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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1976
Page
1
Congress moves to finish remaining bills before adjournment by Oct 2 as election campaigning begins. Key items include tax law revisions with $15 billion of income tax cuts extending next year and a three year extension of federal revenue sharing.
Lawton man Larry Charles Reynolds, 28, is to be arraigned on homicide charges this afternoon in the shooting death of his estranged wife Sandra Reynolds, 28, at a Lake Lawtonka weekend party. Reynolds is in Comanche County jail awaiting 2 p.m. arraignment as prosecutors weigh murder or manslaughter charges.
Carter opens a five day tour from New York to Connecticut and Pennsylvania attacking Ford’s economy and urban policy while Ford stays at the White House planning tax reforms and dam disaster aid. Mondale and Dole campaign, Carter calls Hoover era blame a key theme.
A new pet park near the Lawton Visitor Information Center was dedicated at 10 a.m. Comprised of a fireplug set in concrete, the park was funded entirely by donations with land usage granted by R. Leo Shipley of Oregon. Local groups including Lawton Chamber of Commerce and Atlas-Tuck Concrete contributed materials and labor. The event featured Paul Davis and city officials, and the center operates 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day. 26,245 people visited in Fiscal Year 1976.
Japanese Foreign Minister Kiichi Miyazawa announced the United States will grant political asylum to Soviet MiG 25 pilot Lt Viktor Ivanovich Belenko. He said Washington seeks formal confirmation of Belenko's defection wish while Japan debates asylum legality.
Secretar y of State Henry Kissinger hinted at launching a diplomatic shuttle to Africa beginning next week after Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere invited him. A senior official said Kissinger may depart by Monday after positive signals from Nyerere and four black African leaders. Talks with Vorster in Zurich yielded progress toward addressing the racial crisis.
Lawton Metropolitan Area Planning Commission will hear a plan to annex and rezone 75 acres at the northeast corner of 67th Street and U.S. 62 for a General Growth Properties mall. Opposed by Ed Warmack who seeks downtown renewal changes.
President Ford signed a new version of the day care bill raising federal outlays by 240 million for 15 months to Sept 30 1977. Staffing standards are delayed until Oct 1 1977 while HEW studies the issue. He also signed aid for victims of the Teton Dam disaster with eleven dead and up to 500 million in property damage.
Partly cloudy skies and warm conditions with a 30 percent thunderstorm chance are forecast for Southwest Oklahoma. Winds southerly 12 to 22 mph tonight with temperatures in the low 60s. Wednesday high near the mid 30s. State: Monday record shows a high of 2 and a low of 65.
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