The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 66, No. 137, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 13, 1968 Page: 1 of 16
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Traffic Snarled As Slippery Snow Covers Southwest
THE LAWTON CONSTITUTION
VOLUME 66—NO.
Rushing 10,500
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More Combat Troops
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South Vietnam
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Planner's Job
Brings Out Sleds
By
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PAUL
McCLUNG
fense ministers of the two gov-
ernments would meet annually
The Associated Press ob-
soles of their
shoes Old Dad is apt to slide
killed in combat. It came in
postmarked Susanville, Calif..
Cong troops confronting the U.S.
Command around the Marine
stronghold of Khe Sanh in north-
Korean sources said Vance
and the Koreans agreed tenta-
tively that the foreign and de-
the return ad-
Box 497, Susan-
the other sleighs followed"
Tolstoy writes of memories
—“those impressions of one’s
most distant past in which
)
Pentagon
Calls Move
sleds are cardboard boxes.
Give the kids a little snow
and ice, and they’ll start slid-
was like spring. This is Tues-
day — Thursday or Friday
probably will be dry and fill-
ed again with sunshine and
twittering birds.
But today the Lawton area
is wintry as New Hampshire
or Fairbanks. Alaska.
There is something elemen-
tal about fun in the snow.
Perhaps sledding intrigues us
because it has to do with
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COM/
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y
with Gen. William C. Westmore-
land’s request we are deploying
approximately 10,500 additional
troops to South Vietnam."
Refers To Enemy
Asked what the phrase "insur-
planning in- a little, just for fun, in the
— . Volkswagen.
Goulding said, “the enemy that
he faces,” meaning North Viet-
Taking their sled out of storage for a trial run before school this morning are Lance, left, 13. and Brad
Butemeyer, 11, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Donald H. Butemeyer, No. 11 S. 50th. (Staff Photo)
doubt that it ever happened.
Rut I remember we spent
the long winters merrily rac- more raiders like the team that
ing in sleighs through the glit- tried to assassinate President
tering snow. (Park.
The snow and ice. natural
obstacles, become the very
means to achieve breathtak-
ing speed.
a
Sill streets at 3 a.m., scraping and sanding entrance roads
and main thoroughfares and hills.
Clarence O. Hough, of the post engineers, in charge of the
road-clearing operations at Fort Sill, said traffic was slow
but "moving better than it did in the last ice storm.”
The highway patrol reported all highways open, but said
they were covered with ice and extremely dangerous in all
directions from Lawton.
Traffic was moving at about 40 to 45 m.p.h. on the South-
western Turnpike this morning. One of the turnpike’s two
north-bound lanes was not in use between here and Chickasha
due to a heavy snow accumulation next to the center median.
The patrol officials said highway bridges, curves and hills
were being sanded as fast as possible. State crews sanded U.S.
277 near Fort Sill’s Key Gate twice—once early in the morning
and again a few hours later after two minor accidents were re-
ported there.
About five to seven city crews were spreading sand and salt
this morning. The city, state and Fort Sill crews were expected
to be out all day today and on stand-by tonight.
Air travel to and from Lawton also was hampered by the
snow, which was the heaviest received here this year.
Airport officials said runways were covered with about two
inches of snow this morning and a total of three flights bound
for Oklahoma City and Dallas, Tex., were unable to make their
scheduled stops here. ....
Northerly winds had blown all but about one-half inch of the
snow off the runways by 9:30 a.m. however, and the airport re-
sumed normal operations shortly after 10 a.m.
The Lawton-Fort Sill Bus Co., 202 C, reported that its buses
ran behind schedule this morning, especially those bound for
Fort Sill, but that the buses were able to return close to their
normal schedules about mid-morning.
Public utility services were not disrupted by the snow. Law-
See SLIPPERY, Poge 4, Col. 7
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The
United States is rushing about
10,500 additional Army and Ma-
rine ground combat troops to
South Vietnam "for insurance
purposes," the Defense Depart-
ment announced today.
[ Assistant Secretary of De-
fense Phil G. Goulding told re-
porters that: “In compliance
have lost husbands and sons
ems,“ in thefirst meeting to war diatribe sent anonymous-
be heldinW for the I'in June. Iy through the mail, some of
A spokesman for the U.S Em- it says American servicemen
On 4,000 Water Meters
ing on the
namese and Communist Viet
assistant fire chief, collided with a taxi about 9:30 a.m. at 17th
and D.
Traffic was snarled in all parts of the city, and Maj. Frank
Murphy, head of the Lawton police traffic division, called the
traffic tie-up about the “worst I’ve ever seen "
Although city, state and Fort Sill crews were out before
dawn sanding and salting bridges, intersections and hills, most
traffic could only move at a snail's pace.
At times this morning, commuter traffic was backed up
south from Fort Sill entrances to Ferris and beyond. Cars also
were backed up in both directions between 38th and 52nd Streets.
"Traffic was stalled at every little incline," Maj. Stout said
At Fort Sill, all roads were open but were listed as slick
and hazardous. Fort Sill Boulevard was held open for incom-
ing, one-way traffic until shortly after 10 a.m., which is more
than two hours later than usual.
Sanding crews and road graders began working on the Fort
west South Vietnam and all
dreams and realities blend
ance purposes”
Joe T. Crain, 25. an assistant
in the City Planner's office was
promoted today to director of
planning by the Lawton City
Council.
The council also approved the
promotion of Walt T Belland,
56, to assistant director for ad-
ministration and code coordina-
tion from codes inspector and
coordinator.
Names Submitted
Crain, 4635 Gore, will replace
Pat Painter who resigned Jan.
23 to accept an appointment as
planning director for Oklahoma
City.
Mayor Wayne Gilley submit-
ted Crain and Belland’s names
upon recommendation of the
planning committee of the
council.
The appointments will become
effective March 1 Painter's res-
ignation is to be effective Feb.
29 and he will begin his duties
in Oklahoma City March 1.
referred to.
MA, ’.
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Salaries Set
Crain will receive $850 month-
)y in his new position while Bel-
land will receive $700 monthly.
Crain, who is single, has
worked in the planner's office
here since May of 1966 He was
appointed assistant director of
planning in July, 1967-
The new planning director
has a Bachelor of Arts degree
in history from the University of
Arkansas and has completed re-
arremmmnsslonon ahthes^ Va transcending the laws of gray-
Master of Regionalsand, InY Even in July, the kids slide.
Planning, degeem Children on the East Side
versity,ofe a native of Hope, have a game of sliding down
Arainn graduated from Hope the slopes built on either side
th schol in 1960. . of Pioneer Expressway Them
He is a provisional member
of the American Institute of
Planners and a memhepo ftsth
American Academy of Political
and Social Science. . .
He worked as a F- , 5,
tern in the Oklahoma.CityPlan
nig office from October. 1965 to
Mguand; 3115 Brent Circle,
|M ASSISTANT. Poge 4 Cot ’
WHEN the children looked
" out the window this
morning and saw the world
covered with snow, they went
out of their minds with joy,
for there will be sled riding
this evening.
Even Old Dad will get the
sled out of the attic and tie
it behind the car and take
the kids, shrieking with de-
light, through the snow.
This section of Oklahoma
has little winter, and "sled-
ding snow" usually falls only
once a season.
Our winters don't last long.
They come and go. Sunday
and bearing
dress: P. O.
ville.
1.,, OKLA., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1968 16 PAGES SINGLE COPY 5c—FINAL EDITION
By JEAN HELLER
WASHINGTON (AP)
VV —Grieving women who
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stead in Texas
Most of my relatives don't
remember this. Some sav we
may have done something
like that once, and some
By VIRGIL GAITHER
A SLIPPERY cover of up to two inches of snow blanketed
„2 r 1011 and Southwest Oklahoma today, touching off a
'•?, minor accidents on slick city streets, snarling com-
muter traffic and dosing at least three area schools.
Although all city streets and area highways were still open
as of noon, traffic officials listed conditions as extremely haz-
lutelyneceswryned motorists to stay off the roads unless abso-
The traffic tie-up was similar to conditions following a heavy
ice storm which struck Dec. 15.
No additional snow was predicted today or tonight, and al-
ineign some streets became slushy bv noon, most are expected
toemain slick and dangerous through early Wednesday.
.. Ine. Weather Bureau said temperatures would climb no
nisner than 32 degrees today, and the low tonight is expected to
ne around 15. Skies are expected to begin clearing this after-
noon in Southwest Oklahoma.
Thesnow, preceded by light rainfall, began here shortly after
oark Monday and had covered the ground by midnight. It stop-
ped before daylight today after leaving about .23 of an inch
moisture and a snow accumulation of about two inches.
The snow was general over most of the state, and all Okla-
homa highways were listed as open but dangerous this morn-
ing. One traffic fatality was recorded in Oklahoma City.
Schools were reported closed at Snyder, Cordell and Hobart.
All Lawton schools remained open.
A total of 17 minor accidents had occurred on Lawton city
streets as of 10 a.m. today, but no injuries were reported.
Two of the accidents involved public vehicles. A school bus
slid into the back of a car in northwest Lawton. and a fire de-
partment vehicle being driven to a fire by James H. Martin,
That post office box number
is held in the name of H. L.
Hummel The same name ap-
pears at the end of an essay
included in the antiwar ma-
terial mailed to the widow.
Also included was a reprint
of an antiwar essay printed
last summer in The Christian
Century, a highly respected
nondenominational religious
weekly published in Chicago.
On Dec. 19. 1967. The Chris-
tian Century filled an order
for 100 reprints of the article.
A spokesman for the maga-
zine said the order for re-
prints was signed: “H L.
Hummel, Box 497, Susanville,
Calif.”
In my memory, it used to
snow more when we were
young, and the winters were
colder. We grandchildren
used to bundle up and ride
in a big wooden sled pulled
by horses through the snowy.
moonlit pastures at the home- teSrpWrtud not comment on fighting in Vietnam are worse
Informed sources also report- The Associated Press ob-
ed that the Koreans were asking tained copies of this material
the U.S. government to tell from the widow of a soldier
North Korea it will denounce ■----•— • ~----
the 1953 armistice agreement if
the Communists send down any
A telephone call placed to
an H. L. Hummel in Susan-
ville was answered by a wom-
an. She said her husband is 87
and could not hear well
enough to carry on a direct
conversation. She relayed
questions to him. He answer-
ed into the telephone himself.
The man. a sheet and blan-
ket salesman. said he had or-
dered the 100 reprints of the
Christian Century article "be-
cause I wanted to read
them.”
Asked if he had ever mail-
ed the reprints or other ma-
terial to women whose sons
or husbands were killed in
Vietnam, the man said:
“I wouldn’t say for sure if
I didn’t or did. I don’t re-
member sending any of this
to women who have lost a son
or a husband. What if I did?
There’s no law against it, is
there?”
“It’s detestable and it’s mad-
dening, but it’s not action-
able." said Timothy J. May,
general counsel to the Post
Office Department. "Short of
being malicious, you can use
first-class mail to say almost
anything to anyone about pub-
lic issues.”
The Pentagon launched an
extensive investigation in
See widows. Page 4, CM. 1
This suggested that the com-
Meeting Set munist offensive and the threat- ..... ..... ______ _________ ____________________ _____
Vance planned another meet- ened attack on Khe Sanh caused rillas. had cleared after two weeks of Ward joined in voting in favor
ing with Premier Chung n-kwon Pentagon authorities to order in National police said one of the monsoon rains, but no air sup- of denial and the measure fail-
Wednesday and then was ex- more combat troops than origi- highest ranking North Viet- port was flown for the Marines ed for lack of gaining a three-
ed by the magic plain bathed pected to pay his second visit to nally planned namese military officers in today. Air strikes had been fourths majority.
“ moonlight and spangled President Chung Hee Park. willing To Talk South Vietnam, Maj. Gen. Tran flown against enemy positions Councilman John Griswold
with stars . . . It was only whether that would be Vance's Goulding said Westmoreland’s Do. was fatally wounded last in the Citadel Monday, and then moved to approve the re-
by the keener wind that met final conference nobody in au- request for the additional com- Saturday in a fight at Saigon's there was no immediate expla- quest and that motion also died
them and the jerks given by thority would say, but the presi- bat troops now came within the An Quang pagoda. Sniper fire. nation why no planes were in for lack of a majority.
the side horses who pulled dential envoy- already has ex- last few days, but he was not however, had driven investiga- the air today. Charles Ozmun, president of
harder—ever increasing their tended his visit one day, into more specific. tors away from the body after "Where the hell is our air sup- the Comanche County Bar As-
gallop—that one noticed how Wednesday. President Johnson meanwhile they photographed and finger- port?" one Marine asked Chang sociation, appeared before the
fast the troika was flying ... An American source said that was on record with a statement printed it, and confirmation bitterly after the costly, unsuc- council to report on the prog-
Nicholas looked back With the talks today continued the that despite the massive Com- from other sources was lacking, cessful assault on the Citadel's ress of the Bar in law instruc-
screams, squeals, and wav- discussion begun Monday “in a See troops. Page «, cm. 2 American authorities said See viet action, Poge 4, cm. < See city council, Page 4 cm. 1
Antiwar Mail Sent To Grieving Widows
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Bv DAN GLASCOCK All three bids included met- Freeman said when he in-
cyry conciimon todav mov- ers, accessories and installation, stalled a meter at his home the
Cl Fi councumen toda! mo\- deposit and sign fee were ac-
ed a step closer to city-wide IN ACCEPTING the Pioneer cepted and receipted together
installation of water meters Co., bid, councilmen rejected and that the total $14 refund
wm, the purchase of.4.000 met six proposals from firms bid mhonldaowmvere
ers at a cost of $219,800.00; ding only on the meters. The had been spent to have the
Councilmen accepted the low city had advertised for bids on signs made while the deposit
hand-addressed envelopes
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bid of Pioneer Supply Co., Okla- equipment only and for bids to money was placed in escrow,
homa City, for the meters and include meters and installation. Die matter was placed in the
installation. Work will get un- Councilmen approved a mo- hands.of the water committee
derway about mid-March, Rich- dion bv John Griswold to re- 1 su 2 ,
ard Dalton, Water Committee fund the $10 deposit put up by Dalton said additional meters
chairman said. property owners installing met- will be purchased after the fis-
The Oklahoma City firm was ers prior to the city-wide meter cal yearsends Junes3oth. Zdd
$156,200.00 below the high bid- program The council also took water.committeeschairman.said
der, Shivel Inc., Bartlesville, under consideration a proposal theutotal city programwoulde
and $58.200 00 below that of B bv Councilman Howard Free- carriedsout.in. phases,
and G Construction Co., Burk- man to refund the $4 fee paid ably.withahout4°ameters
burnett Tex. for meter signs, installed each time. There was
____1 no indication which area of the
_ _> । city would be affected by the
B52 Bombers Strike procerosramcitysaies tax
•vE •V! I IMbl • revenue will be used to pay for
.. . . . . . the metiers and installation. The
across the country', wracked by . meter program was a part of
a recent Viet Cong offensive C (,eIp..g a capital improvements pro-
against cities. I JP MACO LJU SKI iTS gram promised voters during;a
The Pentagon spokesman said• • -- 5 % • ■ 5 ""T council-backing campaign for
. .a, if ill m the speeded up deployment does " the city sales tax last fall.
Nec’e-n} \A/inr VAlLlI VaneA QAmAw+e not necessarily mean that the SAIGON (AP) — Raiding Tran Do has been deputy com- The Pioneer bid was $54 95 W
ASS STdi W I J nOWV VVOnnPrlnnn VdllC "CDOrS United States is increasing the cioser to Saigon than ever be- mander of the Communist Cen-per 5 3 meter installed
h--lyuil " IIIJ •-IIVVY VVVIIMlIMIIV mIV -MVli presently a u t h o r i z e d U.S. fore, U.S. B52 Stratofortresses tral Committee for South Viet- in a prefabricated concrete me-
4 _ strength of 525,000 men. dumped tons of bombs today on nam and was identified in re- ter box. This meter wil be used
ill A DuAAuAe, He indicated that a decision suspected Communist troop con- cently captured Viet Cong docu- at most city residences. Larger
I P rrooreKK on whether to increase the ceil- centrations only seven miles ments as deputy commander in meters ranging in size up to two
ui i i v I I VYI vJJ ing awaits a "full evaluation” of north-northeast of the capital. chief of the "Liberation Army of inches cost the same with the
seor , p, .re recent events in Vietnam. While air and ground forces South Vietnam." exception of the one inch size
-- IAE — u.s. presi j(e also said that no decision harried Viet Cong holdouts in a campaign to weed out which costs $63.94.
If you’ve lived long in the dential envoy Cyrus Vance met has been made on calling up around Saigon, North Viet- Viet Cong dispersed within Sai- Today’s council meeting, one 4
plains, you've probably gone for almost three hours today any National Guard or Reserve namese regulars repelled a joint gon. national police announced of the most lengthy in recent
scoop-sledding. The scoop with South Korea’s premier and ground troops to fill the holes effort by U.S. and South Viet- all jrales between the agire of 15 weeks, was further highlighted
shovel is the sled dragged other ton Cabinet ministers but left by the departure of the com- namese marines to clear the and140might obtain। temporary by the denial of a request from
' dragg Korean Sources minrtte thev bat reinforcements of the regu walled Citadel in Hue. 400 miles control tickets, showing hoth Glenn Oil Co., for a zoning
with a long rope behind a car masanvryritsersporrdsthey lar Army and Marine forces. to the north. their regular identification change at 15th and Gore Blvd,
or truck. When tremendous wardeliminatingeaPfrerencsbe .... Called Speedup’ The North Vietnamese, with cards, and family papers in the The Phillips 66 Distributor
speed is reached, the rope is tween the United States and its , I™ willing to say its a spee heavy small-arms machine-gun process, had asked council permission to
released and the scoop goes Asian ally. dup of the planned deploy- and rocket fire, held their bur- LONG LINES formed at police construct a sendee station at
flying across field and mead- The meeting was “rough ments, Goulding said al g rowsintheugri my stations in the five districts, the site several weeks ago The
going " one Korean source re- He indicated that at least walls to round out two wew considered secure, of the nine matter was taken under study
' . . , ported The conference ranged some of the units now being within the former imperial capi- districts in the capital. Police after several property owners
This is weather, too. for over problems of the complex shipped to Vietnam were not in tal- orders are that any man found protested and submitted a peti-
sitting before the blazing logs crisis resulting from South Ko- the original, package sunder the IN A GRIM sidelight of the without the temporary; ticket tion against the request.
and reading something great, rea's worries over her defenses Planned DunauP to -29,00 men battle for Saigon. 1.050 unidenti- after 5 p.m Thursday is to be Councilman Freeman moved w
The troika ride in Book Seven in the face of North Korean by midsummer fied dead were buried in mass arrested as a Viet Cong suspect, to deny the request with Coun-
nf i m Tnktnv’s War and threats. This, suggested that the com- graves of a cemetery pauper's AP photographer .Al Chang re- cilman Ben Flowers seconding
Peace is one of the memor- Meeting Set munist.offensive-andthe threat field. Most were Viet Cong guer- ported from Hue that the.sky the motion. Councilman Waldo
able passages in literature.
“They were . . . surround-
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