain hindered damage assessment due to mud and flooding. Deputy Ken Heinrichs noted trailer homes near Parsons and Berry residences were damaged but not leveled.

Arden City Kan Ter Winona Garden City Homer Kemp Gaebin City Johnny Rice Ken Heinrichs Finney County

World Series celebration devolves into downtown chaos

In Pittsburgh a World Series victory parade ended in destruction with looting and public sex. About 100 arrests were made and as many treated at hospitals. Police reported mass arrests for intoxication and disorderly conduct amid a sea of broken glass.

Pittsburgh

Bomb findings near Soviet Embassy trigger arrests in Ottawa

Two homemade dynamite bombs discovered near the Soviet Embassy prompt police to arrest three men as Premier Kosygin visits Canada for eight days. The report covers the incident alongside other brief AP items from Washington Lincoln New York and Brussels.

Ottawa Alexei N. Kosygin

Three El Reno Prison Breaks Stir Oklahoma Search

Three young inmates fled the federal reformatory in El Reno after dodging guards’ bullets Sunday night. Police and spokesmen said no trace was found early today as guards hunted in the area northwest of the facility. The escape marked the fourth in less than a month, bringing total escapees to twelve.

EL Reno Okla Federal Reformatory

Anchorage Flight Hijack Stuns Passengers and Crew

A Boeing 737 with 31 aboard was hijacked shortly after takeoff from Anchorage airport en route to Vancouver. In Ottawa, Soviet Premier Kosygin was attacked on Parliament Hill as Trudeau aided him, with the attacker removed by police and Kosygin unharmed but rattled.

Anchorage Alaska Vancouver B.C Ottawa Alexei Kosygin Parliament Hill Pierre Elliott Trudeau Kosygin

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