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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Sep 07, 1972

Page

4

Vietnam War Negotiations Face Prolonged Conflict

U.S. and North Vietnamese delegates clashed over war aims as Saigon and Hanoi pressed for a negotiated outcome. Vietnam's negotiators accused U.S. forces of aggression while North Vietnam urged talks based on the Viet Cong seven point plan.

Porter United Sates North Vietnam Nguyen Minh Vy South Vietnam Hanoi Saigon Nguyen Xuan Phong Pham Dang Lam Vietnam U.S North South Xuan Thuy Nixon United States

Police kill armed suspect after standoff at picnic table

Major Gillian said Williams and Lewis opened fire after a man under a blanket near a parked car revealed a pistol. The suspect died at Memorial Hospital. Police hunt a second man tied to recent robberies while autopsy and state bureau investigation proceed.

Gillian Williams Lewis Memorial Hospital Wildlife Refuge Elmer Thomas Park State Crime Bureau Bureau

Munich tragedy echoes through Olympic village aftermath

Reports from Munich describe the slayings of Israeli athletes and the hostage crisis at the Olympic Village. Israeli journed victims were flown home while German authorities probe Fuerstenfeldbruck shootings amid global reactions and protests.

New High Point Hit Losses Reported in Vietnam Action

The report details nine South Vietnamese soldiers killed and 75 wounded near New High Point with Maj. Pham Van Huu wounded and a deputy killed. Attacks targeted Thang Binh and an outpost near Landing Zone Baldy. US Navy strikes on Haiphong depots produced multiple losses among aircraft and airmen.

Pham van Huu Que Son Thang Binh Baldy U.S. Navy Haiphong North Vietnam U.S. Command U.S North United States Hanoi 7Th Fleet Saratoga Highway 5 Hancock Thanh Hoa Gulf of Tonkin Navy Saigon Peoples Self-Defense Force Cholon Central Highlands Pleiku City Tien Phuoc da Nang Chu Lai 2Nd Infantry Division

Chickasha City Manager resigns to take Drumright post

Chickasha City Manager Richard K Curry submitted his resignation effective Oct 15 to accept the Drumright city manager job. He has filled the Chickasha post for 18 months.

Chickasha, Okla Chickasha Richard K. Curry Drumright Curry

North Koreans Free Fishermen in Mass Release

North Korea released more than 160 South Korean fishermen who had wandered into northern waters due to fogs and storms. KCNA said the boats returned Thursday and that damaged vessels were repaired. The move follows a summer rapprochement accord and ties shown at Panmunjom as the two Koreas move toward improved relations.

Seoul North Korea KCNA South Korea Panmunjom

Lawton City Mission founder Mrs Williams dies

The Lawton community mourns Mrs Williams, founder of the Lawton City Mission in 1932, who preached in a truck across the Southwest and built a network of missions. Born 1892 in Granbury Texas she expanded the work from an abandoned church to a thriving operation with hundreds served. Survived by sisters and a nephew she helped, services pending at Green Lawn Funeral Home.

California Southwest Lawton Lawton City Williams Lawton Burton Mission Board Granbury Tex W. A. Wilson Crowley W. E. Hand Fort Worth Odis Berry Hamilton Greenlawn Funeral Home

Retail firms defend beef pricing under current rules

Rumsfeld warns that some retailers may keep high beef prices by using a year long markup rule during price freezes. He urged Grayson to consider changes to speed wholesale to retail price alignment while not penalizing cooperating stores. Fisher Foods Jewel Tea Lucky Stores and Safeway have reduced prices as directed.

Rumsfeld Grayson Fisher Foods Jewel Tea Lucky Stores Safeway IRS Williamsburg National Association of Business Economists

Conservation Award Given Moore Man

Jimmie Pigg a Moore high school science supervisor will receive the Oklahoma Wildlife Federation Conservationist of the Year award at its Tulsa convention. President Bill Howard credits Pigg with dedicating time and money to fight pollution and bureaucratic foot dragging and cites his legislative hearing appearance with slides bottles and water samples. Other winners include Eddie Day Mike Nelson Bill Menzie Jim Jones Leonard Hanstein Anna Clapper Dr Harriet Barclay and the Oklahoma Chapter of the Sierra Club—and KWTV for conservation reporting.

Oklahoma City Moore Jimmie Pigg Oklahoma Wildlife Federation Tulsa Federation Bill Howard Pigg Legislative Committee Water Pollution Board Eddie Day Clinton Mike Nelson Willow Bill Menzie Norman Jim Jones Broken Arrow Leonard Hanstein KWTV Oklahoma The Sierra Club Anna Clapper Harriet Barclay University of Tulsa

Gunmen attack Virgin Islands golf club. seven dead

Gunmen in green fatigues killed seven people at the St. Croix golf club and one more in hospital. Police, about 50 strong, searched the overgrown hills as Ronald Tonkin cited four or five attackers. The Rockresorts owned course was designed by Robert Trent Jones on a 5000 acre tract. Rockefellers' family indicated talks of turning property into a public park.

Mans Ronald Tonkin Territory Melvin H. Evans Islands Hilton Head S.C Virgin Islands Maas Evans St. Croix Rockresorts, Inc Rockefellers’ Resort Development Company Robert Trent Jones Laurance David Rockefeller Rockresorts

Bulgaria records nine thousand nine hundred five divorces in 1970

In 1970 Bulgaria had 9,905 divorce cases. The statistic reflects nationwide marital separations affecting numerous couples and households.

Bulgaria

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