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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1973
Page
1
Lawton residents show a near split over continuing the Watergate probe and Nixon’s role. A August poll after Nixon’s Watergate speech finds similar division on impeachment and whether to end the investigation.
Fired special Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox faces Senate Judiciary Committee hearings as lead witness on his ouster while Congress debates a new probe chief. The panel weighs access to White House materials and potential White House influence on the selection process amid Nixon’s push to appoint a successor.
The Oklahoma City LURA plans a 9:30 a.m. Tuesday ceremony to mark final stages of placing a new 87 foot long railroad bridge beside the old structure built around 1909. Construction cost 360 379.50 funded by Downtown and NDP projects. old bridge to be torn out Tuesday as a crane sets the new span.
AP dispatches report U S intelligence sources indicate Indonesia rich in oil may bid to assist with America’s petroleum gap. Another item notes a precautionary alert for about 400000 U S service members amid Middle East tensions. Additional briefs cover an oceans conference banning toxic discharges into Black and Baltic seas and a drop in the Commerce Department's business indicators index in September. Oklahoma City's total construction lags last year by about five percent through September per McGraw-Hill.
Editorial and advice column notes plus market snapshot cover themes on daily life. Readers seek guidance from Dear Abby as markets report minor shifts and notable movements in stocks, commodities, and consumer prices.
A 20 percent chance of showers was listed for South Ponca City as the coldest overnight reading reached 29 degrees. Gage fell to 30 and Oklahoma City to 32. A new cold front is expected to arrive Tuesday, keeping some readings cooler.
Israel reported air and ground forces shot down three Egyptian helicopters near the Sinai. Supplies were being ferried from Suez to the Egyptian 3rd Army on the east bank, loaded on barges and boats, with Red Cross trucks blocked by Israel pending lists of captured Israelis.
The Pentagon announced a U S carrier Hancock and five destroyers from the Pacific Fleet will relocate to the Indian Ocean amid a recent near confrontation with the Soviet Union. Pentagon spokesman Jerry W Friedheim disclosed the move in Washington.
White House aide Patrick Buchanan told CBS Morning News networks hold too much power in U.S. news. He called for legislative steps to increase competition and decentralize control, while noting journalists sparked a confrontation at Nixon's news conference.
Secretary Kissinger told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that the chances for a Middle East peace settlement look good because both sides have learned the futility of military victory. He warned against letting great power rivalry turn the region into an arena and said the United States, with allies, will press to achieve a durable peace. He declined to detail which conditions he referenced and noted the importance of Egyptian and Israeli officers meeting, implying direct negotiations.
City council to consider a $275000 street repair plan and a $158000 40 vehicle police fleet with 12 units active 24 hours a day and others 8 to 16 hours. Bids for police uniforms also reviewed. two bids compared for compliance. Street program proposed September 21 to repair 7.8 miles across 10 streets on priority basis.
Dennis Ray Sare, 27, of Lawton died when the tractor he drove flipped onto him while packing feed on a farm southeast of Sterling. Passenger Cle tus White was uninjured. Funeral set for Wednesday at ae Baptist Church with burial at Sunset. Sare was a 1967 Cameron College graduate and radiator shop worker.
Ronald E. Walker a 19 year old inmate at the Lawton Community Treatment Center was recaptured in Oklahoma City after leaving his work site Friday and not returning to the facility. He faces a felony escape charge connected to the incident and is being returned to Oklahoma State custody.
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