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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1975
Page
1
Other clinic times and dates include Monday and Friday slots for growth and development screening, nutritional and vision and hearing checks, and counseling for child rearing discipline. The Tuberculosis Clinic meets on the second Tuesday each month from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. See Clinic, Page 4.
Saudi Arabia signals support for extending the current price freeze while open to a nominal increase. Yamani arrived as OPEC members debated projections of a 5 to 15 percent rise, with Iran and others urging up to 35 percent. The base price stands at 10.46 dollars per 42 gallon barrel, and U.S. price effects depend on imports and ceilings.
Senate committee chair Frank Church said CIA mail openings affected Nixon Kennedy Humphrey Abzug King Rockefeller Burns Ford Harvard and others. Church noted some letters were opened before and during Nixon's presidency with a June 1968 case cited. CIA disputes details and promised further clarification.
General Motors reported 101 326 cars sold in nine selling days in the latest period and Ford moved 57 415. Year totals show GM at 2 502 794 and Ford at 1 330 648 with declines from last year. Meany urged Congress to pass a 21 billion public works job program to spur growth despite higher deficits.
Lawton's CRISIS Inc operates a 24 hour hotline with 45 volunteers handling about 900 problem calls monthly. Executive director Lynn Callison notes calls cover suicide risks, family issues, legal aid requests, child abuse counseling, and runaway teens in the Lawton Fort Sill area.
A cool pattern continues in Lawton with nighttime lows in the upper 40s and light northerly winds. Thursday will be sunny with highs in the mid 70s, while Tuesday reached a high of 79 degrees.
Disaster relief workers assess damage after Hurricane Eloise hits a 40 mile coastal strip from Fort Walton Beach to Panama City. Eloise weakened to a heavy thunderstorm over Tennessee, with effects felt along the Gulf coast. Washington debate grows over rural post office closings and USPS authority. Hal, leader of the National Association of Postmasters, testifies against a GAO proposal to broaden closures.
City and Comanche County will split added costs to repair Sheridan Road from Lee Boulevard to Coombs Road after heavy use and airport traffic. City Council approved directing estimates with rough figures around 20 000 dollars while the Lawton Airport Authority has set aside up to 3 000 dollars for oil and chip work. A 600 name petition from Bishop School PTA supported the effort and a cost estimate was ordered for a final figure.
A 20 year old Altus man died in a single vehicle motorcycle crash on private irrigation road north of Altus. James Keith Morrison, 20, was dead on arrival at Jackson County Memorial Hospital after a failure to negotiate a curve. He was wearing a crash helmet. The incident raises the annual Oklahoma traffic toll to 952 versus 517 last year.
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