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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1971
Page
1
The alert restricts U S troops entering cities only for essential official business and limits outside movement at installations to the open arms program for brief political indoctrination before returning to villages or work for the government.
Mrs. Al Terrill and Mrs. Richard A. Glenn reported trees toppled in a city park Tuesday before realization. Mrs. Ben Ansley Jr. provided street details as the scene unfolded at 811 and 813 NW 51st avenues.
The Fort Sill Voiture No. 1138 hosts a conclave in Lawton on Saturday and Sunday for about 250 members from Oklahoma Arkansas and Kansas at the Hotel Lawtonian. Mage Keyser leads the local unit and Richard French serves as general chairman. Dignitaries headed by J. are expected to attend.
Fort Sill investigators arrested S Sgt George C Gray on charges of receiving stolen government property for 20 boxes of brass. The court ruled no conviction since the brass was obtained legally from Fort Sill supply facilities. The case highlighted procedural missteps by Army investigators in a federal suit.
A three judge federal panel refused to halt the Amchitka test process while enviro groups seek a stay. Canada and Japan opposed the plan citing potential environmental damage and possible radiation leaks spreading across oceans.
Weather outlook for Lawton and southwest Oklahoma shows cooler temperatures with a 30 percent chance of showers or light rain. A cold front moving into the area late today or Friday will likely keep Friday’s highs near 70 degrees.
Critics of expelling Taiwan win a Senate test with a 43 to 40 vote to strip a repeal of the 1955 presidential warnings from the 3.2 billion foreign aid bill. Sen. Brock argues repeal could invite a take over while Kissinger says Nixon may veto if Indochina policy is restricted.
President Tito of Yugoslavia arrived at the White House for talks with President Nixon. The two leaders greeted each other on the foggy South Lawn, Nixon praising Tito as a world statesman of the first rank and pledging to resume fruitful discussions on world problems. Tito plans a multi-city U.S. visit after meeting Nixon, with Ottawa to follow.
Fort Sill has dropped gate guards for ten days as part of a new post security emphasis. Officials say visitors are rare to offend unregistered entrants and that police saturation will target heavily populated areas. Maj. Gen. Roderick Weatherill notes workers and civilians remain free to enter with proper identification.
Broken into Selective Service offices in Batavia Geneseo and Niagara Falls night of vandalism destroyed records in Niagara Falls and dumped materials in the other two facilities Liquid cement and tar were reported and no arrests had been made by Buffalo FBI agents sent to investigate
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