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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1971
Page
4
After joining ASCOG the city will seek one more member on the committee. Council action includes granting Fort Sill police officers authority to inspect merchandise at a local annexation. A zoning change on Gore Boulevard west of Quest moves land from R-4 to C-5.
The Center Proper Home For Performing Arts announces Tulsa Philharmonic Orchestra conductor to lead a Lawton visit on October 30 with his wife Mar go flying from Tulsa for the opening. The Kennedy Center inaugurates a two week festival of music and dance led by Roger L. Stevens and Julius Rudel. An inaugural season includes Opera companies symphonies ballet groups and a Handel opera Ariodante with Beverly Sills Tatjana Trojanos Veronica Tyler. Founding Artists Concerts will aid a fund for discounted tickets for low income groups across events. The Fifth Dimension will be the first pop act in the series.
In brisk trading, the market rose on optimistic weekend economic signals. W.R. Grace traded around 32 with a slight drop, while City Investing edged higher toward 20.34 as volume remained robust.
An estimate places water cascading over Yellowstone National Park’s Lower Falls at up to 63 954 gallons per second from a height of 300 feet. The figure highlights the river’s immense power and the park’s iconic waterfall.
Texas rangers join Dallas and Collin County officers in a search for clues in the apparent kidnapping and slaying of Felihkatubbee. The man was last seen with two companions after an apparent confrontation. friends said she did not know them and did not report threats. з
OKMULGEE Okla AP seven candidates filed for Creek Nation chief position vacated by W E McIntosh with no new filings on final day Names include Claude A Cox Clifton Hill both Okmulgee The Rev J L Partridge and Robert Marsey Sapulpa Allen Harjo Tulsa Benjamin A Burgess Henryetta and Rev Bill Barnett Muskogee Registration closes Wednesday Ballots go out once printing finishes and must be received by Sept 20 with results announced Sept 21.
The report details a June 1 bombing aimed at an American made Marine guard residence and U.S. military equipment team quarters. The attack injured two Americans, with mentions of disruptions in Jakarta Moscow Bucharest and Vientiane.
The Lunokhod 1 rover, deposited on the moon on November 16 by Lana 17, has been operating under commands from Earth during the llth lunar day. Each lunar day and night lasts about.
Lawson and an accomplice pleaded guilty to two counts of sale of LSD capsules to undercover agents in late May. A heroin sale charge against Lawson will be dropped after sentencing on the other two counts. Warrant issued June 1, arrest same day per district attorney.
Night classes at the Vo-Tech school start Monday at 7 p.m. Tuition costs 50 cents per class hour or 36 dollars per 12 week semester. Classes run from seven to ten o clock on two evenings each week.
State floodwaters are receding as crews assess damage. An estimated $1 million damage to a 1957 building was noted while towns face evacuations and continued high water. In Tulsa and surrounding areas, residents return home from emergency shelters as creeks crest and rivers subside.
The Associated Press notes 614 people died in traffic accidents across the nation over the three day Labor Day weekend. The National Safety Council had projected 600 to 700 deaths from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Monday. Last year’s toll was 612 and the high since World War II was 688 in 1968.
Terrestrial planets are the solar system bodies most similar to Earth in size and composition. The set includes Mercury Venus Earth Mars and Pluto as examples of rocky worlds.
City police records list multiple incidents including Cecil Lewis reporting license tag theft from a trailer, Nimmin Miller burglary of a residence, a deadly weapon assault on Jim Casteet, Donald Pair embezzling 188.50, and Curtis Holmes reporting a stolen wallet. Other reports include battery thefts, vandalism at E and Cochrane home, and assaults involving knives and guns.
Fire alarms were investigated by the Lawton Fire Department at 5 19 a m at 1718 Liberty Cor Fire.
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