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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1972
Page
1
U S fighter bombers conducted over 280 strikes in North Vietnam as a second F111 went down during a strike in the Hanoi corridor. The two crewmen are missing and the crash site is unlocated. An Air Force F4 Phantom also crashed near Ubon Thailand with no injuries.
The United States and Soviet Union reach an accord on settling World War II lend-lease debt and a broad trade package. The Soviet debt of 11 billion is to be reduced to 5 million, with a 30 year payment plan. Nixon to seek congressional approval for parts of the package and to extend most favored nation status for the USSR.
White House press secretary Ronald L. Ziedler said no one in the White House has directed political sabotage or espionage. He warned that anyone involved would not remain in the White House. House Speaker Carl Albert expects Congress to adjourn this week with a new session starting Jan 3. A stopgap to the water pollution bill and a spending ceiling conferenced for compromise are on the agenda. A Peking radio report says Pathet Lao proposes a cease-fire and prisoner releases in a US–Pathet Lao conflict context.
In Stillwater Oklahoma an expanded drought relief program targets 34 western counties. Credits up to 5000 dollars may be awarded to farmers who took emergency loans due to crop failures since June last year. The program lowers interest rates and extends eligibility to non borrowers who qualify.
Presidential adviser Henry Kissinger arrived in Saigon to join U S and South Vietnamese leaders in a major review of Vietnam war strategy and progress in Paris negotiations. He met with Ambassador Bunker, Gen. Abrams and Weyand as Abrams began a week long military assessment to shape the allied stance.
Four Coast Guard cutters and aircraft hunted a downed twin engine Cessna carrying House Democratic Leader Hale Boggs and three others. Signals from an emergency beacon sparked renewed hopes, but officials warned false alarms are possible and no distress indication was confirmed. The flight from Anchorage to Juneau disappeared Monday over southeastern Alaska with Rep. Nick Begich and aide Russell Brown aboard.
Both Houses voted decisively to override President Nixon's veto on a 24.6 billion three year water pollution control bill. The action follows Senate and House margins well above two thirds and targets pollution clean up by 1985 through stricter industrial discharge limits and municipal waste plants. Nixon warned the veto would raise taxes as Congress eyed a spending ceiling and political campaign moves. See BOTH, Page 4A, Col. 5.
The U S Weather Service issued a freeze warning for Lawton and southwest Oklahoma as a Canadian cold front drops temperatures into the low 30s after a mid 50s afternoon. Highs Thursday expected in mid 50s with mostly cloudy skies and a 20 percent rain chance.
Florene Hennessee was named tag agent by the Oklahoma State Tax Commission with approval from State Senators Al Terrill and Jim Taliaferro. She succeeds her late husband Ralph Alex Hennessee who led the office for 14 years and died October 9. Hennessee has worked as a bookkeeper in the tag office since her husband’s appointment.
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