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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1976
Page
1
Washington reports that the economy grew at 4 percent in the third quarter, with inflation easing to 4.4 percent. The unemployment rate sits at 7.8 percent as job seekers rise by 100,000 since the year began, amid slower inventories and investment.
The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board rejected Edward Fred 22 seeking clemency for the 1973 gasoline fire death of Mrs Edna Shaw in Chickasha. Fred maintains innocence, says he led investigators to the victim's charred body, and wishes to return to Venezuela for college study.
Reaction to a proposed cease-fire and new peace plan in Lebanon divided leaders and militias. Arafat and Assad backed the Riyadh accord, while Chamoun’s Liberals and others resisted, fearing Syrian troop entrenchment as a larger Arab League peace force expands in Beirut.
The Constitution staff reports a light freeze warning as temperatures fall to the lower 30s tonight. Lawton nurseryman Hugh Payne urges covering tender plants like tomatoes peppers and marigolds to prevent damage while OSU Extension agent John Moten notes the freeze may push army worms into dormancy. Skies will be clear with a cold night and a warming trend possible Wednesday.
Michaiah Shobek a 22 year old Milwaukee handyman was hanged in Fox Head Bahamas within Her Majesty's Prison. The execution followed his confession to killing three Americans described as angels of Lucifer. Bahamian police chief Addington Darville confirmed the death. In Milwaukee legal aid attorney Thomas Cannon said he pressed President Ford and Chief of Staff Richard Cheney for a last minute appeal but officials declined citing sovereignty. Mrs Spencer mother reacted with seclusion and grief after hearing the news by radio.
In UME Missouri Principal Kenneth Hightower offered a choice to three teens caught with cigarettes paddling or eating the tobacco. Two boys, Terry Weatherman and Bill Adkins, swallowed 18 cigarettes and later suffered health issues including vomiting and a possible ulcer. Parents threaten legal action as the school board upholds the disciplinary method.
Santa Fe Engineering Company of Lancaster California won a 1.646 million dollar DoD contract to install central heating and air conditioning in seven Fort Sill buildings. The project includes new ceilings insulation and air ducts as announced by Senators Bellman and Bartlett.
Post officials confirm a $20.5 million contract to install new equipment in seven buildings including McNair Hall post headquarters officer's club post chapel telephone office finance and accounting offices Facilities Engineering Office and an enlisted men’s club Building 1721. Start date not yet set as contract was just awarded.
Doris Montgomery may cast a tie breaking vote for Martin Quick a 46 year old inmate seeking parole from a 15 year theft sentence in Frederick Oklahoma. Juanita Lytle a Oklahoma City native urged the Pardon and Parole Board to release him, saying Quick helped her son in prison and they plan to marry regardless of release.
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