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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1972
Page
8
New York AP reports the $7 billion U S shoe industry faces pressure from imports accounting for about 38 percent of demand and a 120 percent year on year rise in hide prices. Industry leaders anticipate rising leather shoe prices and a shift to vinyl as quotas and hide reforms loom.
An empty 235 foot barge, adrift in 8 foot seas, rammed the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel near Norfolk, tearing out a 60 foot lane and forcing closure. Tug Caroline towed the damaged barge to shore but the tow line snapped and debris kept the span in danger as Coast Guard crews evacuated crew. Gale warnings and 40 to 50 knot winds hampered salvage efforts.
Malaysia tightens visa rules and border checks, targeting hippie travelers after a Woodstock style event. Penang sees main impact with decreased tourist activity while critics call the crackdown arbitrary and worry about broader social effects. Local residents and a few foreign visitors describe arrests for cannabis as excessive while drug dealers evade notice.
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