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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1977
Page
1
President Carter observed Veterans Day by thanking those who gave their lives for peace. He spoke at Arlington National Cemetery after laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, accompanied by Mrs. Carter and daughter Amy, as a 21 gun salute sounded.
Unofficial returns show Panamanians backing the Panama Canal treaties with 149 178 yes to 76 311 no in 910 districts of 3038. Officials expect final counts to push support to 70 75 percent as provinces report. Omar Torrijos predicts U S ratification. Carter salutes Vietnam veterans at observances.
Atlas-Tuck Concrete Co. submits the apparent low bid of 1 038 193.65 on the West Gore Boulevard reconstruction from 53rd to 67th Streets, below the 1 131 046 federal grant and under available funds. Lawton Transit Mix bids 1 166 297 with two deductible items at 13 223.21 and 55 913.84. City officials expect work to start by November 14 as funding and staff review proceed.
Lawton marked Veterans Day with a wreath laying at the new veterans memorial near the public library. About 60 veterans and families attended as Mayor Wayne Gilley and council chairman Bill Corrales laid the wreath with Daughters of VFW Post 5263. Chaplain Albert L. Svee Jr. offered the invocation and speakers urged support for living veterans and the nation.
Patchy fog greeted Lawton workers on Veterans Day with poor visibility until about 9 a.m. No accidents were reported by law enforcement. Weekend moisture reached 1.3 inches as skies clear to partly cloudy and mild through Tuesday. Sunday’s high 65, low 51.
Congress conferees approve up to 800 grants to help low income families schools and hospitals buy insulation and fuel saving devices. The plan targets families earning up to one fourth above the poverty line and carries administration backing amid ongoing Carter energy proposals.
Ernest Red Andrews, longtime Oklahoma City legislator and driving force behind 42 years of free Christmas dinners for the poor, died at 77 in Las Vegas after an apparent heart attack. He served in the Oklahoma House from 1953 to 1973 and helped feed thousands, with the program continuing under friend Carl Knox.
The Lawton Publishing Company lists Instapoll survey items asking if President Carter can balance the federal budget by 1981 and whether voters approve of his foreign affairs, with a local hotline for questions and participation through Wednesday.
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